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I know it's only rumors at this point... but all signs point to my man, Kevin Slowey, being traded... Monday night I was watching the Twins game on TV (after leaving in the 5th inning because it was getting to be after my niece's bed time).  They point the camera to the bullpen and they catch Kevin doing something I do 20+ times a day.. Something that everyone on the team has done, they just didn't have the camera pointing at them when they did it. No I'm not talking about picking their nose (I think I've seen Carl Pavano do this 100 times)... No, he wasn't cussing anyone out ... he YAWNED. I thought to myself "well that sucks the camera was on him when he did that.."  but didn't think much more of it....until....
I'm watching the KSTP evening news, and Joe shows the clip of Kevin yawning talking about how this is the last straw and he's going to be traded away.
I was so mad at Joe for saying such a thing... Yesterday I decided to google "kevin slowey yawn" and I came up with this article.... I can't believe what I'm reading... After meeting Kevin last year, I just don't understand all this craziness going on around him. He was the nicest Twins player we met, BY FAR!  He was so conversational, he talked with Ryan and I for a good five minutes... I was thinking since he just got out of a not so good game against the Braves, he'd not have been in the best mood, or even be there at all... But he was there, he wanted to talk to and meet the fans that were at casino night.. Talking to him was like talking to someone I've known for-ev-er.  It was so easy.  So normal.  After meeting him last year, and what an amazing first impression I had on him, I started to notice more videos of him and other Twins players. Kevin was always joking around, being funny, just being a normal guy... Just from being in high school we all know the guys who played baseball, hockey, basketball, football...they had a certain arrogance about them.  But there was always one guy on the team that was down to earth, friendly and very likable... and on the MN Twins, that person was Kevin Slowey.  When Kevin, Ryan and I were talking, Kevin was telling us that he's just like me and Ryan, he puts his pants on one leg at a time... What pro athlete have you heard say that?? SERIOUSLY?!
Now today I read that Kevin is on the 15 day disabled list...and when he comes back he will not be in the BP.... you know what this means? It means he's starting.  And as of right now, there isn't anyplace to put him in the starting roll on the Twins lineup... which means he's either goint to AAA or, being traded....or going to AAA to be traded... none of it adds up to me seeing my favorite Twins player in a Twins uniform ever again :(  this makes me soooo sad. 
But, wherever he lands, I will always and forever be a Kevin Slowey fan. He's won me over for life.