Al Newman
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- 15,000 turn out at Metrodome to pay respects to Kirby Puckett
MPR’s Annie Baxter reports on pubic memorial for former Minnesota Twin and Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett. An estimated 15,000 people gathered inside the Metrodome for a tribute of the star baseball player, who was remembered both for his play on the field and love of life.
- Twins Caravan - Selling tickets for team on wheels
MPR's Cara Hetland reports from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where the Minnesota Twins are utilizing a caravan to hopefully draw crowds to ballpark as the team fights for a new stadium… while at the same time cutting team player payroll and dealing with talk of selling/moving team. Players admit it's tough to sell tickets for what may be a lame duck season.
- Twins Winter Caravan ends road show to lobby public support
MPR's Laura McCallum reports on the The Minnesota Twins nearing the end of a statewide road trip to more than 70 communities across the state. The Twins' Winter Caravan has been around for years as a way to thank fans and stir up support, but this year it's much larger than in the past…and with it concerns over the possibility of pitching a proposed new Twins stadium to captive student audiences during a school visit.
- Twins schmooze Mankato and try to forget about the MLB strike
MPR’s Marilyn Butler reports on the Minnesota Twins organization completing annual winter caravan, despite an ongoing Major League Baseball strike. That leaves the Twins traveling without star players and looking at the possibility of replacement players for an upcoming MLB 1995 season.
- Bill Wareham talks about nerve-wracking Twins
MPR’s Bill Wareham discusses the uneasiness setting in for Twins fans as the team loses ground on their lead in American West pennant race. The team has lost six of the last ten games.
- Twins opener arrives late
MPR’s Bill Wareham reports on the Minnesota Twins home opener in a year that has a strange feeling to it. The season is starting late due to player lockout and usually strong Twins slugging and fielding has been subpar. It is the first home opener since the Twins moved to Minnesota that has not sold out.
- Twins clinch pennant in AL West
A collection of interviews with Minnesota Twins players after the team beat the Texas Rangers, and in doing so, clinching the pennant in AL West.
- Twins clinch tie in playoffs
MPR’s Jim Bickal provides a breakdown of Minnesota Twins game that had the largest regular season crowd in Metrodome history. Fans watched as the team won game as they battle to win pennant in AL West.
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