Great article on the Twins clubhouse

[gunnarthor]

http://www.startribune.com/the-latin-influence-twins-clubhouse-can-be-a-rollicking-place-and-that-s-just-the-way-the-team-wants-it/561926622/

 

I really liked this one. Talks about how Rocco has allowed a different vibe in the clubhouse ("Baldelli started spring training with a relaxed, rest-and-recovery atmosphere, but stressed that his players should always be professional — but be themselves") and how the many Twins from Latin America have flourished in this better environment. 

[SpicyGarvSauce]

“It seems like one of Sano’s offensive tactics is to sit there with no shirt on and just sliders on,” Twins General Manager Thad Levine said, referring to heavy duty baseball underwear. “I can imagine that can’t be too comfortable for anybody sitting across the way from him.”

 

LOL, this is a great visual.

[spanman2]

 

“It seems like one of Sano’s offensive tactics is to sit there with no shirt on and just sliders on,” Twins General Manager Thad Levine said, referring to heavy duty baseball underwear. “I can imagine that can’t be too comfortable for anybody sitting across the way from him.”

 

LOL, this is a great visual.

IALTO

[nokomismod]

Rocco and PJ Fleck, coach of my co-favorite team, both bring a new player friendly vibe to their teams. Why sweat the petty stuff when you can pet the...

[Brock Beauchamp]

What a great article and it really drives home how different baseball is today and how much better the sport is for it.

[Han Joelo]

This:

Levine cued up “The Godfather” theme to describe it all.

“Nelson is like the Godfather and Marwin is his consigliere, and Miguel is his protégé,” Levine said. “Astudillo is almost like Sonny [Corleone], the loose cannon. You can’t keep a lid on him.

 

 

[glunn]

This article makes me even more hopeful that this year's Twins can be a dream team. It sounds like they are having fun, which allows them to play loose.

[ashbury]

LENIII gets more than his share of grief from readers, but I hope folks remember this article the next time they want to sound off. Well done.

[70charger]

 

 

Cruz and Sano (above) might be the best example of the work-play balance. Sano has tried to match Cruz’s attention to detail as he prepares for games, and the two celebrate home runs together by mimicking the Pedro Cerrano character from the movie “Major League.”

 

“He’s grown up a lot,” Cruz said of Sano.

 

Are you saying he was a baby?

“Yes,” Cruz laughed as Sano walked by him. “A big baby.”

 

Player-coach!

 

Seriously though, these sound like great changes. I would love to see that clubhouse in person, though probably not with an underwear-clad Sano across from me.