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Ode to Joe
I thought about writing a poem about Joe Mauer, but ultimately decided that his game is poetic enough for me. Joe Mauer is in the middle of a Hall of Fame career. I have no doubt that if Mauer plays…Read More
Ignoring and Embracing Small Samples
I learned a valuable lesson yesterday. I’ve been toying with this idea for a week or so and started outlining this post on Tuesday. Then, Cee Angi of SBNation posts this excellent article yesterday…Read More
Big Statisticles: Special Opening Day Edition
Welcome to Big Statisticles, where mild inappropriateness and fantasy baseball reign supreme. Each week this will be your home for roughly 1,000 words dedicated to players that are crushing it, crashing…Read More
Talk To Contact, EP 26: Spring Training Stats are useless
Episode 26 of the Twins baseball podcast, Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download via iTunes or by clicking here. Now more than 6 months into the podcasting experiment the…Read More
Bright Futures: #4 – Alex Meyer
To keep up on who has been featured so far in my “Bright Futures” series, click on the word “link” next to each name which will take you to the full article for every player. #10…Read More
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Bright Futures: # 5 – Oswaldo Arcia
Interested to see who could be patrolling your favorite team’s field in the next few years? You…Read More
Bright Futures: #6 – Eddie Rosario
Recap: To view who has already been featured in my series, “Bright Futures”, click on the…Read More
Bright Futures: #7 – Trevor May
Recap: In order to keep track of who has been featured in my “Bright Futures” series, I will…Read More
Bright Futures (Remix): #8 Jose Orlando Berrios
When a team is drafting in the first couple rounds of the draft, they often look for a few key attributes…Read More
Bright Futures (Remix): #9 Kyle Gibson
When beginning my series Bright Futures, the Minnesota Twins had a plethora of low-ceiling talent…Read More
Bright Futures: #8 – Max(imilian) Kepler
The Minnesota Twins have been known for years as having one the top minor league systems in all of baseball.…Read More
Bright Futures: #9 – Travis Harrison
The Minnesota Twins have been longing for right-handed power in their lineup and minor league system…Read More
Bright Futures: #10 – Nate Roberts
My “Bright Futures” article will be part of a ten part series which chronologically ranks…Read More
The “Worm Killer”, Kyle Gibson, Enjoying Success in the Desert
The Minnesota Twins first round draft pick (22nd overall), Kyle Gibson, is currently playing for the…Read More
Longo’s Logic: Operation “Offseason”
Today I am starting a new posting called, “Longo’s Logic”. In it, I am going to be…Read More
WAR Games: Should they stay or should they go?
When most people think of the word “war”, they think of either of the World Wars, violence,…Read More
Ben Revere’s Slump Mirrors the Twins Collapse
Listen my children and you shall hear of the late-season slump of Ben Revere. Since the 8th of August…Read More
Scott Diamond: Poor Man’s Buehrle? Homeless Man’s Glavine?
Scott Diamond is the Twins best pitcher this season, but his solid 2012 performance seems to have come…Read More
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