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Kirby Puckett

  • The Bash Brothers

    On July 5th, 1987, Mark McGwire became the first rookie to hit 30 homers before the All-Star break and Jose Canseco homered twice, leading Oakland to a 6-3 victory over Boston The 1987 OAKLAND Athletics finished the season with a .500 record (81-81). But a year later they began a dynasty. In 1988, OAKLAND won 104 games and Read more

  • Kirby

    On this day in 2006, Kirby Puckett died at the young age of 46. In honor of Kirby, I am reposting this that I wrote and posted in July here at ClimbingSky: I was lucky enough to move to the Twin Cities and to begin going to Twins games regularly in 1986. That meant I Read more

  • Joe Niekro

    On August 3rd, 1987, Twins pitcher Joe Niekro was caught with a file on the mound and was ejected during Minnesota’s 11-3 win over the Angels. He ended up being suspended for ten games by American League president Bobby Brown, who doesn’t buy Niekro’s story that he had been filing his nails on the bench and stuck the file Read more

  • Kirby

    On July 13th, 1993, Minnesota Twins great Kirby Puckett homered and doubled in the 1993 All-Star Game at Camden Yards in Baltimore. Kirby was awarded the MVP award as the American League defeated the National League 9-3. I was lucky enough to move to the Twin Cities and to begin going to Twins games regularly in Read more

  • One Fan’s “Interior Stadium”

    At Wednesday’s Twins-Rockies game, All-World shortstop Carlos Correa came up in the 8th inning after having already gone 5 for 5 that afternoon. Another hit and he would achieve one of the rarest of feats in baseball, a 6-hit game. Sadly, he grounded out. Sitting in the stands with my fingers crossed I naturally thought Read more