Wally FishWally Fish

Born and raised in the Twin Cities I moved to Kansas City after graduating from Creighton University with a degree in English. I'm married to a wonderful woman and we have 2 young boys. Baseball is, and has always been, my #1 passion. I have been a part of FanSided since February '09 and currently hold the position of Senior Director, Data Analysis within the network. These days my writing is dedicated to Puckett's Pond, but I have also published content on Kings of Kauffman, Grading on the Curve, Call to the Pen and KC Kingdom.

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Pond Perspective: Happy Hosmer Day

You all know, or can probably guess, I’m Minnesota born and a huge Twins fans. If you are a regular visitor to Puckett’s Pond, you also know that I currently live in Kansas City and have since…Read More

2011 Series Preview: Twins vs Red Sox (5/6-5/9)

Tonight the Twins open up a 4 game series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. They took 2 games from the equally anemic White Sox, but Minnesota’s bats are still MIA. They outscored Chicago 4-3…Read More

Pond Reflections: April 2011 – A Month to Forget

We’re 5 days into May, the Twins are 2-1 and Francisco Liriano has tossed a no hitter this month. With that backdrop it’s awfully easy to forget what happened in April. Considering how things…Read More

Thome and Repko Placed on DL, Revere and Plouffe Called Up

Continuing with the Twins 2011 theme of the walking wounded, Jim Thome (left oblique strain) and Jason Repko (right quad strain) were placed on the 15-Day disabled list yesterday. Both moves were backdated…Read More

2011 Series Preview: Twins vs White Sox (5/3-5/4)

As I start this preview, game 1 of this two game series is already in the 4th inning. By the time I finish, the first game will probably be over, or at least in the final stages. Due to this and due to…Read More

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Central Processing: Framing April in the Big Picture

If you look at the AL Central standings this morning it is the exact inverse of what I predicted for…Read More

Mock Draft Breakdown: Sodo Mojo and Alex Meyer

Our first stop around the mock draft world as we prepare for the 2011 MLB Draft is none other than Sodo…Read More

Oswaldo Arcia Breaks Through

Tonight’s 11-2 loss – and the 8 runs the Royals “scored” in the bottom of the…Read More

2011 Series Preview: Twins vs Royals (4/29-5/1)

Let’s start with this; the Rays are a good team. I thought that during the offseason and I thought…Read More

My 2010 Mock Drafts: Gausman, Ranaudo and Wimmers

The 2011 MLB First-Year Player draft will take place between June 6th and June 8th. That may still be…Read More

2011 Series Preview: Rays vs Twins (4/26-4/28)

The Twins are starting to pick things up and have quietly won 5 of 7. With the scheduled off day today…Read More

Saturday Special? Alexi Casilla and Jason Repko

With their come-from-behind win Sunday afternoon the Minnesota Twins have won 3 in a row and more importantly…Read More

Checking In on Billy Bullock and Scott Diamond

Remember Billy Bullock? You know, that guy with the power arm that was sent packing so the Twins could…Read More

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I spent the bulk of the day traveling and just recently returned from dinner at Fabulous Ferns. These…Read More

Down on the Pond: April 20th

Record for the Day: 1-1 / Record for the Year: 28-21 Rochester Red Wings For the 3rd time in 5 days,…Read More

Down on the Pond: April 19th

Record for the Day: 2-1 / Record for the Year: 27-20 Rochester Red Wings: Rochester won both games of…Read More

Down on the Pond: April 18th

Record for the Day: 2-1 / Record for the Year: 25-19 Rochester Red Wings: Rochester’s game in Buffalo…Read More

Down on the Pond: April 17th

Sorry that this – the April 17th installment of Down on the Pond – is a bit tardy. The same…Read More

The Worst 3 Game Stretches of Francisco Liriano’s Career

Tonight Francisco Liriano will make his 4th start of the season. His first three this year have been…Read More

2011 Series Preview: Twins vs Orioles (4/18-4/21)

Now that Johnny Damon is public enemy number one for the Twins faithful, it’s time to leave Tampa…Read More