Having witnessed an “are you Al Newman?” moment first-hand when I was in the press box at Target Field with LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune last season, I got a chuckle out of this tweet from the Twins beat reporter who is frequently confused for the former Twins utility infielder:
Don’t feel bad, LEN3. People confuse me for Brad Pitt all the time. It’s super annoying.
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- BC - Mar 7, 2011 at 12:53 PM
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He actually looks more like Al Roker than Al Newman.
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- Andrew - Mar 7, 2011 at 1:10 PM
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I made that mistake at TwinsFest. Saw him walk by, said “Hey, it’s Al Newman!” and then realized it was LEN3 because he had a media pass.
Agreed on him looking like Roker also.
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- ThatGuy - Mar 7, 2011 at 1:25 PM
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I can never tell, all utility infielders look a like to me…
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- cur68 - Mar 7, 2011 at 1:27 PM
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Ok, help me here; which guy in the pictures above is Neal III and which guy is Newman? I seriously cannot tell them apart and I look in the mirror at a guy who is that brunette every damn day so I got lots of practice looking past skin tone etc.
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- ThatGuy - Mar 7, 2011 at 1:36 PM
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LEN3 is on the left, Neuman on the right.
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- kirkmack - Mar 7, 2011 at 1:48 PM
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It is kind of ironic, as Newman was often confused as being Kirby Puckett during their playing days.
(Newman is on the right)
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- mplsjoe - Mar 7, 2011 at 2:07 PM
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But LEN3 doesn’t deny that he’s Carl Gerbschmidt, right?
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- ThatGuy - Mar 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM
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Are we 100% sure both those guys are Jason Whitlock?
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- phukyouk - Mar 7, 2011 at 4:28 PM
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ummm you are all wrong. its the dude from American Idol… you know which one i mean
