Nick Punto has lived a charmed life, but it's just starting. His life is the life any of us would take if given the opportunity. Professional baseball player, father, husband and multi millionaire, but his destiny is more than that. There is something about Punto that makes one think he is more than just a player on the Minnesota Twins. His cosmic importance is more than we can comprehend. He is like a character on the TV show Lost. His importance is clear to those behind the scenes, but the rest of us try each day to figure what his value is in the grand scheme of the Minnesota Twins. Each game is a new episode for us. We either question his relevance or our eyes are opened to the skills he's capable of bringing to a winning ball club. He can be the good guy when he's throwing a runner out at home in the late innings of game 163 or the bad guy who runs through a stop sign at third base in the playoffs and is easily thrown out trying get back. Nick Punto is like many other people around us: Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? Fans are left with that question nightly with his up and down play. Nick Punto's role with the Minnesota Twins is far from over. In the future once his playing days are over he will move into management and work his way up through the organization making his mark at every level. His destiny lies as manager of the Twins. Who will be there when Joe Mauer's number is retired? Manager Punto. Who will be there when the Twins win the 2025 World Series? Manager Punto. Nick Punto can't stop fate, he will always be a Minnesota Twin. Fans can try and disrupt his timeline, but everyone's fate is irreversibly cast. Nick Punto will be a part of our lives for a very long time to come.
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