A birthday hug from Tony O.

On a perfect night for outdoor baseball, we watched the Minnesota Twins mount an emotional comeback performance before allowing a heartbreaking extra-inning loss to the Seattle Mariners, 8 - 7. Our favorite, the elder Jim Thome, in his first night off the disabled list, continued his climb toward 600 homers by hitting two more: No. 592 was particularly noteworthy, it soared 465 feet past us and out the main gate.
We didn't get to the statue of the late Harmon Killebrew for a memorial photo, but we did greet one of his teammates, Twins icon Tony Oliva, who favored us with a picture and a hug for Kathleen's birthday today.