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MLB draft happens during All-Star week and the Twins are sitting at #3-some interesting prospects in that rarefied air, I could go for a MLB ready catcher or front line starting pitcher...

Combine with Gophers FB and those numbers become less of a laughing matter (if you’re a Twins fan)

Twins alert today-went with Graig Nettles’ brother (Athletics), the reliever who nearly blew last night’s game (Dodgers), and Sweet Music.

I missed an obvious one yesterday-Tristan Gray, 2B for Rays. Would have given me a unique player; especially sad, since it was within the last week that I highlighted his past history before coming to the Twins. Oh well, I'm guessing the oppportunity to present itself again before too long...

Mario Mendoza (lifetime average of .215) takes umbrage at this comment. He thinks you should speak with the likes of Mickey Gasper or DaShawn Keirsey.

And to do this in a 1-0 game 😮

On the other end of the spectrum:

Ope, did you scoop up a unique player with a Royals pitcher from this past series? I didn’t from the series although Steve Farr did the trick from the’80s. I finally put your many references to Dan Smith/Rangers to use today. I also utilized Kyler Murray’s cousin today with the Giants-Rangers...

It’s actually Bruno, which really surprised me-Ward received MVP votes, Hrbek was the All Star and 2nd in ROY, with Gaetti finishing 5th and Brunansky nowhere to be found. In fact, he surpassed Ripken in WAR by a decent clip. As I recall from that season, he was criticized for not getting enough...

I have such a great deal of affection for those '82 Twins-it was the summer of my 10th birthday, I never saw so many games in person as that year, due to the ticket giveaways for Boy Scouts, school groups, etc. and in the midst of that miserable year, my boyish, optimistic, not yet ground down...

You might just have a small fortune on your hands

I tapped into the deep well of mid-‘10s, replacement level outfielders to score two newbies in Shane Robinson (Angels) and Clete Thomas (CF). For the Cardinals, I tapped into this legend of the ‘83 Topps set who was probably the most pulled Twin for me from that set .

On Apple+, they have a daily recap of highlights from all the games around the league. For those curious, Eduord Julien is still taking called third strikes to kill rallies.

Joey Browner was my cathartic tough guy through the '80s, doing things on the football field that a scrawny 5'6" kid could only dream of. Biggest hitter in Vikings history? Undoubtedly the strongest pair of hands--not only this play in the video, but I very vaguely recall him doing something...

While you used Cowser, it was the O’s Tyler O’Neill who was my unique outfielder put to the Grid, although he was also aided by his appearance with Team Canada in the WBC. I also learned yesterday that the White Sox have three 30+ Save pitchers on their roster who had unremarkable stints with...

Of the seven newly rostered Twins, I have already used Josh Bell and Taylor Rodger’s on the grid, so that leaves Banda, Caratini, Kent, Orze, and Gray to add to the unique player mix. That number’s now at 4, as Caratini was put to use today.

For those of you keeping score at home (and let's be honest for the Immaculate Grid degenerates such as myself), here are the homes of the Twins alumni to start the season: D-Backs Carlos Santana Athletics Brent Rooker Braves Kyle Farmer Red Sox Danny Coulombe Sonny Gray Jovani Moran Rockies...

For you TikiTed (and while I’m no Dodger fan, this is pretty f’in awesome): Edwin Diaz entrance

I’m just been reading up on Caleb Williams trying to trademark the nickname Iceman for himself, as George Gervin also stakes his claim and I think it indisputably vaults William’s to the top of my list of athletes who I hope fall flat on their face as quickly as possible, narrowly edging out the...

Not yet mentioned here, but really well deserved win for Amy Madigan as Best Supporting Actress in Weapons. She was creepy AF in it and when the credits rolled, my jaw dropped to see the wife in Field of Dreams playing the role. She took an intriguing scary movie and elevated it into another level.