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from Standing Small
Retiring Ray Knoblauch
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Cheryl JohnsonChuck hit on by maleJim SouhanKnoblauch Anchors Twins InfiedKnob Stays Cool About StrikePatrick ReusseCrunch Time Is Time To ShineSean HorganKnoblauch Shines At Bat|
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| Knoblauch shines at bat, in field |
| By Sean Horgan |
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| September 27, 1993 The three-game weekend series highlighted a couple of things about the Twins, who took two of three from the Boston Red Sox. The bad news is the Minnesota bullpen is overworked, therefore vulnerable. Manager Tom Kelly sounded ready to ask the federal emergency funds when he discussed the desperate state of his bullpen. "I don't know if we'll make it through the week," he said. "It's just awful." The good news is that Chuck Knoblauch, who went into Sunday's game mired in a 12-for-68 (.176) slump, went 3-for-4. Knoblauch walked once, drove in a run, scored a run, stole two bases and started a great double play in the seventh, going hard to his right and using only his glove to shovel the ball to shortstop Jeff Reboulet. It also earned him rave reviews from the Red Sox. "I was sitting next to Billy Hatcher when he made that play in the seventh and he turned to me and said, 'That little guy can play'," said Boston pitching coach Rich Gale. Mo Vaughn, who hit into the double play, has known Knoblauch since their summer days together in the Cape Cod League. "He may be the fiercest competitor in the game," Vaughn said. "He knows his strengths and weaknesses and then goes out and plays baseball like nobody's business. "Don't just look at his size. He's got a heart as big as his whole chest." Vaughn said he and Knoblauch played together on the 1988 Wareham team that included Jeff Bagwell. They also played together on an All-Star team that included Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox. "We were nasty," Vaughn said. |
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