Minnesota’s professional sports fans can take solace: pitchers and catchers report to spring training in less than four weeks.
Baseball fans of Watonwan County got a sharp reminder that the season is fast approaching when the Twins Winter Caravan made a stop at the Plaza Morena Restaurant in Madelia Tuesday morning.
Outfielder Denard Span and reliever Jeff Manship along with announcers John Gordon and Bert Blyleven plus Twins Vice President Dave St. Peter and mascot T.C. Bear were all on hand to pose for pictures, sign autographs, and talk with fans about the upcoming season. This was one of more than 50 stops the Twins Caravan makes in the upper midwest between January 18 and January 28. Due to weather, the stop in Madelia almost didn’t happen.
The caravan was delayed half an hour as highway 60 was closed until 7:30 Tuesday morning. The dozen or so fans who came by to greet the team didn’t mind the extra wait in order to see these guys up close and personal.
The Plaza Morena in Madelia was the first stop in a busy day for the Twins Caravan. After visiting with fans for about 20 minutes, the Caravan was off to Windom, then to Worthington and Luverne before making their final stop of the day in Sioux Falls. The night before, 600 fans from Mankato turned out to the Kato Ballroom to see the caravaneers. This despite blizzard conditions.
Twins Winter Caravan is a chance for players, broadcasters, and other Twins personnel to interact with fans. Another reason for the Caravan is to promote Twins baseball.
In conversations with fans, both Manship and Span talked about how neat it will be to play in a new Twins stadium (Target Field which opens this year) -- even if it might be a little cold to begin with.
If you come to the game “make sure you bring a blanket,” joked Manship.
Span, who plays centerfield for the Twins, talked excitedly about having the opportunity to play everyday now that the Twins traded Carlos Gomez over the offseason. Read more on Page 1A of the Jan. 28 Plaindealer.
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Minnesota’s professional sports fans can take solace: pitchers and catchers report to spring training in less than four weeks.
Baseball fans of Watonwan County got a sharp reminder that the season is fast approaching when the Twins Winter Caravan made a stop at the Plaza Morena Restaurant in Madelia Tuesday morning.
Outfielder Denard Span and reliever Jeff Manship along with announcers John Gordon and Bert Blyleven plus Twins Vice President Dave St. Peter and mascot T.C. Bear were all on hand to pose for pictures, sign autographs, and talk with fans about the upcoming season. This was one of more than 50 stops the Twins Caravan makes in the upper midwest between January 18 and January 28. Due to weather, the stop in Madelia almost didn’t happen.
The caravan was delayed half an hour as highway 60 was closed until 7:30 Tuesday morning. The dozen or so fans who came by to greet the team didn’t mind the extra wait in order to see these guys up close and personal.
The Plaza Morena in Madelia was the first stop in a busy day for the Twins Caravan. After visiting with fans for about 20 minutes, the Caravan was off to Windom, then to Worthington and Luverne before making their final stop of the day in Sioux Falls. The night before, 600 fans from Mankato turned out to the Kato Ballroom to see the caravaneers. This despite blizzard conditions.
Twins Winter Caravan is a chance for players, broadcasters, and other Twins personnel to interact with fans. Another reason for the Caravan is to promote Twins baseball.
In conversations with fans, both Manship and Span talked about how neat it will be to play in a new Twins stadium (Target Field which opens this year) -- even if it might be a little cold to begin with.
If you come to the game “make sure you bring a blanket,” joked Manship.
Span, who plays centerfield for the Twins, talked excitedly about having the opportunity to play everyday now that the Twins traded Carlos Gomez over the offseason. Read more on Page 1A of the Jan. 28 Plaindealer.
