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2012 Twins – Who’s your favorite?

December 16, 2011 Michael Cuddyer signed a 3-year $31.5million dollar deal to play for the Colorado Rockies and for me, as well as for many other Twins fans, this was a sad day.  I think the Rockies paid…Read More

2012 MLB Predictions – AL Central and Beyond

After a disappointing 99 loss season fans across Twins Territory are eager to put the 2011 season behind them. The wait is over Twins fans; our beloved Twins take the field Friday in Baltimore to do battle…Read More

2012 MLB New Years Resolutions: Twins

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

Links Links and More Links

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

Bill Smith Fired

Early this afternoon the Twins announced the firing of their GM BIll Smith, who has been with the organization since 1986. Terry Ryan has taken over all interim GM duties until a permanent replacement…Read More

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The Winning Teams: 1969

This is part two in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the current…Read More

The Worst Kind of Game

Manager Ron Gardenhire played the match-up game versus Yankee’s right hander Ivan Nova and was rewarded…Read More

Pitching Perspectives (4/27-5/3)

The Twins finished the week with a 3-3 record putting them at 12-13 on the season. They remain in 4th…Read More

Royals Series Summary (5/1-5/3)

The Twins lost two of the three games against the Kansas City Royals. Minnesota is now 12-13 and remains…Read More

Fish on the Farm (April)

The first month of the season has recently concluded, so I thought now would be a good time to look at…Read More

Rays Series Summary (4/27-4/29)

The Twins won two of the three games in their series against the Tampa Bay Rays.  Minnesota is now 11-11…Read More

Pitching Perspectives (4/20-4/26)

The Twins finished the third week of the season with a 2-3 record putting them at 9-10 on the season.…Read More

Indians Series Summary (4/24-4/26)

The Twins won two of the three games in their series against the Cleveland Indians. Minnesota is now…Read More

Red Sox Series Summary (4/21-4/22)

The Twins lost both games of the two game series against the Boston Red Sox.  Minnesota is now 7-9 and…Read More

Joe Mauer and Philip Humber

Joe Mauer quick hits: On Monday in Fort Myers, Mauer went 1-3 with a double and 2 walks during a simulated…Read More

AL Central Preview (Part 3)

Now that I’ve broken down and ranked the individual components of each team in the division, it…Read More

AL Central Preview (Part 2)

Part 2 of my AL Central preview focuses on the pitching staffs, benches and managers of each team. The…Read More

Pitching Perspectives (4/13-4/19)

The Twins finished the second week of the season with a 4-3 record putting them at 7-7 on the season. …Read More

Jesse Crain Placed on DL, Jose Mijares Called Up

On Monday, Jesse Crain was placed on the 15-day DL due to inflammation in his right shoulder.  The move…Read More

Angels Series Summary (4/17-4/19)

The Twins swept the 3 game series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  Minnesota is now 7-7 and…Read More