R.I.P. Corky

A written transcript of a meeting between Ron Gardenhire and Corky Miller Wednesday morning:

CM: Hey, skip, ya got a minute?
RG: Sure, Cork, come on in.
CM: Say, I was just wondering, uhhhh...when are you going to put me on waivers?
RG: Say what?
CM: Yeah, uh, I don't know if you noticed but I'm pretty worthless. I'm not a bad guy or anything, but with Mauer, Redmond and even LeCroy, I pretty much serve no purpose on this roster.
RG: Hmmmmm.......but what if....
CM: No, skip, I already tried. I tried to think of one scenrario where I might hold some value and I couldn't come up with one.
RG: But......
CM: Skip, no, please, don't make this any harder than it already is. I've already packed my bags for Rochester.
RG: But what if you don't clear waivers? What if someone claims you and you can't go to Rochester?
CM: Seriously, what are you on? I have one hit in my last 54 at-bats. Who would claim a 32 year old 250 pound catcher with a mullet whose batting .017?
RG: (Staring at his feet) I probly would.
CM: There's a young man named Tiffee playing Rochester right now who can really help us. He hit a 3-run homer last night.
RG: (lower lip trembling)
CM: It's time to do the right thing, Skip. I know you'll do the right thing.


At 2:00 central standard time, the Minnesota Twins placed Corky Miller on waivers, and recalled infielder Terry Tiffee. Miller cleared waivers, and was assigned to the Twins AAA team in Rochester.