George Burns (1889)
Billy Rogell (1904)
Joe Medwick (1911)
Bob Friend (1930)
Jim Northrup (1939)
Steve Yeager (1948)
Randy Velarde (1962)
Ben McDonald (1967)
Al Martin (1967)
Cal Eldred (1967)
Dave Hansen (1968)
There do not appear to be any major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.

Recent Letters to the Editor
In Response to Cup of Coffee: February 8, 2010,
punmanbowler wrote: Don't forget the Rams. You wanna talk about futility.
SBG wrote: It ended the Yankee run of four in five years. The most hallowed sports franchise in the country was brought down by a team that didn't exist five years earlier. I'm completely okay…
brianS wrote: Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel: An alternate …
Algonad wrote: Somebody will have to paste a Calvin with a Twins hat urinating on the statue once we get a photo of it. In fact, I think I'd make that my new Avatar!
frightwig wrote: Well, now you've both talked me into it.
brianS wrote: Mauer's splits for 2009: As L to Left: .503 AVG .500 OBP .899 SLG .593 wOBA .396 ISO .448 BABIP As L to Cent: .443 AVG .434 OBP .631 SLG .456 wOBA .188 ISO .415 BABIP As…
brianS wrote: the better for the pigeons to poop on.
New Britain Bo wrote: So it's not OK for Janet J. to unleash some boob, but Pete Townsend can flip his gut out there? Not fair. Just sayin.
In Response to Cup of Coffee: February 9, 2010,
cheaptoy wrote: …
Jeff A wrote: Good luck to you both. Hope the new jobs turn out to be rewarding and fulfilling.
eschapp wrote: Its now Snoverkill on the east coast at least in DC.
davidwatts wrote: They would be idiots to have a lockout. which means its guaranteed to happen. --- The East Coast may have their Snownamis and their Snowpacolypse, but here we have a good ol Plow-a-Palooza!
eschapp wrote: Congrats to both of you! Hope everything goes well for you.
meat wrote: I start my new job today, too. I hate getting up in the morning, maybe I should have asked for the afternoon shift.
twayn wrote: I start my new job today. I'm going to have to work on that getting up in the morning thing.
In Response to ESPN Magazine cover (2010-02-08) - "Meet Joe Mauer - America's Fan-Friendliest Athlete!",
FirstTimeLongTime wrote: New desktop wallpaper set.
AMR wrote: I oppose any song written and performed by furriners being our national anthem, be it "real" or … and Queen, please replace "God Save the Queen."
In Response to I Figure If This Doesn't Pump You Up For Football--Nothing Will,
freealonzo wrote: Maybe the Flaming Lips could agree to an "all cover" halftime show. I've seen them do Pinball Wizard and right now they blow The Who away. It's not even close.
AMR wrote: NFL might not like using up all of the available confetti at halftime though. I don't "get" their new album, but yeah, this should happen more than anything else on my list. They're the right…
nibbish wrote: The first two or three times, I had a little thrill... after that, it started to become something like "just how badly do I want to associate this song with the NFL?"
Dread Pirate Will Young wrote: Agreed, that would be spectacular. At this point, I've got to think AC/DC will be one of the next couple of years.
freealonzo wrote: Flaming Lips would be awesome. We'd be talking about that show for ages.
In Response to The Black Crowes -- Midnight From the Inside Out,
FirstTimeLongTime wrote: With two Robinson videos in two weeks I think the doc wants to make it known he feels the Black Crowes are the only choice for the Super Bowl XLV Halftime show.
In Response to Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me,
CarterHayes wrote: Or not, apparently.
In Response to Happy Birthday--February 8,
E-6 wrote: Bug Holiday? I thought that was the Fourth of July.