Bremer takes his place in Twins’ Hall of Fame
· Yahoo Sports
Dick Bremer wrote in his Twins Hall of Fame induction speech, “Don’t choke up.”
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“So I get the first sentence out, and I get choked up,” Bremer said.
Bremer has already been inducted into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame and has his name on the Twins’ broadcasting booth. But as of Saturday, he is officially cemented as a Twins Hall of Famer after 40 years as the team’s lead television announcer – the longest single-team tenure of any Twins broadcaster to date.
“For 40 seasons, Dick Bremer wasn’t just the voice of Twins baseball, he was woven into the fabric of it, ” said Twins president Derek Falvey.
Bremer’s induction ceremony was held before Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels at Target Field. Friends and family, along with 10 Twins Hall of Fame members in matching suits, joined him on the field.
“That you and I are here today proves that sometimes, dreams do come true,” Bremer told the rest of the hall of famers.
Bremer had never expected to make it as a broadcaster — when he started, there were only 26 teams in the league.
“How unrealistic would it have been to think, ‘Oh, I want to be a play-by-play guy for a team. And by the way, I want it to be the Twins, the team I grew up following as a little kid. I’ve been so blessed.”
He broadcast games in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and Target Field. He worked through an ownership change, a player walkout and two World Series titles. When he was inducted, he wore the wool tie Calvin Griffith gave him before his first Twins telecast in 1983.
Forty-three years later, fans raised their glasses to the hall of famer in Bremer’s classic left-handed toast — the same one he would raise after every Twins win.
Nance added
On Friday, the Twins acquired right-handed pitcher Tommy Nance from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor-league catcher/third baseman Ryan Sprock, last year’s eighth-round pick.
The Twins hope Nance, 35, will improve one of the weakest bullpens in the league. The Twins entered Friday with the worst earned-run average (5.28) in the American League.
Nance spent three years with the Blue Jays. When he got the call about the trade, he told reporters before Saturday’s game he “definitely wasn’t expecting it.”
“But I’m happy to be here,” Nance continued. “All the guys here have already been super welcoming, and the staff and everything has been great so far. So I’m excited to get going here.”
Over 33 innings this season, Nance posted a 3.82 ERA and 34 strikeouts.
“I own the curveball that I throw,” Nance said. “It’s my best pitch.”
Orze to Saints
To make room for Nance, the Twins optioned Eric Orze to Triple-A St. Paul.
Orze, 28, has been heavily relied on as a reliever, throwing 41⅓ innings over 35 games. He has a 5.27 ERA, but he has posted a 9.00 ERA since June 1.
For Orze to find his way back to the majors, manager Derek Shelton says there’s two big things he wants to see: “The split has to be something that’s more consistent, and he has got to put the ball into play more.”
Briefly
The Twins claimed right-handed pitcher Jack Anderson from the Boston Red Sox. He’ll be assigned to the Saints. … Lefty reliever Anthony Banda has been sent to the 60-day injured list after undergoing season-ending lat surgery. … Pitcher Garret Action is on the comeback trail, assigned a rehab role for he Single-A Fort Myers.