Minnesotans ready to dominate Olympics; mad about another 'rainout'

June 29, 2021 at 1:37PM
. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Intro: Two of the last three Twins games have been "rained out" even though the chance of severe weather was questionable. In both cases — a Twins home game Saturday against Cleveland and Monday's game at Chicago — the home team looked like it manipulated MLB rules that leave the decision to start a game up to their discretion and used the opportunity to get some rest and recuperation. Decisions like that leave fans high and dry, cheat the game and are symptomatic of a larger societal problem, host Michael Rand argues.

8:00: Star Tribune writer Rachel Blount joins the show to break down a fantastic run at U.S. Olympic trials by many Minnesota hopefuls. In both sheer number and profile, Minnesota athletes are poised to have a great Summer Games — particularly in women's and men's gymnastics, where three of the eight members of Team USA combined are Minnesotans.

25:00: A rescheduled Winter Classic is good news for local hockey fans, plus you'll need to get used to a new name for the Gophers football stadium.

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Questions? Comments? Long-winded diatribes about nothing in particular? E-mail me at michael.rand@startribune.com. Follow me on Twitter @RandBall and Star Tribune sports @StribSports

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