Build It Already

I wish Minnesota would get its act together. Yes, I know that there's a budget mess up in the Medium White North and yes, I know people object in this age of Tea Partiers and Occupiers to using public money for such things, but make no mistake, Governor Dayton is right on target with this issue: if you don't give the Vikings a new stadium, they're going to L.A.

And then, after a couple of years of feeling the economic hit the loss of a sports franchise has on your local economy, you'll beg the NFL to give you a team back. And they probably will- only it'll cost more.

So, to me- you spend the cash and be done with it. Because if you don't spend it now, you'll pay through the nose to get an NFL franchise back later...

Joy In The Medium White North

The Minnesota Lynx completed a 3 game sweep of the Atlanta Dream to win the WNBA Title for the first time ever last night- the first pro team of any kind to bring a trophy home to the Medium White North since the Twinkies did it 20 years back.

I can honestly say that I've never seen a WNBA game- and I'd personally prefer a little more parity in the women's college game, but I think this is a genuine reason to smile for peeps up in the Medium White North after what has been a truly dismal year for the teams up there. The Vikings are 0-4. The Twins had a lot of promise, collapsed early and weren't able to put themselves back together again. The Timberwolves... well, enough said.

So Congrats to the Lynx! Hope this gets them a little more respect on the street up there- after all, they've won a title. The Vikings have yet to do that.