Twins 4th Bobblehead

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02/03/2004 5:24 pm

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The Minnesota Twins have announced that the heretofore unnamed 4th bobblehead this year will be of Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson.

For those of you unfamiliar with baseball history, Walter Johnson played for the Washington Senators from 1907 - 1927, and is considered one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

What does this have to do with the Twins? Well, after the 1960 season the Senators moved from the Nation's Capital and became the Minnesota Twins. (Side Note: after the move, Washington was granted an expansion team that also went by the name of Senators from 1961 - 1971 when that team moved to Texas and became the Texas Rangers.)

While MLB considers the Minnesota Twins (1961 - present) as a continuation of the Washington Senators franchise (1901 - 1960), the Twins themselves haven't played up this fact much recently. I think its good that they are now (on the 80th anniversary of the Senators 1924 Championship) recognizing their vast and storied history.

	Jeremy - I hate our freedoms 02/03/2004 @ 05:57:50 PM
That'll be a cool one with the old time uni's and hat.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jeremy - As Seen On The Internet 02/03/2004 @ 06:03:42 PM
Also we can now also safely assume Jones won't be a Twin for very much longer.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Sarah - So's your face 02/03/2004 @ 07:04:05 PM
No love for Jacques Jones. It's a crime.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Matt - Ombudsman 02/04/2004 @ 03:59:16 PM
No love for Jacque Jones either.		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Jeremy - Pie Racist 02/04/2004 @ 04:30:45 PM
Maybe the cards they give out with it will look like the old time tobacco cards too. =)		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Cory - 44 Posts 02/04/2004 @ 05:47:14 PM
http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=min		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.

	Cory 02/04/2004 @ 05:48:01 PM
I guess that didn't work... anyways it's on the twins site		Rate this comment Yours: Rated 0 times.