Success for sale?
The World Series rings that once belonged to Dick Martin, former trainer for the Minnesota Twins, are up for grabs on eBay. I hope Mr. Martin was not forced to sell the rings because of financial difficulty; one reason the Twins won the ’87 and ’91 Series was their ability to stay off the disabled list. Judging by the stories I linked to, the circumstances surrounding Martin’s departure were suspect, at best. It’s very interesting that the Twins fired their longtime pitching coach Dick Such (with the Twins since 1985) and even longer-time trainer Martin (since 1972) last offseason, and then had most of their starting pitching staff spend significant portions of the season on the DL.