You only turn 30 once, and you’d best be wearing an undersized Derek Boogaard jersey
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 – 12:16 PMBy Michael Rand
Featured commenter Roughkat invited us out last night to celebrate the 30th birthday party (part of 30th birthday fortnight celebrations) of his special lady friend, Sarah. She was no doubt delighted that several of his “Internet Friends” were also there (us, Super Rookie and Muxhut) to usher her into her 30s at a St. Paul Saints baseball game. Absolute highlight: Super Rookie saying, “You know what sport you should do for Good Sports,” and us, not missing a beat and replying, “Curling?” And him being astounded because that’s exactly what he was thinking. A very close second: The RSLF receiving a youth small/medium Derek Boogaard jersey from Roughkat and proudly wearing it the rest of the night.
And it also led naturally to your midday question: What current Twin Cities athlete has the jersey that is most proudly worn by fans?
If you like “summer in a glass” and Irish car bombs, your answer is Derek Boogaard. But we’ll let you decide for yourselves.
21 Responses to "You only turn 30 once, and you’d best be wearing an undersized Derek Boogaard jersey"
Purple Jesus seems like the obvious answer to me for football, and then Joe Mauer for baseball. Right now for hockey, though, it may just be a “Slapshot” Chiefs jersey. Let’s just say that DR isn’t my favorite person right now.
Bryant McK….
Antoine Wal…
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Daunte Cul…
I’d go with Marion Gaborik just to jinx him resigning with the Wild.
It’s a proven fact that once you buy a jersey, said player either Retires, Gets traded, Sleeps with transvestite midgets, or starts to suck. Look it up on Wikipedia.
Yes.
Jared Allen will be the new favorite. Number 69. In second place is Jason Kubel. Third, Ricky Davis.
Stu:
Well played, +1
Spreewell. You could probably buy one of his game jerseys he actually wore in a game from him for about $50 seeing how he could use the money.
Stu, I’m sure you’d catch crap for that if there were any chance that roughkat was peeling himself off of the bathroom tiles before the alcohol-oriented dodecathlon he’s participating in on Saturday.
As for current players, I think that Boston #5 is your best local bet. Shows support for the best-recognized Minnesotan athlete of the last decade, while spitting a bit on the franchise that wasted the chance we had.
What is the most popular jersey in Minnesota sports history?
If we are strictly talking about “pride”, anyone wearing a Lynx jersey would would win. They even have an annual parade. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Clarence
Rudy Homosexual was offended by your comment.
Had I worn a Derek Boogaard jersey on my 30th birthday, I would have been displaying Prince George Cougar pride. Now I’m almost old enough to be a cougar. Circle of life, my ass.
Vikings #9, all the way.
For Kramer, not McMahon.
Bryant McKinnie, from all the strippers who wore his jersey home the morning after.
Off-topic: would it hurt much to fracture your testicle (not having any, I’m naturally curious)? Would they put it in a cast?
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/2008/07/02/20080702snyderupdate-CR.html
Well, there goes my weekend.
I don’t know, I don’t cringe as much at “fractured” as I do at “ruptured”…probably because a testicle doesn’t really strike me as something that would fracture
Shows what I know…
AZ
Thanks for ruining a good afternoon. I will now have to ice my groining for the rest of the day.
I’m going to assume he was using a cup, and it obviously didn’t work properly. Can he now sue the cup manufacturer?
What jersey is now (as in the present ) worn by fans ? Don’t have a clue, but what jersey has Ever been worn by the Purple Pukes (and many others to be fair) = Randy Moss, hands down
Az, to answer your question, imagine a pain and a hit so sudden and violent you can feel it in your diaphragm (and not a b.c diaphragm !!)..Every guy can tell you that feeling but not in words but in curses and deep painful moans, but …fracturing..a testicle Yowsah !
Not me. In gym class once during our gymnastic phase (remember when nazi gym teachers made you try everything, even soccer !!), I came down with one leg in and one leg out of the parallel bars. I was black and blue (”down there” as women say) for a week. Worst pain of my life. Some women say childbirth was their worst pain. What was yours, oh she luckily free of testicle…
P3!
I missed you.
(upon hearing about the upcoming Good Sports I had to tuck it in the waistband).
Really want to see something cringe worthy? Search out some pictures of Shaolin monks doing “Iron Crotch” training. (I saw them in the book “American Shaolin”, but I’m sure they’re out on the webs somewhere. Drag a 500 lb. weight with your johnson anyone?
/nightmare fuel
Super…what are the upcoming “Good Sports” ? I have tons of my leftover painkillers from my last knee surgery, so I’d like to attend all smilin’ and drollin’….not a babe magnet that way, but it sure feels gud
