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My Minnesota Minnesota Twins lineup and roster

stringer bell

Entry posted by stringer bell in All time native Minnesota team (Twins) ·

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Here is a lineup of ex-Twins or current Twins:

Molitor 3b, Mauer c, Winfield rf, Hrbek 1b, Steinbach dh, Eisenreich cf, Wallner lf, Terrell ss and Kindall 2b, Morris p. The lineup features three Hall of Fame players (with Mauer likely #4), another Twins player who had his number retired along with a couple of jouneymen in the middle infield. Jack Morris leads a rotation which features three guys who won 20 games and a bullpen with an All-Star closer. Here's the pitching staff: Jack Morris, Jerry Koosman, Dave Goltz, Dick Stigman, and Louie Varland for the rotation. Bullpen: Bob Gebhard, Mike Morin, Tom Johnson, Caleb Thielbar, Tom Burgmeier and Glen Perkins. Bench players: Greg Olson (c), Brian Raabe (if), Tom Kelly (1b-of), Michael Restovich (of) and maybe Tom Quinlan (3b).

As most of you have noted by now, this is a team of Twins all born in Minnesota. There are more native born Minnesotans who have worn the TC, including sports writer Charlie Walters and the immortal Fred Bruckbauer (infinity ERA), but this is a plausible all-time all Minnesota Minnesota Twins team.

Edit to add: George Thomas played briefly for the Twins in 1971. His career was far superior to Tom Quinlan. Add him to the roster. Thanks @Paul D.

 

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sweetmusicviola16

sweetmusicviola16 3,203

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Maybe I'm missing them but I nominate P's Mike Mason from Faribault and Paul Giel from Winona for this team. I know neither was very good as Twins but they were Twins.

stringer bell

stringer bell 25,783

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2 hours ago, sweetmusicviola16 said:

Maybe I'm missing them but I nominate P's Mike Mason from Faribault and Paul Giel from Winona for this team. I know neither was very good as Twins but they were Twins.

Yes, I chose Gebhard and Morin for their comparatively better stints with the Twins, but Giel and Mason were both MN born and played for the Twins, along with the aforementioned Walters and Bruckbauer. Also, Mike Poepping made the majors with the Twins. 

stringer bell

stringer bell 25,783

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On 1/20/2024 at 12:39 PM, Paul D said:

I'll add George Thomas (Minneapolis) who played in the majors from 1957-71.  The Twins were his last team and he only appeared in 23 games in '71.  I remember him from his Red Sox days.  Not a bad player and was a super utility type guy.  Looking at his baseball-reference.com info, he played every position except he never pitched in a game.  George Thomas Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

Yes, I missed him. He would be an upgrade from Quinlan, although he (Thomas) didn't do much for the Twins.

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