Minnesota Twins Spring Training Preview: Right Field
Over the course of the past few weeks, I’ve been providing a rundown on who the Twins will have in Spring Training camp at each position, including projected starters and backups, as well as long shots…Read More
Minnesota Twins Spring Training Preview: First Base
Over the course of the next few weeks, I’ll be providing a rundown on who the Twins will have in Spring Training camp at each position, including projected starters and backups, as well as long shots…Read More
Too Short, Kevin Correia and Getting in Where You Fit In
Why signing Kevin Correia for two years makes sense. My brother got a raincoat for Christmas this year. If you’ve ever worn a raincoat while biking or hiking around in the spring, you know that…Read More
Baseball America Recognizes Twins Prospects
While the major league season didn’t go so well, there’s always an eye toward the future. As teams rebuild and reload, players in the minors leagues step up, surprise, and start fitting into…Read More
Who should be the Twins’ September Call-Ups?
When you’re a fan of a team that’s hunting for a playoff spot, you look forward to October. When you’re a fan of a team that’s fighting to avoid the worst record in the American League, you look…Read More
Second-half Lions
While his cameo appearance in the mid-summer classic was a brief one, Joe Mauer represented the Twins…Read More
What’s in a Lineup?
Several years ago, I remember reading an article in Sports Illustrated’s annual baseball preview…Read More
Curse Breaker?
I recently wrote about the seeming curse that’s haunted the Twins ever since Corey Koskie’s…Read More
This Week in Twins: May 14-20
Ready for Interleague play? Too bad, because it arrives this week. The season that was so young will…Read More
This Week in Twins: May 7-13
Another week gone, another low point for the Twins. TWIT is not very happy with the state of the team.…Read More
A Dreadful Series
The Red Sox series was awful in so many ways. Two close losses, where the Twins almost clawed back only…Read More
This Week in Twins: April 2-7
Enough Spring Training already! All of the questions have been answered, and almost all the games have…Read More
We Have a Roster
The calendar has turned to April, and the Twins are already pivoting toward the regular season. With…Read More
Twins: the Next Generation
What will the Twins look like in two or three years? We do not know for sure, but thanks to normal roster…Read More
This Week in Twins: March 26 – April 1
Good morning, Twins fans. A new week is upon us. This week will take us almost to the end of…Read More
Thoughts on the Tiger Game
Today the Twins had their first (and only) preseason test against a division rival. They played the…Read More
2011 Prospect Challenge
Last year my brother Eric (@ERolfPleiss) and I made a trip down to Ft. Myers to see the Twins play a…Read More
The Twins and Fielding
If you had to pick one iconic image from the 2011 season, it would probably be Tsuyoshi Nishioka…Read More
What Qualifies as Success for 2012?
How high should we set the bar for the 2012 Twins? What do they have to accomplish this season for us…Read More
The Countdown to 10,000 Home Runs
Most of us are counting down the days until Spring Training right now, but if you pay especially close…Read More



















