What Prince Fielder’s Baseball Card Can Tell The Minnesota Twins

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:49:39 +0000

After Prince Fielder belted a 3-2 fastball for a 2-run double to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 lead that they would hang on to for the win, Jose Mijares and Joe Mauer exchanged a little “he said – she said” about that pitch. Whatever the case may be, Mauer calling the wrong pitch, Mijares leaving the pitch too over the plate or trusting his catcher too much, the end result was another Twins loss, their 3rd straight.

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2011 Series Preview: Twins vs Athletics (4/8-4/10)

Wally Fish — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:07:09 +0000

Finally the Twins get to kick of year 2 of Target Field. To make things even better, their opponent doesn’t come out of the ridiculously loaded AL East. Both teams head into the first of a three game series with offenses ranked in the bottom 3rd of the American League in terms of runs scored. While each team has played only 6 games, they share a common opponent in the Toronto Blue Jays. Like the Twins, the A’s went 1-2 against Toronto.

Dropping in to offer up the A’s perspective on the series is Swingin’ A’s Lead Writer, Joseph Lopez.

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What Prince Fielder’s Baseball Card Can Tell The Minnesota Twins

2011 Series Preview: Twins vs Athletics (4/8-4/10)