minnesota Twins Bobbleheads Discussions
| Twins 1B Morneau edges Yankees SS Jeter for AL MVP | | Derek Jeter barely lost the batting title to Joe Mauer. He also was nosed out for American League Most Valuable Player by Justin Morneau, another member of the Minnesota Twins. Morneau edged the superstar shortstop of the New York Yankees by 14 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Tuesday. The 25-year-old Morneau is the youngest player to win the AL MVP since Frank Thomas won with the Chicago White Sox in 1993 and the first Twin to earn the honor since Rod Carew in 1977.
A first baseman, Morneau hit .321 with 34 homers and 130 RBI - second most in the league and in franchise history - as the Twins won the American League Central Division title. "I never thought I'd be sitting here with this award," Morneau said at an afternoon news conference. "I was just lying there with the phone by my side all day hoping it would ring. The phone never left my side." The Twins heated up around the same time as Morneau. They were 25-33 and 11 1/2 games behind first-place Detroit on June 7. From there, the Twins went 71-33 as Morneau hit .362 with 23 homers and 92 RBI. Jeter put together... | |
| | 4 New Fathers | | Four expectant fathers were in a Minneapolis hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor. The nurse arrived and proudly announced to the first man, "Congratulations, sir. You're the father of twins!""What a coincidence! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball team!"Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets."Wow! That's incredible! I work for the 3M Corporation."An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets. Stunned, he barely could reply, "I don't believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!"After this, everyone turned to the fourth guy who had just fainted. The nurse rushed to his side. As he slowly gained consciousness, they could hear him mutter over and over, "I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job...." | |
| | 4 New Fathers | | Four expectant fathers were in a Minneapolis hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor. The nurse arrived and proudly announced to the first man, "Congratulations, sir. You're the father of twins!" "What a coincidence! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball team!" Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets. "Wow! That's incredible! I work for the 3M Corporation." An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets. Stunned, he barely could reply, "I don't believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!" After this, everyone turned to the fourth guy who had just fainted. The nurse rushed to his side. As he slowly gained consciousness, they could hear him mutter over and over, "I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job...." | |
| | New Fathers | | Four expectant fathers were in a Minneapolis hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor. The nurse arrived and proudly announced to the first man, "Congratulations, sir. You're the father of twins!""What a coincidence! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball team!"Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets."Wow! That's incredible! I work for the 3M Corporation."An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets. Stunned, he barely could reply, "I don't believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!"After this, everyone turned to the fourth guy who had just fainted. The nurse rushed to his side. As he slowly gained consciousness, they could hear him mutter over and over, "I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job...." | |
| | 4 New Fathers | | Four expectant fathers were in a Minneapolis hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor. The nurse arrived and proudly announced to the first man, "Congratulations, sir. You're the father of twins!" "What a coincidence! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball team!" Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets. "Wow! That's incredible! I work for the 3M Corporation." An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets. Stunned, he barely could reply, "I don't believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!" After this, everyone turned to the fourth guy who had just fainted. The nurse rushed to his side. As he slowly gained consciousness, they could hear him mutter over and over, "I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job...." | |
| | Playoff chances | | How well do you think the twins will do this year? Do you think they will make it to the playoffs? If so do you believe they have a chance at the world series? | |
| | Who is your favorite Twins player? | | As a Twins fan, I have not been 100% dedicated. I choose favorites in the playoffs when the Twins aren't in it. But i think the rock of the team deserves my vote... he is Johan Santana. Who is your Twins favorite? | |
| | | Waiting room | | There were three fathers to be in a hospital waiting room,waiting for their babies to be born.the first nurse comes out and tells the first father,"congratulations you are the father of twins!"he says,"great!i am the manager for the Minnesota twins."the second nurse comes out and tells the second fther,"congrtulations you are the father of triplets!" he says,"that is cool!i work for 3M." the third father opens the window and jumps out .the third nurse comes out,and asks,"where is the third father?" one of the other fathers said,"oh he jumped out the window." the nurse asks,"why?" he replies,"he works for Seven Up!" | |
| | Birthdays in History - April 14 | | April 14, 1977 Sarah Michelle Gellar, actress, Kendall-All My Children, Buffy
April 14, 1976 Baedon Choppy, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics
April 14, 1976 Jason Wiemer, born in Kimberley, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning
April 14, 1975 Petra Begerow, born in Germany, tennis star, 1996 quarter Hilton Head
April 14, 1974 Mike Allen Lambert, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics
April 14, 1973 Adrien Brody, American Actor
April 14, 1972 Jason Mallett, CFL safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
April 14, 1972 Zev Lumelski, WLAF guard for the Amsterdam Admirals
April 14, 1971 Antonio London, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions
April 14, 1971 Gregory Zaun, born in Glendale, California, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles
April 14, 1970 Brian Stablein, NFL wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts
April 14, 1970 Jan Siemerink, born in Netherlands, tennis star
April 14, 1970 Steve Avery, born in Trenton, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
April 14, 1969 Brad Ausmus, born in New Haven, Connecticut, catcher for the Detroit Tigers
April 14, 1969 Brad Pennington, born in Salem, Indiana, pitcher for the California Angels
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