The Best Minnesota Sports Arguments (The Best Sports Arguments)

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Dedication......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 12
Pro Football......Page 16
Why Are the Vikings More Popular Than the Twins?......Page 17
Who Was the Worst Teammate in Minnesota Sports History?......Page 19
What Was the Most Disappointing Loss in Minnesota Sports History?......Page 21
Which Out-Of-Town Athlete Stuck the Biggest Dagger in the Hearts of Minnesotans?......Page 24
Of All the Viking's Great Defensive Linemen, Who Would Make Up Their All-Time Greatest Front Four?......Page 27
Were the Vikings Responsible for the Dallas Cowboys' Mini-Dynasty in the 1990s?......Page 29
Who Was Minnesota's Worst Coach/Manager?......Page 31
What Was the Most Selfish Act Committed By a Minnesota Athlete?......Page 34
Was It a Mistake for the Vikings to Move Into the Metrodome?......Page 36
Who Was the Viking's Best and Worst Quarterback?......Page 38
Who is Minnesota's George Bailey?......Page 40
Was Denny Green a Lousy Coach?......Page 42
Who Was the Viking's Biggest Draft-Day Bust?......Page 44
Who Was Minnesota's Most Underrated Coach?......Page 47
What Was the Dumbest Thing A Minnesota Coach Ever Did That Didn't Take Place in a Game?......Page 50
What Minnesota Athlete Found the Most Success After Retiring From the Game?......Page 52
Did Mioke Tice Get a Fair Shot?......Page 54
What Were Denny Green's Best Lines?......Page 57
What Was the Best Trade Ever By a Minnesota Team?......Page 60
What Was the Oddest Thing a Minnesota Athlete Did (Pro Division)?......Page 62
Who Really Built the Purple People Eaters?......Page 65
What Was the Viking's Worst Draft?......Page 68
Who's on the Viking's All-Time Fantasy Team?......Page 71
Who Was the Viking's Best Open-Field Tackler?......Page 74
Who's On the Viking's All-Time Offense?......Page 76
Who's On the Viking's All-Time Defense?......Page 78
Around Town......Page 81
Why Would You Ever Argue How Minnesota's Professional Teams Got Their Names?......Page 82
What Are the Three Best Sports-Related Movies with a Minnesota Connection, and What's One Good Piece of Trivia From Each Movie?......Page 85
What Minnesota Sports Venues Have Food That's Edible and Tasty?......Page 88
What Are the Three Best Places for Budget-Minded Parents to Take Kids to Learn About Minnesota Sports?......Page 90
What Are the Best Bits of Minesota Sports Trivia You've Never Heard?......Page 93
Should Minnesota's Native Americans Put Casino Money Toward Stadiums?......Page 96
What If Some Things That Happened Never Happened?......Page 98
Who Is Minnesota's Most Popular Sports Artist?......Page 101
What Media Personality Impacted Minnesota Sports More Than Anyone Else?......Page 103
Baseball......Page 106
Which of the Twins' World Series Championships Was Most Special?......Page 107
Who Was More Impressive in the 1991 World Series: Kirby Puckett in Game 6 or Jack Morris in Game 7?......Page 110
Which Professional Minnesota Athlete Should a Gal Want to Bring Home to Meet the Folks?......Page 113
What's a Bigger Travesty, the Baseball Hall of Fame Without Bert Blyleven or Without Jack Morris?......Page 116
Was Kirby Puckett a Great Guy?......Page 118
Does Tony Oliva Belong in the Hall of Fame?......Page 120
What Was the Worst Decision By a Twins Executive Not Named Calvin Griffith?......Page 123
Besides Molson Beer, What Was Canada's Best Export to Minnesota?......Page 126
Which Minnesota Athlete Got the Best Send-Off to the Hereafter?......Page 129
What Was the Best Sports-Related Promotion in Minnesota History?......Page 131
Who's the Best Baseball Player to Come Out of St. Paul?......Page 132
Who Was Minnesota's First Great Home Run Hitter?......Page 135
Who Is Minnesota's Most Forgotten Hall of Famer?......Page 137
Who Made the Greatest Catch in Minnesota History?......Page 140
Who Was a Better Gold Glove Center Fielder, Kirby or Torii?......Page 142
Who Was the Best Hall of Fame Center Fielder Ever to Play for a Minnesota Team?......Page 145
Which Twins Would You Want in Crunch Time?......Page 147
Who Should Puckett and Morris Have Thanked for Their 1991 World Series Rings?......Page 150
Who Would Be in teh Twins' All-Time Best Batting Order?......Page 152
Who's on the Twin's All-Time Pitching Staff?......Page 154
Which Twins Had the Best Nicknames?......Page 156
Who Was the True Voice of the Twins?......Page 159
Who Will the Twins' Ace Be When Their New Stadium Opens?......Page 161
Pro Basketball......Page 164
Who Was Minnesota's Greatest Pro Athlete?......Page 165
If Kevin Garnett Is So Great, Why Didn't He Rack Up NBA Titles?......Page 167
Who Was Minnesota's Best Homegrown Basketball Player?......Page 169
Did a Psychic Foretell the Coming of Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury?......Page 172
Hockey......Page 174
Who Was the Cheapest Owner in Minnesota Sports History?......Page 175
Who Was Minnesota's Best Homegrown Hockey Player?......Page 179
Besides Mario, Who Hurt the North Stars in the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals?......Page 181
Who Had the Most Jaw-Dropping, Eye-Popping Goal Ever for a Minnesota Team?......Page 184
Who Were the Five Best Scorers on Minnesota's NHL Teams?......Page 186
Who's on Minnesota's Hockey Dream Team? (Part I, Male Forwards)......Page 190
Who's on Minnesota's Hockey Dream Team (Part II, Male Defensemen and Goaltender)......Page 192
Who's on Minnesota's Hockey Dream Team? (Part III, Women Only)......Page 195
High School, College, or Pro, Who Are Minnesota's Top Hockey Coaches?......Page 197
Outdoors......Page 200
Is Figure Skating a Sport and are the Skaters Athletes?......Page 201
Would Minnesota Roads Be Friendlier with Fewer Bicyclists?......Page 203
Who's Minnesota's Greatest Golfer?......Page 205
Who Was the Most Successful Race Horse with Minnesota Ties?......Page 208
College/High School......Page 211
Was Glen Mason a Good Coach?......Page 212
Is the Gophers' New Football Stadium Going to be Big Enough?......Page 214
Did Anything Good Come Out of the Gophers' Cheating Scandal?......Page 216
Was Anything Funny About the Gophers' Cheating Scandal?......Page 218
What Was the Oddest Thing a Minnesota Athlete Ever Did? (College Division)......Page 220
Besides Bud Grant, Which Minnesota Coach Should Have Something Named After Him?......Page 222
Who's the Least-Known Successful Coach the Gophers Ever Had?......Page 225
Does Minnesota's High School League Crown Too Many Champions?......Page 227
What Minnesota Coach Would You Want Your Kids to Play For?......Page 230
Did Genetics Make Mike Grant the Coach He Is Today?......Page 233
The Great, the Awful, and the Newsworthy......Page 236
Who Belongs on Minnesota's Mount Rushmore of Coaches/Managers?......Page 237
Who Belongs on Minnesota's Mount Rushmore of Athletes?......Page 240
Who Was Minnesota's All-Time Best All-Around Athlete?......Page 243
What is Minnesota's Most Infamous Sports-Related Scandal?......Page 245
What Were Minnesota's Darkets Days for Fan Behavior?......Page 249
What is Minnesota's All-Time Best Mascot?......Page 252
What Was the Worst Idea for a Minnesota Pro Franchise?......Page 255
What Was the Biggest 12-Month Period in Minnesota Sports?......Page 256
Why Do Minnesota Athletes Get In So Much Trouble......Page 258
Which Minnesota Athletes Were Most Inspirational?......Page 262
Who are Minnesota's Most Athletically Successful Siblings?......Page 264
What Were Minnesota's Three Best Sports-Related Inventions?......Page 269
What Were Minnesota's Three Best Sports-Related Creations?......Page 271
What Tragic Deaths Hit Minnesotans the Hardest?......Page 274
Who Are Minnesota's Hall of Famers of Tomorrow?......Page 277
Index......Page 280
Acknowldegments......Page 298
About the Author......Page 300
Back Cover......Page 301