September 13, 20179 yr I know some of them are already on the board but "piranhas" were a lot of fun.
September 13, 20179 yr Midre Cummings - May 10, 2000, a game forever etched in my memory, I remember listening to the radio in bed (it was a school night and way past my bedtime) as the Twins came back against Cleveland from an 8-1 deficit. Scored 6 runs in the 7th, and then with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Midre hit a 2-run walk-off homer. I think it may be the moment I became a true Twins fan. For me that is one of my favorite moments in baseball. During that season, even though they lost 90+ games, I remember being convinced that 2001 would be their turn around year. I think most people laughed at me. I wish I could get a clip of John Gordon's call for that one... Edited September 13, 20179 yr by NCtwinsfan
September 13, 20179 yr CooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomerFoul. He was an all star I believe. Funny thing, but unless he qualifies as a legend, Greg Gagne. Unless being in the Twins HOF is what is meant. How about Paul Abbott. Be sure to ask Dan Gladden for his opinion on him.
September 13, 20179 yr He was an All Star with the White Sox and a very productive player with the Royals and Orioles but he played his first 20 big league games with the Twins. PAT KELLY
September 13, 20179 yr A Two Time Gold Glove recipient, Six Time All Star and Five Time World Series participant with the Yankees and Padres but he hit his first 12 career home runs with the Twins GRAIG NETTLES Edited September 13, 20179 yr by oldguywithanitch
September 14, 20179 yr Nine pages before I see this thread. So I shall state the obvious. Matthew LeCroy
September 14, 20179 yr I've got two more. One is a personal one. Paul Giel. He's Winona's hometown hero in terms of sports. Two time All American fot the Gophers as a running back. He was a good friend of my father. He passed away several years ago, shortly after attending a Twins game with my father and a couple of his friends. The other is the end all, be all, top it if you can. Charley Walters, yep that one!
September 14, 20179 yr Joe Benson Fun note: Joe Benson is still playing! 112 games for Sugar Land this year with a slash line of .256/.311/.367/.678 Edited September 14, 20179 yr by Benchwarmerjim
September 14, 20179 yr Bombo Rivera First game I ever went to at the old Met, he crashed into the LF wall making a catch and had to come out of the game. Still bitter that Mauch sat Carew that Sunday. Edited September 14, 20179 yr by Physics Guy
September 14, 20179 yr A two time All Star and two time World Series participant with the Mets, he was a 20 game winner for the Twins in 1979 and a 222 game winner in the major leagues, JERRY KOOSMAN Edited September 14, 20179 yr by oldguywithanitch
September 14, 20179 yr An All Star Catcher with the Cubs, he only played 32 games for the Twins, hitting .193, RANDY HUNDLEY
September 14, 20179 yr If not for a back injury prematurely ending his career, he would have been the starting second baseman on the 1987 World Champions. Co- American League Rookie of the Year in 1979, JOHN CASTINO Edited September 14, 20179 yr by oldguywithanitch
September 14, 20179 yr Sam Fuld We claimed him off waivers from and then traded him back to the Oakland A's.
September 14, 20179 yr 700 post Joe Benson thread > Joe Benson > Jeff Gray Come on now, some things are still obligatory.
September 14, 20179 yr Tommy Herr. One of my least favorite Twins because of his attitude. I loved the trade at the time because one of the big weaknesses of the 87 Twins was offense from the 2nd baseman. Herr had a nice track record but did not want to be here. Not too long before I didn't want him here either.
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