Seth Stohs

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Cody informs us that these are some new promo codes that you can use to save a few dollars on the Prospect Handbook.

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I'm usually the one who used excessive exclamation points, but I used them only where Aaron used them.

Most likely we're looking at January 2nd... but we're just waiting for a couple of details and it'll be available.

Jeremy Nygaard, Cody Christie and I are very excited to announce that “very soon” the 2016 Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook will be available for purchase. Without trying to sound too arrogant, the Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook has become the top source for Twins prospect information in recent years, and the 2016 version is the best yet. Let us tell you a little bit more about it.This year’s version represents the eighth annual Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook that I have written. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I started this. This is the fourth year that Jeremy and Cody have helped write the book. Frankly, without their assistance, the book simply would not get done. What started as a fun, little 80 page book that I could write in two or three weeks has become a 140+ page production with a ton more information. First, we need to thank Brock for another incredible cover! As we discussed who should be on the cover, there was one clear-cut choice, Max Kepler. The young German began the season hurt, spent a week in Ft. Myers rehabbing, joined AA Chattanooga, became the league’s MVP, helped win the Southern League title and then was called up to the big leagues where he got his first hit off of Johnny Cueto. Kepler was our choice for minor league hitter of the year. He is joined on the cover by minor league starting pitcher of the year and relief pitcher of the year, JO Berrios and Trevor Hildenberger. Baseball’s top prospect, Byron Buxton, remained Rookie Of The Year-eligible, so he remains covered in the book, and gets a cover spot too. That’s a big paragraph, and that’s just talking about the cover. Inside the book, you’ll find over 140 pages of content. You’ll find out Hitter, Starting Pitcher and Reliever of the Year stories. There are also stories or articles by a few of your favorite bloggers including Steve Buhr, Brandon Warne and Ted Schwerzler. Cody and Jeremy both added articles to the content as well. As always, however, the meat and potatoes of the Prospect Handbook is the Prospect Profiles. In the pages this year, you will find profiles on 154 Twins minor leaguers. Anyone who played for the GCL Twins, Elizabethton Twins, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Ft. Myers Miracle, Chattanooga Lookouts or Rochester Red Wings and maintained MLB’s rookie status while remaining in the organization is included in the book. We also included profiles for Korean star Byung Ho Park and Dominican shortstop Wander Javier. Jeremy spent time this year working on the book’s design and formatting. From a visual perspective, we believe that the book will just look a little better. Pages will be pretty consistent. Most prospects will get a half-page profile while some of the top prospects will get full-page spreads. Each profile will include improved (and more) header information than in the past. There will be a 2015 recap which Cody wrote and provides information on the player’s season including some statistical splits and more. Seth was responsible for writing the Scouting Reports. For most, that included background information and a scouting report. For full-page profiles, Background and Scouting Reports were divided. Seth also wrote the Forecast for ’16 section which provides you with our educated projection for where the player will spend much of the 2016 season. Finally, Jeremy wrote about the player’s Roster Status. When does he become Rule 5-eligible, or when can the player become a free agent. In the past, we liked to include several pictures in the book. In this year’s version, we have pictures of about 90% of the players. We found photographers in Rochester, Chattanooga, Ft. Myers and Cedar Rapids who had pictures of most of the players who spent time in those cities in 2015. We even found two photographers who shot photos of Twins GCL games. We also would really like to thank Phil Miller from the Star Tribune (who also writes prospect stories at Baseball America). Phil was kind enough to write the Foreword for this year’s book. I believe Phil owns a copy of all seven of the previous prospect handbooks, and he’ll be sure to get at least one this year as well. As always, you’ll find the Top 30 Prospect Rankings for Jeremy, Cody and I. You’ll also find our historical Top 20s or 30s. You can look at my Top 30 for 2016 and then look back at my previous top prospect rankings. It is fun to look back and see the quality of the Twins prospects and minor league system based on those lists. Let’s just say there were a few years there where the farm system was a little bit limited. For instance, you may recall 2008 when Deolis Guerra, Tyler Robertson, Anthony Swarzak and Kevin Mulvey were my top four prospects for the Twins, just ahead of Trevor Plouffe and Ben Revere. Hey, prospect ranking is not an exact science. Needless to say, we are very excited about the release of the 2016 Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook. We are just crossing some t’s and dotting some I’s before it becomes available. It will again be made available through the self-publishing company at LuLu.com. (where you can also buy previous Prospect Handbooks) The 2016 version will be available in print version or in an electronic pdf form via download. There are a couple dozen players profiled in the Prospect Handbook who will be appearing at Twins Fest. If autographs are your thing, the Prospect Handbook will be great for you. But if you just enjoy watching the Twins and getting to know more about the minor leaguers coming up through the system, this is a perfect coffee table type of book that you can use throughout the year as a reference. So, check back to Twins Daily over the next few days to find out when it becomes available, pricing, etc. Also, be sure to follow Seth, Jeremy and Cody on Twitter. We’ll be announcing its availability and – if there are some – trying to help you find promotions to get discounts there. A lot of you have bought the Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook in previous years. Hopefully it has proven to be a solid investment for you. If you haven’t before, please feel free to ask questions in the comments below. We’ll be happy to answer them. Thank you! Click here to view the article

If you follow the Twins and their minor league system, 2015 was a fun season. The previous four seasons were hard to watch, but it has made following the Twins farm system - one of the best in baseball - a lot of fun. In 2015, we started seeing some of the big names debut. In fact, eight players debuted for the Minnesota Twins during the season. As 2015 winds down, here is a fun look at the eight players who had debuts for the Twins this year.Let's start reminiscing on the 2015 debuts with the first: JR GRAHAM On April 6, the Twins were down 4-0 after 6. Graham, who was the Twins Rule 5 selection, came in to replace Phil Hughes. He went two innings. He gave up no runs on two hits. He walked one and struck out none. Five days later, Graham came into his third game game, this one in Chicago. The Twins were already losing. He recorded his first big league strikeout, Alexei Ramirez. EDDIE ROSARIO In early May, Oswaldo Arcia went on the disabled list. Aaron Hicks was playing great down in Rochester, and the Twins didn't want to mess with that. Not for a two-week call up. So, they decided to call up Eddie Rosario, who had impressed manager Paul Molitor in spring training. It was supposed to just be to get him a look, but he started hitting and playing great defense, and he stuck the rest of the year. Of course, the best memory of his season, happened on the very first pitch he saw. On May 6, the Twins faced lefty Scott Kazmir. In Rosario's first at-bat, he swung at the first pitch and crushed an opposite-field home run to the delight of the Target Field fans, especially his family behind home plate. BYRON BUXTON Baseball's top prospect was rushed to the big leagues in mid-June. His AA manager, Doug Mientkiewicz said he wasn't ready. Terry Ryan admits he wasn't ready. But Aaron Hicks was hurt, and Torii Hunter was serving his suspension, so the Twins needed to make a decision. They called up Byron Buxton. On June 14 in Texas, Buxton debuted against the Rangers, and Nick Martinez. Buxton went 0-4 and struck out a couple of times, but it was clear his defense was a difference-maker. A day later, the Twins were in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals. Buxton was again in the lineup, hitting ninth in a National League stadium. He recorded his first big league hit. Of course, it was a triple off of veteran John Lackey. A stand-up triple at that. ALEX MEYER 2015 was a difficult year for the 6-9, hard-throwing right-hander. He struggled early as a starter and was moved to the bullpen. He had a few good games and the Twins promoted him in late June. On June 26, Trevor May made a start and went just 1/3 of an inning before giving up five runs. Alex Meyer came on for his big league debut. He got two flyouts to end the first inning. In the second inning, he gave up a three-run homer to Aramis Ramirez. He then struck out Jean Segura for his first big league strikeout. Then Scooter Gennett homered off of him, and then Meyer struck out Kyle Lohse to end the inning. He made one more appearance in the Twins bullpen before returning to Rochester for the remainder of the season. Of course, we'll highlight his first big league strikeout. It illustrates just how nasty his slider can be. MIGUEL SANO The Twins were really struggling offensively in late June. Kennys Vargas was shipped all the way to AA Chattanooga, and Miguel Sano was summoned from the Lookouts. He had been mashing for the previous six weeks after he struggled greatly in his return after missing 2014 recovering from Tommy John surgery. He debuted on July 2 in Kansas City. In his first at-bat, he lined out to center. He struck out in his next two at-bats. In his final at-bat, he was facing closer Greg Holland. He rolled a ball between short and third and beat the throw to first. As obvious as Buxton tripling for his first big league hit was, it was equally (or completely the opposite of equally) obvious that Sano would get an infield single for his. You can find , but wouldn't you rather watch all 18 of his rookie season home runs? RYAN O'ROURKE Aaron Thompson had been with the Twins since spring training. He was really good in April, and not very good in May and June. Finally in early July, he was sent back to Rochester and the Twins added lefty Ryan O'Rourke to the 40-man roster and called him up. The 27-year-old lefty came into a game on July 7. The batter he was scheduled to face was Chris Parmelee, but Steve Pearce pinch-hit for him. O'Rourke struck out Pearce and finished a 1-2-3 inning. Here is the first batter he faced in the big leagues and the first strikeout: TYLER DUFFEY There was much debate in early August when the Twins called up Tyler Duffey to make a start against the Blue Jays in Toronto. Many fans wanted JO Berrios called up at the time. After Duffey went just two innings and gave up six runs in his debut, he was sent back down. He was called up because he didn't walk many or give up home runs. In his first inning, he walked leadoff man Troy Tulowitski before giving up a home run to Josh Donaldson. In the 2nd inning, a walk to Donaldson loaded the bases before Jose Bautista hit a grand slam. Fortunately for Duffey, and the Twins, he was given another shot and over the season's final six or seven weeks, he was the team's best starting pitcher, proving that promoting him was a good decision. We'll show a highlight from his debut, but we'll find the positive. In that second inning, he struck out Tulowitski for his first big league K. MAX KEPLER Kepler had a remarkable 2015 season in AA Chattanooga. He was the Twins Daily, and the Twins, minor league hitter of the year. He remained with the Lookouts all season and got a lot of extra at-bats, big at-bats, for Chattanooga in the Southern League playoffs. His three home runs in the championship series against Biloxi helped the Lookouts to the championship. Following the celebration, Kepler received some great news. Here is a snipit of an interview done with Kepler recently for the 2016 Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook regarding what happened next: "I played first [base] the final game and received the last putout ball of the game off the double play. When everything settled after our celebration in the clubhouse, I wanted to hand over the game ball to Doug Mientkiewicz, who was in his office. He didn’t want the ball, but wanted to inform me that I should pack my bags soon because I was heading up north that coming morning. I teared up out of joy and called my family minutes after I found out. Got no sleep that night but it was all worth it, and a day to remember." (More information coming this week on the 2016 Prospect Handbook. Available very soon!) On September 27th, he made his MLB debut pinch-hitting for Torii Hunter in the 9th inning of a game against the Tigers. Veteran southpaw Tom Gorzellany was the pitcher, and after a battle, Kepler struck out. On the season's final day, Kepler made his first start. He batted third and played right field. In his second at-bat of the day, off of Johnny Cueto, Kepler recorded his first big league hit. There you have it. Some very great memories for all eight of these players. What an amazing moment a big league debut must be, regardless of what happens going forward! 2015 will be a memorable year for each of them. Click here to view the article

Within the next few days, we will be sharing a bunch of information on the 2016 Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook. This will be the 8th annual Twins Prospect Handbook that I have been part of, and Cody Christie and Jeremy Nygaard, and – I might be biased – this feels like the best one yet. As I write about the various prospects, I always learn a few really interesting tidbits on some Twins minor leaguers. One of the more interesting stories or backgrounds in the 2016 book is that of Australian Aaron Whitefield. Recently, he answered some questions to help us get to know a little more about him and his story. Aaron Whitefield signed with the Twins in 2015. He had visa issues so by the time he got to the States, he played in just seven games for the GCL Twins. He only began playing baseball one year ago. Previously, he had been a softball player, competing for the Australian national team in some international competitions.He is currently playing for the Brisbane Bandits in the Australian Baseball League. He played for the Australian team in the ABL’s All Star game. He is currently hitting .294/.308/.333 (.641) with a couple of doubles. Without further ado, here is our interview with Twins minor leaguer Aaron Whitefield. Thank you to Aaron for taking time to respond. Please feel free to ask questions or discuss below. ------- Seth Stohs (SS): Growing up in Australia, were you able to follow Major League Baseball? Did you have a favorite team or players? Aaron Whitefield (AW): It's not that big over here, and I was not much of a team follower but more a player follower! My favorite player is Robinson Cano, but I also like the likes of Derek Jeter and Bryce Harper! SS: You played a lot of softball growing up including representing Australia in some international tournaments. What was it like to represent your country? AW: I love softball and loved getting to represent my country at a young age. It really helped me develop into a better player playing against/with older world players. SS: Had you played much baseball early in your life? What was your transition like moving from softball to baseball? At what point did you realize that you were good enough to sign and make baseball a career? AW: I have only been playing baseball for a year and a half and found it hard to transition especially when I was still playing both at a grade level. So I gave up softball and pursued my career in baseball! I always just played the game hard, and a team looked at me and liked it. So that's when I really pursued that path! SS: For you, what was it about the Twins that made them the team that you signed with? AW: The Twins gave me shot, and I took it especially with the pathway that they have. And I had heard a lot of good things about the Twins. So made it an easier decision! SS: What was the transition last year coming to the States from Australia? What were some of the biggest adjustments on and off the field? AW: Was not too bad was there for three weeks, the on-field was great, loved a competition and challenge that was there every day! But not too many off- field, a few Aussie slang words people didn't understand but that's all. SS: At this time, what would you say your biggest strengths are on the baseball field? AW: My speed. It is my number one tool, and I work on it a lot to try get faster and faster! SS: What are the areas you would like to improve upon in your game? AW: Power off the bat which will come. I am seeing more and more, but producing the back spin from the barrel is a real focus point for me at the moment! SS: What has your Australian Baseball League experience been like with Brisbane? I understand that originally you were only going to be on the home roster. AW: I love it in the Bandits culture. Great staff and players to share the season with! It makes it a lot easier to play, and great players to learn from! SS: Who are a few of the people who have helped you most getting to this point in your career? AW: There are a lot of people that have helped me a lot from the softball culture, and all those people know who they are and I'm very grateful! But John Deeble has helped me with skills and mental part of the game. I could not thank him enough for everything he has done especially when I first came over from softball! SS: What are some things you enjoy doing when you’re not playing baseball? AW: I like to hang out with my family and friends, gym and beach! SS: Favorite Baseball Movie? AW: The Sandlot SS: One more question... you have played second base and around the outfield for Brisbane. Where do you like to play and where are you most comfortable playing? AW: I have played shortstop my whole life and have made the transition to the outfield and second base. I feel a lot more comfortable in the infield but love learning and playing the outfield! ----- Again, a huge Thank You to Aaron Whitefield for taking time to respond to our questions. Click here to view the article

He spends a week building houses and digging drainage ditches for underprivileged people in the world. Pretty sure that's a decent workout.

Worrying about double plays as a statistic makes little sense. Each year, some really good hitters are on the DP leaderboard. Why? They hit the ball pretty hard and have runners on in front of them. They're just part of it.

These stories have been so much fun! I hope that people will continue to share their stories and such! I have really enjoyed it!

I was young. It must have been about 1984. I was eight and my family was at the Twins game. We got there early and watched batting practice. The Twins were playing the Red Sox. We were down the third base line. There was a roller and the ball was right in front of us. Lefty-hander John Henry Johnson of the Red Sox came to get the ball. Me, being eight-years-old, did what any eight year old boy would do. "Hey Mister! Mister, can I have that ball!?" Johnson got to the wall, looked up at me, turned away, turned back and said, "I've come too far over here for this." And he tossed me the ball. It was the first and only time I got a ball at a baseball game.Moments later, we walked closer to the Twins dugout. A couple of players were signing, so I went over there with the ball. I can't recall who the first player was, but the second was none other than Kirby Puckett. There wasn't a lot of interaction, that I can recall, but he signed it for me and tossed it back up. I was happy, but now having had some success, I continued to the dugout. I tossed the ball down to one-time All Star catcher Dave Engle. He proceeded to throw the ball into the Twins ball bag. He looked up at me, saw devastation, and quickly went to the ball bag, chuckled, signed it and tossed the ball back to me. Who knows where that ball is? I'm guessing my brother and I played catch with it in the backyard within no time. But even now, over 30 years later, I can remember that. It's the holidays which means that there is a lot of gift-giving. It can be fun. It can be stressful. So, my goal with this article is to not provide you with any stress. No arguing over who the Twins have or haven't signed, or for how much. No worrying about whether Player X or Player Y will do with their contract in 2016. Today, at least in this article, I want to pose a question to Twins Daily readers. Hopefully the question(s) will make you pause and give some thought to an answer and you'll share it with us. It's actually a two-part question, so bear with me. #1 - The first question I would like to ask you is, what is your favorite memory of an interaction with a professional ballplayer. Obviously as Twins fans, if that story happens to involve a Twins player that would be wonderful, but don't limit yourself. Did you or your kids ever get a player's autograph and it became a great conversation or something memorable? #2 - In your dream world, what is the one piece of memorabilia or an experience with a big leaguer (current or past) that you would want? And why? I'll give a couple of examples to kick this thing off, but please consider adding your stories. #1 - I have many great stories now about interactions with ballplayers. I've had the great opportunity to meet several in the clubhouse at Target Field, or in spring training ,or when I make trips to Cedar Rapids. But one that will always stick out for me was Twins Fest probably in probably 2010. I had my then-three-year-old daughter with me, and we were going through the free minor leaguer autograph line. I told my daughter she had to ask nicely if she could have their autograph. When she asked Plouffe, Trevor looked at her and said, "Only if I can have your autograph first." He gave her a Sharpee and told her to write her name on the paper covering the table right in front of him. She loved that and scribbled a few lines. He thanked her and then signed something for her. That's the kind of stuff I won't forget. Or Mike Radcliff coming up from behind Plouffe and saying, "Seth, keep your daughter away from this guy!" #2 - As far as what piece of memorabilia or experience I would love to have. That's a little more difficult. I know I would have loved to meet Harmon Killebrew and chat with him and get his autograph on a ball or a picture or something. When we went to the Hall of Fame ceremony in 2001, a friend of mine shelled out the money to get Killebrew's autograph and also took a selfie with him (way before selfies were really a thing). Another that I think would be neat would be to get some sort of poster of Mudcat Grant. One half of it a picture of him pitching for the Twins in the 1965 World Series. The other half a picture of him signing at Killebrew's Memorial Service at Target Field. Again, to meet him and have him sign that would be pretty neat. So there you have it, a challenge from me. Something to make you think. And feel free to expand as much as you'd like. I'm sure some of you have some tremendous stories!! Please have a safe and happy holidays! Click here to view the article

Who knows? Maybe he already has a registered account and has been monitoring these forums at Twins Daily all year long!

This is my hope as well...

I like Milone and I enjoy watching him pitch. Obviously, like most pitchers, there will be the occasional game, or even stretch of a few games, that don't go well. But when Milone is pitching well, he is fun to watch. He'll give up base runners, but he nibbles and claws and finds a way. Also, 2014 - when there was an injury in play - is the only season in his four full(ish) seasons that he's had a K/9 of less than 6.4. His location, and that changeup, are really good.

That would be nice... but to move up a level and the cut your strikeouts in half seems a bit much. How about 150? maybe 160?

Adam Brett Walker has been a very polarizing figure in the forums of Twins Daily. Yes, there are the strikeouts, but he has immense power. In 2015, he hit .239/.309/.498 (.807) with 31 doubles, 31 homers and 106 RBI. He led the Southern League in extra-base hits, home runs and RBI. And strikeouts. He has led his league in homers and RBI the last three years. He had a solid showing in the Arizona Fall League and last month he was added to the Twins 40-man roster. Walker just turned 24 in October and will head to big league spring training for the first time in February. He was the Twins third-round draft pick in 2012 out of Jacksonville University which is where he spends a lot of his offseason time. However, he is a Milwaukee native so he won’t be intimidated by the weather in Minneapolis when he makes his first trip to Twins Fest next month.Recently, Adam Brett Walker was willing to answer several questions for Twins Daily. Feel free to comment below. Seth Stohs (SS): What was that adjustment from the Florida State League to the Southern League like for you? Adam Brett Walker (ABW): I think the biggest change was the abilities for pitchers to have more control over their third and fourth pitches. They attacked the zone more and their misses were much smaller. SS: What were your thoughts when you got the invite to the Arizona Fall League? What were your hopes going into the Fall League? ABW: When I found out I was going to the AFL, I was very excited. I heard a lot of great things about the league. I knew there was going to be some very good competition and was looking forward to the challenge and see how it went. SS: Now that the AFL season is complete, you won a championship, and have had a little time away from it, what was the experience like there, and did you learn anything about yourself through it? ABW: It was an awesome experience on and off the field. It’s fun to be able to have new teammates and create friendships. We were able to try and learn from each other and help. Overall I was pretty happy with the way I played. Besides, the last week I was definitely happy. Was able to finish with winning a championship so that always helps. SS: You’ve won championships in Elizabethton (2012), Ft. Myers (2014), Chattanooga (2015) and Scottsdale (2015), and that Cedar Rapids team had the best record in the Midwest League in 2013. What does that say about you and your teammates and coaches, and how much fun is it to be part of a team where winning a championship is realistic? ABW: It is an awesome feeling to have been able to have been on so many winning teams. I've always been pretty competitive so I love winning. I've been with a lot of the same guys throughout my professional career with the Twins, and I believe we have created a winning mentality and expect to win wherever we go. In the AFL, I was lucky to have such a great group of guys on my team. I think we all came together as a team and decided we wanted to stay and win it all in the beginning. When a group of people decide to play as a team and expects to win every day it becomes very fun to play the game. SS: What do you do with all of the rings? ABW: I personally don't wear my rings very often but I am starting a nice collection that I definitely enjoy looking at. I want to keep working hard so I can add more to the collection. SS: You worked with Doug Mientkiewicz and Chad Allen the last two years. What does each bring to the table for your teams, and individually, how does each help bring out the best in you? ABW: Doug and Chad are two great coaches that I know what they want for us and push us to succeed. Doug has been very fun to play for as a manager. He loves to let us have fun as a team and enjoy coming to the field every day. He also holds the bar high and expects us to go out there and play our best every night. if we aren't playing to the best of our abilities, he will let us know. But that is why I respect him as a manager. Chad as a hitting coach is awesome as well. He has always been there for me to talk or go to the cage and work on things. He is very open to our thoughts as players and tries to learn from us as well. There is a lot of knowledge on the coaching staffs I've been on, and they love to help us become the best we can be. SS: How did you find out about being added to the 40-man roster? ABW: I was in Arizona at the time, and it was an off day so I had some time to relax at my apartment with my roommate. I received a phone call, and they talked to me about their selection to put me on the 40-man roster. It was a very exciting moment for me and a definite honor. SS: What's the plan for the rest of the offseason? How long before you start getting into baseball activities? ABW: I have been enjoying some time off after the AFL, spending time with my family and friends. It's been a crazy but fun offseason traveling around from Arizona to Wisconsin and a couple other places. I am enjoying this time, but I am starting to get back into baseball mode. After the holiday season, it will be time to really focus and get ready for spring training. SS: Are you looking forward to being at Twins Fest? Since you’re from Milwaukee, I can’t even scare you with tales of cold and snow storms! ABW: I am very excited for Twins Fest. I've heard it is a very fun time but very cold. I think I will be able to handle it though after growing up in Wisconsin. I am definitely looking forward to Twins Fest though. SS: What are you most looking forward to in your first big league spring training? ABW: First, I think spring training will be a great opportunity for me to show my talents and skills. I am definitely looking forward to being around and learning from guys though. Being able to see how some have been so successful for such a long time. You can learn a lot from just watching how players prepare for a season and day-to-day routines that may be able to help me. There is a lot of knowledge on the big league side, and I will always want to learn how to make myself a better player. A big Thank You to Adam Brett Walker for taking his time to answer our questions today. Feel free to discuss or ask questions below. Click here to view the article

I haven't talked to him, but I don't know that he would go to one of these leagues anyway. Maybe Australia, or maybe to one of these leagues' minor leagues.

Completely agree!! A lot of humility shown in this one, and an acknowledgement of work to do.

Honestly, that's what is fun for me in doing these. A lot of the guys that I interview aren't well known, but 1.) They deserve to be talked about and 2.) you get to find out some pretty neat things about them. But most of all, you get to see that love of the game, and it's shown in these responses.