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An Up and Down Team
The Twins never fail to surprise. Nearly every year they either drastically exceed low expectations or woefully betray fans’ hopes. They follow good seasons with disappointing ones, and vice-versa. Take…Read More
Dr. Blackburn and Mr. Hyde
Nick Blackburn deserves a lot of credit for his performance in Friday night’s 8-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. His first inning, in which the Sox battered him for five runs, made some fans (who…Read More
Anatomy of a 5-game Winning Streak
I suppose this is about as rosy as it’s been so far this season for us Twins fans. A 5-game winning streak for the hometown team coinciding with a 5-game losing streak by the Indians…the MLB-draft…Read More
Out to sea, and other excuses…
I have been away from the blog for a couple of weeks, so to those of you who come to the site looking for new information and intresting stories about the Twins, I appologize. Luckily we have several…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 filled with concerns. Slightly decreased velocity, an atypical loss of control and a depressed strikeout…Read More
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Walking and Winning
The brutal start to the Twins 2011 season continued today as the Twins suffered a humiliating 10-5 loss…Read More
What’s Up With Liriano?
The Twins fan in me is pretty sad today. The 2-4 roadtrip was disappointing and it was sad on a human…Read More
Setting the Bar for Nishioka and Casilla
As the Twins open their season with a new-look middle infield of Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Alexi Casilla,…Read More
Twins Pitchers by ERA+
Sometime ago, Wally noted that Joe Nathan has the best ERA+ out of all relievers since 2004. Naturally,…Read More
Graph of the Day
Today’s graph features first baseman Justin Morneau. For all the talk about Morneau’s value…Read More
WAR Graph of the Day
A couple years ago I wrote a post saying Joe Mauer has a chance to be the best catcher of all time. It…Read More
WAR Graph of the Day
Two days in a row. That’s what we call a streak people. Today’s WAR graph is actually the…Read More
WAR Graph of the Day
A new feature here at Twinkie Talk, probably just for the offseason, is going to be the WAR Graph of…Read More
Why Non-Tendering JJ Hardy Would Be A Mistake
Note: As Nick Nelson pointed out to me, the original title wasn’t a good one. Or was it just a…Read More
Twins Fans Should Stop Worrying
If you go on twitter at all during a Twins game this year, you’d think they’re in danger…Read More
Liriano v. Felix v. CC
Fox’s Jon Morosi wrote a terrible article where he says either CC Sabathia or David Price should…Read More
What Should We Expect From Glen Perkins on Wednesday?
Before I begin this post, I’d like to preface it by saying that trying to predict the events of…Read More
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