Sports are characterized by the great rivalries: the Yankees vs. the Red Sox, Georgia vs. Alabama, the Packers vs. the Bears, and the St. Olaf Oles vs. the Carleton College Carls. Okay, the Ole vs. Carl rivalry might not be world famous, but it is a bit of a big deal when you live in …
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It’s a Wonderful Day for Baseball: Watching the Minnesota Twins
We now live in a world without sports, where instead of basketball or hockey games, ESPN has been forced to air old college football games. The opening day of baseball came and went with no one throwing out the first pitch. I miss sports, even though I am well aware that people are wisely not …
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Throwback Thursday: Minnesota Vikings Game
On our Minnesota professional sports bucket list we started with a Twins game, then followed it up with a Minnesota Vikings game in October. To make it even cooler, it was the prime time Thursday night game! My first in person NFL game was in Denver last year, and Peter has been to games in …
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Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche
Just like in Colorado, we’re attempting to visit all* of the professional sports teams in Minnesota. *Not professional soccer. Been there, did that, not enough of a completionist to do it again. It’s so confusing without the TV commentary. We’ve been to a Twins game, a Vikings game (which you’ll get in a Throwback Thursday …
Adventures in Gopherland 