Alexi Casilla

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The All-Star Break (1st Half Awards)

The Minnesota Twins are 41-48, 7 games below .500 and 6.5 games behind the first place Detroit Tigers.  The Twins will start the 2nd half with a 12 game home stand against Kansas City, Cleveland, and…Read More

In Praise of Joe Mauer

I know it was just one game, but during a season in which bright spots have been hard to find, I want to recognize not only Mauer’s offense last night, but his defense as well, which was spectacular…Read More

Out of the Cellar

 Francisco Liriano threw seven stolid innings and the Minnesota Twins strung together key hits from weak-hitting players to defeat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sunday. It was an exciting ending to a…Read More

The Friday Links

What week it has been for the Minnesota Twins!  Since losing last Friday evening to the Texas Rangers the Twins are 4-0 after taking the weekend set from the Rangers to win a series against the AL West…Read More

Carlos Quentin gets Carded at Target Field

Carlos Quentin has been holding down the 5th spot in the Chicago White Sox batting order this season, but because of a lack of production from the 3 hitters, Quentin has been given a shot to try his hand…Read More

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The Twins Need an Edge – Michael Cuddyer – 1B/2B/3B/SS/RF/CF/LF

Michael Cuddyer has been a lot of things for the Minnesota Twins during his 14 years with the organization.…Read More

Blackburn, Twins Make it 2 in a Row

MINNEAPOLIS – The Twins, who haven’t had much to cheer about thus far this season, got…Read More

2011 Series Preview: Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals (6/2-6/5)

It used to be that the Minnesota Twins beat the Royals seemingly every time they played, those days have…Read More

The Kubel Conundrum

It is not always fun to watch your favorite team lose.  This is especially true when your favorite team…Read More

And the Twins Played On

With the MLB season now 20% over for the Minnesota Twins, things are not looking up for the Home 9.  The…Read More

How the Twins can Save their 2011 Season and Start Winning Now

Sunday’s 9-4 loss to the Red Sox put the Twins record at 12-20, 9.5 games behind the division-leading…Read More

Iambic PenTwinmeter

I was chatting briefly with Mr. Wally Fish this afternoon regarding his status on G-Chat.  It was a…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

Looking Back and Looking Ahead

All I am saying is that this is not a bad team.  I know, a week ago, when the Twins were in the midst…Read More

Alexi Casilla Needs an Edge

Paully said to me, “Let’s put out a joint post this week on what?” And I said, “Let’s put…Read More

The Weekend that Never Was.

Talk about a missed opportunity!  The Minnesota Twins came into a 3-game series with a chance to really…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

The Twins Twins’ AL Central Pond Predictions

The Twins are our favorite team.  They give spring, summer, and autumn an extra twinge of excitement. …Read More

Storylines After 11 Spring Games: Injuries, Rumors and Luke Hughes

On the heels of a loss at the hands of a split-squad Baltimore Orioles team, the Minnesota Twins sit…Read More