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RayBourque

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10/5/09 JD: Packers-Farvkings Edition

As a native Minnesotan and perpetually-in-angst Vikings fan I'm pretty excited for this game tonight. Farve coming over the Vikings made me kind of queasy at first (more angst) but since he's settled into the team and said the right things - especially about AD being the guy - I think it was the right move.  We'll see if he can hold up for a whole season though - the Vikes line has been shaky (new center).

Farve, in his ESPN interview, today told the Green Bay fans "it was 16 great years. You can't take that run away. Enjoy it." Hmmm. Good interview though. 

The media machine is certainly hyping this game beyond belief but I'm not sure it can be over-hyped. It really is surreal and unprecedented in sports. If you disagree or can name a more extreme example of a superstar going to an arch-rival please leave it in the comments.

Poll
Farvebowl I result:
Packers win big; Farve gets pounded
10 votes
Packers sqeak out a win in the dome
7 votes
Vikings squeak out a win at home
24 votes
Vikings win big; Jared Allen breaks Aaron Roger's leg
16 votes
I don't care - I'm a pacifist or have my head up a chunk of cheese
13 votes

70 votes | Poll has closed

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Drinking Sessions (formerly Sept Twelve-pak Drunk Junk)


The weather in the 503 is getting steamy for the short run and liquid reserves are getting low. Anyone mix and match very often to clean out the cupboard and fridge?

On another note, the Wolves cupboard is looking very well stocked with some pretty tasty point guards. In fact, T-wolves fans should be screaming with joy. You could say they are coming up 7 & 7s, this even though untested Lime Ricky, err . . . Rubio Ricky, isn't coming over right away. Instead, they'll get a long chug of Ramon Sessions to quench their thirst since Milwaukee decided not to keep up. Whether they reach their threshold is unknown, but he should make for a intoxicating concoction with Jonny Flynn. If nothing else, it might make some Wolves' fans forget the recent past. And maybe K Love will get more action.

On another note, looks like A.I. is going for the kill. Who is going down is TBD.

Last-call junk: I sure hope we don't get another Duck Fart this weekend. One more might send me over the limit.

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Nice video of Bassy talking a bit about his career-to-date relative to the expectations and what he thinks he needs to work on.

4 months ago 2001-06-09-inside-bourque-cup_tiny RayBourque 0 comments 0 recs

Oden with seven points and eight rebounds.

4 months ago 2001-06-09-inside-bourque-cup_tiny RayBourque 4 comments 0 recs

Great interview with Joel, even though it isn't that long. Nice insight into his career and working with Oden.

8 months ago 2001-06-09-inside-bourque-cup_tiny RayBourque 4 comments 3 recs

For Portland’s sake, Popovich said he is happy the Trail Blazers have regained their status as one of the NBA’s top teams with a roster that represents the community in a first-class manner.

"It’s a heck of a team, and only getting better, week by week," he said. "It’s great for the city to have their team back, a team that not only wins, but does it with class. They’re as important here as we are in San Antonio.

"There’s not a whole lot of professional stuff going on, expect the Blazers and Spurs in their respective towns, so the people demand teams that compete hard and teams that operate with class, on and off the court. Now, Portland has that again, and I think it’s great for the town and great for the NBA.

"They’re going to be a tough matchup for every single team in the league every single night because of the coaching and because of the system. They’re good. They’re back."

9 months ago 2001-06-09-inside-bourque-cup_tiny RayBourque 51 comments 9 recs