RD was thinking about the Twins of '05 and suddenly, on his shoulder, appeared ol' Dewey Missum, wanting to know what RD was thinking about the guys who didn't make the leap from '05 to '06. Dewey Missum sometimes shows up on days when the Twins are idle and he can get a guy thinking about the past.
In the spirit of that conversation, RD decided it would be kinda fun to pose the question that comes so naturally to his pal. "Do we miss them?" Dewey Missum asked ol' RD.
"Well," RD replied, "some more than others."
"Do tell," Dewey Missum said.
Jacque Jones -- Kinda miss him. Don't miss the feeble at-bats against lefties and the way he never quite figured out how to get into position to throw from right field, the way Lewwwww did against the yankees on Friday night. Miss him because he was a good guy and S. Cheeks' bud, not because of what he could be contributing. And, heck, I can always watch him on WGN.
Matthew Lecroy -- Sorta miss him. A nice bench player but dangerous if he needs to be in the lineup too often. He looked good in the Washington tri-colors.
Luis Rivas -- Don't miss him at all. So many chances, so little to show for it. I'd rather have Castillo, Rodriguez, Punto or Boone out there. Well, 3 outta 4, anyway.
Bret Boone -- Hahahahahahahahahahahaha! Falling off the bar stool hahahahahahahahaha!
Jason Bartlett -- Sorta miss him. Yeah, RD pines for him a bit, but concedes that Castro is doing what needs to be done at shortstop, and it wouldn't do anyone any good to bring up Bartlett to sit him on the bench.
Michael Ryan -- Don't miss him whatsoever. When Ryan's on your roster, then you're not really a playoff team.
Corky (Corky) Miller -- Miss him as much as RD can miss a guy who didn't get a hit last season.
J.C. Romero -- Really miss the JC of '03, don't miss the JC of '04 and '05. It's too bad that, every now and again, JC didn't realize that he wasn't the smartest guy in the room.
Joe Mays -- Don't miss him. Just watched the Bitch Sox' Konerko take him deep a few minutes ago and RD is trying to figure out who's taking responsibility in the Royals' front office for signing the guy.
Terry Mulholland -- Kinda miss him, just because it was cool to have a guy who hit 83 on the gun when he was throwing the patooey outta the ball. Good hair and diet.
Al Newman -- Really miss him. RD's still bummed that Newmie and Gardy couldn't work things out, but that's the way stuff goes sometimes. Bad hair and diet.
And from days gone by...
Henry Blanco -- Sorta miss him for the role he filled in '04 when The Chairman couldn't play. But in the big poicture he's a .200 hitter with a greta glove. I'd miss Mike Redmond more.
Doug Mientkiewicz -- Miss him so much. Dang, he should be playing first base so that JustIncredible could be languishing in the minors awaiting his chance. Yup, a .280, slap hitting first baseman. Just what every team needs, don'cha think? Trading him to Boston probably ruined his shot at being a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Corey Koskie -- Miss him enough that I'd love to see him on the bench, backing up at third, JustIncredible at first, getting some licks as a DH and breaking chairs at opportune times.
Torii Hunter -- Really mi... Oh, wait, he's still here.
Anyone else wanna pick an ex-Twin or three and tell Dewey Missum what'cha think?