Last Chance for Winter Meltdown Tickets
Jan 22 2015 08:10 PM |
John Bonnes
in About Twins Daily
- January 24th, from 5-8, at Mason’s. Just walk the block from Target Field and TwinsFest and join us.
- Question & answers with Minnesota Twins President Dave St. Peter, Twins alum catcher and Jacque Jones!
- Two free beers from local craft brewery 612 Brew.
- Drink specials from Dobel Tequila and Three Olives Vodka.
- NEW: Raffle that include two Twins Opening Day tickets from Ticket King.
- The limited edition Twins Daily Winter Meltdown Pint Glass
- Tickets go on sale Tuesday RIGHT HERE. $25 on Tuesday only, $30 after.
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Leading off: Twins President Dave St. Peter. Batting second: Twins catcher (and current Fox Sports North analyst) Tim Laudner. And I’m thrilled to announce that Jacque Jones will be our #3 hitter at the Twins Daily Meltdown.
Jones patrolled the outfield for Twins for the better part of seven seasons, including being an integral part of the teams that won three division championships from 2002 through 2004. He was the leadoff hitter for those teams, with a .782 OPS and 132 home runs with the Twins, all while playing exceptional corner outfield defense.
That shouldn’t be a surprise, considering he played center field for most of his minor league career and as an All-American at USC. He also played with the US Olympic Baseball team in 1996 at Atlanta, winning a bronze medal with future Twins teammate Matt LeCroy. He was drafted that same year by the Twins in the second round.
When he left the Twins following the 2005 season, he signed with the Chicago Cubs and played with them for two years. He also spent time with the Tigers, Marlins and Reds organization before returning to the Twins in 2010. As a result, he received loud standing ovations during his at-bats in the two exhibition games played prior to Target Field’s first official MLB game.
St. Peter, Laudner and Jones are on board and now you’re at the plate. Stop by the Twins Daily Store tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 8:00 AM to nab tickets at the one-day price of $25. While we’ve made extra tickets available this year, we sold out last year by noon, so please don’t delay. One last time, here are the details:
- January 24th, from 5-8, at Mason’s. Just walk the block from Target Field and TwinsFest and join us.
- Question & answers with Minnesota Twins President Dave St. Peter, Twins alum catcher and Jacque Jones!
- Two free beers from local craft brewery 612 Brew.
- Drink specials from Dobel Tequila and Three Olives Vodka.
- The limited edition Twins Daily Winter Meltdown Pint Glass
- Tickets go on sale Tuesday RIGHT HERE. $25 on Tuesday only, $30 after.
20 Comments
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.
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.
Great lineup. congrats on what looks like a great event.
Some questions for Jacque:
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?
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.
Tickets are on sale, everybody! http://twinsdaily.co...-meltdown-2015/
I'm in!
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-...200204010.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!".
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.
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.
Thanks- almost 13 years ago, time flies. Maybe I will ask him about that next week!
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)
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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