Mike Max is on TV and radio. That means his opinion is more important than yours

I am not a Mike Max fan. I am not sure if it’s the way he insults callers on his radio show, the way he boot-licks Sid Hartman, or if its just the fact that he doesn’t really know what he’s talking about and he normally confuses random thoughts and observations with actual news and information.

All of those things are okay if you are writing for some dopey sports blog, but isn’t he supposed to actually know what he’s talking about? Shouldn’t he have sources in places and access to information that we don’t have? Well…he doesn’t.

He’s the least plugged in sports guy in town and has been for the last five years. But still, even with all those faults, he somehow manages to come off as a smug and arrogant little man. If you are scoring at home, that’s hard to do.

Whatever your reasons for not liking him, you should still read his news and notes column, because it’s filled with hard-hitting facts. Plus, he's on WCCO.com so you know it’s good.

Other than Sid and Shooter, who I believe actually built their own sources over the years; where else can you get nuggets like this? Only from Mike Max:

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“People inside the Twins organization will tell you Torii Hunter's decision on returning will be driven number one by money, number two by the team's chances to compete; something that does not bode well for the team right now.”

“The recently-acquired Wolves player, Al Jefferson has moved to the Twin Cities and is working out with coaches daily.”

“The day after his 17 strike out performance, Johan Santana headed to the health club the next morning for a spinning class.”
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You’re telling me a hundred other people with cable TV and an internet connection couldn’t have come up with that information?

Now that’s a good question. Can Ben Tracy look into this for us? I know, I don’t have any idea who Ben Tracy is either.