NAPLES, FLA. – The Twins and the Gophers baseball program have had a close relationship almost from the moment it was announced on Oct. 26, 1960, that the original Washington Senators would be moving to an erector set of a stadium in Bloomington, Minn. Establishing a quick connection with the Gophers was wise public relations, since four months earlier — on June 20 — coach Dick Siebert's club ...