Peter J. Nelson
Peter J. Nelson is the night-side assignment editor at WCCO-TV. He started interning at the assignment desk in 2005, got a part-time desk gig later that year and was hired full-time in 2006.
When he’s not listening to police scanners, chatting with tipsters or directing news crews, he’s watching and talking about the Minnesota Twins.
Peter began contributing to the WCCO.COM’s Twinsblog during the 2007 season. He won an Upper Midwest Regional Emmy for his editing work on the blog’s videos in 2009.
Twins Blog: It Begins
This last weekend marked the beginning of Twins Baseball Season for tons of eager fans like myself.
Twins Blog: State Of The Off Season
Baseball is no monarchy but all of today’s talk was about a Prince.
Twins Blog: Terry’s Back!
If fans ruled the sports world, today’s events would have happened a year or so ago.
Twins Blog: It’s Tomorrow Night!
It’s been nine years since we’ve had a night like tonight. It’s going to be near impossible to follow up the ridiculous excitement that was Game 6.
Twins Blog: Postseason Plans For Twins Players
Twitter was buzzing with the postseason plans of some of our favorite Twins players Tuesday.
Twins Blog: The Finale
The 2011 Twins season felt like a rekindled summer relationship gone south. You want it all to end by midsummer but you hold on until the fall just so you can go to their cabin one more time.
Twins Blog: No. 99
Some idiots are rooting for #100. They’re either nuts or Royals fans.
Star Wars Night At Target Field
Star Wars was the first movie I saw.
Twins Blog: For Over A Thousand Generations…
The Minnesota Twins were the guardians of peace and justice in the Central Division before the dark times … before the 2011 season.
Twins Blog: Rock Bottom?
A year ago this wasn’t possible, but now you can get into Target Field for peanuts.
Twins Blog: Elvis Is A Twins Fan
My girlfriend and I are on a mini vacation from our regular lives and working on a baseball reconnaissance mission.
Twins Blog: The Great James Thome
Monday was Jim Thome Day. Now it’s turning into Jim Thome week and rightly so.
Twins Blog: The Great Twins Sabotage
Twins fans need something to talk about. Mr. Thome is taking his sweet time making it to #600, ranting about the bullpen is getting old and Mauer is already a first baseman (sometimes).
Twins Blog: Win Some, Lose Some
I sat and struggled to maintain consciousness during yesterday’s late night Angel beat down. Since the Twins are playing the most heavenly of teams I thought I’d try to put a positive spin on some recent losses.
Twins Blog: Help Convert A White Sox Fan To A Twins Fan!
Since the day after the All-Star game is typically the most boring sports day of the year, I’m putting out a plea to help out a fellow Twins fan.
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