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A Fitting Double for a Great Team, the Twins...

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 It's all about the Twins, who are the Twins? This table is copied from the Twins website (Complements the Twins 40-Man Roster) Are all these guys really 6 foot? Travis Adams R/R 6' 1" 197 01/19/2000 Jorge Alcala   66 R/R 6' 3" 205 07/28/1995 Matt Canterino   83 R/R 6' 2" 222 12/14/1997 Eiberson Castellano R/R 6' 3" 160 05/09/2001 Jhoan Duran   59 R/R 6' 5" 230 01/08/1998 David Festa   58 R/R 6' 6" 185 03/08/2000 Kody Funderburk   55 L/L 6' 4" 230 11/27/1996 Brent Headrick   53 L/L 6' 6" 235 12/17/1997 Ronny Henriquez   31 R/R 5' 10" 155 06/20/2000 Griffin Jax   22 R/R 6' 2" 195 11/22/1994 Pablo López   49 L/R 6' 4" 225 03/07/1996 Zebby Matthews   52 R/R 6' 5" 225 05/22/2000 Bailey Ober   17 R/R 6' 9" 260 07/12/1995 Chris Paddack   20 R/R 6' 5" 217 01/08/1996 Marco Raya R/R 6' 1" 170 08/07/2002 Joe Ryan   41 R/R 6' 2" 205 06/05/1996 Cole Sa...

First Love and Baseball Post...

     It's the middle of winter January 7, 2025, it's about 9 degrees outside and my health leaves something to the imagination. I created a blog specifically for baseball to keep this love alive and share my perspective on baseball happenings, my own baseball practice, niece and nephews games, cards, ideas about the game, pictures, and other miscellaneous baseball trivia. So what great escape would keep Edgar Allen Poe away from his fireplace on a cold winter's day?      In Braham MN I live in a group home but with plenty of options. A couple days ago 1 of the helpers and me took our gloves and played catch... yes in the middle of winter. But, it just reminds me of actual competition and love of life. I'm a baseball player so I might as well play baseball.      This coming spring we're thinking about getting a practice tee which is basically a tee-ball tee with a ball on it that the ball can be hit with a bat and springs back. This would be g...