He came in after the second inning and jokingly said to me, 'Well, at least I haven't thrown many pitches,' ... I told him, 'As hard as you've had to work, they only have two runs on the board. We're still right there. Go out and start over.'
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We've tentatively set it up, but we haven't said anything about it. But if everybody stays healthy, the rotation's going to be pretty obvious here in the next four or five days.Carl Willis
The thing I remember most is Game 6 of the 1991 World Series (against the Atlanta Braves). Kirby came into the clubhouse before the game and said, 'Jump on this bus I'll drive you.' He went out and hit a home run to win the game.
Carl Willis
In 2001, I was the pitching coach at Buffalo, and had to miss a game to come back to Minnesota for the 10-year reunion of that 1991 Twins team. I felt guilty being away from Buffalo, but Kirby was nice enough to sign 28 baseballs for me, to take back to all the players at Buffalo. Kirby was always a guy who was willing to give. He made people happy, and he's definitely going to be missed.
Carl Willis
He throws in the mid-90s. But we haven't seen him put up the numbers he did last night.
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