Pat Borzi, who I know very well from his days at the Newark Star-Ledger, did an interview with Torii for Minnesota Post, which is located at
www.minnpost.comHere is what I got out of this.
First of all, Torii will be cheered. The fans know what went on with him and the Twins. The Twins did not think he was in their plans going back to two years ago. I don't recall fans savaging Torii after he left so he will be okay. I will be ticked off if he gets booed. If I was at the game, I would cheer him on.
Second of all, I found it very interesting that Garrett Anderson thought Hunter did not have a good time with the Twins. That bugged me. I know Torii was not happy about the new guys coming in with Mauer and Morneau. I know he missed his old buddies, A.J., Shannon, Latroy, Eddie, Doug Mientkiewicz, Cristian Guzman and Luis Rivas, but I figured that he would adapt to the new guys. I always thought the Twins clubhouse was loose.
http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2008/03/26/1271/
torii_returns_to_twins_territory_with_trepidationCheck out this article.
It was a great read IMO. Pat did a great job with the writing and the questions.