TOM KELLY RUMOR MILL
I heard some news about out boy TK the other day and just thought I should share it with the Minnesota Twins Fan readers . . . .Word on the street is that TK is being recruited by some big name big dollar ball clubs to come back to coaching. He was offered a coaching job with the New York Yankees and he turned it down! He was also offered a job for the Chicago Cubbies and turned it down! TK, what is the deal?!?! He said he doesn't want to end up stressed out and dying of heart failure before his time. His brother died of a heart attack recently and I guess that really hit home for 'ol TK. I have to commend him for making that tough decision - I am sure he is not having any trouble putting food on his table, but he made a tough call to walk away from the dollar signs and the spotlights.

I can relate to good 'ol TK. *PERSONAL STORY* coming up here so if you only LOVE the Twins and baseball, you can totally stop reading. I, too, made that tough decision to walk away from dollar signs and the spotlight of corporate america management to join a small company as a peon. I had a great job for a major soft drink company managing million dollars of assets. The job was high visibility, high pay and yep, high stress. I loved it, but then I got married and my priorities began to change. I wanted to spend less time in my office and more time in my home.

My husband is in the Minnesota National Guard and he was on a state side deployment for two years. Internally, I kept feeling the fear of his eventual deployment overseas and how much time I had missed with him to spend time in my high profile corporate job. Then the clincher happened, a friend of his in the guard died while they were on deployment. The sadness in the dead soldier wifes eyes was too much for me - I dreaded being her. I knew that if I stayed on the path I was on, I would have so many regrets it would consume me. I made the tough choice and turned down yet another promotion, quit the corporate job and joined a small company as a customer service/marketing rep. Wow! What a change - yes, I can still feed my family, but I didn't want to end up like the other soldiers wife - just like TK doesn't want to end up like his brother. TK and I have had our day in the sun - now we can just chill and write in our blogs (-:

POST SEASON DEPRESSION

Ok, I have been absent from this blog for awhile now because I have been suffering TPSD - Twins Post Season Depression - after the huge let down when the A's spanked us, I just don't feel like writing about the Minnesota Twins - I realize this makes me a terrible blogger, but I just need a little time to recoup from the heartbreak. I still love the Minnesota Twins and I will forever be a Minnesota Twins Fan!!!! Salute to all the Minnesota Twins Fans out there and hopes of another great season next year!!!!

DRYING THE TEARS!!!
Ok, maybe our boys just need a little California sunshine to turn things around. We have swept plenty of teams this year and I bet we can dry our tears and win a game on the west coast. GO TWINS GO!!! I still believe!!! We have been playing solid baseball, but we just can't seem to drive the runs home!!! Swing the bats and RUUUUUNNNNN!!!!

YEAH BABY - WE ARE THE CHAMPS!!!!

I just knew the Twins could do it! I told my boss I should maybe start a blog about the Vikings because as soon as I started this -the Twins did well - man, I am so blessed. OK, I know it really has little to do with ME, but I am just so excited and so happy to see the Twins win the AL Central. The Twins are a really solid ball club right now and it is showing. We deserve the title because we persevered through the end of the season and kept putting "W's" on the board. GO TWINS GO!!! Now, that we are the champs we have to act like it and beat those A's. You better buy those playoff tickets quick because I know they are HOT HOT HOT!!!!!!!!!!!