https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/page/3/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/gelfand-based-on-vegas-market/Until the last few years, the Robber Barons of professional sports didn't want us to wager on their games. Gambling was evil, they insisted. The purity of their games would be corrupted. One thing was for sure: the cesspool that is Las Vegas would never be home to a big league football, baseball o...4987Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/gelfand-brian-dozier-made-a-fool-of-me-and-himself-with-bunt-comments/It was just about six months ago that I cast aside my better judgment and heaped praise on Brian Dozier. Dozier plays many roles for the benefit of his teammates. He is the union rep, the self-appointed moral authority, the lead-off man, power hitter and, as it turns out, a self-righteous boor. An...4552Fri, 06 Apr 2018 07:00:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/gelfand-a-look-at-my-first-round-ncaa-picks/Most of us can probably agree that the NCAA Tournament is basketball's finest hour.   And for those of us who spend much of our time in a futile attempt to beat the juice, the best part of the tournament is the first round. Anyone can make an educated guess as to which teams will compete in the...4387Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/gelfand-lackluster-super-bowl-ads-pushed-attention-back-toward-the-field/I never thought I would say this, but the Super Bowl commercials were so awful this year that I wound up watching the game instead.   It's a good thing that the game was so terrific, because we usually have the ads to fall back on. And, as I noted in last year's annual review of the Super Bowl s...4098Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mike-talks-big-making-the-case-against-keenum-for-viking-receivers-and-lots-of-nfl-left/Michael Knight and Mike "Stretch" Gelfand talk about the mistake fans make every year at this time thinking their NFL team is great. It's dangerous thinking that Vikings fans should know to avoid.   Yes, Case Keenum's success should be attributed to Pat Shurmur and the Minnesota receivers. Mike Z...3371Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/a-fair-assessment-of-bridgewater-whats-a-good-writer-pet-peeve/Michael Knight and Mike "Stretch" Gelfand give a fair assessment of Teddy Bridgewater's skillset and review his stats and performance since 2014. Stretch makes the case why the best sports reporters should not be local and should not be obsessed with sport. Finally, Michael Knight searches for...3343Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mike-talks-big-da-beer-league-softball-world-series-will-vikings-keep-winning/Michael Knight and Mike "Stretch" Gelfand talk about the Andrew Sendejo suspension, how the Astros have turned baseball into a softball beer league and like the song from Talking Heads, you may ask yourself, "Am I a homer, or can a truly look at my team objectively?" A Zone Coverage Podca...3252Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/gelfand-my-twin-passions-are-gambling-and-baseball-and-the-black-sox-scandal-was-both/I'm sitting in my Barcalounger, watching Clayton Kershaw throw the first pitch of the World Series, and it occurs to me that it's been 98 years since baseball's most notorious episode: the Black Sox scandal of 1919. My assumption is that Major League Baseball Incorporated will sponsor all manner o...3213Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mtb-wolves-wiggins-wins-nfl-injury-epidemic-vikings-8th-power-rankings/Michael Knight and Mike "Stretch" Gelfand talk about the 100th anniversary of the Black Sox scandal and the Wolves putting the puzzle together. Finally, the NFL injury epidemic and how the Vikings weak schedule and the absence of Aaron Rodgers could land them in the playoffs. A Zone Cover...3201Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mtb-gophers-future-qb-rodgers-hit-the-heroin-belt-race-track-betting-tips/3130Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mtb-pj-fleck-wolves-talk-and-the-announcement-of-a-new-dave-benz-podcast/Michael Knight and Mike "Stretch" Gelfand return! As the leaves turn so does the return of MTB. This week's topics: Gopher Football, Cam Newton comments and the announcement of a new Timberwolves Podcast featuring Michael Knight and Timberwolves announcer Dave Benz! Stay tuned. A Zone Cov...3065Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/gelfand-on-trump-vs-nfl-its-surreal-all-over-and-getting-weirder-with-every-tweet/We are already fast forgetting Donald Trump's manic, obscene and perhaps cunning fortnight of bellicose rants and tweets about the NFL. For now, at least, we are reminded that there are more disgusting things to worry about. The media avalanche rolls on in the era of the mad man.     But it would...3058Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:21:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/is-it-ethical-to-watch-football-gelfand-asks-his-dad/You might think this is rather quaint -- you know, what with the world drowning in a toxic flood, burning in a global fire pit or hurtling toward a nuclear winter -- but many of us are agonizing about whether we can ethically reconcile aiding and abetting the manly sport of football.   You don't...2872Thu, 07 Sep 2017 08:44:13 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mtb-gelfands-fantasy-advice-blair-walsh-and-the-vikings-o-line-strategy/Michael Knight and Mike Gelfand discuss Mitch Leidner and Matt Cullen coming home. Stretch gives Fantasy Football advice and the Mikes offer their thoughts on Blair Walsh and recognizes a Vikings strategy to counter offensive line problems. A Zone Coverage Podcast Network Production Con...2790Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:11:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mtb-vikings-preseason-gelfand-not-bullish-on-twins-wins-and-kaepernick/Tom Schreier joins Michael Knight and Mike Gelfand to discuss the Vikings preseason game, the Twins current win streak and whether Colin Kaepernick will play in the NFL again. A Zone Coverage Podcast Network Production Connect with MTB @MikeTalksBig | @TSchreier3 | Facebook | YouTube...2737Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/gelfand-brian-dozier-and-the-minnesota-twins-have-become-must-pee-tv/First, don't blame me for what I assume will be a big fat picture of Brian Dozier urinating during the fifth inning of the Twins' embarrassing loss to Oakland the other day. Yes, there it is, first thing you see, regrettably trivializing this thoughtful essay.  Not my fault. I am appalled if not q...2726Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mtb-mlb-broken-bats-zimmers-health-more-choices-than-chances-for-mn-teams/Mike says plays at the plate in MLB have become so subjective almost any call can go either way. Gelfand defends. MTB praises FSN's Roy Smalley. Thumbs up to major league baseball for solving the broken bat problem. What's the "Lunchroom" incident? And Michael Knight argues that there are more...2701Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/stretch-arrives-late-for-legal-sports-gambling-talk-kyrie-wolves-speith/Mike "Stretch" Gelfand joins Michael Knight later in the show (already in progress) to talk sports gambling law changes, the Kyrie Irving trade demand and how Minnesota became a star player destination! The guys also agree that popular media has become a click bait popularity contest. Tom Schreier...2606Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/gelfand-my-friend-arnold-an-idealist-with-a-broken-heart/One of the charms of tennis is that it tends to induce social grace -- a quality that seems to be dissipating with each day's headlines. Tennis players compliment each other's shots, give opponents the benefit of the doubt on line calls and fight for the privilege of buying the beverages after a m...2592Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:05:28 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mtb-bartolo-colon-x-games-and-mayweather-mcgregor-nonsense/Michael Knight and Mike Gelfand welcome Tom Schreier this week to discuss Bartolo Colon's impending start, the X-Games in Minneapolis and all the nonsense surrounding the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight. All that and more on the latest Mike Talks Big podcast! A Cold Omaha Podca...2565Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mike-gelfand-on-the-dreaded-four-day-black-hole-known-as-the-all-star-break/A gambler's character is tested often, and sometimes at great risk. My friend Foul Mouth Dave -- a legend at the racetrack -- met his greatest crucible almost ten years ago, not long after he turned 40.   Dave had three rules for playing the horses: (1) Always bet more than you can afford; (2) Tr...2555Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:47:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mtb-likes-lowertown-and-the-jason-isbells-show-but-not-espns-new-lineups/Mike Gelfand and Michael Knight get local in Lowertown St. Paul, talk about the Jason Isbell show and the KQ Boat Cruise. They also handicap the Wolves predicted win total for 2017-2018 and discuss the belief that the HR Derby wrecks the second half for most hitters. All that and more on...2531Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mike-gelfand-weighs-in-on-the-umpires-vs-machines-debate/I'm not one of those early adopters. I don't eat kale -- or any other food that starts with a K. In a pinch, maybe kidney beans, but after that I draw a line in the kitchen.   Like a lot of traditionalists, I railed against the shot clock when it hit college basketball. The difference being that...2512Wed, 05 Jul 2017 19:41:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mtb-saints-announcer-millars-last-hr-jimmy-butler-talk-and-sunday-liquor/Michael Knight and Mike "Stretch" Gelfand talk Sunday liquor sales, Ice Cube's new Big 3 professional basketball league, Kevin Millar's return and retirement from the Saints. What was better the Millar HR or the announcer's call? Stretch has an opinion. Most important, how did Minnesota's fron...2447Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/mike-gelfand/mtb-juiced-baseballs-bad-dj-billboards-and-lebrons-not-on-a-super-team/Mike and Stretch join Twins fans and the rest of MLB Nation to discuss why baseball is on a record setting pace for home runs, LeBron's dislike for NBA super teams (whaaat?) and the Twin Cities radio station billboard that was not very well thought out! Why are DJs on billboards ever?   All that...2379Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000