Last Chance for Winter Meltdown Tickets

brvama · January 12, 2015

Sounds terrific! Wished I was closer than a 4 hour drive. Good luck and have a great Meltdown. Someday soon I'll be there.

Seth Stohs · January 12, 2015

Sounds terrific! Wished I was closer than a 4 hour drive. Good luck and have a great Meltdown. Someday soon I'll be there.

I'm a 7 hour drive from there... I'll be there!

JB_Iowa · January 12, 2015

I'm a 7 hour drive from there... I'll be there!

You're just heading south where it us warmer.

It really does sound like a terrific event. Have fun everyone.

John Bonnes · January 12, 2015

It was a terrific event last year and led to some fantastic stories. FWIW, if you're going to Twinsfest, you need to make this a focal point of the weekend. It does not get any better than this.

Mike Sixel · January 12, 2015

Great lineup. congrats on what looks like a great event.

jharaldson · January 12, 2015

Some questions for Jacque:

You were part of some great defensive outfields with the Twins, in particular the “Soul Patrol” with Hunter, Lawton, and yourself. There have been some recent discussion questioning if OF defense has any impact on pitching. Do you think your great OF defense helped the pitching staff of your teams or do you think it is minimal and pitchers just have to pitch?
As a player you had dramatic splits with an OPS of .819 against RHP and an OPS of .649 against LHP. Looking back on your career do you think it would have been better to have platooned with someone an minimized your AB against LHP or do you agree with your opportunities against LHP?
What was it like during the contraction year playing for an owner that wanted to shut down your team? I always imagined it was like the movie “Major League” where the manager united the locker room by showing how ownership was against them.

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/article/media_slots/photos/001/318/844/majorleagueoriginal_original.jpg?1389973873

James · January 12, 2015

I had a great time last year, and this year's lineup of guests sounds great.

Unfortunately, I have to go a friend's wedding. I know, it's very selfish of him to get married the same day as the winter meltdown, but not everyone is as selfless as I am.

Is there a plan to have another summer meetup like the one before the Home Run Derby?

Paul Pleiss · January 13, 2015

I went last year, and while I remember the beginning of the event, towards the end things got a bit more hazy. After about 5 minutes into the first interview the crowd noise started up and I spent the remainder of the evening unable to hear most of the interviews and instead drank beers and talked baseball and what have you with friends, some new and some old. Thankfully, TD released the audio recording from the event the following week.

Hopefully the interview sessions are better set up this year, i look forward to hearing what these guys have been up to, and what they have to say about their days with Minnesota.

USAFChief · January 13, 2015

Jones was part of a MLB team that played Post season exhibition games against Japanese teams while I was stationed there. He and teammates (including Torii Hunter) made a visit to Yokota Air Base for a clinic for little leaguers. Jones could not have been more gracious and friendly to my two boys...of course, both boys were decked out in Twins gear, but he went out of his way to spend extra time with them and stayed late to visit. He seemed like such a nice man. I'm sure he'll make a great guest.

Brock Beauchamp · January 13, 2015

Tickets are on sale, everybody! http://twinsdaily.com/store/product/5-winter-meltdown-2015/

stringer bell · January 13, 2015

I'm in!

Sarah · January 13, 2015

Looking forward to it, thanks guys. What year was it that Jacque Jones led off the season (I think it was in Kansas City) with a home run? I'm sure I could look it up but I figured someone on here would know...still remember that obviously. It was a fun opening day jolt like, "Yay, baseball is back."

Kirby_waved_at_me · January 13, 2015

Looking forward to it, thanks guys. What year was it that Jacque Jones led off the season (I think it was in Kansas City) with a home run? I'm sure I could look it up but I figured someone on here would know...still remember that obviously. It was a fun opening day jolt like, "Yay, baseball is back."

in 2002 he hit a leadoff homer and then a three run homer later in the same game to put the Twins up 7-6

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200204010.shtml

His first HRs in 2000, 2001 and 2002 were all against the Royals, but the 2002 ones were on Opening Day.

stringer bell · January 13, 2015

in 2002 he hit a leadoff homer and then a three run homer later in the same game to put the Twins up 7-6

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200204010.shtml

His first HRs in 2000, 2001 and 2002 were all against the Royals, but the 2002 ones were on Opening Day.

To expand on that story, the leadoff HR was much more than "baseball is back". It came after the off-season of uncertainty as to whether the Twins would be contracted. It was an all-caps "BASEBALL IS BACK AND THE TWINS ARE PART OF IT!".

Kirby_waved_at_me · January 13, 2015

Yes! Excellent point. Coming back after possible contraction with that homer was awesome. I wonder what Jones thinks about that moment and if contraction was on his mind at all as he rounded the bases.

Adam Houck · January 16, 2015

To expand on that story, the leadoff HR was much more than "baseball is back". It came after the off-season of uncertainty as to whether the Twins would be contracted. It was an all-caps "BASEBALL IS BACK AND THE TWINS ARE PART OF IT!".

I'll always remember Dick Bremer's call: "That left Kansas City and I hope it landed in Milwaukee." About as edgy as Bremer gets.

Sarah · January 16, 2015

Thanks- almost 13 years ago, time flies. Maybe I will ask him about that next week!

Kirby_waved_at_me · January 21, 2015

I bought a ticket last Tuesday - does my name just go on a guest list? the e-mail confirmation mentioned that I would get a second e-mail when the item "shipped" but I don't think there's actually anything being mailed, is there?

Brock Beauchamp · January 21, 2015

I bought a ticket last Tuesday - does my name just go on a guest list? the e-mail confirmation mentioned that I would get a second e-mail when the item "shipped" but I don't think there's actually anything being mailed, is there?

We have placed a bag of tickets in the forest somewhere north of Bemidji.

Godspeed, everyone.

(just give your name at the door)

shs_59 · January 24, 2015

If i wasn't practically in Nebraska right now, and living here. I would definately be There!

Have a great time those that go....and Please be respectful and whisper during the interviews of St. Peter , Jacque and or Laudner.

!

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