About Kent Hrbek Outdoors

What can you say about a guy who wakes up on the morning of Game 7 of the World Series and goes duck hunting? He lives for the Great Outdoors - that's what!

Those were the days...
Born in the shadows of Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN, Kent Hrbek is a true-blue Minnesotan in every sense of the word. Baseball was a love, but the Outdoors is, and will always be a passion. "I remember as a 10 year-old going up north to my Grandma and Grandpa's, catching creek chubs and spending the whole day fishing with Grandpa." says Hrbie with a quick smile.

Even during his 13 years of Major League Baseball, Hrbie was never afraid to secretly plan fishing & hunting excursions in between hitting homers and scooping up groundballs, only confessing to these "field trips" after many of his major league games.

Hrbie's World at Home...
A busy guy, Hrbie always makes time for the two loves of his life, his wife Jeanie and daughter Heidi, who continually keep the Hrbek household hopping with keen interests in figure skating, butterflies, and just about any animal known to mankind. Don't be surprised to see Heidi run her own Wildlife Sanctuary some day.

The Rest of the Story...
The night of that now infamous early morning Minnesota duck hunt on October 25, 1987, Kent Hrbek led the Minnesota Twins to their first World Championship, beating the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7.

Career Hitting Stats:
	Season	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG
Career Totals	1981-1994	MN Twins	1747	6192	903	1749	312	18	293	1086	2976	838	798	37	26	.367	.481	.282

 

Career Fielding Stats:
	Season	Team	POS	G	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT
Career Totals	1981-1994	MN Twins	1B/3B	1610	14863	13725	1051	87	1331	.994

"I've never met an outdoor story I didn't like...I spent 20 years covering it all...World Series, Super Bowls, Stanley Cups, Olympics...but at the end of the day my favorite is still the excitement I get when I can tell real stories about real people who love the great outdoors."

Those were the days...
Born and raised in Minnesota...Eric Gislason's favorite season growing up was whatever what was in season... hunting or fishing. "Piling into my Dad's old 67 Chevy as a family and heading to the cabin up north for fishing or hunting as a kid are some of my most favorite childhood memories. I've never lost that "little kid" in me when it comes to celebrating the great outdoors." says Gis.

Major Market Material...
Eric Gislason never left his native state during a 20 year run in broadcast television that spanned the world. For 15 years as a Sports Anchor-Reporter for KSTP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Gislason was the recipient of several major reporting awards. These include four first-place Page One Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), The National Headliner Award in 2002 and the Associated Press (AP) First Place Award for Best Sports Feature and Outstanding Achievement.

Eric Gislason on Kent Hrbek Outdoors...
Gis brings his trademark storytelling ability to Kent Hrbek Outdoors on a weekly basis. Heartwarming features, compelling stories...the faces and the places and product showcases, all will include real "take home" value for viewers of Kent Hrbek Outdoors.

• Resides in St. Paul, Minnesota
• Award winning Photographer & Editor KSTP-Television, Minneapolis/St Paul
• Winner of Associated Press "Best Feature" 1st Place

Born: Brian Pinske December 24th, 1956
Hometown: Gaylord, Minnesota
Favorite Food: Any Shorelunch Fish
Favorite Movie: Anything Alfred Hitchcock
Favorite Fishing Memory: Row boat fishing Sunnies with Dad at age 12
Favorite Photography Moment: Nature & Wildlife
Pet Peeve: Stupid Drivers
If I wasn't Brian Pinske, I'd like to be: Mike Pinske (my brother)