Paul PleissPaul 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 the Pond. I moved away from Minnesota almost 7 years ago and joined the US Coast Guard. My passion for the Twins has never waned and I would say that the old adage is true "absence makes the heart grow fonder." I recently moved from sunny Florida out to rainy Seattle. If you're ever out this way shoot me a note, I'd love to meet up for a beer and talk Twins with you.

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Talk to Contact, Ep 19: Drew Butera, the Boat Anchor

Episode 19 of the Twins baseball podcast,  Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download via iTunes or by clicking here. Eric and Paul have returned from their winter hiatus to bring…Read More

Links-n-Things: Post Christmas Hangover

With Christmas now in the rear-view mirror and New Years celebrations coming in just a few days there have been lots of things to keep baseball people busy, as such, it’s been a bit of a slow week…Read More

Down on the Pond: Top Prospects 10-15

Last week I began my series on the top 20 prospects in the Twins organization, and along with fellow Puckett’s Pond writers we have been covering the organizations top talents quite heavily this…Read More

Links-n-Things: Merry Christmas Twins Territory

If you count today there are four shopping days until Christmas. Four. If you haven’t gotten your packages into the mail by now, they’re not making it to your friends and family on time, so…Read More

Talk to Contact, Ep 18: Merry Christmas Mike Pelfrey

Episode 18 of the Twins baseball podcast,  Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download via iTunes or by clicking here. Eric and Paul are joined this week by special guest Brandon…Read More

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Down on the Pond: Twins Top Prospects, 16 through 20.

Bad teams often have a lot of room for talented prospects to move quickly through the farm system and…Read More

Talk To Contact, Episode 17: Riding Edgar Martinez

Episode 17 of the Twins baseball podcast,  Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download…Read More

Links-n-Things: The weekend has arrived!

For the first time in the last 3 weeks the Twins have no traded away their starting center fielder and…Read More

Talk To Contact – Ep16: Bad Russian Accents and Ben Revere goes to Philly

Episode 16 of the Twins baseball podcast,  Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download…Read More

Talk to Contact, Ep 15: Getting Denarded w/ Seth Stohs

Episode 15 of the Twins baseball podcast,  Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download…Read More

Down on the Pond: MiLB Hats

Last season I visited the Pohlman Field and purchased a Beloit Snappers hat. It quickly became my go…Read More

Friday Links-n-Things: Twitter Edition – Follow Friday

It seems that every Twins blogger out there worth his (or her) salt is producing a weekly post to review…Read More

Talk To Contact: Gobble Gobble – Turkey Day Twins Talk

Episode 14 of the Twins baseball podcast,  Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download…Read More

Down on the Pond: Arizona Fall League Final Report

A hearty congratulations are due to the Peoria Javolinas, the 2012 Arizona Fall League Champions. The…Read More

Twins Podcast: Talk To Contact, Ep 13: Can you hold the internet?

Episode 13 of the Twins baseball podcast,  Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download…Read More

Friday Download: Links and Things from the Interwebs

It’s Friday once again my friends, FRIDAY! The weekend has arrived, good times are rolling in and…Read More

Down on the Pond: Minnesota Twins Top Prospects 2012 Review.

Here at Puckett’s Pond, Michael has started a series profiling who he believes are the top 10 prospects…Read More

Friday Links: Looking Back at the Week Gone By

The off-season can be both wonderfully exciting and terribly slow at the same time. In what follows I’ll…Read More

Talk to Contact, Ep 12: Patrick Swayze and a Business Proposal

Episode 12 of the Twins baseball podcast,  Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download…Read More

Down on the Pond: Off-season blues?

I spent a couple of posts talking about the Twins prospects who are getting a shot in the Arizona Fall…Read More