Sports Weekly MN

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This week we recap the game of toilet tag that was played last Sunday by the Vikings and Panthers. We look forward to MN United playoff game tomorrow night and the coming Timberwolves preseason games. Then we spend some time chatting about college cheerleaders and the recent roster moves by the Twins.

This week Duf and Joe remark about the MN State High School League fee issue, the realignment of minor league baseball teams, the new Timberwolves players, the MN United HUGE playoff win!!, and we end with a lively recap/complaining session about the Vikings loss to the Cowboys.

This week Duf and Joe highlight how two cheaters are going to be receiving lucrative MLB manager contracts, but one other MLB cheater is going to pay dearly we hope.  We chat about the Wolves draft pick live, the Vikings' Phoenix of a season, and highlight the upcoming playoff game for MN United.We recorded video - please check out our YouTube upload!

This week we highlight the upcoming MN United matches, recap the Vikings big upset win over da Pack, look ahead to the Twins offseason moves, and Joe nails a football trivia.  And we hear about Joe's love of sports. Enjoy!

This week we recap the World Series, the recent MN United win, some college football drama, and the Vikes slide into the abyss.  What an uplifting week, eh? Today's trivia comes courtesy of Nathan Reese, calling me out on a critical error from a previous episode!

This week Joe and Duf interview Jeff Keller, a sports coach and umpire from Kittson County MN. Lots of fun memories and stories.

This week Joe and Duf review the weekly games of MN United, touch on a new cross-country record from Stillwater and the minor-league baseball players lawsuit. Then we review the Wild trades and draft, make predictions about which free agents will be back for the Twins, and recap the Vikings big win. Joe nails the trivia!

This week Joe and Duf review a really bad week in MN Sports. Lynx, Vikes and Twins all lose. At least MN United drew a 0-0 tie. We review a bunch of Twins details and Duf stumps Joe on trivia! You'll be entertained.

This week Joe and Duf review the MN United game this week as well as the first playoff game of the Lynx. We cover the Twins and their playoff odds and the Steinbrenner-Pohland pact, as well as the disaster that is the Vikings this season.  Joe goes 50/50 on the trivia!

This week Joe and Duf review the weekly games of the Lynx and MN United, and Duf smugly notes that his Vikings predictions are so far correct. They also cover the MSHSL 300% fee increase, the Big 10 bringing back football, Maya Moore is married, and lots of Twins updates.

This week Joe and Duf review the weekly games of the Lynx and MN United, and then do a review of playoff predictions for the Twins and provide predictions about the upcoming Vikings season.  Be surprised at how many wins Duf predicts!

This week Joe and Duf mostly discuss the Twins losing ways, and some new players for MN United and the Vikings. Joe nails the trivia!

This week Joe and Duf chat about the weather, the news, and the Twins season. Let’s trade for Trevor Bauer!  Duf stumps Joe on a trivia.

This week Joe and Duf chat about Twins season so far, the highs and lows.  A tough trivia that Joe nails!

This week Joe and Duf chat about the Wild and MN United playoff losses, the Big 10 postponing the football season, and the Twins loss-filled week.

This week Joe and Duf chat about the exciting WIld and MN United seasons, a lot of Twins discussion, and then a really tough trivia question!

This week Joe and Duf chat about: big bats as the Twins start the season; huge outbreak of covid among the Miami Marlins; Dodgers exact some revenge on cheatin’ Astros; round-up of other MN pro sports teams.

This week Joe and Duf chat about: Glen Taylor selling the Timberwolves? MN United FC (soccer) is back and playing; Twins starting the 60-game season; the Blue Jays are a roving band of baseball players; major Minnesota sports controversies; and a hockey trivia questions.  

This week Joe and Duf have a short chat while watching the Twins intras-quad game that was streamed live online.  Discussion points include the MLB umpires, mask usage, predictions for the Twins season, and then new trivia feature! Stay safe Minnesota! 

This week Joe and Duf chat about the Ivy League choosing to cancel all sports for fall 2020, the huge contract signed by Patrick Mahomes, and then lots of Twins talk.  Stay tuned to the end for an interesting trivia question!

This week Joe and Duf discuss all the guys on the 60-man roster, the prospects and who to look for when the season starts.  Also, the NFL preseason will be shorter this year.  Joe nails the trivia question!

This week Joe and Duf dive into the details of the return of baseball.  We make a lot of predictions, and then Duf finally stumps Joe on a trivia question!

This week Joe and Duf discuss the "framework for an agreement" between MLB players and the greedy MLB owners. Sounds like Baseball will be here shortly! Fingers crossed.   Also we discuss the Twins draft picks, Maya Moore's excellent work to help exonerate an innocent man serving a 50-year prison sentence, and, finally, the Timberwolves incredible run at never moving up in the draft.

This week Joe and Duf chat yet again about MLB's back-and-forth plans for baseball this year.  Commissioner Manfred states he's 100% certain there will be a season. A stronger plan for the NBA playoffs will exclude the Timberwolves.  And finally two trivia questions designed to stump our older brother.

This week Joe and Duf chat more about the plan presented by the MLB owners to the player association, NASCAR racing dominating TV viewers, some tentative signs in the NBA and NHL, and some more pitching trivia questions.  Thanks for listening and please stay safe everyone.  Joe's garden videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPUPbivARsjoi0EU4zGRnFw

This week Joe and Duf chat about the reopening plan presented by the owners to the player association.  It is very owner-friendly, to the point of being disrepectful.  And we introduce a new segment in which Duf asks interesting trivia questions!  Thanks for listening and please stay safe everyone.

This week Joe and Duf chat about the MLB Hall of Fame induction ceremony being delayed until next year, the latest updates on potential MLB reopening plans, and the many, many Vikings picks in the NFL draft.

This week Joe and Duf break down the MLB penalty for the 2018 Red Sox cheating, discuss how to watch live professional baseball from Taiwan, chat about the Gophers excellent recruiting class this year, and finally touch on the Gronk trade before diving deep into NFL draft talk.

This week Joe and Duf continue the discussion of MLB's speculative plan to return in May in Phoenix - or in Phoenix and Florida - as well as some more people we lost this week, NFL draft talk, and, finally, rumours about OBJ coming to MN?

This week Joe and Duf discuss the speculative plan for MLB to return in May in Phoenix, as well as Al Kaline's passing, the NBA and NFL drafts, and our favorite baseball players. Will Joe Mauer make the list?

This week Joe and Duf discuss how MLB reached agreements with the major and minor league players. Most of the episode is an interview with Nathan Reese, a former Twins batboy. Thanks for listening!

This week Joe and Duf discuss the effects of COVID-19 on sports and our lives again, Tommy John surgery for Noah Syndergaard of the Mets, the Olympics postponed for the first time ever, the Carolina Hurricanes deciding to not pay staff anymore, and our predictions for the NFL draft and the Vikings needs.  Thanks for listening!

This week Joe and Duf discuss the effects of COVID-19 on sports again, and how teams and players are making big donations that will help a lot of people. Listen to us try and do math, live on air.  We can highlight some positive news coming from South Korea, where baseball teams are playing spring-training–type games again, all with face masks, and then shift to discuss the action happening in the NFL and for the Vikings. Please wash your hands!

This week Joe and Duf discuss the effects of COVID-19 on sports: professional, collegiate, and high school. We list a few people who are stepping up the plate and helping folks like stadium workers who aren't millionaires or billionaires. It would be nice if team owners had something to say about the issue, too.  Finally, we highlight Trevor Bauer's pickup baseball game, where a random collection of major-league and minor-league ballplayers in the Phoenix area will play a Sandlot-style game to raise money on GoFundMe for stadium workers.

This week Joe and Duf discuss the Twins players who have ranked in the top-100 lists by ESPN and MLB.com, an ESPN report that suggests the White Sox have a better chance to win the World Series than the Twins, the many effects on sports of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world, and then a discussion of whether the Twins should push back the outfield fence to 700 feet, finishing it off with the Wolves tanking and the Wild seemingly roaring into the playoff picture.

This week Joe and Duf discuss the MN state prep hockey tournament with live updates about the Hutch/Warroad game, feelings about the Twins starting rotation, the $200M+ Christian Yelich contract, our top 3 or 5 all-time favorite sports movies, and a preview into the Gophers chances in March madness!

This week Joe and Duf discuss the optimum Twins lineup and how it doesn't matter, two injured Yankees players, continued statistical analysis of the dismal Yankees and Twins playoff record, the awesomeness of emergency goalies in the NHL, and the non-trade of MN Wild Zach Parise.

This week Joe and Duf discuss the start of spring training, more on the Yankees vs. Twins conspiracy using error rates, new rules for the 2020 MLB season, how the Astros keep digging their hole deeper, and a scary crash at the end of the Daytona 500.

This week Joe and Duf discuss part two of the big 3-way trade among the Red Sox, Dodgers, and Twins, the proposed new postseason format, a data-based analysis of the Twins vs. Yankees record for the conspiracy-minded, Marwin's "apology", Joe's school went to a Timberwolves game, and the upcoming Daytona 500 race. Oh, and Duf remembered the name of a couple NASCAR drivers!

This week Joe and Duf discuss the big 3-way trade among the Red Sox, Dodgers, and Twins, the Graterol for Maeta move and what it means for the regular season and postseason, Superbowl recap, and some spontaneous discussion about whether Joe Mauer and Pete Rose will eventually make the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

This week Joe and Duf discuss the Twins offseason moves, hopes for the upcoming season, MLB's first woman coach, Superbowl, and Vikings offseason.