The Sportive

The Sports Fist welcomes first-time guest and freestyle enthusiast Nick Nelson to do a deep dive on the recent signings of Rocky Nabisco and Paulie Huge. Nelson at one point predicted the 2014 hometown nine could “be sort of in it for maybe a while,” clearly giving absolutely zero effs about the ramifications of what could be seen as overly bold prognosticating. After the Twins talk, we for-real a...

Clarence returns to the fold as we discuss: - The Luc Shake-Shake-Shake Mbah A Moute trade (Stu gives a B-, Brandon a C-) - Patrick Roy rant from Clarence - Gopher hoops and football - Vikings rest of season outlook (forecast: NOT GREAT) - A St. Cloud State hockey rant from Clarence - Our Christmas podcast teaser - Thanksgiving dinner options - Random odds and ends: the Dookie & Nacho cop drama, K...

Since Clarence abandoned us again, we brought in a guest who’s even more Clarence than Clarence himself. Josh Fiedler joined us for an episode so Outstate Minnesota the only way you’ll be able to hear it is by leaning on a 1989 i-Roc. Topics (I swear to god this is what we talked about) include: - Best country songs - Josh’s insider scorched-earth stories from his days as a Vikings writer (Rosey,...

Clarence was MIA this week so we didn’t hit our quota of government conspiracies, ethnic food rants and f-words. What we did discuss: Mauer and the Coom Trap (great band name, btw) Caroling with Gleeman and the Geek Playing “Will This Last” featuring the Wolves Carnie homicides The reason for the Gopher football turnaround Halfhearted shrugging over the Wild, Vikings and Gopher hoops A cappella pe...

The Strib’s digital hotshot and illegal pug-breeder Michael Rand joins the crew for their usual gab sesh that includes: - Griping about the Wolves and Wild even though they’re competent - Regrettably optimistic Gopher football reactions - Laughing for an hour straight at Ponder’s hail mary toss - Gopher basketball preview - BREAKING NEWS about a recruit that's picking Minnesota - Odds & ends that...

What we learned this week: - There are a few reasons to continue watching the Vikings, none of them are valid - Draft strategies with Stu Kiper - Brandon is done griping about Flip (lie) - College football is the best - The Jerry Kill situation is...complicated - The Wild are terrible - The Sports Fist is always right and should be running every sports organization in Minnesota - We've never heard...

A few of the many hundred topics touched on tonight by the Sports Fist: Hating the Cardinals Brandon’s GM plan for the Wolves Another round of #asksportive Clarence’s supper club Dancing grandmas Toddler swears Whether or not RT Rybak plays for the Lynx Thanks to the listener questions and to Mrs. Stu for providing the laugh track. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you came here expecting anything less than 2 hours of rants, you have come to the wrong place. But for those who love misery and want company, listen to us whine about: - Country music - T he Zucker demotion and the Wild in general - Giving up hope that Rick Spielman knows what he’s doing - Same with Terry Ryan - A passionate game of TeamStupid vs TeamApathetic re: the Pohlads - Why the Wolves...

We're one man short this week, but Clarence, Jon, and Stu got together to talk about the following:  How depressing the Vikings are How depressing the Twins are How depressing it is that Terry Ryan doesn't understand what things cost How depressing the outdoor hockey situation is How depressed should we be about the Wild? It's not all bad, though. We do talk about Val's in St. Cloud, and encourage...

The guys invite #GrandDrunkRailroad mastermind and Perkins Speedball inventor  Parker Hageman on to give an event recap, followed by: A recap of Vikings/Bears (long sighs) Our 2014 Vikes QB watch (#Tank4Teddy/#Blow4Brett) The Jerry Kill situaish (...) A reluctant Wild preview (zzzzz) The future of the Twins (Parker and Brandon were 30 wins apart on their 2014 predictions) Plus our typical jackasse...

Most of this episode is devoted to grousing over an expected yet still annoying Vikings loss. We hate on Ponder and the LBs, try our best to find some bright spots, pick out our QBs for next season and preview the upcoming Bears game. Plus we talk Evil Rand, the Pickle Factory, Twins, Gophers and the time Disco Danny Ford taught a young Stu how to swear. We're also proud to report we exceeded our...

Hoooooo boy, not sure where to start. The Strib’s Michael Rand sat in as we toed the line between serious & juvenile like never before. First we list Minnesota towns that sound like sex acts, then preview the Gopher football season. Ponder’s future, then twerk captains. A potential Sano call-up, then more sex acts. High school football, then dairy princesses. Soccer, spies, and so on. As for the r...

First the fellas give sponsor @CD12Josh advice on parenting, wedding, youth sports and how to suggest a threesome, then move on to less serious topics such as Miguel Sano, firing shots at Zgoda, stretch jeans, more Ponder bitching and manthrax. Don’t even ask. And there was this, from Clarence: “Just give me some goddamn ketchup, you stupid asshole.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

This week’s guest is documentary filmmaker Hunter Weeks . Yes, for the first time in Sportive history we chatted with someone who actually contributes to society in a positive manner. Hunter discusses his past and upcoming projects, and in between we meet our BS quota by talking about chafing, the long tail, forums for the geriatric-obsessed (a real thing), and lots of fantasy football. This one’s...

Manziel! Pekovic! Dozier! Albers! Nicks! Henley! Potato guns! Upside-down Canada! Frolf! Stacy Karosi! Cocoa skin? Cocoa skin! The fellas bring the half-serious sports chatter and glorious randomness you’ve come to expect/ignore. Click here for laughs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The full squad is in appearance to welcome media superstar and Minnetonka Man Aaron Gleeman for his second appearance. We spent most of our time on the Vikings season preview which included predictions, AP and Clarence's traditional 20-minute rant about Ponder. Beyond that, a short list of tangents: gambling suggestions, Corduroy Papasan, swingers, Gallagher, Shakespeare, our weekly #firingshots s...

The fearful foursome return w/ a guestless breakdown of the hottest of hot sports takes. We tackle Ryan Braun, steroids, Challen, Anthony Weiner, a spot-on Rush Limbaugh impression, a brief Gardy rant, firing shots at Zgoda and, oh why the hell not, some jai-alai. Everything you've come to expect from The Sportive -- the tangents, dropped calls, lack of preparation, indecipherable references, a ca...

What you are (hopefully) about to download is effectively two episodes stiched together - a Frankenepisode, if you will. Basically, we started recording with Brian Stensaas , got about 20 minutes in, and then the computer died. We later recovered the data from the crash, but by that time it was two days later, so Stu and Jon recorded another 40 minutes and grafted that onto the end of the original...

We've promised this episode a few times, but it's finally here (by which we mean our planning was finally bad enough that we don't have an actual episode this week.) Every so often, we stick around and shoot the breeze after the podcast is actually over, and sometimes we remember to record it. This episode is an amalgamation of three of these - following episodes 10, 11, and 17. You'll hear guests...

Against all odds, the guys actually talk about Minnesota sports this week. Brandon rants for a good long while about Flip, then the gang craps on the Twins for a while before righting the karmic teeter-totter by extending some deserved Glen Perkins love. Later, the episode devolves into our traditional riffs and asides (frozen Charleston Chews FTW) until we all fall asleep. Don’t let the lack of g...

This week, we're joined by our longtime friend Dylan Dragswiek , who is both a Timberwolves season ticket holder (which makes him an NBA Draft expert) and a well-known doer of insane deeds (which makes him completely crazy.) We talk about what the Wolves should do in the NBA Draft, our excitement level for Kyle Gibson, and about all of the stupid, stupid things that Dylan has done, most of which i...

Twins blogging godfather John Bonnes stops by to talk the Dells, #dadbros, horse jerky, breakfast Chipotle, philly cheesesteaks, sandwich threesomes, BatGirl, the unending temptation to quit writing, Sano as the Grand Canyon and a decent amount of Twins talk. Plus -- and you’re gonna have a hard time believing this -- we had technical difficulties and swore about a million times. How we roll. Host...

This week, we had #StearnsCountyPartyBus organizer  Parker Hageman  on to walk us through the experience of taking a party bus with a bunch of Internet friends to a Northwoods League game. We also talked a lot about minor-league baseball, a lot about the MLB draft, and a little about the Stanley Cup Finals - specifically, who we should cheer for, Boston or Chicago. We hope you'll listen. We always...

TwinkieTown boss Jesse Lund and his lady friend Ladonna join the crew to talk Twins, NBA finals, I-Rocs, freestyling, Todd Van Poppel, Dukes of Hazzard, NHL playoffs, Hines Ward, beaver pelts, overblown mammaries, Michael Douglas, pathetic Steve Phillips, Edith Bunker and much more. It's the unfocused banter you've come to expect with a huge extra helping of laffs. Really fun one, have yerself a l...

This week, podcaster emeritus Michael Rand  joins us to recap the 2013 edition of the Great Baseball Road Trip, which visited Des Moines, Kansas City, and Cedar Rapids (and, much to Clarence's chagrin, went to a soccer game as well.) We talk Byron Buxton , review the ongoing disaster that is the Twins, and try (and fail) to talk about the hockey playoffs. Plus: all of the tangents you've come to e...