Klinger said the most frequently asked question he receives from fans involves directions, transportation and parking for Target Field. That information can be accessed at https://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=min.
Klinger also said Governor Tim Pawlenty and the governors from Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin have been invited to the opening game on April 12.
First baseman Justin Morneau, who was injured and didn’t play during the Twins’ post-season drive in 2009, is off to an okay start in spring training hitting .263 with one home run and six RBI in 19 at-bats.
Joe Mauer’s grandfather, Jake, had successful lung cancer surgery earlier this month and is at his Florida home recuperating. That update comes from Jake’s friend, Ralph Jon Fritz, the former WCCO TV sportscaster who lives near Jake in southwest Florida.
Gregg Wong, the former golf writer for the Pioneer Press, agrees that Tiger Woods comeback choice of the Masters is ideal. Spectators and media are tightly controlled by tournament officials. “It’s the most church-like atmosphere of any professional tournament,” Wong said. “If he were coming back for the U.S. Open at Bethpage in New York he could get eaten alive.”
Wong said if there is an incident at the Masters it will be more interesting to see the reaction of caddie Stevie Williams than Woods. Williams is known for protecting Woods. “Tiger might glare but his caddie Stevie Williams has been the heavy,” Wong said.
Wong notes with amusement that the Masters is a fitting comeback site for Woods because Augusta National Golf Club doesn’t have female members. If that’s bad news for the world’s most famous golfer, the good news is that a Hooters is nearby.