2012 Predictions for the AL Central
Hello fellow Twins fans. Despite just watching the Angels take away a victory in the Twins’ home opener, I still feel that it’s a very good day to be a writing about the Twins. Even better,…Read More
Ferocious Five Update: Mixed News
Five players hold the keys to the Minnesota Twins’ success, as long as they can recover from their array of debilitating injuries. That’s why Puckett’s Pond will continue to bring you updates on…Read More
Twins Position Battle: Outfield
Every position on the field is a battle, and we’ve been doing our best to tell you about all of them. Since there are three positions in the outfield, we have three battles there – basically an entire…Read More
Introducing the Ferocious Five
The fate of the 2012 Twins rests on the shoulders of five players. They are the five most talented players on the team, and all five have demonstrated the ability to carry the offense or the pitching staff…Read More
The Twins and Fielding
If you had to pick one iconic image from the 2011 season, it would probably be Tsuyoshi Nishioka stumbling toward a grounder only to see it squirt right past him. Or maybe it would be Danny Valencia…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
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
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
Upcoming Milestones for the Twins
If you like baseball, there’s a good chance you like numbers, too. More than any other professional…Read More
Thursday Links – Groundhog Edition
Happy Groundhog Day! Pitchers and catchers report to Ft. Myers in just 16 days, no groundhog, or his…Read More
2012 Projections – Carl Pavano
Ron Gardenhire announced last week that Carl Pavano was going to be the Twins’ 2012 Opening Day…Read More
2012 Projections – Josh Willingham
Before signing with the Twins earlier this offseason, Josh Willingham was a fairly obscure ball player…Read More
2012 Projections – Denard Span
In 2009 he had his first opportunity to be an every day player and Denard Span did not disappoint. He…Read More
2012 Projections – Ben Revere
The Twins are pretty set around the infield and behind the plate. Sure, there are questions about health…Read More
The Twins and OBP
The Twins were bad at a lot of things last year, but one underachievement really stands out. The team…Read More
Looking Forward to Spring Training
Hard to believe that there are still 48 long winter days until Twins pitchers and catchers report to…Read More
Negative Nancy
Apparently this baseball blogger has been pretty negative on Twitter lately, as Adam Krueger of The…Read More
Sunday Morning Lineups
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are rested and ready for another exciting weekend of…Read More
Thursday Links (Thankful Edition)
Gobble Gobble! Happy Thanksgiving Twins fans! As Twins fans we have a lot to be thankful for, like…Read More
Terry Ryan’s Draft History
We’re all excited to see Terry Ryan back in the GM’s office, and with good reason. Any day…Read More









