Tim Raines | PERSON

"That's impressive. A generous move on his part ... If it's not working, if it doesn't start out on the right foot, maybe I should give it back to him and I need to try 88."

Scott Podsednik Mar 02 2010 7:33 PM from MLB.com

"Obviously I wasn't ready to hang 'em up or thinking about retirement yet. I still thought I could compete at this level if just given the opportunity ... But it was very humbling to just be sitting at home without a job on..."

Scott Podsednik Mar 02 2010 7:33 PM from MLB.com

"All of us who came up — we're all recognized as Twins ... A.J. (Pierzynski), Torii, (Corey) Koskie. That's who we came up as. That's who we are. It always seems like yesterday."

Jacque Jones Feb 28 2010 10:09 AM from Sporting News

"These guys I kind of grew up with in '02, my first manager year"

Ron Gardenhire Feb 28 2010 10:09 AM from Sporting News

"I feel confident he would take that role ... Jacque has been a good player with the organization. He still has a strong desire to play. He has always played hard."

Bill Smith (baseball) Feb 28 2010 10:09 AM from Sporting News

"It's good to be back home ... Everything's the same, man. This is the best place I was ever at."

Jacque Jones Feb 28 2010 10:09 AM from Sporting News

"I got some letters and words and stuff like that. It was a learning experience. You would think that stuff would be dead and gone, but it's not. But I kind of took everything in stride and still went out and did my job. Looking..."

Jacque Jones Feb 28 2010 7:00 AM from TwinCities.com

"It wasn't one or two. It was more than that ... Maybe — who knows? — I was the guy they were trying to imitate."

Frank Thomas Feb 15 2010 7:27 AM from USA Today

"I saw this organization go from the bottom to the top, and to be a part of that through all the years, it meant so much to me to be on that float at the parade that day"

Frank Thomas Feb 15 2010 7:27 AM from USA Today

"It took awhile to get to this point"

Frank Thomas Feb 15 2010 7:27 AM from USA Today