I love the Minnesota Twins. They are my hometown team and, although I live a few time zones away, I still follow them obsessively. This book was on my Christmas list as per the recommendation it received on Twinkietown.com. I am glad to own it. Many interesting, and theretofore, unknown facts and stories are contained within it's covers. I lament the fact that it was published before the 2011 season as many new, and perhaps more memorable, moments took place last season. Jim Thome hitting number 600 will definitely make the next edition.
As a Twins fan I was satisfied with the book.
As a reader I was disappointed. I believe the author to be relatively young and perhaps they will more firmly find their voice in time. My impression was that a few of the 100 segments were sloppily edited. Not enough to discourage me from recommending this book to others but enough to give the read a jerky and, at times, repetitive feel. As impossible as such a task would be I also yearned for a structure of some kind. Of course, a person would love to read the less 'important' notes at the front of the book and end with the unanimous top thing to know or do before you die factoid. This book was not set up in that manner and that's ok. I also would have preferred sections. Perhaps a chapter entitled: 'Sites of Note'. Another under the name: 'Persons of Interest'. A section would have to be titled: 'Momentous Moments'.
Again, I did enjoy this book, but I am sure that my Twins bias shielded me from many a literary shortcoming.
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