Wednesday, April 29, 2009

#68 Tony Fiore

Name: Tony "Vulcher" Fiore

Prison Term: 2001-2003

The Memories:

Nicknamed the "Vulcher" for picking up wins in games he had little impact on. The guy would come in relief for an inning or two, hold the lead, Twins score a few to take the lead, and boom Fiore wins 10 games!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

#69 John Smiley

Name: John Smiley

Prison Term: 1992

The Memories:

"Smiles" won 16 games for the Twins in 1992, one year after winning 20 for the Pirates. He had the free flowing hair that many young hockey players dream of.

Monday, April 27, 2009

#70 Butch Huskey

Name: Butch "Freckles" Huskey

Prison Term: 2000

The Memories:
Butch is near and dear to my heart for one important reason. He's a black man with freckles. Back in 2000, when he was a member of the Twins, I myself had freckles. Even though Huskey hit just 5 homeruns for the Twins that year, he hit a homerun with me every time he showcased his freckled face.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

#71 Alex Cole

Name: Alex Cole

Prison Term: 1994-95

The Memories:
  • Wore Rec-Specs when they were cool (can't fault him), plus he was so fast it's very possible flying insects could have blinded him.

  • Cole's life after the Twins landed him in prison for possession with intention to distribute heroin. A miserable life in the Metrodome very well could have led him to questionable decision making away from the game.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

#72 Tom Prince

Name: Tom Prince

Prison Term: 2001-2003

The Memories:

Tom Prince is a poor man's Mike Redmond, and I don't mean that as a compliment. Prince is the guy who would catch every 5th day or so, typically on a Sunday afternoon game where the starting catcher from the night before rested his knees. I've never confirmed whether or not Prince, like his successor Redmond, walked the locker rooms comfortably naked.

*No, I'm not the lucky guy to have a Tom Prince autographed card.

Friday, April 17, 2009

#73 Dan Serafini

Name: Dan Serafini

Prison Term: 1996-1998

The Memories:
According to my buddy growing up, Dan Serafini had 3 Cy Young awards and was a sure fire Hall of Famer before he ever threw his first pitch. Well, Bill, let's fast forward 13 years. Last time I checked, Serafini had been suspended 50 games by MLB and wasn't getting a sniff by any teams!

By the way, were my buddy Bill and I the only two people to think we won the lottery when we pulled a Dan Serafini 1993 Topps Gold card?

Thursday, April 16, 2009

#74 John Moses

Name: John Moses

Prison Term: 1988-1990

The Memories:
  • Fantastic mustache

  • Came to the Twins one year after the 1st World Series and left the year before the 2nd. I'm going to go ahead and say John Moses is the reason the Twins won both World Series.