James Shields

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The Trouble with Trading

If you have two apples and your friend has some peanut butter, you make a trade, right?  Apples and peanut butter taste great in tandem!  But, what if your other friend (you only have two friends) rides…Read More

Fansided Names Pitchers of the Year at Call to the Pen

Congratulations to Fansided’s AL Pitcher of the Year, Justin Verlander and the NL Pitcher of the Year, Clayton Kershaw. Read all about Verlander’s glorious accomplishment at Call to the Pen.…Read More

2011 Series Preview: Twins vs Rays (4/14-4/17)

Never in the history of baseball has the phrase “pitch to contact” kicked off such a firestorm among a fanbase as it has in the last 24 hours for Twins fans. There is no way around it, the…Read More

44-38: Still Technically in First Place

Fangraphs Yep, the Tigers also lost, so at least the Twins remain tied for first place. That’s pretty much the best thing that happened to the hometown squadron all day. The offense scored four…Read More