Patrick Reusse on 50 years of training camp, 3 minutes of concern and 1 total farce

Patrick Reusse first covered spring training in 1974 — when it was very, very different — and is still around to praise the Gophers and ridicule the NBA All-Star Game.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 19, 2024 at 2:33PM
Patrick Reusse started covering spring training when the Twins worked out at Tinker Field, which looked old even when it was pretty new.
Patrick Reusse started covering spring training when the Twins worked out at Tinker Field in Orlando, which looked old even when it was pretty new. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand on Monday’s show, which features Reusse remembering some of the best moments -- and biggest changes -- from the first Twins spring training he covered in 1974 until now. The characters make the game, and Reusse has seen a lot of them in the last half-century down in Florida.

26:00: Speeding back to the present, Reusse and Rand get into the Gophers men’s basketball team’s strong win over Rutgers on Sunday. Aside from a three-minute blip, it was as good as Minnesota can play, Reusse said.

35:00: On the not so bright side, the NBA All-Star Game continues to be a farce. Unless you like final scores of 211-186.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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