Wednesday, May 27, 2009

#53 Paul Sorrento

Name: Paul Sorrento

Prison Term: 1989-91

The Memories:
  • Packing a nice chaw was one thing he did well with the Twins.
  • Apparently the only thing standing in Sorrento's way was Kent Hrbek. Sorrento would go on to have a nice major league career by hitting over 160 home runs in 11 seasons.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

#54 Dave Hollins

Name: Dave Hollins

Prison Term: 1996

The Memories:
  • Best known for being traded from the Twins to the Mariners for the ever popular player to be named later. Well in this case that player was David Ortiz. The Twins would later pay the favor forward to the Red Sox.
  • Dave Hollins did have a neat little stat while with the Twins. He was a member of the 100-100 club. He achieved that mark with his unimpressive 102 hits and 102 strikeouts.

Monday, May 25, 2009

#55 Frank Rodriguez

Name: Frank Rodriguez

Prison Term: 1995-98

The Memories:
  • Referred to as "Frankie" by those who actually had respect for him.
  • Traded to the Twins from the Red Sox for Rick Aguilera. Seems like a fair trade!
  • Rodriguez actually won 13 games for the Twins in 1996. Then again, someone had to pick up some wins in the mid-90's.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

#56 Matt Walbeck

Name: Matt Walbeck

Prison Term: 1994-96

The Memories:

  • Best known for catching Scott Erickson's no-hitter in 1994. I'm guessing he has a baseball on the mantel above his fireplace that he claims is from that game.

  • Walbeck had a fitting last at bat of his career - he struck out.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

#57 Chad Moeller

Name: Chad Moeller

Prison Term: 2000

The Memories:
  • Yet another catcher makes the list of forgettable Twins. Although the Twins have had some big name catchers play for them, the list of "dogs" seems never ending.

  • Moeller's greatest asset was that he was know for calling a good game. That's like telling an ugly girl she has a nice personality.

Friday, May 22, 2009

#58 Jay Canizaro

Name: Jay Canizaro

Prison Term: 2000, 2002

The Memories:
  • With a name that sounds more like a type of pasta, Canizaro had his best season in 2000 batting .269 with 7 home runs.

  • You know you're bad when you are sharing time at second base with Denny Hocking.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

#59 Scott Klingenbeck

Name: Scott Klingenbeck

Prison Term: 1995-1996

The Memories:
  • Klingenbeck didn't know it at the time, but during the 90's his body was becoming the mold for what would later be the body of Sidney Ponson.

  • Klingenbeck proved to be a formidable opponent to batters he faced. Actually, not so much. His ERA over two years with the Twins was 8.30!