I'm a lifelong Minnesotan, so I've seen my share of promising teams fail to reach the championship. The Vikings in 1998 and 1987, as well as the Golden Gopher Basketball team in 1997 sting the most. As a Twins fan, 1987 and 1991 were great, but that seems like a long, long time ago. Someday, the sports teams in this town will attain glory. Someday.
Great read. I'm only old enough to have seen the Braves trio, so they're my favorites, but you can't argue with the numbers for your other...
Jonathan Stilwell replied…
Kristopher - thanks for the read and comment. I too was a fan of the Braves...
Interesting read. FYI-the Gophers colors are maroon and gold, not purple and gold.
Bryan Kelly replied…
Dumb gaffe on my part, thanks Kristopher. I fixed it.
Kristopher Fiecke replied…
Simple mistake. Easy to get confused, especially with that "other" Minnesota football team stealing the spotlight...
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If you were within earshot of the University of Minnesota on Saturday afternoon, that tapping sound you heard was might have been Athletic Director Joel Maturi pounding a nail into the coffin of Tim Brewster's coaching career...
Nagurski is far greater than Smith. If there had been a Heisman Trophy in his day he would have won several. The Nagurski Award is all...
You are writing about one of my favorite subjects. A nice article and I hope this is well received. It would not hurt anyone to know...
Good article. I think I would have to put Bronco #1 because he is such a legendary figure however it is hard to go wrong with...
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Jonathan Stilwell said...
Deletekristopher - here's a brief look at the top pitching trios in history -
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/296956-the-five-great-pitching-trios?just_published=1
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