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This Week in Twins: July 23-29
Did you miss us? If you’re a regular reader of Puckett’s Pond’s This Week in Twins (TWIT) feature, you’ve probably noticed that TWIT has been missing for the last six weeks. Sorry…Read More
About Joe Mauer And Zach Parise
In a state that has otherwise been tortured by bad sports news over the last number of years, Minnesota fans finally received good news when NHL star free agent Zach Parise opted to sign a deal with them…Read More
Second-half Lions
While his cameo appearance in the mid-summer classic was a brief one, Joe Mauer represented the Twins well by singling up the middle off LHP Wade Miley, then dutifully manning first for the AL squad’s…Read More
Minnesota Twins 2012 Midterm Report Card
It’s the All Star Break, which means the 2012 season is more than halfway done. We’re far enough along that nobody can complain about small sample sizes anymore. So how good or bad are the…Read More
Willingham and Plouffe, Mauer and Revere
On a baseball team named the Twins, it’s only fitting that the best players come in pairs. Right now, a pair of Twins’ pairs is putting on a hitting clinic. Locked in twin statistical battles,…Read More
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The Royal Twin: Predicting Minnesota’s All-Star
In 2006, the Kansas City Royals were represented by former Twin Mark Redman in the annual All-Star game.…Read More
Twins win despite bad managing
Last night’s 4-1 win over the White Sox had everything. A strong Francisco Liriano start. A great…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
April Showers, May Flowers
The calendar has flipped to June, and with April and May now in the rear view mirror, it’s time…Read More
A history of the Twins’ high draft picks (it’s not pretty)
It has been a rough season for the Twins, so next week’s draft could end up being the highlight…Read More
This Week in Twins: May 28 – June 3
A week ago, TWIT had some positive news to report. Not this week. The Twins turned a four game winning…Read More
Series Preview: Tigers at Twins, May 25-27
I hope you enjoyed that winning road trip. Let’s not worry about the two losses that ended it.…Read More
Power and the Piranhas
A winning streak! Twins baseball has been fun to watch these past few days. Why is it fun? The team…Read More
Series Preview: Twins at Brewers, May 18-20
After two pleasantly surprising victories in the Motor City, the Minnesota Twins (12-26)…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
Series Preview: Twins at Mariners, May 4-6
The Twins start this weekend’s series against the Seattle Mariners with a simple goal: get a hit. If…Read More
This Week in Twins: April 30 – May 6
Rejoice and breathe a sigh of relief. The Twins won yesterday to stave off a homestand sweep. Aside from…Read More
Nate’s Notes: Francisco Liriano, Steve Blass, and Joe Mauer
The Twins announced yesterday that they would skip Francisco Liriano’s next start and try to get him…Read More
This Week in Twins: April 23-29
Last week was a losing week, but it was a better week than many might have expected. The Twins…Read More
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