Bob Casey was the Twins Public Address Announcer for 55 years, from the beginnings of the franchise in 1961 until his death in 2005. If you are a longtime Twins fan you probably have Casey's "Now batting, #34 Kirrrrrby Puckett" well etched in your memory.
In honor of Bob and to combat the baseball winter lockout doldrums I offer you a Twins all-star team, a "greatest name" lineup that would tickle Bob Casey’s tonsils. This is my take on the most announcer pleasing names in Twins history. Note: nothing official here, just my musings.
Imagine Bob Casey’s “Now batting ..” call in your head as you read these names.
First Team
C A.J. Pierzynski
1st Doug Mientkiewicz
2nd Tim Teufel
SS Zoilo Versalles
3rd Trevor Plouffe
LF Bombo Rivera
CF Kirby Puckett
RF Michael Cuddyer
SP Camilo Pascual
RP Eddie Guardado
Second Team
C Butch Wynegar
1st Harmon Killebrew
2nd Steve Lombardozzi
SS Christian Guzman
3rd Mike Pagliarulo
LF Cesar Tovar
CF Torii Hunter
RF Tony Oliva
SP Mudcat Grant
RP Rick Aguilara
Honorable Mention
Bonus question. Did Tim Teufel ever face Jim Gott? If so, what was the outcome?
Copyright © 2021 Dave Hoplin
Not a baseball fan, so I'm doing well if I can recognize about half of these names. And that's even given my self full credit for Mudcat Grant and Bombo Rivera - who could ever forget names like that.
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