Written by While Babs is trying to sort out what to do if her baseball boyfriend ends up on the DL, I’m sitting here wondering if I’ll ever be able to choose another Twins boyfriend at all.
I’ve had two BFs in the past, and both ended with the players being traded. It’s sort of interesting that both are pitchers because I don’t necessarily consider myself to have a favorite position or anything, but there it is.
While some girls may have practically a harem of BFs, backup BFs, and flirt buddies, I’ve always been pretty monogamous about the whole thing. I don’t really remember now how I pinned by BF sights on Eric Milton, but I’m guessing his no-hitter back in ’99 didn’t hurt. I finally bought my first Twins jersey in 2003 with Milton’s name on it, and he was traded after that season. *sigh*
[Milton was before I had a digital camera. Considering how long it's been since I got my first one, wow, it's been a long time since he left. If I scrounge up a non-digital photo I'll scan and add it.]
One problem I have with choosing a Twins BF is that I don’t really like to share, at least not with those I attend games with or talk baseball with ever, which might explain my fling the next couple of seasons with J.C. Romero. He seemed to be someone others loved to hate, so I pretty much had him to myself. I didn’t get as far as buying a jersey with his name on it, but I probably would have if he hadn’t been traded after the 2005 season.
Wait — it’s been four years since Juan Carlos (that’s what I called him in my head) was traded? I’ve really lost track of the time while trying to figure out who would make a good new BF.
The first place one might look is who my former BFs were traded for. Milton: Carlos Silva (now with the Cubs), Bobby Korecky (now with the Diamondbacks) and Nick Punto. Huh. It feels like Punto’s been around longer than that. He isn’t BF material for me, but I can’t imagine the Twins without him right now.
Romero: Alexi Casilla. I love watching Casilla play, but also just not quite right for my baseball BF.
So I’m back to the rest of the guys. I’ve been perusing the 40-man roster and no jumps out at me at all. I like so many of them, but either they’re not a good fit for me or they’ve been claimed by someone else.
Maybe the problem is that I really need to be able to see these guys out in the sun or something before I’ll find one who makes my heart sing. I know I saw many of them in a new light when I attended an away game in Anaheim a few years ago, so maybe the new ballpark is what I really need.
Rather than studying the roster maybe what I really should be doing is figuring out if I’m going to be able to buy tickets for a game or two when the single-game tickets go on sale this Saturday.
So, who makes your heart go pitter pat?
No Baseball Boyfriend for four years? That’s not monogomous, KL, that’s celibate!
Don’t remind me! Heh.
This makes me wonder if there’s a correlation between the way we choose our Twins boyfriends and the way we choose our actual actual significant others. I adopted LNP for his scrappy, go-getter style and somewhat underdog status, and years later ended up with a scrappy, go-getter boyfriend. . . ? That’s got to mean something.
I still think you should go with Spanky.. no one close to you has him as BF I think but he’s definitely BF worthy! And I think he’s going to be with the team for a long time as well. Just give it a couple years before you get a jersey with his name on it – just to be safe.
CB — So, who’s Spanky again? Since giving up on chats the old way, I don’t think I’ve kept up with the nicknames very well. Perhaps we (I) could benefit from a glossary or something.
Stacey — I’ve been pondering this idea since yesterday, and I definitely think there can be a correlation. I’m trying to not think too much about what implications that might have for my “real” life.
KL, I don’t think anyone can keep up with the multiple nicknames I choose to use depending on how well the player in question is peforming that day… LOL but I meant Denard Span!