Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Dec 2, 2009, 12:49 pm
The big story of week 12 was the Saints' crushing defeat of New England on Monday Night Football. I never thought I would see the day where the Saints started a season 11-0. The Patriots' lo...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Dec 2, 2009, 3:59 am
The Who, playing half time at the Super Bowl. If they can make it that long. Oh, so THAT'S what happened with the whole Tiger Woods thing. The ACC Big Ten Shootout is underway, and Purdue manage...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Dec 2, 2009, 12:14 am
In the baseball season, Beth had noted how few of the players on the roster actually spent the entire season on the roster. Well, I thought I would take it one step further, but look at the Wild. I th...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Dec 1, 2009, 9:41 am
Former Gopher Keith Ballard is frustrated, and will take it out on everyone around him. The Big Ten/ACC Challenge is underway again. With Bobby Bowden retiring, perhaps all the DUIs need to find a n...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 30, 2009, 1:22 pm
In addition to this, The Weather Blog and of course, Barry Melrose Rocks, I have been asked to contribute on a new baseball and mustache blog, the 7th Inning Stache. It's part of the NESW network,...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 30, 2009, 10:33 am
Prince at the Vikings game. I think he likes the purple. Saskatchewan lost the Grey Cup in heartbreaking fashion. It's football! And oh yeah, the Colts remain undefeated.
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 29, 2009, 1:16 pm
I was watching a bit of the High School State football championships, in which Eden Prairie played St. Paul high school Cretin-Derham Hall. I was reflecting on the history Cretin has, putting several ...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 29, 2009, 11:25 am
So why did Joe Mauer win the MVP again? A couple of new guys, Andrew Ebbett and Guillaume Latendresse helped the Wild come back and win their second game in a row. Patrick Reusse is belligerent in h...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 28, 2009, 11:11 pm
If you have been following along, you will know that one of the games I was supposed to attend was a college football game between Arkansas State and North Texas, but due to a variety of unfortunate c...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 28, 2009, 10:54 am
Tiger Woods gets in a minor traffic accident, creates an international incident. Chuck Kobasew netted a hat trick for the Wild last night. The Las Vegas Locomotives won the UFL title. Or something.
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 27, 2009, 11:08 pm
... playing the primitive Nintendo and Super Nintendo games that actually had MLB teams and players. So tonight the MLB ... members of the Danny Tartabull game playing in these games, which I just p...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 27, 2009, 9:19 am
Last night, the Gophers beat #10 Butler. They will be playing Portland, because they absolutely destroyed UCLA. ESPN says Allen Iverson will retire. Unless he doesn't. (via Deadspin) Did you buy...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 26, 2009, 11:36 am
I am thankful for many things this year. I'm going to keep this short and sweet, though, because if you're reading this before turkey, you're impatiently waiting for turkey, and if you...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 25, 2009, 3:55 pm
Art is more than a little frightening at times. Now you can dominate your backyard football game tomorrow. Hey, did you know the Vikings are leaving? Happy Thanksgiving!
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 25, 2009, 12:19 am
First of all, I'd like to make mention that according to the blogger site, this is post #1,800 all time for Victoria Times/Is It Sports? (And yes, I can put Is It Sports? in there now that all of...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 24, 2009, 6:33 pm
Before I left to go on my little adventure to Tennessee, Beth and I got into a debate over the merits of Twins manager Ron Gardenhire. Never one to let a sleeping dog lie, I dwelled on this subject fo...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 24, 2009, 9:25 am
Oh wow, talk about missing the forest for the trees. See if you can find out the conflict in this article. Let me know in the comments if you can. Hey, Purdue won the Paradise Jam! They definitely tr...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 23, 2009, 6:16 pm
After what should have been a little over a 13 hour drive that was driven closer to 14 thanks to a missed exit in Bloomington, Illinois and another in Murfreesboro, I finally arrived at Middle Tenness...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 23, 2009, 4:35 pm
Hey, real live links! Joe Mauer wins the AL MVP. Not really a huge story here, just a little piece on a women's basketball player, but her brother plays for Middle Tennessee State as a WR. I saw...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 18, 2009, 4:10 pm
In today's Manager of the Year voting, Ron Gardenhire was voted second, perhaps disappointing a few. I think it's appropriate though, given that the Twins turn around was thanks to Bill Smith&...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 18, 2009, 9:20 am
A video from the Jets-Raiders game. What do you THINK is happening. The Bengals signed Larry Johnson, a move that should not have surprised anyone. What do you think of the Twins new unis? Landon Ev...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 17, 2009, 11:45 am
Wow, what a finish to that game last night. The Smartest Man Who Ever Lived made a pretty dumb decision at the end there, and the Colts are almost as highly ranked as you can be, with 89.45 points ou...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 17, 2009, 9:39 am
Did you watch the St. Peter's-Monmouth tilt on ESPN? OF course not, it was on at 3 in the morning (4am local time!) This would explain why I keep following sports, even thought I'm a terrible...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 16, 2009, 7:41 pm
The post game press conference last night after the incredible Colts victory was one of my favorite moments in weeks. Bill Belichick was prodded and harassed over and over about his decision to go for...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 16, 2009, 6:15 pm
Late links today because, frankly, I've been lazy. The Broncos are lost without Kyle Orton. Wait, that doesn't seem right. Hey, Michelle Wie won something. Took her long enough. What is she,...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 15, 2009, 1:05 pm
Tonight the Colts will be on national TV again, playing against their nemesis, the New England Patriots. The Patirots are playing extremely well right now, while the Colts are definitely not. The Pats...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 15, 2009, 10:37 am
Remember how my simulation last year had TCU winning the National Championship? Well.... More proof that NFL fines are ridiculous. Hello Ohio!
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 14, 2009, 12:24 pm
Many talking heads and bloggers have decried the decision by owners to not expand instant replay in baseball. I understand the concern. Precision and getting things right has become paramount this day...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 14, 2009, 9:37 am
Will anyone ever be able to stop ESPN? No. Notre Dame continues to suck. This time because of basketball. The NHL Suspension flow chart.... revealed!
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 13, 2009, 10:11 am
So why would my picture this week be of the Buccaneers? Especially wearing what they are wearing? Believe it or not, their win over Green Bay in Week 9 didn't propel them all the way to the top ...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 13, 2009, 9:11 am
This is why polls are important. Jared Allen. Just..... Jared Allen. This is why you shouldn't handle beavers.
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 12, 2009, 7:53 am
It’s old news by now (I wrote this last Friday, but I assume…) that the Twins traded their fourth-outfielder/center fielder Carlos Gomez the Brewers for shortstop JJ Hardy. This should make my f...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 12, 2009, 7:11 am
I do love a good mock draft. Cool interview with Dick Vitale. Was former Purdue Boilermaker Bernard Pollard blackballed?
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 11, 2009, 1:08 pm
An odd sight gracd many visitors to ESPN.com this morning. The feature story was a link to this article about the Soccer Power Index. For a nation who espouses the NFL and American football as the gre...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 11, 2009, 10:49 am
First off, thanks to all the veterans for their service, and also for making an awkward work week. Women's soccer is out of control. Charlie Weiss is an ass. Buffalo sure is TRYING to garner so...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 10, 2009, 8:02 pm
Last night, I honestly fell asleep on the couch as I was trying to think of something to say. I have stopped drinking pop when I am not at Real Job Inc, and I am tired all the time. Today though, I am...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Nov 10, 2009, 10:38 am
Congress, apparently, is left with nothing to do. Falcons coach Mike Smith? Feisty. LeGarrette Blount, that crazy Oregon Duck who got all punchy in week one, has been reinstated.
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Oct 1, 2009, 10:51 am
Many boys dream of playing professional sports. Very few actually get a chance to do so. Hitting home runs are very special to players. Thus when a position player (or national league pitcher) hits...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 30, 2009, 1:41 pm
The Twins right now are in the throes of a pennant race, but just today, Bill Smith made what might be the most important move since the Twins drafted Joe Mauer. Usually I am very sarcastic about ever...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 30, 2009, 11:49 am
In case you might be looking for some tattoos, Deshawn Stevenson has some ideas. Former Viking and Chief Tyler Thigpen was traded to the Dolphins, thanks to Chad Pennington's season ending injury...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 29, 2009, 12:02 pm
Eli and the boys in blue are back where they spent a few weeks early last season, the top of the computerized power rankings. Despite #2 Minnesota's last second win over #1 San Francisco, the for...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 29, 2009, 11:04 am
Peyton Manning is pretty good. The Rockies' grounds crew is not so good with a rake. How exactly have the Boilermakers done this season? I throw to an expert, Boilerdowd at Boiled Sports. Boiler...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 28, 2009, 1:14 pm
This blog is slowly becoming Uniwatch, but sometimes, I just can't help myself. I thought Oregon was done surprising me. They had the 80 different uniform options, and clearly, they were trying to...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 28, 2009, 10:13 am
Links from the weekend.... The Raiders continue their impressive PR campaign. Bay Area fans are used to holding baseballs for ransom. How many of these have you seen? Starred in?
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 27, 2009, 11:31 am
Steve is pulling for former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Willis, because he is a 49er fan. I am cheering for him in the hopes that he can knock Brett Favre out for next weeks game (the sea...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 27, 2009, 11:02 am
Just a reminder, even on this football Sunday.... hockey is almost here (4 days!) Speaking of hockey.... I love this post. Canadians are scary.
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 26, 2009, 12:53 pm
Steve and my friend AJ grew up in Detroit and now lives in Pittsburgh. A couple of months ago, he said he would enjoy writing a P.I.T.S. for those two cities. We said yes, because it's means an ea...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 11, 2009, 9:03 am
No link to an article really, but I'm intrigued by this picture from Deadspin. Is that Pat Listasch? A great story about ESPN's Dick Vitale. Oh, and the NFL Season started last night.
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 10, 2009, 7:53 am
"So, while I'm sure that the lovely Beth will have something on the Twins or baseball tomorrow, but after that? I would expect a lot more talk on other sports. It's a lot less stressful. " –...
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Ryan H. posted an article on The Victoria Times - Sep 10, 2009, 7:23 am
The World Cup is getting closer and the US looks to be in a good spot to get in. Speaking of that, we have 11 teams already booked for South Africa. Blah blah blah Derek Jeter. I crack myself up, an...
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