Mookie’s Random Twins Favorites What can I say? I absolutely love the game of baseball. It’s life, and life is good if you are a Twins fan. I am a sportsdaddy because of my love of baseball. I graduated from college because I was able to transfer my knowledge of the game into my academic requirements. I once learned an entire semester’s worth of Economics with baseball related acronyms. I love the game, it is my favorite pastime.

• Greatest Moment: Game 7, 1987 World Series Twins vs. Cardinals: I was sitting right down the left field line in row 15. I will never forget the din in the Metrodome that night. Flash bulbs poppin, hugs galore, and pure ecstasy as Minnesota FINALLY had a World Champion!
• Favorite All-Time Twins Players: Kent Hrbek, Mickey Hatcher, and Kirby Puckett
• Best Twins Pitcher: Johan Santana, and Frankie “Sweet Music” Viola
• Best Hometown Twin: Joe Mauer
• Favorite Moment as Twins employee: I was picked as the “Employee of the Month” aka Homestand Hero, as member of the Twins Fan Relations team in 1998 for April. I got to work the homeplate section, right by the 7th Inning Stretch area (all the in game events took place there) for the entire season afterwards. It was great!!!
• Biggest Personal Achievement at a Twins Game: I was chosen as the Sealtest Diary Grand Prize winner of the “Week of World Champions” in 1991. My reward: Sitting with legendary PA Announcer Bob Casey for the entire game, and getting to announce the 7th Inning Stretch over the Public Address System
• Favorite Twin from the 90′s: Ron Coomer- Coomdog is coolio
• Favorite Metrodome Song: Theme from Star Wars during the entire 1987 season. Oh, and close second is Ronnie Neuman’s Satin Doll on the organ for any game in the 70′s, 80′s and beyond.
• Best Autograph obtained: Puck signing my Watertown, SD VFW hat in 1985.
• Favorite All-Time Vendor: There was this really cool licorice rope girl who worked games in the 80′s. I never met her personally, but I always admired her from afar.
• Best Spring Training Moment: 1987, meeting Mickey Hatcher and Harmon Killebrew, and getting my name announced on the Twins Broadcast vs the Astros in Kissimee Fl.