I'm a Lebowski guy. I'm a Goonies kid. The Dude and Data have Oscars. Dream big. – at Apple Valley, MN
My uncle moved to the Twin Cities in 1988. A couple years later, he came back home with a gift for his memorabilia-crazed nephew: A T-Wolves basketball signed by Felton Spencer. It was on a shelf in my bedroom for years. I wish I knew where it ended up all these years later. – at Apple Valley, MN
Bud Grant, man. Legend. Even for a Sconnie like me. I was fortunate to spend time in Winnipeg with Bud and Mike for a @StribSports feature in 2010. Brutal, icy gusts at Bombers Stadium that day. I was shivering, trying to take notes. Bud took it all in.
"It's a football wind." – at Apple Valley, MN
Forward, @jerrykelly13pga – at Apple Valley, MN
Johnny Pohl on the intermission report: "Edina has six kids 180 pounds or more."
Me, alone in the house, working the night shift, scarfing down fish sticks: "Must be all that cake."
I'm not even *from* here. It just slipped out.
Good info from Pat here for MN golf fans worried about the @3MOpen field: It's the second-to-last event before the start of the playoffs, and the field for the first playoff event has been reduced from 125 to 70 this year. That means many players will be hunting points come July.
Our @Patrick_Reusse asks: With the PGA Tour's new initiative, is the 3M Open, now held in the last week of July at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, doomed to a leaderboard of interchangeable nobodies? Actually, not all is lost. startribune.com/minnesota-pg…
Nothing like wrestling tournament season to bring out the buzzwords #RidingTime #ChallengeBrick #Wizzer #HeavyHips #B1GQuadBox – at Apple Valley, MN
For my younger followers: An "autograph" is someone's signature. We used to ask celebrities for them before selfies and Cameo became all the rage at meet & greets.
Fun discussion among coworkers today: what was the first autograph you received in person?
I'll start
Rob Deer, in the County Stadium @Brewers players' lot.
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Today we say goodbye to Pete Steinert, one of the best newspapermen I have ever had the pleasure to work with. I didn't get to work with him long, but I am better for the time we had, and @stribsports is great because of his 26 years here. startribune.com/peter-steine…
Really enjoying 'Full Swing' on Netflix. Producers missed out on key moment of Finau's 3M win tho: when I had to kick his wife out of my media center seat after his presser. She was using my laptop to Google "Finau win." Little weird, but kinda funny. And she was nice about it.
Truly a special honor up against the best competition in the country. As @pacecarr noted: every member of our staff deserves mention in the end credits. Special tip of the cap to @chipscoggins and @BenGoessling - you guys nailed it. #APSE #GrandSlam startribune.com/star-tribune… – at Apple Valley, MN
Thank you to @kellystrib for a wonderfully written obituary on our friend and colleague, Pete Steinert.
Peter Steinert, longtime sports copy editor at the Star Tribune, dies at 55 after cancer battle startribune.com/peter-steine…