First post from the Sports mom: Target (aka the Big Bullseye) and the 5% Penalty 2

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Ellen Anderson

The Sports Mom sounds off on Target credit cardA MN based big box store is offering a 5% discount on all purchases for those that use the company’s RED credit card.

Typically I’m one to jump on a great deal.  This one has me feeling conflicted.  I’m happy with the current cards in my wallet.  Just adding another card goes against my belief that less is more: Read more…

Bert Blyleven Deserves the Hall of Fame Vote 1

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Marcus "Mookie" Anderson

The first time I witnessed Bert Blyleven, the non-pitcher, the prankster in action was on TV when a local station.
In the segment, it showed Bert doing crazy things like giving “rookies the hot shoe” and making weird faces, and wearing goofy glasses. There has to be that type of player on every team. The guy that keeps thing loose, and makes everybody around him less tense. Read on…

Drunk at Dome: 2008 Story from Pioneer Press Still Disappoints The Sportsdaddy 3

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Marcus "Mookie" Anderson

In his 2008 story about pre-game festivities for an NFL game. Brian Murphy immersed himself into our tailgate lot, telling us he wanted to write a positive story about Vikings and Packer fans in a long-standing border battle.
Read on…

Vick’s inner circle: Signing may come soon 0

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Marcus "Mookie" Anderson

Vick’s inner circle: Signing may come soon

I am serious. If the Vikings want to win this year, and do not trust the QB situation, this would be the best move to make.

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Judas Favre T-Shirts with # 4 spotted near Lambeau Field… 2

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Marcus "Mookie" Anderson


This is getting pretty sad, and I can’t believe I am writing about it, but some cheeseheads in Wisconsin are already printing up their version of a Viking Favre Jersey.

No it’s not Reebok, and no there are not tailgaters “pimpin” their product all over Facebook (yet), but I thought this would be worthy of review.

It so reminds me of the “I Play When I wanna Play, Smoke what I wanna smoke” t-shirts that are sold “underground” in the lots. (These are my favorite types of NFL apparel by the way, the seedy underground stuff that you can only get in a lot.)

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