Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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2011 Vikings Preview
\”I expected so much more… yet I didn\’t…\” That\’s how I feel about the 2010 Minnesota Vikings. So before we preview the 2011 campaign let\’s recap 2010.
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The Baseball Rules
An e-mail discussion about the wave (spurred on by this post) with the other SP yahoos reminded me of a list I compiled for sparklegirl several years back before a Twins game. She was wondering about behavior expectations at a baseball game, and, being a dork, I came up with a list. From what I…
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\”Twins have no hope\”
If Sid Hartman says the Twins have no hope… well, I expect locusts to descend on Target Field shortly… My favorite part of the Sid Cast is his rattling off the players who he doesn\’t really know. \”Ka-silla\” for Casilla (Sid probably also says jah-lap-in-o for jalapeño). \”That Japanese Guy\” (Nishioka) . \”Rookie in Center…
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It\’s about damn time…
wadE: not for the next gambit… but for Mauer to take grounders at first base. Reports have been leaking out that the baby Jesus (or as I tried to name him, \”the baseball Jesus\”) has finally started taking some grounders at first base during pre-game warm ups. Although Joe Mauer has been as forceful as…
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Better Championship Ceremony – NHL or NBA?
The NBA crowned a champion on Sunday night, and the NHL will do the same on Wednesday (or possibly Thursday, if it goes to OT(s)). With the championships happening roughly at the same time every year, it got us to wondering – which sport does the championship ceremony better. The crew weighs in after the…
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New State Fair Foods
The Minnesota State Fair has announced the new foods that can be found at this years fair. Last year I did a review of fair food, but it looks like I will have more work to do this year!
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Best \’personality\’ on KFAN
As mentioned on Tuesday, we were discussing writing a Gambit about our favorite on-air talent at the local sports-talk radio station, KFAN. This is that Gambit. wadE: Hi-Fi, the Big Ticket, Bump… the best KFAN host is Dan Barreiro. None of the other hosts/shows can cover so much ground; talking about sports, politics, and beyond.…
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Anatomy of a Gambit
Thought you all might appreciate a look inside the inner workings of how we do things here at Gambit Central. (I don\’t necessarily think that, but it\’ll be obvious why I\’m doing this, shortly.) Most of the work is done by email carrier pigeon. So for example, Alex sends out the topic, or in this…
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Sports Grab Bag
We didn\’t have a strong theme contender for the Gambit today, so I\’ve opened up the floor for a sports grab bag. I suggested the topics of Buster Posey/Catchers blocking the plate (Wade A suggested this last week), and Ricky Rubio\’s long voyage overseas, but we may also wander off the reservation a bit to…
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Most Iconic
I stumbled across a poll yesterday in our venerable news institution, the Star Tribune online. In it, they asked which Minnesota athlete was the \”most iconic\”, and gave the following options: Mikko Koivu Kevin Love Maya Moore Adrian Peterson Jim Thome Read past the jump for our staff votes and editorials.
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