This timely Hunt down might be one of our all-time favorites. By the way, did you know Feb. 6 will mark the 10-year anniversary of the trade of Chuck Knoblauch? Also, did you know that Knoblauch is German for “garlic.” OK, we’ll let Stu take it from here:Name: The Knoblauch Trade (Chuck Knoblauch, Eric Milton, Cristian Guzman, Brian Buchanan and Daniel Mota).

Nicknames: Knobby, Miltie, Goozy, Buck and we’ll just say “Danny” for Daniel Mota.

Claim to Fame, Minnesota: a deal wherein the Minnesota Twins traded their best player to New York for a fistful of unknown prospects. Sound familiar?

Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: the Yankees would eventually discover that some of the players they parted with were All-Stars, while the player they received had problems with the throwing of a baseball from second base to first base. This is recognized by many as a problem if the person doing the throwing is, in fact, a second baseman. Advantage: Small market!

Where They Are Now:
*Chuck Knoblauch. The “where are they now” question seems more pertinent when the United States Congress is asking it along with a subpoena, no? Per the New York Times, he’ll appear before the House Oversight Committee on Friday to discuss the whole Brian McNamee/Roger Clemens/HGH kerfuffle.
*Cristian Guzman. Will begin his fourth injury-plagued year with the Washington Nationals this spring.
*Eric Milton. Traded by the Twins to the Phillies for Carlos Silva and Nick Punto, he subsequently signed a lucrative free agent deal with the Reds. Per Wiki, his career record with the team amounts to $1.14 million per win. Ouch. Currently unsigned.
*Brian Buchanan. Traded by the Twins to San Diego for Jason Bartlett, Buchanan now lumbers around the outfield for the impossibly-named Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
*Daniel Mota. To say information is scarce would be an understatement.

Glorious Randomness: When Knoblauch is sworn in before the House Oversight Committee, will Minnesota Committee member Betty McCollum throw a hot dog at him? Because that would be awesome.

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