Denard Span

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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

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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