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The $32 Million Victory: Wins Not Coming Any Easier for High Payroll Minnesota Twins
Twins payroll increased 49 percent from $65 million in 2009 to $97 million in 2010 but team is on pace for just one more victory
Read MoreRepublicans Rejoice as National League Wins All-Star Game 3-1
GOP hopes Tuesday night’s National League victory will once again foretell significant Republican gains in Congress this November
Read MoreCongressional Republicans Pulling for National League Victory in All-Star Game
National League victory has preceded each of the nine election cycles with double-digit GOP gains in U.S. House since 1950
Read MoreHow Will Minnesota, Big 10 Football Teams Fare Against the Nebraska Cornhuskers?
Golden Gophers are 29-20-2 against Nebraska all-time, but just 0-14 since 1963; Cornhuskers have won 39 of 45 contests against current Big 10 schools over the past 48 years
Read MoreMinnesota Twins Begin Target Field Era at Near Record Pace
Twins’ 14-8 start and ‘projected’ 103-59 finish are tied for second best for first seasons with a new ball park among MLB teams
Read MoreWill Brett Favre Yet Be the Vikings Stadium Savior? (A Case for Favre as MVP)
With new stadium funding seemingly DOA at State Capital, Vikings’ best shot might simply be moving public opinion through team success and individual accolades
Read MoreWill a New Stadium Make the Minnesota Vikings a More Successful Franchise?
50+ year analysis finds only modest increase in winning percentage for teams receiving new stadiums
Read MoreIs Joe Mauer (on Pace to Be) the Greatest Catcher of All Time?
Through six seasons Minnesota’s MVP catcher rates favorably with the greatest catchers in Major League Baseball history
Read MoreMinnesota Twins 3rd Most “Efficient” Franchise in Major League Baseball in 2009
Twins scrapped their way into the playoffs with 87 victories this year, with the 7th lowest salary in baseball at $65.3 million
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Ever Support Public Financing of a New Vikings Stadium?
In May 2009, a Rasmussen poll found 75 percent of Minnesotans against using taxpayer money to build a Vikings stadium
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