ok.. shared by the Minnesota Twins via twitter – it made me laugh.
It kind of suits the cold weather here right now anyway – not to mention flooded and icy Minneapolis streets.. (that’s a different story)
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Welcome to 2013!
We here at Knuckleballs want to wish all of you a very Happy New Year!
Since we’ve been talking about 2013 so much this off-season, it’s almost a relief that it’s finally here. Since I’m the optimist in the crowd, I’m really looking forward to see what the Twins will cook up starting in Spring Training. I’ve never been reliant on what things look like on paper… there are just too many variables – even for the stat heads.
So, here’s hoping that you keep your eyes on what could happen the next day, the next game and enjoy your 2013!
Sunday Morning Comic Relief
Let’s hope this isn’t what our favorite baseball team is thinking…
Fom one perfect individual to all you other perfect individuals: I hope you end 2012 with a bang and start 2013 with all the optimism you can muster!
2013 Twins fashion stylings..
ESPN blogs put out a fun piece showing a bunch of the teams’ new BP caps! Of course they offer their opinions of all the new toppers (some of which I agree with and some not so much) but you should really give it a read anyway.
But to grab you the part us Twins fans are interested in, here’s a snip:
Twins (home)
The white front panel makes sense for the Twins, because they’ve worn that style before as a batting helmet. They’re also adding a road design, which seems like a bit much. Like, the Twins, of all teams, really need separate home and road BP caps? Grades: A (home) and B- (road)
My personal fav of the new ones is the Rockies – I really like some of the more graphic additions as long as they aren’t too busy because I’m really rather conservative about my caps. That shows in the fact that I think the Rangers and the Diamondbacks also did a good job… and yep, I still hate the Marlins. Wow, that is some crap coloring they have to work with and well, everything. It has no saving graces whatsoever.
At any rate, you should check them out if you’re sitting somewhere looking out at more snow to shovel and ponder warmer days.. it’s therapeutic. Now where is my “sun” lamp…
Sunday Morning Comic Relief – Christmas Style
Christmas is coming quicker than I’m ready for but I’m ALMOST done with my Christmas shopping… yesterday was a long day. But just in case you aren’t in the Christmas mood yet, maybe this will get you ready for the impending holiday!
Happy BIRTHDAY!!
Hey Knuckleballers! Our very own ERolfPleiss has a birthday today!! So I wanted to be sure that we are all able to wish him a grand birthday and of course, since he’s a Twin, his brother BaseballPirate is also celebrating today.
I hope they have a great day and the whole next year!
Sunday Morning Comic Relief
TWINSFEST Tickets Now Available
TwinsFest 2013 is coming up soon and tickets went on sale TODAY. This is your chance to meet/see some of the new Twins folk we have added during the off-season and catching up with old favorites who are still with us. This definitely could be an interesting year – our own JimCrikket may even make the drive up from Iowa!
Click the picture above for more information!
A Popular Twin is Coming Back!!
If you haven’t already heard this already, I’m not sure where you were hiding – especially since I’m sure most of the country could HEAR my squealing and jumping! The Twins have finally made an off-season move that I can whole-heartedly support.
So you know how we moved Jake Mauer up to Cedar Rapids and left that High A Miracle team without a manager? Yeah, now it has one!!
“I always wanted to see if I could be a manager,” … “I always felt like I was a Twin. What I want to do is get it back to where it was when I was there.” Doug Mientkiewicz
This fulfills one of my personal dreams as a Twins fan – not just because Dougie Baseball was my first baseball love – since I think he provides a true understanding of how to LEARN a defensive position and my hopes are that kids coming up through the system will learn the balance between the glove and the bat. I know this is only my personal bias but it’s something I think has been lacking in a lot of the kids we’ve been bringing up. I really couldn’t be happier about this arrangement.
Since I’m a little behind on getting it written up, here’s a couple other stories that give all the details: Twins name Doug Mientkiewicz manager at Fort Myers and Mientkiewicz back in Miracle uniform.
Now we just have to get Red Dog back coaching/managing for us and my dreams will all have come true. I don’t ask for much.. it’s not like I want JJ Hardy to move into my neighborhood so I still get peeks of him too…
Followup: just listened to Dougie get interviewed by Reusse & Mackey – here’s a link to the podcast (Dec 11, Hour 1, about 24:30) because it was a GREAT one – and he covered a bit of how this all happened. Sounds like Mauer moved specifically to create the opening for the Twins to bring Doug in. Doug’s Mother-in-Law is very ill and his family is all in Florida. It took awhile for them to figure out if he could make the decision to keep working full-time given the family needs but once it was decided, his move to Florida was the best for the family and I think works out really well for the Twins too. I think it explains a lot about the moves and the timing. I haven’t felt this good about what we were doing in the lower levels in a long time and it’s definitely making me more optimistic about the teams in the next few years.
Sunday Morning Comic Relief
