Countdown to Opening Day

[zenser]

A day late and not in uniform but here is Molly.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Snepp, thank you for starting this thread. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and look for ward to the last couple days. Unfortunately there will be no surprises on opening day.

[snepp]

Been gone a couple days, started going through countdown withdrawal.

 

 

http://assets.impactgiveback.org/uploads/Lakeland%20Hospice%20Foundation/Harmon%20Killebrew.jpg

[snepp]

Hopefully he continues to build on what's making him one of my favorite players.

 

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/files/2013/08/Brian-Dozier.jpg

 

 

Oh, and the obligatory...

 

 

 

 

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1908993/TheHair.jpg

 

*swoon*

[Don't Feed the Greed Guy]

In case you can't make out the signature, think 2nd worst trade by a Minnesota franchise in 1988-89. The Two Tommy Swap, leading to this guy, about eleven months before Herschel Walker came to town...

[steve]

http://www.oldmetstadium.com/lp_740915_10a_darwin.jpg

 

Camera Day, 1974.

 

From the remarkable website http://www.oldmetstadium.com/

[steve]

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0930/mlb_a_kingmanpop_300.jpg

 

Domeball.

[Guest USAFChief]

Snepp, thank you for starting this thread. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and look for ward to the last couple days.

Concur!

 

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[Jerr]

http://www.oldmetstadium.com/lp_740915_10a_darwin.jpg

 

Camera Day, 1974.

 

From the remarkable website http://www.oldmetstadium.com/

 

Loved going down the ramps, after a game there with my Dad and my short little kids legs:)

[Squirrel]

Hopefully he continues to build on what's making him one of my favorite players.

 

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/files/2013/08/Brian-Dozier.jpg

 

 

Oh, and the obligatory...

 

 

 

 

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1908993/TheHair.jpg

 

*swoon*

 

This, times 100

[twinsnorth49]

Snepp, thank you for starting this thread. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and look for ward to the last couple days. Unfortunately there will be no surprises on opening day.

 

Concur!

 

concurconcurconcurconcurconcurconcurconcurconcurconcurconcur

 

Whoot! Whoot!

 

Awesome idea! Loved it.

[steve]

http://sports.mearsonlineauctions.com/ItemImages/000041/5e50fb4f-1c22-4de4-9323-513e1950905a_lg.jpeg

[steve]

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/3SEAAOxyLm9TCSsm/$_57.JPG

[steve]

http://aarongleeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tsuyoshi-nishioka-twins.jpg

 

 

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/Tsuyoshi%20Nishioka%20pop%20fly.jpg

 

http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2012/08/6460472-251x300.jpg

 

http://media.nj.com/yankees_main/photo/9468223-large.jpg

[Don't Feed the Greed Guy]

Slick fielding keystone cop who brought stability to the Twins middle infield, .296/.358 (BA/OBP) with 25 steals in 2006. .304/.356 in 85 games in the 2007 campaign before being traded to the Mets for a career minor leaguer named Dustin Martin, and a guy named Drew Butera. He played three more seasons with the Mets.

[steve]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_C1LO9Z8ui8/T1gnhp115RI/AAAAAAAAB1k/9McfywkHUkI/s1600/Copy+of+Twins+With++Pres.+Reagan++Rose+Garden+Victory+&+Reseda+Flickr.jpg

 

 

Who are all these guys? Who can fill in the blanks

 

From left:

 

Carl Pohlad, Roy Smalley, Tom Kelly, Frank Viola, unknown hairpiece (Howard Fox??), Steve Carlton??, unknown ear, Kent Hrbek?, Ronald Reagan.

[Thrylos]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_C1LO9Z8ui8/T1gnhp115RI/AAAAAAAAB1k/9McfywkHUkI/s1600/Copy+of+Twins+With++Pres.+Reagan++Rose+Garden+Vict%20%20ory+&+Reseda+Flickr.jpg

 

 

Who are all these guys? Who can fill in the blanks

 

From left:

 

Carl Pohlad, Roy Smalley, Tom Kelly, Frank Viola, unknown hairpiece (Howard Fox??), Steve Carlton??, unknown ear, Kent Hrbek?, Ronald Reagan.

 

Howard Fox indeed, and the unknown ear belongs to The father of Drew. There is a video of that some place... I guess it is here now too

 

[video=youtube;w2F3eTgZXGU]

[Thrylos]

RIP

 

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqYOKo0E1z3+WM5vBNtZrJN-9g~~_3.JPG

[thetank]

RIP

 

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqYOKo0E1z3+WM5vBNtZrJN-9g~~_3.JPG

This guy managed the Twins, Tigers, Yanks and a Athletics?

[Thrylos]

This guy managed the Twins, Tigers, Yanks and a Athletics?

 

Rangers too

 

and he was the 3rd base coach and a big reason for the '65 Twins team

[cmathewson]

Rangers too

 

and he was the 3rd base coach and a big reason for the '65 Twins team

 

How many times was he fired by Steinbrenner?

[snepp]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m81puyUWad1r9hrxoo1_500.jpg

 

April 27th, 1994, leftfielder Alex Cole and shortstop Pat Meares nearly collide on a pop-up. Cole makes the catch for the final out, sealing a no-hitter for Twins starter Scott Erickson.

[Thrylos]

How many times was he fired by Steinbrenner?

 

4 times officially (without the boss changing his mind later in the season or off-season.) Many more unofficially...

[steve]

RIP

 

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqYOKo0E1z3+WM5vBNtZrJN-9g~~_3.JPG

 

 

Are there any pictures of Martin as a Twin, where you can see the 1? I've looked and looked and haven't found any.

[steve]

More wearers of the 1.

 

 

http://i.usatoday.net/communitymanager/_photos/daily-pitch/2010/04/13/hudsonx-large.jpg

 

http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/65812/65812-7Fr.jpg

 

http://knuckleballsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Castillo-300x252.jpg

[Thrylos]

Are there any pictures of Martin as a Twin, where you can see the 1? I've looked and looked and haven't found any.

 

yes there are indeed.

 

http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/81338656-baseball-minnesota-twins-manager-billy-martin-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QStpwr2fIHnefm0vEX1vus9a4hJIYAZTVxi52eenKjzI3AO5UBfLKQ0pu%2Be9IepbflfVgUfuq16zDI3lrHQm1PI%3D

[snepp]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8DNfTbzjjW4/UTa6yewezsI/AAAAAAAAAGw/XShm_TDTQ6k/s1600/tsuyoshi-nishioka-spring-e1332299809766.jpg

 

 

An apt expression. Yet no Nishioka tale is complete without an appropriate farewell...

 

 

[video=youtube_share;Q3b5aOelFL4]

[LaBombo]

 

 

An apt expression. Yet no Nishioka tale is complete without an appropriate farewell...

Pressed the like button the second I recognized the Sara McLilithFest soundtrack. The Red Wings mugshot is priceless; he looks like he's been demoted to lunch special sandwich board guy in front of a greasy spoon.

[cmathewson]

 

[gil4]

How many times was he fired by Steinbrenner?

 

Enough for them to joke about it in Lite beer commercials. After this one was made, George re-hired him, so they dubbed "hired" over the "fired" and left the rest as it was.

 

www.youtube.com/embed/0agZEMEpiVI

 

Here is the updated version:

 

 

They went back to the original after he was fired again.