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I am not a handyman. I am a jack of no trades. When it became time to prepare my snowblower for storage, I took it as a threat to the peace and harmony of my weekend. Sure enough, I managed to stretch a small chore into two days of choking back cuss words because my daughter was in earshot. It's ready now. Probably. The nice part is I didn't suffer alone. I had Cory Provus and Dan Gladden to keep me company. I listened to the Twins play in the garage. It felt right, somehow. Baseball and small engine maintenance. I'm typing this with grease and oil on my hands. My wife seeded the lawn while I labored. Typical home-owner stuff, with baseball keeping us company. Same as it ever was, as long as fans have had radios and things to do. Cory Provus was being harassed for not being an athlete, but I don't think he's the only non-athlete in the world of baseball. There are lots of different ways of being one of the gang. Baseball already sports a stark dichotomy between its jocks and its nerds (both terms used with love). But that's not all. There are those of us who love the sport for its history and storytelling, present company most definitely included. You don't have to be a five-tool all-star to join the screaming hordes of Twins territory. Baseball, I believe, can be an outlet for healthy masculinity. Masculinity is a style of being that doesn't have to be tied to men. It doesn't have to be exclusive and punitive. Masculinity can be a rough and tumble ride for everyone. Yell. Pump your fist. Become a part of the howling crowd. Let out the beast in you where it's safe to be free. In an extra-innings game in the Dome, I remember what happened when Joe Crede hit a walk-off grand slam. I screamed. We all screamed. Some dude standing next to me screamed with me. We hugged hard after slapping hands in a high five. Masculine, but without toxicity. The Twins made Saturday and Sunday worth my time. Solid pitching and runs galore. I yelled and pumped my fist by myself, except not really. Other people are out there, yelling with me in their own garages and houses. It's a safe place to be a part of the team. Correa and company gave me plenty to yell about, too. In college, one of my roommates bought another roommate a Green Bay hat and told him he liked the Packers now. It worked. What a simple gesture with to bring someone onto the team. At a time where people complain about masculinity (and baseball) losing traction, what are we doing to bring people to share their voices in the roar of the crowd?

May 13, 1989 Kirby Puckett Hits Four Doubles Kirby Puckett hit a team record four doubles as the Twins beat the Blue Jays 10-8 at the Metrodome. Kirby, who was 4-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored, hit two doubles each off of 7x All-Star Dave Stieb and '87 AL saves leader Tom Henke. May 13, 2009 Crede Hits Walk-Off Grand Slam Down 7-9 to Detroit in the eighth with Mike Redmond on first, Jason Kubel, pinch-hitting for Carlos Gomez, hit a game-tying home run. The teams were still tied in the thirteenth when Curtis Granderson hit a one-out triple off of Jesse Crain. Then, with two out, Crain was called for a balk, bringing Granderson home with the go-ahead run. Kubel led-off the bottom of the thirteenth with a single, and was pinch-run for by Nick Punto, who was sacrificed to second by Denard Span, and driven in by Matt Tolbert to tie the game. Joe Mauer then grounded out for the second out of the inning, with Tolbert advancing to second on the play. 2006 AL MVP Justin Morneau was intentionally walked to fill first. Tigers reliever Brandon Lyon, however, then gave up a walk to Michael Cuddyer, forcing the winning run up to third base. With two out and a 1-2 count, third baseman Joe Crede hit a walk-off grand slam. May 14 Happy 62nd Birthday, Hosken Powell It's the birthday of former Twins right fielder Hosken Powell, born in Selma, Alabama in 1955. The Twins' '75 draft choice played in Minnesota from 1978-'81 before playing his final two big league seasons in Toronto. Powell hit his first major league home run off of Hall of Famer Jim Palmer in May of his rookie season. His third home run was off of Hall of Famer Fegie Jenkins. And his final home run came off of Hall of Famer Don Sutton. May 14, 1968 3-HR First Inning vs. Catfish Hunter After Twins starter Jim Merritt set Oakland's Bert Campaneris, Reggie Jackson, and Sal Bando down in order to start the game, Rod Carew led off the bottom of the first with a home run off of future-Hall of Famer Jim "Catfish" Hunter. Catfish then walked Cesar Tovar, and gave up another home run to Tony Oliva. After walking Harmon Killebrew, Catfish finally got Bob Allison to pop up for the first out. Rich Rollins then drove in Harmon with the Twins' third home run of the inning, giving them a 5-0 lead in the first inning. The Athletics battled back, however, scoring in each on the next three innings, including a big six-run fourth inning, ultimately winning 13-8, with Catfish Hunter improving to 4-2 on the season. May 14, 1998 Marlins Trade Eisenreich In what would have been one of the biggest blockbuster trades of all time had it happened in 1993, the Marlins sent Gary Sheffield, Bobby Bonilla, Charles Johnson, 1977 St. Cloud Tech graduate Jim Eisenreich, and Manuel Barrios to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Piazza, and Todd Zeile. Keep in touch with the @TwinsAlmanac on Twitter.