Introduction -- pt. I. Through the years (Minnesota and Paul Giel -- Long ago and far away -- Aunt Rilla and Uncle Rudolph's farm -- Fall is the beginning -- Mr. Munson -- Baseball mid-century -- Son's day -- Dad and the pheasant farm -- "Forties" Minny ball -- Playing catch with Kinky -- Postholes, turkeys and Richard -- Milwaukee baseball and Warren Spahn -- A basketball tragedy -- A small college in St. Paul -- Kim went back to India -- Life was easy -- Sports car fever -- Sports car fever, continues -- The Great Circle Route -- Ed, the knifemaker -- Mantle sightings -- Opening Day -- Fishing Up North -- "Back to Earth" -- "Back to Earth", part two -- One buffalo, two turkesy and five guinea hens -- Stress, Christmas and volleyball -- Springal and me -- Minnesota's caught again -- Bear's right of way -- The power of fishing) -- pt. II. Baseball, the Minnesota Twins, and bobbleheads (Is baseball dying? -- Mom and the Minnesota Twins -- Minnesota and stadiums -- The "Dome" isn't all that bad -- What's in a name? -- Autographs : an individual industry -- The baseball radio -- Spring training and Florida -- Kent Hrbek really is a nice guy -- An interview with Kent Hrbek -- Harmon Killebrew looked tired -- Me and the 1965 World Series -- Interview with Ron Gardenhire -- Swede and Stretch go to the game -- Swede, Stretch, the Twins and pizza -- Into the summer rode the Twins -- The ride of the Twenty Five -- The search for bobblehead dolls -- The search continues -- "Never give up" -- A day at the Dome -- Collectors, bobbleheads and an 11 year old -- Aunts, uncles and cousins -- Premonitions and the Minnesota Twins -- Baseball superstitions -- The Twins aren't drawing -- Old foolish fan returns -- Wow, a press pass! -- Wow, a press pass, part two) --

pt. III. Minnesota Gophers and Vikings (Gophers at the Dome -- The curse of the Dome -- Tradition! -- We won! We won! We won! -- Bonfires on the hills -- Comics, Vikings and Gophers -- The Land of Oz) -- pt. IV. Basketball, James Naismith and Minnesota (James Naismith wouldn't believe it -- Hail Britannia, Britannia rules the waves! -- The Timberwolves and Minnesota -- The scorpion's sting -- The Minnesota Valkyries -- Mikan was my hero) -- pt. V. Sports outside Minnesota (Professional wrestling and other bad stuff -- Thoughts while watching Olympics -- More thoughts while watching Olympics -- It's over 'til next time -- '27 Yankees, the best ever? -- Greatest sports heroes of the 20th century -- The new holdiays -- Here comes the millennium) -- pt. VI. Travel and adventure (The open road -- A common traveler -- The great North -- North to Alaska -- Bob the moose -- A Minnesotan goes deep sea fishing -- An American at the bullfights -- Parasailing isn't all fun -- One week on Grand Bahama Island -- Fishing in the Bahamas -- Summer at home -- Mystery Cave) -- pt. VII. Final sports thoughts (Humor in uniform -- Sportscasters, past and present -- Writers of deeds -- The television generation -- Law and order -- Sports fans -- Moments in sports -- Thank God for sports) -- pt. VIII. Other thoughts (Tire burning? Let's vote -- The big game) -- Dear Keller.