Tanking for Paige Bueckers, Fantasy Baseball, and Fixing the Pro Bowl

On the Feb. 5 episode of Minnesota Foul Play-by-play, we discuss whether the Minnesota Lynx are tanking for Paige Bueckers, give you an opportunity to join and win our fantasy baseball league, fixing the NFL Pro Bowl, and Tom Brady trivia.

Are the Lynx Tanking for Local Heroine Paige Bueckers?

• New York Liberty signed all the big free agents

  • Breanna Stewart AND Courtney Vandersloot combined with Sabrina Ionescu makes New York a powerhouse that can compete with the Las Vegas Aces

• All we got was backup guard Tiffany Mitchell

• Napheesa Collier returns, however

  • She had a child last season

  • Was All-WNBA 2nd Team in 2020

  • I get to meet her on Feb. 23 because I’m a member of the Courtside Club

• Why I’m a member of the Lynx Courtside Club

  • Sitting a row behind the Lynx bench for 20 games at $1,700 seems worth it

  • It’s more representative of my support of the ladies and love of women’s basketball

  • Nicer bathrooms and no lines for the bar or concessions

  • Sat courtside once last year and really enjoyed it

    • My favorite player, Aerial Powers, the greatest name in basketball history, acknowledged my existence

    • I get to hang out with DJ Mad Mardigan, who’s the son of a family friend

• I’m willing to commit a single courtside seat to any future Lynx game to the winner of the Foul Play-by-play Fantasy Baseball League

Join the Foul Play-by-play Fantasy Baseball League

• Awards

  • First place and runner-up? Just first place?

    • Runner-up gets money back?

  • What are we willing to offer the winner(s)?

• Join by purchasing a year-long subscription to our Substack for $50

  • The winner(s) will have the option of selecting whatever awards offered by the hosts and friends of Foul Play-by-play OR a $50 payment in lieu of an award in addition to the pot produced by subscriptions sold

The NHL All-Star Game is Fire, and Fixing the NFL Pro Bowl

• NHL All-Star Weekend Highlights

  • Conor McDavid makes the accuracy skills challenge

  • Sarah Nurse beats Igor Shesterken with “The Forsberg” and plays it cool

  • Simply the best All-Star exhibition game

• Then there’s the NFL Pro Bowl

  • They were catching damn water balloons

  • Flag fucking football?!

• Fixing the NFL Pro Bowl

  • Have the two worst teams play for the top pick in the NFL Draft

Tom Brady Trivia

• Only teams never to beat Tom Brady?

• Tom Brady after 40 is better than…

• Only team Tom Brady has a losing record against...