Byron Buxton is one of the best comeback stories in Twins history. Livvy Dunne was at Target Field on Friday night. Lee Elia passes away at the age of 87. Plus Reusse is under a boil water emergency in Golden Valley.

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Joe and Pat hate it when PBP guys talk to players during the game!!! More tales from the game of flaws. A golfer going to compete in the British open served time in prison.

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Reusse Scoop: The MN Wild are going to trade Kaprizov for Connor McDavid!!!

In a fitting tribute, Dundas names baseball stadium for Bill Nelson, team’s biggest booster

On a lazy summer weekend when overcome with an urge to see a grassroots ballgame, the cure often has been to take a drive an hour south to Dundas. The Cannon Valley League offers some of the state’s top competition, and if it’s the Dukes vs. Miesville’s Mudhens, you have an unmatched rivalry.

I was there one Sunday when there was a playoff game, with both teams guaranteed to advance to the state tourney. Immediately after the game, the managers went into a small area to draft pitchers from other Cannon Valley teams.

Joe Driscoll had been drafted by Dundas the previous year. He walked around with a beer in hand, waited a couple of minutes and then found out he would be a Mudhen for this tournament.

Driscoll tipped the beer upward in a salute and said, “Well, every team needs a role model.”

Joe died three years ago, and the world has been a less enjoyable place since then.

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