casey daigle

The crew from "Kent Hrbek Outdoors" was in the Twins clubhouse Monday, interviewing Justin Morneau for a segment that will run on the television show in April.
After the interview, Hrbek and Morneau were headed out to do some bass fishing.
Watching the two Twins first basemen — past and present — talk to each other was quite a sight, and before they left the clubhouse they stumbled upon a performance.
Michael Cuddyer was doing card tricks for pitcher Casey Daigle and catcher Joe Mauer.
Mauer had seen the tricks before, but newcomer Daigle kept saying, "You’ve got to be kidding me."
Cuddyer worked his magic on the same table where players were eating lunch.
Hrbek seemed more impressed after spotting a big box of cookies.
"Watch this," Hrbek said, reaching over Cuddyer’s cards to grab a cookie. "I’ll make this one disappear."
Opening Day mystery
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire probably won’t name an Opening Day starter until his pitchers take two or three turns through the rotation.
For now, the only scheduled starting pitchers are Scott Baker on Thursday, Boof Bonser on Friday, Randy Keisler on Saturday and Livan Hernandez on Sunday.
First, the Twins will play Concordia (St. Paul) today in a six- or seven-inning scrimmage. The Twins will use eight pitchers. Nick Blackburn actually will start for Concordia.
1. How difficult has it been after being cited in the Mitchell Report for purchasing human growth hormone?
"When it came out, I just felt it was my responsibility to speak to the guys in the [Twins] front office. I didn’t want any question marks. I didn’t want them wondering what the deal was. … It’s kind of still in this gray area [over possible suspensions], so we have to wait and see what happens."
2. The spotlight found you last year in Toronto, when Alex Rodriguez screamed at you, causing a missed pop-up that led to a five-run rally.
"[Blue Jays shortstop] John McDonald and I have talked about it, and if we had just caught the ball, it wouldn’t be a big deal. People ask about it, and it doesn’t bother me."
3. This is your 17th professional season. What are your thoughts on this team?
"I’ve always respected the way the Twins have gone about their business. I’ve played against them since I was in the Gulf Coast League [in 1992]. They do a good job of developing players. The guys who come through [Class AAA] Rochester, they come to Minnesota, and they don’t skip a beat."
"This is a game. We’re not going to screw around. Well, we always screw around. We’re just going to have fun playing baseball." — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, describing his team’s approach to today’s Concordia scrimmage.

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