Dear Batgirl,

As a loyal reader of your site these past few years I would like to ask for your assistance in letting your Batlings know about our upcoming event. Our group of ball fans will be hosting its 24th Annual Ballpark Tours Hot Stove League Banquet and Charity Auction on Fri., 1/27, 6 to 9 pm at the Bandana Square Center, 1021 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul. As with past years, all funds from our auction goes to the Dunning Field Little League that is in the Summit Universty neighbrhood of St. Paul. We have raised over $30,000 for these kids since 1982! This year our lineup includes our host and MC Brad Zeller of The Rake magazine, Twins great and Hall of Fame member Rod Carew, St. Paul Saints manager George Tamis, former Twins executive and co-owner Clark Griffith plus a special tribute to Negro League great Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe. Tickets are an affordable $25 and can be purchased at Anodyne Coffee, 43rd & Nicollet, Mpls, Golden Thyme Coffee, 921 Selby, St. Paul and Old Man River Cafe, Annapolis & Smith in West St. Paul or by calling . If available, they are $30 at the door. Our banquet is not your "father's hot stove get-together". It is a fun, irreverent and raucous time where young, middle age and elder fans join with each other to disect the previous year and celebrate the upcoming baseball season.

Yours, twinsfansam