Twins Rubes Single-Handedly Brought Willingham to Minnesota

I realize it has been a loooooonnnnnnngggg time since we've come out of the pitch-black cave that is Twins depression.  So, these last few days and weeks of winter meetings and free agent signings have started to get the juices flowing again for Spring Training 2012.  Last night on my way home, I was listening to Bumper to Bumper on KFAN (they were asking sarcastically if Willingham knew how hard it was to hit home runs at Target Field) and suddenly realized how much of an impact Twins Rubes may have on the future of the Twins organization!  Here's how Twins Rubes brought Josh Willingham to Minnesota.



Last April, there was a bachelor party weekend in Minneapolis involving some Twins Rubes.  I believe it was the Saturday night game against Oakland, we had front row seats directly behind the left-fielder, who happened to be Josh Willingham that night.  So, like a bunch of immature boys trying to relive their junior high days, we were giving Willingham a hard time all night.  In the middle innings, Willingham came up to bat and hit an absolute moon shot into the upper deck in left field right over our heads.  As he ran back out to the field the next inning, we got his attention and pointed, yelled, and congratulated him on his monster homer.  He proceeded to smile at us and give us the head nod saying "thanks you wierdos".

So, I propose that the Twins Rubes singlehandedly brought Josh Willingham to Minnesota - assuming that this deal actually does go through and the Twins are indeed not just using this as a last-ditch effort to get Cuddy to sign.  Willingham realized that night last April how great Twins fans (specifically us) are, and all off-season he has now been dreaming of playing for such a great team with such spectacular fans.  You're welcome Terry Ryan.