Paul Pleiss
If you asked an 7-year old version of myself who played in the metrodome, I would reply "Kirrrrrrrbbbbbbyyyyy Pucketttttttttttttttt!!!!!!" Fast forward 20 years and now I'm writing about the Twins here on Puckett's Pond. I moved away from Minnesota almost 7 years ago and joined the US Coast Guard. My passion for the Twins has never waned, in fact I would say that the old cliche is true "absence makes the heart grow fonder." Like LeBron James I have taken my talents to South Beach. I currently live in South Florida and plan my trips back to Minnesota around Twins homestands.
Over the Mother’s Day weekend all four of the Twins full-season minor league affiliates were in action. The Twins flirted with their first winning streak of the season before losing Saturday evening’s…Read More
What’s been going on with the Twins MiLB affiliates?
Sometimes my life gets in the way of my baseball writing, and fortunately while I have been away from the day in and day out happenings of…Read More
On Monday all four of the Twins minor league affiliates were in action. I was able to catch the radio broadcast of the Beloit game for the 2nd time this year and the offense in Beloit is as good as predicted,…Read More
Sunday morning I brought you the news and results from opening weekend for the Twins minor league affiliates, and what a weekend it was. Baseball is back across the nation and #hope springs eternal…Read More
On Thursday of this past week all four of the Twins full-season affiliate teams were in action, and although the teams split the games with 2 wins and 2 losses, there were a lot of good things to take…Read More
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Earlier this week I put together my predictions for the AL Central and Beyond, but today I’ll…Read More
December 16, 2011 Michael Cuddyer signed a 3-year $31.5million dollar deal to play for the Colorado Rockies…Read More
After a disappointing 99 loss season fans across Twins Territory are eager to put the 2011 season behind…Read More
Last week I reported on the origins of the Pleiss brothers’ Twins prospect challenge. A year into…Read More
If you are a Twins fan and you are into prospects and minor league baseball, then you are almost…Read More
It seems that only last week I was watching the Twins fight and scratch their way to a couple of late season victories to avoid a 100 loss season. I know that 63-99 is only about six tenths of…Read More
Last year my brother Eric (@ERolfPleiss) and I made a trip down to Ft. Myers to see the Twins play a couple games and get our eyes on some of the up and coming stars of the organization. A couple weeks…Read More
Ron Gardenhire is not edgy. Ozzie Guillen is edgy. Ron Gardenhire does not get you excited about baseball. Ron Gardenhire is as interesting as a bucket of acorns. Yes, he has an excellent winning…Read More
Earlier this week I unveiled a cut and dry version of my top 2o Twins prospects. As part of that process I invited the rest of the Puckett’s Pond Staff (including our former prospect Guru, Wally…Read More
At the end of the month (27-29 Jan) Twins fans from around the state (the nation, and maybe even the world) will descend upon the H.H.H. Metrodome for Twins Fest 2012. And only a few short weeks after…Read More
This offseason, the Minnesota Twins brought in J.R. Towles to compete with Drew Butera for the 3rd string catching job behind Joe Mauer and Ryan Doumit. Neither Butera or Towles has any offensive skill…Read More
My 2012 New Years resolutions include climbing a mountain, going on a week long solo camping trip and reading 52 books, but I’m sure none of you are here to know what I’ll be doing in 2012,…Read More
Another week has come and gone, where did the time go? Could it only have been a week ago that we were all recovering from our food comas and beginning to run around like crazy people trying to find the…Read More
Friday morning I hopped onto a jet and took a trip from my Miami home up to Jacksonville, FL to take care of some work related issues. When I returned home this morning the news was everywhere, free…Read More
Before I start with the links, I would like to take a moment and say thank you to all of my fellow service members, past and present, who serve (or have served) our great nation. Today while you’re…Read More
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