From the Strib Sunday in Sid Hartman's column:

Twins General Manager Terry Ryan and minor league instructor Paul Molitor were in New Britain, Conn., when the Rock Cats' John Thomas knocked an opponent with a good blow to the jaw when the baserunner ran into Thomas at home plate.

From the Strib Monday in the Twins' Notebook:

Class AA New Britain outfielder James Tomlin finished serving a three-game suspension Sunday after starting a bench-clearing incident Thursday at Harrisburg, Pa.

With Ryan in attendance, Tomlin delivered a forearm to the head of Harrisburg catcher John Wilson, sparking the incident. Both Tomlin and Wilson were suspended.

Who is right? Who is wrong? Can we ever really know? Can we be certain about anything that happened in the past? Do our recollections deceive us, and if they do, is anything really knowable? Or are we doomed to to wander endlessly in a fog of uncertainty?

The truth is out there, somewhere, my darlings. Find out what really happened and win a job as Star Tribune factchecker!