Mar 08 2006 09:59 AM
Anyone remember [url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harpebr01.shtml]Brian Harper[/url]?
I only sort of do even though he was the starting catcher for the Twins 1991 WS team.
Anyway, he's the father of Met 1B prospect Brett -- one of those sent down yesterday.
From Adam Rubin's NYDN column:
First baseman Brett Harper, whose father Brian lockered next to Kirby Puckett while playing for the Twins from 1988-93, fondly remembered hanging around the Hall of Famer at the Metrodome. Puckett used to fool around taking ground balls at shortstop, and he ultimately gave the infield glove to Harper as a gift. "I used that glove for three years when I was a little guy, when I was in Little League," Harper said. "I used that glove every day. It was my favorite glove in the world. I remember it had '34 Puck' on it. It was my second-base glove."