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Hot Twins Action: Santana’s 17 K Game

I found out by way of Aaron Gleeman that Johan Santana is likely done for the season after tearing the anterior capsule in his throwing shoulder for the second time in less than three years. Santana missed…Read More

Saturday Morning Links and Notes

Looking for some good baseball-related reading to start your weekend? In case you haven’t heard, a certain former Twin threw a no-hitter last night against the Cardinals. It was the first no-hitter…Read More

The Ex-Twins Team

  Have you ever thought about how many former Twins are still playing in the Majors? You could fill an entire roster with them, and you’d have a decent team. Since Spring Training (and all…Read More

Thursday Links – Baseball Boyfriend Edition

The most discouraging news this past week  was not even the Twins’ inability to sign a starting pitcher to replace Nick Blackburn.  It was the release of the Baseball Boyfriend app, a mini-fantasy…Read More

Thursday Holiday Links

Happy Holidays to all of the Puckett’s Pond readers.  We hope each and every one of you find something to lift your spirits during the holiday season. If you’re a young person from my generation,…Read More

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Thursday Links

Thanks for tuning in to another edition of the Thursday Links.  Not a lot happened this week in terms…Read More

Why do the Pitchers Keep Getting Injured?

    When the Twins traded mega-ace Johan Santana after the 2007 season, they had good reason…Read More

Bill Smith on Trial

  Hear ye, hear ye. The Supreme Court of Puckett’s Pond is now in session. The case on the…Read More

A Royal Disappointment

The Twins will end their 2011 campaign on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals, and they will probably…Read More

What Could Have Been

 Every MLB team makes some mistakes. And every team suffers devastating injuries on occasion. Even…Read More

The Winning Teams: 2008

  This is part ten in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the…Read More

The Winning Teams: 2006

This is part nine in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the current…Read More

The Winning Teams: 2004

This is part eight in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the current…Read More

The Winning Teams: 2003

This is part seven in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the current…Read More

The Winning Teams: 2002

This is part six in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the current…Read More

Alexi Casilla Needs an Edge

Paully said to me, “Let’s put out a joint post this week on what?” And I said, “Let’s put…Read More

Zero Chance: Deolis Guerra and Anthony Swarzak

Spring training is here, and with it comes the many battles for roster spots, particularly in the bullpen.…Read More

Random Twin of the Week: Shane Mack

Ah, baseball’s Rule 5 draft, where hope springs eternal. Every year, every GM in the league hopes…Read More

Going Down Ballot: The AL MVP

Just a reminder: you can participate in the Site5 and Fansided Holiday Season Charity Drive by clicking…Read More

Going Down Ballot: the 2010 AL Cy Young

Felix Hernandez won the AL Cy Young award despite winning only 13 games, and deservedly so. He lead…Read More