Tony, the Killer, and Carew

First off, welcome to the new, improved TwinsCards. We are now linked to the largest baseball card database on the web. Okay, maybe Beckett has a bigger database, but not with images! You will also notice that we have maintained the services of blogger Scot Johnson who writes the superbly informative franchise history blog, Coffeyville Whirlwind. Scot will continue to share his posts with us here at TwinsCards as well under the blog link to the left. We also invite other “would

Senor Smoke...at his worst!

be” bloggers to join the team. It has to be Twins and/or collecting related, but we are trying to cultivate a user community here and are always looking for others to share their passion with the rest of us.

Okay…enough with the pleasantries…on with the card blogging.

I was having a discussion with a friend the other day about Jack Morris. You see, my friend is a die-hard Tigers fan and we were reminiscing about past players and he was whining because Morris left the Tigers to win a championship in Minnesota. Once we got past Morris, I started listing all the other past Tigers who played for the Twins…okay, it was a short list….in fact, the only other player I could think of besides Jack Morris was Senor Smoke, Juan Berenguer.

Senor Smoke

This is Berenguer’s 1989 Bowman card and is my favorite “non-action” shot and exactly how I remember him…flowing locks, an intimidating stare and a nasty forkball! Berenguer played with the Twins from 1987-1990 and had a 33-13 record with 9 saves. Berenguer started 6 games in 1987 but was used primarily as a set-up and late inning guy for Jeff Reardon and Rick Aguilera.

Berenguer was a fan favorite during his time in Minnesota and ventured into the music video industry. Capatilizing on the success of past celebrity sports videos (The Chicago Bears and the Super Bowl Shuffle), Berenguer created the regrettable, but hilarious Berenguer Boogie.

The video is probably one of the worse things ever created, but it’s like a trainwreck waiting to happen. You don’t really want to watch, but you just can’t look away!