We had school and radio station visits and evening stops in Owatonna, Mankato and Little Falls. We met so many great Twins fans throughout the caravan. Thank you to everyone that showed their support for the Twins team and staff.
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Friday through Sunday was TwinsFest at the Metrodome. It was reported that over 30,000 fans came to this year’s fundraiser for the Twins Community Fund. I had the opportunity to sign for the fans and when I wasn’t signing at Corner 5, I went to our “Circle Me Bert” booth located at field level.Thank you to all the fans who purchased some our “Circle Me Bert” apparel. Part of the proceeds raised is going to Parkinson’s and the Wounded Warriors Project.
Spring Training is just a few weeks away for the Twins. First the pitchers and catchers report and then about 4 days later the everyday players report. This will be a very interesting spring as 66 players are reporting to camp.To me the most important thing to watch is how much the team works on their defense. The 2011 season was very frustrating for the team and what we saw was not typical Twins baseball. For a winning season they need to pitch better all around and play better defense.
One more thing that’s very important is the everyday players need to play in spring training. Too many injuries last spring put the team at a disadvantage for Opening Day and that can’t happen this spring.
Thank you for reading this column. Have a great day and Go Twins.
Bert Blyleven
