Game 942 | Thursday, January 28 | Rocco Baldelli, Cory Provus
Rocco Baldelli begins his third season as
Minnesota Twins manager, having won
the American League Central in both years.
He was named A.L. Manager of the Year
in 2018. At 38, he was the youngest ever
to win that award. Over two seasons
as Minnesota’s manager, Baldelli has
guided the Twins to a 137-85 record
(.617 winning percentage).
Looking Back at 2020 - Season 72
- Ross Levin was the Dunkers Head Coach.
- Games 925 and 926 were at the Minneapolis Club.
- Games 927-940 were Zoom meetings.
| GAME |
PROGRAM |
| 925 |
Jan 24: Minnesota Twins: Jake Odorizzi, Taylor Rogers, Cory Provus |
| 926 |
Feb 13: State of Minnesota: Gov. Tim Walz |
927 |
May 20: The Five Local Professional Sports Team Leaders: Matt Majka, Andrew Miller, Ethan Casson,
Dave St. Peter, Chris Wright |
928 |
Jun 3: Gopher Football: P. J. Fleck, Joe Rossi, Mike Sanford, Mike Grimm |
929 |
Jun 25: Minnesota Wild: Bill Guerin, Dean Evason, Anthony LaPanta |
930 |
Jul 14: Minnesota Twins: Derek Falvey, Thad Levine, Wes Johnson,
Mike Bell, Cory Provus |
931 |
Jul 22: 3M Open: Hollis Cavner, Erik van Rooyen, John Harris |
| 932 |
Jul 29: University of St. Thomas: Julie Sullivan, Phil Esten,
Tom Douple, Dave Mona |
| 933 |
Aug 11: Women in Sports: Pam Borton, Laura Day, Lisa Lissimore,
Julie Manning, Mary Jo Kane |
934 |
Aug 26: University of Minnesota: Joan Gabel, Mark Coyle, Dave Mona |
935 |
Sep 8: Minnesota Vikings: Rick Spielman, Paul Allen |
936 |
Sep 22: Gopher Men's Basketball: Richard Pitino, Joe Schmit |
937 |
Oct 15: Sports Analytics: Daniel Adler, Sachin Gupta, Sam Sigelman |
938 |
Nov 5: Minnesota Wild: Bill Guerin, Ryan Carter |
| 939 |
Dec 1: Minnesota Timberwolves: Gersson Rosas, Alan Horton |
| 940 |
Dec 16: Twins-Saints: Twins: Dave St. Peter, Derek Falvey, Jeremy Zoll, Alex Hassan; Saints: Marv Goldklang, Mike Veeck, Derek Sharrer, Chris Atteberry |
Lists
Minnesota Twins
Check out the list of the the 135 folks from the Twins organization that have been speakers at Twin Cities Dunkers since 1960.
Retired Numbers of Local Sports Teams
Check out how many from the list have been speakers at Twin Cities Dunkers.
Top 100 Sports Figures in Minnesota
Check out how many from the 1999 list the Star Tribune published that have been speakers at Twin Cities Dunkers!
STRIB Sportsman of the Year
Check out the STRIB's sports staff list of Sportsman of the Year that they started naming in 1998.
Save the Date
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021
Bob Motzko & Brad Frost
Gopher Men's and Women's Hockey Head Coaches
Monday, Feb. 23, 2021
Lindsay Whalen
Head Coach
Gopher Women's Basketball
Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021
Joel Boyd, MD
Orthopedics Surgery
(Sports Medicine)
Tria Orthopedics
Remembering Sid
Sid Hartman joined Dunkers in 1965 and in 1970 he was the Dunkers Head Coach. On Oct. 18, 2020, Sid
died at the age of 100. Many say nobody has brought more top name speakers or more prestige to Dunkers than Sid. Nobody. It's tough to argue that.
This space will be used to share those memories during 2021 from Sid's 55 years as a Dunkers. Who better to start with than with Sid's best friend.
Game 454 Year 1994: During his 18 years as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Grant led the team to four Super Bowls. In 1994 he was honored by the National Football League as a new member in its Hall of Fame. Grant was introduced by long-time friend Sid Hartman. Despite his best efforts to remain stoic, Grant temporarily broke down during his remarks when he talked about how proud his parents would have been. (LtoR) Norm McGrew, Sid Hartman, Pat Miles, Bud Grant.
Sid wins two posthumous sportswriting awards: Minnesota Sportswriter of the Year for 2020 and a lifetime achievement award by the Football Writers Association of Ameria. more...
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