Patrick Reusse
Patrick Reusse is a sports columnist who writes three columns per week. Write to Patrick by e-mailing sports@startribune.com and including his name in the subject line. Follow @patrickreusse on Twitter.
Reusse: Maeda misses both no-hitter and win on long night at Target Field
The plot for this ballgame had many twists: Record-breaking strikeout streak, another blown save and mind-blown managers as they dealt with new extra-innings format.
Reusse: It's a shame Twins season is wasted on cardboard cutouts
Twins should have been playing home game No. 64 in front of over 30,000 on a glorious Tuesday night. Instead, the pandemic still rules.
Reusse: MLB's future can't have 7-inning games and split doubleheaders
Teams can do anything with schedule while playing with no fans. That changes when they start selling tickets again.
Reusse: Despite blow-up, relief pitching is least of Twins problems
The Twins are carrying a .232 average for hits and a .270 average for strikeouts. There's good news, though: Miguel Sano did get his first single.
Reusse: 3M Open newbies go on to big things at PGA Championship
Collin Morikawa, Matthew Wolff and Viktor Hovland were fresh faces on the pro tour at the 2019 3M Open. On Sunday, they shot 64, 65 and 66 in the final round of the PGA Championship.
Reusse: These shows remind us when baseball owned sports
Long Time Coming is a documentary on a 1955 Little League game in segregated Florida. Brockmire's final season might be a scholarly work on future of baseball.
Reusse: Never too soon to panic over Twins pitching
Jake Odorizzi was a savior for the Twins' starting staff in 2019. He'll start the 2020 season sidelined by a sore back, and some of the others in the rotation aren't exactly inspiring confidence.
Reusse: North Star forward McKechnie made Haliburton home
Walt McKechnie was a 20-year-old forward when he first trained with the Stars in Haliburton in 1968. Five decades later, he's serving a third term on city council.
Reusse: Provus, Gladden calling road games from home a loss for fans
Three people not being allowed in an open booth is going to make big-league baseball safer? That's a tough theory to buy.
New Ulm will go forward with plans to host State Amateur Tournament
The 97th state tourney will be held at New Ulm's two ballparks, Johnson and Miller. Springfield will serve as a third site for Class B and C games.
Reusse: Baseball has never looked worse than during current exchange of insults
The pandemic and George Floyd's death have created a different America than a few months ago. The ability to ignore this and not reach a deal is mind-numbing
Reusse: Blaine Fusion has traveled by design in the past; now, it's by necessity
Jamie Heipel's Class B team has been playing 60-some games annually over past decade. It has taken creativity just to get started in 2020 as Minnesota continues to ban baseball games.
Reusse: Remembering the Vikings' Big Quit at Giants Stadium
The Vikings were favored and bursting with confidence prior to the NFC Championship Game in January 2001. The only thing they failed to do was show up.
Reusse: The night Bobby Heenan wore the weasel suit in St. Paul
"I wasn't in attendance on this notorious night in the St. Paul; instead, our friend Dark Star (RIP, 6-01-2012) was the eyewitness who rated this as his all-time favorite sporting event."
Reusse: When 'Captain Dynamite' blew himself up at Met Stadium
The last thing found about the 'captain' in a quick internet search was him being in a Houston court on a charge of illegally storing dynamite. His explanation: The dynamite was the source of his livelihood.
Top event on NFL schedule: Bills Mafia invades Las Vegas in October
Twenty-two years after Vincent Gallo's "Buffalo '66,'' we still can't be sure: Was it wicked satire or a docudrama on Bills fans?
Reusse: Can a switch to sidearm salvage reliever Jake Reed's career?
Rochester bullpen coach Mike McCarthy gave reliever Jake Reed a blunt message: What you're doing hasn't been good enough.
Reusse's mailbag: 'Why do you hate Coach Fleck so much?'
" 'Hater' has turned into a throwaway term in the internet age to label anyone with a differing sports opinion." Patrick Reusse answers the Fleck question and more.
Reusse: Sold-out tee times, big smiles and adequate pace
Tee times became available shortly after Friday's announcement golf courses could open this weekend. He or she who hesitated teed off late Saturday.
Morneau on Lew Ford; plus Earl Weaver, Jim Frey and Doc's poise
Morneau: "Every team needs a Lew Ford.'' Ball writers: "Every manager's office could use a Weaver or a Frey.''