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Tom Powers: One way or the other, Vikings were headed for damage control
Here’s what I don’t get: If you’re going to have to spend time selling the public on the notion that your top draft pick, a running back, isn’t a criminal, why not just take Joe Mixon? Yes, I...
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Tom Powers: My surreal, dreamlike 1986 Stanley Cup final
It was one of the better punches I’d seen delivered during a hockey game, and one of the more questionable. The aggressor had delivered an open-handed smack to the side of the head while his foe’s back...
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Tom Powers: Twins put Brainiac 500 to work on June draft
To be honest, I’ve never actually seen it. Yet down by the boiler room in Target Field, there is a constant whirring sound. And upon closer inspection of an otherwise nondescript door, there is a small...
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Tom Powers: NHL goalies have outgrown their nets
The size of a regulation NHL goal is 72 inches by 48 inches. Coincidentally, the size of a regulation NHL goaltender is 72 inches by 48 inches. The latter is increasingly rapidly. Because goaltenders,...
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Tom Powers: Quest for power doesn’t suit major league baseball
Back when the Twins were poor, they regularly combed the waiver wire for bargain-basement specials. Pitchers were especially in demand. If a pitcher was breathing without too much effort, and wasn’t...
View ArticleTom Powers: We are the champions (of the offseason)!
Honestly, I don’t know how we do it. As soon as the games stop, we are unbeatable. Once again, the rest of the nation is inhaling our exhaust fumes. As the sports world looks on in amazement, we here...
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Tom Powers: Bartolo Colon deal proves Twins are still hungry
There is something immensely likable about a major league pitcher who stands a 50-50 chance of splitting his pants every time he bends over to pick up a baseball. No doubt the Twins equipment managers...
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Tom Powers: Mankato was fun while it lasted, and lasted longer than it...
In the old days, having the Vikings do anything at all in Eagan – let alone conduct training camp — spelled trouble for many of us here in Dakota County. We’d have to make sure all family members were...
View ArticleTom Powers: Twins whiz kids briefly fooled by postseason fantasy
Perhaps they were sitting around drinking appletinis one evening — or chai tea lattes or whatever front office whiz kids sip these days – and one said to the other, “Let’s do something weird.” Thus...
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Tom Powers: Timberwolves now an NBA destination franchise
For many years, NBA general managers kept disgruntled players in line by threatening to trade them to the Minnesota Timberwolves. “Not happy with your playing time? I’ll bet they’d play you a lot in...
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