Nothing’s Gonna Pinch This Nerve of Mine: A Look Around the AL Central
It is no secret that the Twins have done little to improve their team this offseason; in fact, they seem to have made it a little worse. Alexi Casilla will probably be the starting shortstop instead…Read More
Central Processing: Would a 2B Please Stand Up?
In the process of picking my nominees for the AL Central’s All-Division Team, I came to an surprising conclusion. There is no real established or long-term talent at second base. In fact, the cast…Read More
Lastings Milledge and Graham Crackers
It’s 11:35 pm as I start this article. I’ve just consumed a disturbing amount of graham crackers and chugged a bottle of Lipton raspberry white tea. Based on the conflux of those events it…Read More
Let’s Come Together: Setting the AL Central All-Division Team
Over the next several weeks, Puckett’s Pond will be joining forces with the other AL Central sites here on FanSided to choose our All-Division team. Once we’ve worked with the writers from…Read More
Random Twin of the Week: A. J. Pierzynski
Obviously, it was a long time ago, but before he became one of baseball’s greatest villains (though he’s still a distant second behind Alex Rodriguez; at least Sox fans and A. J.’s teammates…Read More
Mr. Clutch
(via Fangraphs) OK, so maybe clutch hitting isn’t an actual skill, and even if it were, with a…Read More
Jim Thome and the Hall of Fame
Jim Thome is now in sole possession of 8th place on the all-time home run leaders list, blasting his…Read More
How Manny Ramirez Might Affect the AL Central Race
No, Manny isn’t a Southsider yet, but it seems to be just a matter of time. The Dodgers sit 10…Read More
And This Is What You Call Regression to the Mean
(via Fangraphs) Coming into tonight’s game, Carl Pavano posted a .274 batting average on balls…Read More
Now That is a Graph
(via Fangraphs) This was not the most beautifully pitched ballgame ever. Scott Baker lasted just 4.2…Read More
What a Difference a Tough Roadtrip Makes
So, the Twins started this month with a 4.5 game lead over the second-place Tigers that has steadily…Read More
Dear Rob Johnson…
Thanks for that pickoff. And thanks for saving Mark Lowe’s ass. Hey M’s, you can use your…Read More

