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FULL FRIDAY SHOW - Miracle "Bari Bomb" at The Birdcage, USD and Minnesota Vikings camp deep dives with Jay Elsen (Midco) and Darren Wolfson (KSTP-TV Minneapolis)
It was a scene made for a Hollywood movie if Hollywood producers wouldn't reject it for being too corny.
The slumping Sioux Falls Canaries, losers of seven of their last nine games, had not mustered one hit all night — and hadn't scored one run the previous 19 innings — and were down to their final strike in a full count with two outs in the 11th inning.
The Birdcage air was filled with dark, disturbed, disappointed, distraught, downtrodden, and most of all desperate tension.
One crack of the bat changed everything.
Leave it to the American Association of Professional Baseball's all-time home run king Jabari Henry to blast a hooking moon shot that was on line for the right field foul poll. Could it stay fair to give the Birds their only hit all evening and as epic and improbable a victory any baseball purist could imagine?
It could. The latest "Bari Bomb" at The Birdcage instantly ignited the hearty hundreds of fans who waited all night to see if the Birds would be on the wrong end of history.
Instead, Henry made uncommon history — and at age 34, a shades of Roy Hobbs in the final scene of "The Natural" kind of moment. It'd be considered a miracle if came off the bat of almost anyone else.
Happy Hour host John Gaskins, who was there, gives his up-close commentary and surmises what this could do for the rest of the Canaries regular season run — 24 games remaining until the Sept. 1 finale — to a third straight playoff berth.
Then, a pair of guests with deep dives from USD and Minnesota Vikings football camps.
Despite a litany of key losses to the transfer portal in the offseason, the Coyotes will be the No. 4 ranked FCS team in the nation when they kick off the season at Iowa State on Aug. 29.
But with the exception of proven senior quarterback Aidan Bouman returning to the Big 12 school where he started his college career, there is a lot to learn about USD between now and then.
Who is blocking for Bouman on an offensive line that saw three men move to the FBS for plenty of money? Who will be catching passes from Bouman now that he won't have last year's top target Carter Bell and sure-handed tight end J.J. Galbreath — now a Pittsburgh Steeler — to throw to?
Who will be the "2" in the "1-2 punch" at running back now that Travis Theis has graduated while Charles Pierre, Jr., enters his senior season with plenty of hype?
What about the defense, which lost some of its best players at all three levels?
Fortunately, veteran Midco Sports USD play-by-play voice and regular practice reporter Jay Elsen provides all the answers in this 30-minute depth chart deep dive.
Meanwhile, what do we make of J.J. McCarthy's reportedly rampant misfirings in the first 12 Minnesota Vikings practices?
How much will a young quarterback's camp struggles, plus No. 2 receiver J.J. Addison's three-game suspension to start the season, hold back the offense and therefore the Vikings once the games that count kick off exactly a month from now?
Should the Vikings try to go after Adam Thielen to help boost the wideout group, and what are the chances such a deal could be pulled off?
Long-time plugged-in Minneapolis TV and radio reporter Darren "Doogie" Wolfson has a big "scoop" on the Thielen question and lends insight to other pressing matters with Happy Hour host John Gaskins on the eve of the Vikes' first preseason game.
As splashy of a topic as the QB1's performance always is, Wolfson also makes note of an unsettled backup quarterback competition and how ace "quarterback whisperer" Kevin O'Connell doesn't have the patience for all his QB's. Could the undrafted rookie from the Golden Gophers leapfrog the NFL game-experienced Sam Howell, who was supposed to be the QB2?
Plus, Doogie provides a thorough breakdown of all the moves the Minnesota Twins made on the trade deadline last week and if the squad can actually be competitive in 2026 with such a gutted roster. The answer may surprise you.
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By John Gaskins
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It was a scene made for a Hollywood movie if Hollywood producers wouldn't reject it for being too corny.
The slumping Sioux Falls Canaries, losers of seven of their last nine games, had not mustered one hit all night — and hadn't scored one run the previous 19 innings — and were down to their final strike in a full count with two outs in the 11th inning.
The Birdcage air was filled with dark, disturbed, disappointed, distraught, downtrodden, and most of all desperate tension.
One crack of the bat changed everything.
Leave it to the American Association of Professional Baseball's all-time home run king Jabari Henry to blast a hooking moon shot that was on line for the right field foul poll. Could it stay fair to give the Birds their only hit all evening and as epic and improbable a victory any baseball purist could imagine?
It could. The latest "Bari Bomb" at The Birdcage instantly ignited the hearty hundreds of fans who waited all night to see if the Birds would be on the wrong end of history.
Instead, Henry made uncommon history — and at age 34, a shades of Roy Hobbs in the final scene of "The Natural" kind of moment. It'd be considered a miracle if came off the bat of almost anyone else.
Happy Hour host John Gaskins, who was there, gives his up-close commentary and surmises what this could do for the rest of the Canaries regular season run — 24 games remaining until the Sept. 1 finale — to a third straight playoff berth.
Then, a pair of guests with deep dives from USD and Minnesota Vikings football camps.
Despite a litany of key losses to the transfer portal in the offseason, the Coyotes will be the No. 4 ranked FCS team in the nation when they kick off the season at Iowa State on Aug. 29.
But with the exception of proven senior quarterback Aidan Bouman returning to the Big 12 school where he started his college career, there is a lot to learn about USD between now and then.
Who is blocking for Bouman on an offensive line that saw three men move to the FBS for plenty of money? Who will be catching passes from Bouman now that he won't have last year's top target Carter Bell and sure-handed tight end J.J. Galbreath — now a Pittsburgh Steeler — to throw to?
Who will be the "2" in the "1-2 punch" at running back now that Travis Theis has graduated while Charles Pierre, Jr., enters his senior season with plenty of hype?
What about the defense, which lost some of its best players at all three levels?
Fortunately, veteran Midco Sports USD play-by-play voice and regular practice reporter Jay Elsen provides all the answers in this 30-minute depth chart deep dive.
Meanwhile, what do we make of J.J. McCarthy's reportedly rampant misfirings in the first 12 Minnesota Vikings practices?
How much will a young quarterback's camp struggles, plus No. 2 receiver J.J. Addison's three-game suspension to start the season, hold back the offense and therefore the Vikings once the games that count kick off exactly a month from now?
Should the Vikings try to go after Adam Thielen to help boost the wideout group, and what are the chances such a deal could be pulled off?
Long-time plugged-in Minneapolis TV and radio reporter Darren "Doogie" Wolfson has a big "scoop" on the Thielen question and lends insight to other pressing matters with Happy Hour host John Gaskins on the eve of the Vikes' first preseason game.
As splashy of a topic as the QB1's performance always is, Wolfson also makes note of an unsettled backup quarterback competition and how ace "quarterback whisperer" Kevin O'Connell doesn't have the patience for all his QB's. Could the undrafted rookie from the Golden Gophers leapfrog the NFL game-experienced Sam Howell, who was supposed to be the QB2?
Plus, Doogie provides a thorough breakdown of all the moves the Minnesota Twins made on the trade deadline last week and if the squad can actually be competitive in 2026 with such a gutted roster. The answer may surprise you.
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