Name Yer Twin, Episode 2

[Brock Beauchamp]

Here we go again!

(we'll do a couple of these a week for awhile, then switch to weekly)

[Jerr]

Jacque Jones.

[Cory Engelhardt]

Ben Revere

[ashbury]

Clete Thomas. I mean, he's batting lefty. 😀

[Vanimal46]

That was our primary jersey for the first 5 ish seasons at Target Field…

I’m guessing that’s a young Jorge Polanco 

[ashbury]

3 hours ago, Cory Engelhardt said:

Ben Revere

I'm not sure whether even Ben's thighs were as solid as those forearms. 😀

[Cory Engelhardt]

13 minutes ago, ashbury said:

I'm not sure whether even Ben's thighs were as solid as those forearms. 😀

Fair :)

[Ben B]

Another vote for Jacque Jones

[USAFChief]

5 hours ago, Jerr said:

Jacque Jones.

Concur. 

Jacque Jones

[nicksaviking]

Jacque used to whack the plate with his bat and then twirl it like a baton. I don't remember the pointing the bat at the pitcher bit.

I'll also go with Polanco.

[Parfigliano]

JJ

[tony&rodney]

Jorge Polanco has bigger hands. I'll guess Jacque Jones.

[nicksaviking]

1 hour ago, tony&rodney said:

Jorge Polanco has bigger hands. I'll guess Jacque Jones.

[ashbury]

10 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Old-timey scouts used to look for certain traits in a prospect, such as the good face, or man hands.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

11 hours ago, Jerr said:

Jacque Jones.

Agreed!

[Cory Engelhardt]

Is this not something where once someone guesses the answer and the chain ends right? I have to think Jacque Jones is the answer now, But since we don’t have closure I’m curious if we still have to keep guessing

[bean5302]

Ben Revere is my vote.

[Brock Beauchamp]

26 minutes ago, Cory Engelhardt said:

Is this not something where once someone guesses the answer and the chain ends right? I have to think Jacque Jones is the answer now, But since we don’t have closure I’m curious if we still have to keep guessing

I’ll post the answer in a couple of days. 

[DocBauer]

Jones is a good answer. 

But I'm going to say Denard Span.

[lecroy24fan]

1 minute ago, DocBauer said:

Jones is a good answer. 

But I'm going to say Denard Span.

Clearly wearing a double digit number. likely 11. That would count out Span.

[DocBauer]

33 minutes ago, lecroy24fan said:

Clearly wearing a double digit number. likely 11. That would count out Span.

Looks like 11. I'm saying Chilli Davis wearing 44 batting from the LH side.

[Vanimal46]

Jacque Jones left the Twins in 2005 so there’s no chance he played a home game outdoors like the picture. Which reduces it down to either Revere or Polanco. And Revere was a slender build. So I feel pretty good about this one being Polanco thanks to the clear #11 jersey #. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Revere got a little stocky later, if I recall. However I will guess Revere too, an early version of Revere in his first spring training invite? 

[Jerr]

11 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

Jacque Jones left the Twins in 2005 so there’s no chance he played a home game outdoors like the picture. Which reduces it down to either Revere or Polanco. And Revere was a slender build. So I feel pretty good about this one being Polanco thanks to the clear #11 jersey #. 

Crowd in the background appears to be Oriole fans, so this is in Baltimore, not a home game.

[tony&rodney]

12 hours ago, Cory Engelhardt said:

Is this not something where once someone guesses the answer and the chain ends right? I have to think Jacque Jones is the answer now, But since we don’t have closure I’m curious if we still have to keep guessing

Hold your to your instincts. Jacque Jones should be the answer. Feet and hands.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

1 hour ago, Jerr said:

Crowd in the background appears to be Oriole fans, so this is in Baltimore, not a home game.

He’s wearing home whites

did they wear the big league unis during ST games in the aughts?

[Richie the Rally Goat]

13 hours ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

Agreed!

I’m now changing my answer because of Van. I think it’s Polanco too

[nicksaviking]

35 minutes ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

He’s wearing home whites

did they wear the big league unis during ST games in the aughts?

I picked Polanco, but it might be Jones. But it would be Jones in a spring game in 2010 when he briefly rejoined the organization but never made the big league club. That photo was definitely more recent than when we were accustomed to Jacque playing.

And the spectator in the Panama hat says that's Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, not Camden Yards in Baltimore.

 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

27 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I picked Polanco, but it might be Jones. But it would be Jones in a spring game in 2010 when he briefly rejoined the organization but never made the big league club. That photo was definitely more recent than when we were accustomed to Jacque playing.

And the spectator in the Panama hat says that's Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, not Camden Yards in Baltimore.

 

You’re right! Target Field has the limestone between the dugouts to the backstop, and the green fence is higher down to the foul poles.

Jorge at Spring Training

[USAFChief]

22 hours ago, USAFChief said:

Concur. 

Jacque Jones

Changing my answer.

Anotber vote for Jorge Polanco.