Brava, BG! Just what we need in these days of Boo's blues...

Bat-Girl always knows what to do to make us feel better :)

HA!

hooray for LNPTS!!!

Hooray for LNP. Especially so since he managed to get an old lady's quarter and defeat an evil mecha-Yankee and not break any part of himself!

Just what I needed this morning..;-D

Brava Batgirl!!!

Dearest Batgirl -

thank you - I needed that =)
I love how Nicky does everything with a smile =)

much love
Wonder Woman

WW - I just love LNP's smile.

Yay for LNP and Batgirl! Two people who can make us smile!

I will be able to face the day now, knowing that LNP is out there keeping the team, and frankly all of us, safe from the Evil Mecha-Yankee. Am I the only one who now thinks something is wrong when the announcers forget and fail to put the "little" in his name? It just doesn't sound right anymore.

I feel safer now, knowing that Little Nicky Punto is out there, helping and defending the defenseless, and doing so with a smile. Little Nicky Punto, the tiny superhero with a giant heart.

it's good to see that LNP should be able to defend himself easier from now on. perhaps he won't get eaten so often.

and no, Sandee (or is that SanDeE*, like in LA Story?), you are not the only one! at Friday's game, when Bob Kurtz introduced the team at the start of the game, and he said, "playing 2nd base: Nick Punto" I was actually surprised not to hear "Little Nicky Punto!" I'm going to Tom Reid's Hockey City Pub tonight after work, and if Tom is there, I'll make sure he tells Bob that he's doing it wrong. ;)

As far as I'm concerned, "Little Nicky Punto" is his full and proper name at this point... and he's just so gosh-darn cute I can't help but smile. Thanks, Batgirl. Much needed.

Do you think LNP is available for household chores? My cat's favorite mouse-toy is stuck underneath the refrigerator. Oh, and the dryer vent needs cleaning. I'm thinking he could just fly right up there and have it all cleared out in no time!

Seriously though, I'd like to see Nick at 2B all the time.

Heh. I'm actually a little cranky that my Little Nicky doesn't get a Star Tribune Medallion all his own.

"the tiny superhero with a giant heart"

I like it. :D

Dear Batgirl,

Great story. Thanks for putting that together.

I have a cute anectdote. I went to the game on Sunday with my mom, despite the fact that my 9 yo son was not happy he couldn't go. So to make him feel better (ok, to bribe him to stop being upset), I bought a set of miniature baseball helmets -- they're about the size to fit Barbie. The first thing he did when he opened the package was to dig out the Twins helmet. Then he proclaimed, "Look, Little Nicky Punto lost his helmet!" I just about bust a gut laughing. I mean, the only thing he knows about Nick Punto is what he hears from Dick and Bert. I don't think I've ever mentioned "Little Nicky Punto".

So see LNP. Even the children of Minnesota understand and appreciate you.

k-bro

k-bro, that is absolutely *priceless*. :)

Salt-Man Z, the first guy I looked for when I got my medallion album was LNP (I knew the VP and Lew would be in it), and I, too, was sorely disappointed that there was no LNP. but... there are ony 20 pictures and 21 spaces. so what's the extra one? the TC logo?

k-bro, that's great! your son is a genius. ;)

Thanks, I needed a little giggle after all the bad news.

Keep up with the pictures of LNP like this and he's the next one to get tested.

hahaha... I just went "back in time" and read the BG posts to Opening Day (I hope my boss never finds out what I really do during the day), and of course ran across the first posting of the Punto Reenactment photo from kw:
http://www.bat-girl.com/archives/punto-reenactment.jpg

that's awesome.

so it's definitely fitting, then, that LNP is Tumbleweed's boyfriend, since he's a cute little baseball player by night (and sometimes at noon), and an adorable kitten by day.

Dear Say Rah -

isn't it just scrumptious???

much love
Wonder Woman

Oh does anyone know if you can listen to wcco radio on the net??? I cannot get am in my building?? thanks

I don't think you can Wonder Woman, I tried to figure it out before I got MLB.com radio and couldn't find anyway to get it to play. I have to put my radio in a sort of sling and angle it just right and I can get it to come in in my office. What a pain.

You can't listen to CCO on the net; at least not for Twins Games. Or rather, you _can_ listen to it on the 'net for $15 a year with MLB radio. I also can't get AM in my building, and finally broke down and paid the money. The MLB feed is delayed about a minute compared to a live radio feed, but it is, imho, worth it.

Well bummer - I just wanted to listen to Boo's press conference -
thanks for the info =)

much love
wonder woman

Join me in asking the Minnesota Twins to cease playing Proud to be an American during the 7th inning stretch.

Sign the petition at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/mntwins/petition.html

Please tell your friends!

Thank you, BG. I really needed that.

Thanks Batgirl, I needed this. I have four term papers due tomorrow and Thursday, plus two presentations. The adventures of LNP were just what I needed to provide comic relief in the midst of halachic laws and Viking sagas.

Wow, ysolla, you're really making me rethink my plans of going back to school for a second degree...

Ndtf,
Just don't get it in theology and you'll be all right. ;)
Ysolla-- I hope you can take time off to catch the game tonight, sister dear.

According to the Twins website, LNP is 5' 9".

Quiz: Who's listed as the next shortest Twin?

Anyone see Ichiro!'s catch against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last night. I was flipping through my MLB extra innings package and saw it live. It was Torii-esque. He ran straight back to the wall without looking for the ball, put one foot on the wall to catapult himself up, and turned around and caught it about 3 feet above the fence. One of the announcers called him spiderman. Sorry, but there's only one spiderman and he climbs the walls at the metrodome. It was amazing though.

I can't wait until the Twins call up Augie Ojeda so LNP can have a sidekick. Augie's only 5'8". We could call them the Diminutive Duo.

Andre - HA!!

All - What time is the press conference? I had heard before the game, but that could really mean anything. I can't get WCCO all the way over here, but I want to know when I should start scouring the Internet for updates. I, too, hope my boss never finds out what he pays me for.

Say Rah-
I know what you mean about the boss. If mine were to find out, I'm pretty sure I'd either be looking for a new job or I'd be banished to the filing cabinets while I learn my lesson. Given the options and my hatred of filing, I think I'd prefer unemployment!

I am also wondering about the exact time of the press conference. Every place I've looked just says it will be "before tonight's game." I know I'll be able to read all about it tomorrow morning, but I don't know if I'm that patient!

Fortunately my boss is a pretty big Twins fan too & I think he occasionally has half a clue about some of my non-working activities. He always comes to me for the news, in fact, was just over asking for my thoughts on the Boo situation.

Sometimes bosses can be cool.

I'm glad your boss is cool. Mine is pretty cool too, but she doesn't follow baseball. But the guy in the office down the hall is a Twins nut too, so he and I compare notes a lot.

Dear Squiddle...

Lew?

Curiously,
BG

I think the press conference is at 3:30.

Lewwwww is listed at 6' and 200 lbs.

Came as quite a shock to me.

According to the team roster, Jacque Jones is only 5' 10".

Go figure.

ndtf - i suppose i could call myself sdtf since i am from sioux falls... my boss is so cool he lets me take days off midweek and with short notice to go to a game. all he asks is, "are the seats good?" :)

rivas can't be all that tall, can he?

i flipped thru the nats game on espn last night and guzie was up to bat. nightmarish flashbacks ensued.

Say Rah-
My boss gave me a day off when my mom won a pair of tickets on the radio for the Sunday game of home opening weekend. So yeah, my boss is cool. And Mom's pretty cool too, because how many people can be the first caller AND have the correct answer?

ndtf - i hope you give your mom a big fat hug this weekend for mother's day because my mom, as much as i love her, doesn't know the first thing about the twins.

Thank you bat girl for the Adventures of LNP...Will there ever be a movie in the works? And i agree...Once Augie is called up He must be side kick to the LNP

My mom taught me all I know about baseball. She's going to get a kick-ass present for Mother's Day, but it will probably be a few days late because I don't get paid until next Tuesday. I paid her back for the ticket, because I navigated and drove while we were in the Cities. My mom may know her Twins trivia, but she doesn't know how to read a map or drive in traffic.

Wow, all in a day's work. Should I ever need any rescuing, forget batman...forget superman...I will for sure be calling LNP!!

Um... Had to tell someone, y'all are good if not better as any.... but I'm not a meteorologist! I'm done with the curriculum! Related note, does anyone know anyone hiring meteorologists?

Congratulations Ryan! If I see any openings I'll let you know.

I could use a meteorologist... I never remember to check weather reports.