Kent Hrbek's Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout
Kent Hrbek's Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout
(softcover)
Kent Hrbek with Dennis Brackin
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ISBN: 1596702931
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DESCRIPTION
The former big first baseman for the Minnesota Twins was one of the game's true characters, a throwback whose personal tastes were every bit as Ruthian as the monstrous homers for which he is remembered. Hrbek, who shares stories about the World Series-winning teams of 1987 and 1991, and teammates like Gary Gaetti, Tom Brunanasky, and Kirby Puckett, played the game with a passion seldom seen in modern sports, and brought fun and humor into the Twins clubhouse. This was a place where a manager had to ban the cleaning of fish in the trainer's room, and where practical jokes were commonplace.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kent Hrbek is the classic hometown hero. He spent his entire major league career in Minnesota, helping the Twins to their first two World Series titles in 1987 and 1991. He batted .282 with 293 homers and 1,086 RBI before retiring at the age of 34 after 14 big-league seasons. He is one of only five Twins to have his number retired. Hrbek resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dennis Brackin has worked for more than 25 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, spending a good share of that time covering the Twins. His tenure as a Twins reporter coincided with most of Hrbek's career, including the 1987 and 1991 World Series championships. Brackin has won several national awards for investigative and enterprise sports reporting and is currently an assistant editor at the paper. Brackin resides in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
