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2012 Twins Off-Season Moves, so far…

The Twins have actually made a flurry of moves this off-season.  Now, most of these moves have been pretty minor (double meaning, do you get it?????).  However, it may be the non-moves, or moves that…Read More

This Week in Twins: August 20-26

Let’s be glad last week is over. Even judging by the standards of the worst team in the American League this one was a stinker. With Denard Span and Ben Revere on the shelf most of the week, the…Read More

This Week in Twins: August 6-12

That was quite a week! The trade deadline came and went with no further activity by the Twins, but that didn’t stop them from trading third baseman Danny Valencia. On the field, Minnesota lost a…Read More

Minnesota Twins 2012 Midterm Report Card

It’s the All Star Break, which means the 2012 season is more than halfway done. We’re far enough along that nobody can complain about small sample sizes anymore. So how good or bad are the…Read More

What’s in a Lineup?

Several years ago, I remember reading an article in Sports Illustrated’s annual baseball preview issue, which dissected the best hitters in the game for each spot in the lineup card (leadoff, second,…Read More

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This Week in Twins: June 11-17

What a week it was! Our Twins made headlines during the draft by selecting outfielder Byron Buxton (who…Read More

April Showers, May Flowers

The calendar has flipped to June, and with April and May now in the rear view mirror, it’s time…Read More

The Curse of Corey Koskie

After the recent demotion of the struggling Danny Valencia to AAA Rochester, I couldn’t help but…Read More

Power and the Piranhas

A winning streak! Twins baseball has been fun to watch these past few days. Why is it fun? The team…Read More

Beating the Yankees: Cause for Celebration

  The Twins are 3-7 so far. They have significant problems with the starting rotation. The bullpen…Read More

Series Preview: Twins at Yankees, April 16-19

It’s time to play the Yankees. The Twins get to spend a lot of time doing that, in fact, because…Read More

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…Read More

Thursday Links – Minnesota Twins Spring Training Edition

Spring Training is in full swing down in Fort Myers.  The Twins are playing (meaningless) baseball…Read More

2012 Projections – Ryan Doumit

The Pittsburgh Pirate’s recent contract extension with Andrew McCutchen demonstrates their commitment…Read More

Twins Position Battle: Middle Infield

In Spring Training, there is a battle for almost every position, whether we realize it or not. For the…Read More

Running out of Options

It’s good to have options, whether you’re Tim Tebow deciding to run or throw, or you’re a normal…Read More

Thursday Links – Pitchers and Catchers are Coming

Spring Training is just around the corner.  The Seattle Mariners have had their pitchers and catchers…Read More

The Twins and SLG

Last month I pointed out that the Twins had a terrible on-base percentage last year but were likely…Read More

Thursday Links – Baseball Boyfriend Edition

The most discouraging news this past week  was not even the Twins’ inability to sign a starting…Read More

The Opening Day Lineup is Set – Or Is It?

Even though Spring Training has not yet started, we can pretty much guess what the Twins’ Opening…Read More