The Best Minnesota Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions For Die-hard Fans (best Sports Arguments)

100 great sports debates for each city-from who was the best coach to what was the best play of all time. The perfect gift for sports fans-the series that's sweeping the nation, and is already a hit in Boston, Chicago and New York. The best debates for rabid fans The Best Sports Arguments gives each city or region all the best arguments of their hometown teams, with expert answers from top sports media figures. In fact, the Best Sports Arguments series is the #1 sports debates series on the market! Why? -Each book features 100 debates, the most of any series! -Each city's book is written by authors well-known in the region, leading to fan recognition and media interest. -They make perfect gifts for sports fans of any age. -And the debates go on! Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 12 Pro Football......Page 16 Why Are the Vikings More Popular Than the Twins?......Page 17 Who Was the Worst Teammate in Minnesota Sports History?......Page 19 What Was the Most Disappointing Loss in Minnesota Sports History?......Page 21 Which Out-Of-Town Athlete Stuck the Biggest Dagger in the Hearts of Minnesotans?......Page 24 Of All the Viking's Great Defensive Linemen, Who Would Make Up Their All-Time Greatest Front Four?......Page 27 Were the Vikings Responsible for the Dallas Cowboys' Mini-Dynasty in the 1990s?......Page 29 Who Was Minnesota's Worst Coach/Manager?......Page 31 What Was the Most Selfish Act Committed By a Minnesota Athlete?......Page 34 Was It a Mistake for the Vikings to Move Into the Metrodome?......Page 36 Who Was the Viking's Best and Worst Quarterback?......Page 38 Who is Minnesota's George Bailey?......Page 40 Was Denny Green a Lousy Coach?......Page 42 Who Was the Viking's Biggest Draft-Day Bust?......Page 44 Who Was Minnesota's Most Underrated Coach?......Page 47 What Was the Dumbest Thing A Minnesota Coach Ever Did That Didn't Take Place in a Game?......Page 50 What Minnesota Athlete Found the Most Success After Retiring From the Game?......Page 52 Did Mioke Tice Get a Fair Shot?......Page 54 What Were Denny Green's Best Lines?......Page 57 What Was the Best Trade Ever By a Minnesota Team?......Page 60 What Was the Oddest Thing a Minnesota Athlete Did (Pro Division)?......Page 62 Who Really Built the Purple People Eaters?......Page 65 What Was the Viking's Worst Draft?......Page 68 Who's on the Viking's All-Time Fantasy Team?......Page 71 Who Was the Viking's Best Open-Field Tackler?......Page 74 Who's On the Viking's All-Time Offense?......Page 76 Who's On the Viking's All-Time Defense?......Page 78 Around Town......Page 81 Why Would You Ever Argue How Minnesota's Professional Teams Got Their Names?......Page 82 What Are the Three Best Sports-Related Movies with a Minnesota Connection, and What's One Good Piece of Trivia From Each Movie?......Page 85 What Minnesota Sports Venues Have Food That's Edible and Tasty?......Page 88 What Are the Three Best Places for Budget-Minded Parents to Take Kids to Learn About Minnesota Sports?......Page 90 What Are the Best Bits of Minesota Sports Trivia You've Never Heard?......Page 93 Should Minnesota's Native Americans Put Casino Money Toward Stadiums?......Page 96 What If Some Things That Happened Never Happened?......Page 98 Who Is Minnesota's Most Popular Sports Artist?......Page 101 What Media Personality Impacted Minnesota Sports More Than Anyone Else?......Page 103 Baseball......Page 106 Which of the Twins' World Series Championships Was Most Special?......Page 107 Who Was More Impressive in the 1991 World Series: Kirby Puckett in Game 6 or Jack Morris in Game 7?......Page 110 Which Professional Minnesota Athlete Should a Gal Want to Bring Home to Meet the Folks?......Page 113 What's a Bigger Travesty, the Baseball Hall of Fame Without Bert Blyleven or Without Jack Morris?......Page 116 Was Kirby Puckett a Great Guy?......Page 118 Does Tony Oliva Belong in the Hall of Fame?......Page 120 What Was the Worst Decision By a Twins Executive Not Named Calvin Griffith?......Page 123 Besides Molson Beer, What Was Canada's Best Export to Minnesota?......Page 126 Which Minnesota Athlete Got the Best Send-Off to the Hereafter?......Page 129 What Was the Best Sports-Related Promotion in Minnesota History?......Page 131 Who's the Best Baseball Player to Come Out of St. Paul?......Page 132 Who Was Minnesota's First Great Home Run Hitter?......Page 135 Who Is Minnesota's Most Forgotten Hall of Famer?......Page 137 Who Made the Greatest Catch in Minnesota History?......Page 140 Who Was a Better Gold Glove Center Fielder, Kirby or Torii?......Page 142 Who Was the Best Hall of Fame Center Fielder Ever to Play for a Minnesota Team?......Page 145 Which Twins Would You Want in Crunch Time?......Page 147 Who Should Puckett and Morris Have Thanked for Their 1991 World Series Rings?......Page 150 Who Would Be in teh Twins' All-Time Best Batting Order?......Page 152 Who's on the Twin's All-Time Pitching Staff?......Page 154 Which Twins Had the Best Nicknames?......Page 156 Who Was the True Voice of the Twins?......Page 159 Who Will the Twins' Ace Be When Their New Stadium Opens?......Page 161 Pro Basketball......Page 164 Who Was Minnesota's Greatest Pro Athlete?......Page 165 If Kevin Garnett Is So Great, Why Didn't He Rack Up NBA Titles?......Page 167 Who Was Minnesota's Best Homegrown Basketball Player?......Page 169 Did a Psychic Foretell the Coming of Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury?......Page 172 Hockey......Page 174 Who Was the Cheapest Owner in Minnesota Sports History?......Page 175 Who Was Minnesota's Best Homegrown Hockey Player?......Page 179 Besides Mario, Who Hurt the North Stars in the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals?......Page 181 Who Had the Most Jaw-Dropping, Eye-Popping Goal Ever for a Minnesota Team?......Page 184 Who Were the Five Best Scorers on Minnesota's NHL Teams?......Page 186 Who's on Minnesota's Hockey Dream Team? (Part I, Male Forwards)......Page 190 Who's on Minnesota's Hockey Dream Team (Part II, Male Defensemen and Goaltender)......Page 192 Who's on Minnesota's Hockey Dream Team? (Part III, Women Only)......Page 195 High School, College, or Pro, Who Are Minnesota's Top Hockey Coaches?......Page 197 Outdoors......Page 200 Is Figure Skating a Sport and are the Skaters Athletes?......Page 201 Would Minnesota Roads Be Friendlier with Fewer Bicyclists?......Page 203 Who's Minnesota's Greatest Golfer?......Page 205 Who Was the Most Successful Race Horse with Minnesota Ties?......Page 208 College/High School......Page 211 Was Glen Mason a Good Coach?......Page 212 Is the Gophers' New Football Stadium Going to be Big Enough?......Page 214 Did Anything Good Come Out of the Gophers' Cheating Scandal?......Page 216 Was Anything Funny About the Gophers' Cheating Scandal?......Page 218 What Was the Oddest Thing a Minnesota Athlete Ever Did? (College Division)......Page 220 Besides Bud Grant, Which Minnesota Coach Should Have Something Named After Him?......Page 222 Who's the Least-Known Successful Coach the Gophers Ever Had?......Page 225 Does Minnesota's High School League Crown Too Many Champions?......Page 227 What Minnesota Coach Would You Want Your Kids to Play For?......Page 230 Did Genetics Make Mike Grant the Coach He Is Today?......Page 233 The Great, the Awful, and the Newsworthy......Page 236 Who Belongs on Minnesota's Mount Rushmore of Coaches/Managers?......Page 237 Who Belongs on Minnesota's Mount Rushmore of Athletes?......Page 240 Who Was Minnesota's All-Time Best All-Around Athlete?......Page 243 What is Minnesota's Most Infamous Sports-Related Scandal?......Page 245 What Were Minnesota's Darkets Days for Fan Behavior?......Page 249 What is Minnesota's All-Time Best Mascot?......Page 252 What Was the Worst Idea for a Minnesota Pro Franchise?......Page 255 What Was the Biggest 12-Month Period in Minnesota Sports?......Page 256 Why Do Minnesota Athletes Get In So Much Trouble......Page 258 Which Minnesota Athletes Were Most Inspirational?......Page 262 Who are Minnesota's Most Athletically Successful Siblings?......Page 264 What Were Minnesota's Three Best Sports-Related Inventions?......Page 269 What Were Minnesota's Three Best Sports-Related Creations?......Page 271 What Tragic Deaths Hit Minnesotans the Hardest?......Page 274 Who Are Minnesota's Hall of Famers of Tomorrow?......Page 277 Index......Page 280 Acknowldegments......Page 298 About the Author......Page 300 Back Cover......Page 301 An entertaining and informative series for rabid sports fans from around the country furnishes provocative debates over hometown teams, games, players, and issues, as well as expert opinions on each controversy from leading sports media figures from each region.