Bob Groom (1884)
Fred Luderus (1885)
Spud Chandler (1907)
Charlie Keller (1916)
Andy Seminick (1920)
Bubba Church (1924)
Stan Lopata (1925)
Albie Pearson (1934)
Mickey Lolich (1940)
John Montague (1947)
Scotti Madison (1959)
Luis Castillo (1975)
Scotti Madison was drafted by the Twins in the third round of the 1980 draft out of Vanderbilt. Mostly a catcher in the minors, Madison was started at AA Orlando and did not do well, batting only .230. Dropped down to Class A Visalia in 1981, he hit much better, and was traded to the Dodgers that offseason with Paul Voight in a trade that brought Bobby Castillo and Bobby Mitchell to the Twins. Madison slumped again when promoted to AA and AAA in 1982, but did better after that, batting over .300 in a 1983 split between AA San Antonio and AAA Albuquerque. He was purchased by the Tigers organization during 1984 spring training, and after a solid season at AA Birmingham and a good 1985 split between Birmingham and AAA Nashville, Madison was given a brief callup by the Tigers. He got another brief chance with the Tigers in 1986, but then became a free agent and signed with the Royals. He was named the most popular player on the Omaha Royals in 1987, and got to Kansas City briefly in both 1987 and 1988, and became a free agent again, signing with Cincinnati. In 1989, he played in 40 games with the Reds, his longest stint in the big leagues, getting 108 at-bats. He played third base for Cincinnati, despite not having played there much in the minors. Madison's career ended after that year: he had a career batting average of .163 in 166 at-bats. Now living in Georgia, Scotti Madison is the founder of RAPHA International, an international sourcing company focused on locating and delivering innovative, quality products to the U.S. marketplace and selected foreign countries. The company's flagship product is the Triggerlite flashlight.
Second baseman Luis Castillo already had a long career before he came to the Twins. Born in the Dominican Republic, he was signed by the Florida Marlins as a free agent in 1992 at age 16. He had a high batting average, although with almost no power, throughout the minor leagues, posting a career minor-league average of .303. He came up to the Marlins in 1996 as a part-time player, and did not get a full-time major league job until 1999, He made the most of it, hitting .302 and stealing 50 bases. Castillo remained the starting second baseman for the Marlins through 2005, hitting over .300 five times, making three all-star appearances, winning three gold gloves, and playing on two world championship teams. In the 2005-06 off-season, he was traded to the Twins for Scott Tyler and Travis Bowyer. Castillo was the starting second baseman for the Twins in 2006 and the first four months of 2007, and continued to hit as he had, batting .299 as a Twin. At the end of July, 2007, he was traded to the Mets for Drew Butera and Dustin Martin. Castillo hit poorly during an injury-plagued 2008, but has bounced back this year, once again batting over .300. In his spare time, Luis Castillo enjoys playing dominoes.
Not to step on Rhu_Ru's toes here, but Castillo has also given the perfect summary to the Mets' season in one, all-encompassing photograph of schadenfreude
very nice!
I like those flashlights. I have one for my daughter and should probably get one for my son (birthday and xmas are in december). Advantage: no depleted batteries from the kids laying them down while on.
To say that Luis Castillo has almost no power is right on. His career line: .293/.370/.355. His OBP is .015 higher than his slugging percentage for his career!!!! Slappy.
Enough with the singing already!
Try this again.
Many years ago today my mom was driven to the hospital in an MG Midget. Needless to say, I had to ride on somebody's lap on the way home.
Nine years later, my twin half-brother showed up on the same day. I was two weeks late, he was a week early. Go figure.
Nine years later, my twin half-brother showed up on the same day.
Your mother was in labor for nine years? Your twin is only your half-brother?
No, my half-brother has a different father (my step-dad). We just joke with Mom that she didn't know she'd wind up with twin boys 9 years, 2 hours, 45 minutes apart since the odds obviously weren't in her favor of having two kids on the same day.
happy b-day, CH. Did she ride in the MG Midget for the second half?
No, the MG was long gone by the time my brother came around. They drove to the hospital in either her Volvo 264 or his Volvo 240 diesel (man, was that car a slug), but I was already on my way to school by the time they actually left the house.