It’s a sad day for Twins fans. Corey Koskie signed a 3-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.<\/p>\n
Normally I wouldn’t get all wispy-eyed about multi-millionaire baseball players changing teams, and given the Twins finances, it’s basically a fact of life that your favorite players, if they are good, will eventually leave for greener pastures.<\/p>\n
But losing Koskie really sucks. Baseball euphemisms can be tossed about, how he was a clubhouse leader, ‘backbone’ of the team, etc. Maybe I’m naive about baseball players being a part of the community, but when Koskie does things like raise money for the homeless by sleeping outside in the winter, he adds to our unique Minnesota feeling.<\/p>\n
Maybe people who have never lived here just won’t get it… but Koskie seemed Minnesotan to everyone.<\/p>\n
Well, Corey, the baseball fans of Minnesota will miss you…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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