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Al Newman spoke at our Sertoma Club on Tuesday. Al is joining the St. Cloud Rox as a coach this summer. He was a member of both the 1987 and 1991 Twins World Series Champion teams. Al was a valuable utility player and he was a part of setting a major league record as the Twins turned 2 triple plays in one game against the Boston Red Sox in 1990. In both cases Al made the final throw.

For many of us the 1987 World Series was a highlight of our sports loving lives. “The 1987 World Series was the first with games played in an indoor stadium, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. It also was the first World Series in which all games were won by the home team. The bottom half of the ninth inning was never played in any game of this series and this was the first and only time this has ever happened.” Source Wikipedia

Al talked about the reception that was held in the dome after the team returned from Detroit having won the ALCS Championship. There were 50,000 fans that cheered for the team as they walked around the field. It was awesome. A couple of the Sertoma members were there cheering. A relief pitcher, Juan Beuringer, walked with the team carrying a brief case. I have always wanted to know what was in the briefcase. After the meeting I asked Al, “What was in the briefcase?” “Booze” is what was in the briefcase. A six pack and some small Vodka bottles from the airplane. Mystery solved.

The APHC show this week is live from the INB Performing Arts Center in Spokane, Washington. Special guests include Elvin Bishop and his Big Fun Trio with Bob Welsh on guitar and Willy Jordan Jr. on percussion. Friend Aoife O’Donovan is back to deliver songs with a voice as clear and bright as the air of the Columbia Plateau. Kate Beahen joins Tim Russell and Fred Newman in the Royal Academy of Radio Actors. Garrison will bring us up to date with the News from Lake Wobegon. Enjoy the show.

“Thing turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” John Wooden