MnMom - (Edit: Darin Mastroianni called up May 10!!!)

AJ Foyt was fast.
That obnoxious sprinter is pretty fast.
But you must be talking baseball. Ricky Henderson is going to coach the Twins?

Come on, the suspense is killing us!

I think I understand the "code" in which he speaks. The fast guy coming to Minnesota would be his son Darin. That to me sounds like a break that the young man needs and that is one fine organization. Huge congrats its and Darin!

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know that.

That is awesome! Love to hear about the sons of HSBBWers advancing in the game.

Best of luck, Darin!!!

Sad to see him leave the Jays but I'm happy that he's going to get a chance to play.

All the best to Darin

The Twins have claimed outfielder Darin Mastroianni from the Blue Jays. Mastroianni, 26, played in one game for Toronto last season and had a .268 batting average with 34 stolen bases while splitting the rest of 2011 between Class AA and AAA. A player will need to be taken off the 40-man major league roster to make room for Mastroianni.

I don't post much anymore however news like this brought me out of my very interested lurker status .

Congrats and good luck to Darin... and to one of my favorite HSBBW members(ITS)!!!

Congratulations!!!

Oh my goodness, I've been offline today and missed this last night. This is so exciting!!!

Paul, I can hardly wait to see Darin play in person! One of my favorite baseball photos of all time is one that you used as an avatar for a little while, of Darin stretched out perfectly horizontal in mid-air, snagging a hard-hit ball.

This is so cool!!!



Julie

Thanks all. We are happy for Darin - as he has a much better chance for opportunities in Minnesota than he did in Toronto.

Roller coaster ride- as usual LOL

This is for you Julie - if you would like the pic let me know and I will email it to you

That is an awesome picture. I have thousands of pictures of my boys standing still but I never catch them in a great action pose like that!

Biggerpapi

Here is another cool one from last year

(He missed the **** ball - LOL)

Hey, I've seen that one. Now seriously, he's jumping DOWN from the patio, right? There's no way he's that far up in the air!!!!!

Yes, that's the photo! Perfectly horizontal! And oh man, oh man, on the vertical one! I mean, seriously, it DOES look like he'd have to be jumping down, to be that far off the ground!!!

I copied both photos from this thread and sent them to my hubby. I was telling him about Darin last night and want to show him what I mean!


Julie

That's an insane vertical

Just got in - spring training game on now mlb.

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Yes! Now that Darin is with the Twins he can run twice as fast!

Congratulations! Mozzarella, basil, and tomatoes for everyone!



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still waiting for the food

Congratulations 'its! Just saw this today, way to go Darin!

This one is for you MnMom



Minnesota Twins' Darin Mastroianni, left, pops up after stealing second base as Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, right, follows the ball that got past him during the third inning of a spring training baseball game, Sunday, March 4, 2012, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

And this one is for Doc K - who likes verticals!

I saw the game yesterday with the Rays. I saw the wind play a few tricks on Darin and the second one he made a fine adjustment. I believe I saw a hint of a smile after making the catch

CD - LOL - thats a nice way of saying - he dropped the ball.

I am glad he made up for it in the 9th.

Wow, he's way up there. itsinthegame, I guess you couldn't hide anything on top of the refrigerator when he was a kid.

Congrats its! Best of luck to him this year.

Who said white men can't jump. That boy has some ups.

What great pictures you have! Honestly, maybe he should have gone to the NBA with those hops.

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I know you're really proud of your son its, but the talk in the cheap seats out in centerfield is that Darin didn't pay close attention at times in school.

It's quite obvious he didn't soak up much from those lectures in Physics when "The Absent Minded Professor" kept flubbing his lines while teaching the section on gravity.



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Always glad to hear about someone's son doing well. Congrats

WOOHOO, Darin is called up!

He started for the Twins tonight - game is in the 4th inning now. Doggone, I had tickets for tonight's game but then switched and went to last night's game instead.

GO, DARIN!!!



Julie

Story on Darin's call-up:

http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com...otebook_min&c_id=min

Mastroianni ... promoted to Rochester on April 14. In 19 games with the Red Wings, he hit .346 with two doubles, two triples and 10 stolen bases.

"He's been playing well down there and running all over the place, and I want to see him out there, see what happens," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He's been getting it done. That's why he's up here. We talked about the guys who were playing the best."

Let's take a poll... who is surprised that Gardy said "He's running all over the place"? Not me!!!

Julie

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I've never met its or Darin, but I go to college with Darin's cousin Matt. He is an outstanding kid with a great work ethic that comes from an awesome family. He speaks incredibly highly of Darin and it seems as though they are all extremely proud of him and his accomplishments.

I love hearing stories like Darin's, especially because I have a semi-connection to him through the HSBBWeb. I'll be rooting for him!

That's awesome! What a story.

He found a way to make it happen.

We are so proud of him! Congratulations!

Great stuff for two twins I know.

Former cardinal pitcher now a Twin PJ Walters was called up to join the rotation today too.

This is how it happens for most. I hope that they take good advantage of the situation and the other guys don't get their jobs back!

TPM,

True story:
We were at last night's game and my husband (John) said "Valencia will get sent down to AAA". Today Valencia is sent down, and Darin is called up. I'm pretty sure John had something to do with this.

Anyway, I hope those other guys don't get their jobs back, as you said!

Julie

Great news - great kid!

What an awesome story! and amazing pics. congrats to ITS and Darin. Living the dream by going to the show.

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From the article:

"He's been playing well down there and running all over the place, and I want to see him out there, see what happens," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He's been getting it done. That's why he's up here. We talked about the guys who were playing the best."

Running like what...a wild dog perhaps?


..............fresh mozzarella, just picked basil, juicy red tomato!

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Congratulations to all! Great time to celebrate.