Thank you fans, for another successful TwinsFest!

TwinsFest 2008, presented by Dodge and your local Dodge dealers, took place from Friday, January 25 through Sunday, January 27, 2008, at the Metrodome. More than 60 current, former and future Twins players appeared throughout the course of the weekend.

New to TwinsFest in 2008, was a 3-D model of the Twins new ballpark that was on display throughout the weekend. The 5 foot by 5 foot model represents the most detailed depiction of what the new 40,000 seat ballpark will look like when it opens in 2010. Twins staff and architects were be on-hand to answer questions and explain the amenities in the ballpark.

In addition, TwinsFest provided fans with their first opportunity to purchase single-game tickets to Twins home games.

Additional event highlights included:

• Tours of the Twins' clubhouse
• The Upper Midwest's largest baseball card and collectibles extravaganza
• National Anthem tryouts
• Live and silent auctions
  
  All-Weekend Silent Auction
    Friday – Sunday, January 25-27
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  Saturday Only Silent Auction
    Saturday, January 26
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  Live Auction
    Sunday, January 27
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• Kids-Player Q&A sessions
• Player photo stations
• A baseball skills area
• Youth baseball clinics

Fans also had the opportunity to help save lives by donating blood on Saturday during the American Red Cross blood drive.

New This Year...
The Twins Wives Organization announced a new initiative for 2008 that kicked off during TwinsFest.

With proceeds benefitting local area charities, the Twins wives were selling red, navy and black TWINS rhinestone tank tops for the preseason price of $20.
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All paid admissions to TwinsFest included a free Upper Club ticket for a 2008 regular season home game (game restrictions will apply).

TwinsFest is an annual fundraiser benefiting the Twins Community Fund. Since its inception in 1989, TwinsFest has raised more than $3.3 million for programs and organizations supported by the Twins Community Fund.


The following players, coaches, & alumni were in attendance and were available for autographs.

Players & Coaches Scott Baker Brian Bass Joe Benson Nick Blackburn Boof Bonser Brian Buscher Carmen Cali Jesse Crain Michael Cuddyer Cole DeVries Mark Dolenc Brian Duensing Adam Everett Korey Feiner Ron Gardenhire

Toby Gardenhire Matt Guerrier Mark Hamberger Brendan Harris Garrett Jones Francisco Liriano Matt Macri Jeff Manship Joe Mauer Darnell McDonald Jose Morales Craig Monroe Justin Morneau Joe Nathan Pat Neshek

Glen Perkins Trevor Plouffe Jason Pridie Nick Punto Mike Redmond Dennys Reyes Tyler Robertson David Shinske Kevin Slowey Denard Span Matt Tolbert Joe Vavra Tommy Watkins David Winfree Delmon Young

Alumni Julio Becquer Juan Berenguer Bert Blyleven Rod Carew* John Castino Ron Coomer Kent Hrbek Tom Johnson Harmon Killebrew Tim Laudner Scott Leius Paul Molitor Rich Reese Terry Steinbach Kevin Tapani