Monday (top 10) edition: Wha’ Happened?
Posted on December 31st, 2007 – 9:33 AMBy Michael Rand
2008 is almost upon us, a time for new beginnings, fresh stories and things yet to come that we can’t even imagine yet (like, for instance, a team we have interest in not choking when games start becoming meaningful?) Alas, it is not yet 2008; we still have one day left in what has been a pretty wretched year for fans of *major* Minnesota sports teams. Because no year can properly be given its due without a list that boils it down to nothing but glossy highlights, we have decided to *treat* you to a list of our 10 favorite storylines from this year. These aren’t necessarily the biggest stories (hence nothing about steroids or New England-area sports) or even the ones we wrote about the most. They are definitely hastily researched, and there is almost certain to be a glaring omission or two. But everyone loves lists. It’s been proven by the same doctors who recommend certain pain relief medication over others. So let’s have at it:
10. Gophers wrestling wins third NCAA title this decade: It didn’t end up being overly dramatic or pretty, but there’s a lot to be said for a team that carries the burden of expectation and follows through with a championship.
9. Golden State over Dallas in the NBA playoffs: How much fun was that?
8. Mike Vick. It was disgusting, awful and fascinating all at the same time to watch it all unfold.
7. Boise State. Remember when they won that bowl game on a 122-yard triple reverse in which the pluto-back was shot out of a cannon? Man, that was awesome.
6. Pat Williams producing a badge during the whole Dwight Smith pot bust a couple weeks back. No need to intervene, officers. Pat has this thing under control.
5. Dennis Green seeking a U.S. trademark on the phrase, “They are who we thought they were.” It doesn’t get much better than that.
4. The saga of KG. It made for an interesting summer and closed the book on a major chapter in recent local sports history.
3. Isiah Thomas, Stephon Marbury and the Knicks. They put the fun in dysfunctional, that’s for sure.
2. Pacman Jones. We’ll never be able to go to the bank and exchange copious amounts of large bills for singles and put them in a trash bag and take them to a strip club and get into a potentially deadly situation ever again without thinking about Pacman Jones. He gave us the No. 1 phrase that pays for 2007: Making it rain.
1. Purple Jesus. It ended with a thud, as it always does, but for eight games he was magic.
Fasola-link! This was almost good enough for the top 10. Seriously.
29 Responses to "Monday (top 10) edition: Wha’ Happened?"
Maybe not top 10 but I really enjoyed watching Scott Baker’s near perfect game/ no-hitter. It ended the way that all MN sports have ended this year but it sure was exciting while it lasted.
I really enjoyed the Adrian Peterson era…
REMIX…jingle…jingle…jingle.
Love the love for Gopher wrestling - hopefully they can do it again this year!
You completely forgot to mention OJ going back to trial. That is at least a top 5 entry. I don’t see any way that he gets off this time. 3/4 of his dream team are no longer with us.
Is anyone else working today? Somebody please remind me why I came into the office today.
To save a vacation day?
At work today to save vacation, as Dave P suggests.
Last e-mail received: 4:42 p.m. Friday.
Last phone call: Tuesday Dec 23
Number of tasks remaining in queue: 3
Odds that I’ll still be here at 1pm: zero.
RM,
The Gopher wrestlers just won the Southern Scuffle yesterday. Iowa looked good at Midlands, but the Gophers still have the edge over them. REPEAT!
Great Top 10 but…
Where’s Tubby?
Where’s Torri?
As a shout-out to fasolamatt, I forewent the Sunday night football game last night, opting to watch the Sound of Music instead. Much to my husband’s dismay, my 4-year-old son liked it.
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good-bye.
Is anyone actually doing anything for New Year’s Eve? Not doing anything is the new black, if I remember right.
AZGopherGirl: There is no doubt in my mind that my 3.75 year old boy would LOVE the Sound of Music. Which is why we don’t have a TV in the house.
Stu: I’m doing the same thing you are: counting down to “midnight” with the kids at 8pm, drinking one bottle of Bell’s Two Hearted, and going to bed by 9:30.
Stu
I may be up in your neck of the woods for a New Year’s party in Stearns County. Unfortunately I don’t think it involves a bon fire or meth lab so I guess it isn’t a traditional Stearns County throw down.
We had someone volunteer to babysit, so now I feel compelled to go out, though I don’t know what the hell we’ll do with ourselves. We’ll probably go out to dinner somewhere they don’t serve mac & cheese, wonder what we talked about pre-children, and be home to drink beer and watch Two-and-a-Half Men re-runs.
Mmmmm, Bell’s Two-Hearted.
Actually, we have friends of the family who had their first child in August, so we’re going over to their house to make them feel better about their life choices for a bit, then probably be home in time for ABC to reanimate Dick Clark’s corpse to the tuneful melodies of Soulja Boy.
Ahh…the married life…I came SO close to that and obviously dodged a bullet.
New Year’s Eve = a little too much wine, Wii, and Guitar Hero with a bunch of friends.
And, Stu, if Dick Clark does the Soulja Boy it will bring back the craze while being the most funny/depressing/disturbing thing ever shown on television.
Joker, you could have spent New Year’s having brunch with your ex’s parents…
I was just informed that the better half and I are now having a New Year’s party at our place. So now I have to leave work early so that I can go clean the whole [redacted] place so it’s clean for our guests. Man do I now officially hate this holiday.
Happy New Year everyone, if you’re in a NW suburb your welcome to drop by.
This aggression against the Southern suburbs will not stand, man.
Dave - If I had the the choice between doing that and pouring gasoline down the front of my pants and lighting my genitals on fire, I’d probably ask you if you had a match…
Sorry Dave I guess you can come also. I’m sure it will consist of some blabbing by the ladies while the guys try to figure out a way to get their significant others to drive their drunk ass home.
Oh and I’m sure some cheesey board games followed by some cards will be played. There should be some good food though, which will be a plus. Some of the people might even bring over some good beer so I’m not stuck drinking the domestic beer that I buy.
Some of the people might even bring over some good beer so I’m not stuck drinking the domestic beer that I buy
Always depend on the kindness of strangers. They are using your place to get drunk, so they can drink PBR…here’s hoping someone gets fancy and brings a keg of Fat Tire.
Besides, I can’t justify coming to a party where the games are played on boards and not TVs. I’m expecting some intense Wii bowling/tennis action.
While your playing Wii, I’m sure I’ll be right in the middle of some fantastic go around of Apples to Apples or maybe we’ll get real fancy and break out Catch phrase.
After looking at that picture, When was Madonna ever on anyone’s top 10 list? Even in her peak years she never should have been #1 on a list.
Why in the world does ‘Sheed ever get rung up for T’s?
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