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Jake Miesen

Nickname: Jake the Snake

Bat/Throw: R/R

Birthday: 7/19

Years Playing With The Tigers: 2007-present

Position(s): I'm like Rudy. I'm just happy they let me on the practice field.

High School/Graduation Year: Springfield High School - Class of 2006

College: THE Bemidji State University

Family: parents: John & Ann, sister: Andrea

Job: #1 Auto insurer in the country since 1942, #1 Home insurer in the country since 1960. Nobody takes care of you like State Farm! Talk to a good neighbor today!

Best Part Of Playing Amateur Baseball: Painting the black, buying two packs of Big League Chew from Tauer's before the game, the sound of the catcher's mitt, Sartell, dusting someone off the plate, Matt Tews' Paul Allen voice, turning bats into firewood on a regular basis, most of all it's being able to put on the Tiger uniform and play in front of the greatest fans west of the mighty Cottonwood River!

Greatest Baseball Game of All-Time: The first game of every season because I've frozen my butt off for 6 months waiting for it!

Favorite Bob Fink Moment: Bob Fink was my sixth grade teacher. He's still tied for first place as the all-time greatest teacher I have ever had along with Mr. Troy Hoyt. That being said, my favorite moment came about 2 o'clock in the afternoon when he told the class we were going outside for an activity. Awesome, better than listening to him and Mr. Tollefson lecture to us about how immature we were as sixth graders! The activity consisted of myself, Troy Runck, and Andy Neidt being clocked at Brown's Park with his new radar gun he just bought for the high school team! I think I threw harder in sixth grade than I do now!

Thoughts on Ryan Sturm Getting A Real Job: I don't know what the big rush is all about to finding a real job. Wearing sweat pants all day long, Bloody Marys at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, sleeping in until noon, not paying Social Security, they all sound pretty good to me!

Favorite Ballpark To Play At: Any park that serves beer and a good burger after the game!

Should A Pitcher Ever Be Allowed To Catch A Pop-Up? Best athletes on the field!

Describe Your Ultimate Hot Dog: It's pretty simple for me: First, my bread has to made within the last few days. Stale bread will pretty much ruin the hotdog and therefore, ruin my whole entire week! Second, there's gotta be something to the thing. What I mean by that is don't waste my time with some cheap Oscar Mayer, or one of those Fun Dog things! If I wanted something like that I would've bought a Slim Jim and put it on some bread! The more meat the better. Lastly, the condiments, if it's not gonna come close to stopping my heart, it's not a real hot dog! Onions, jalapenos, relish, some kraut, tomatoes if you have them, and ketchup and mustard obviously. Please also note that to be placed into the ultimate category the hotdog must contain one of the following: it must be a footlong, or have some sort of filling (ie: cheddar cheese).

Parting Thoughts: State Farm is 3 times the size of Gieco, Progressive, and Allstate combined!!