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Thursday Links: Cold Stove Edition

The warmth of the Hot Stove League has dissipated and baseball fans are left in the fray for the next five weeks before Spring Training begins.  The Twins haven’t made any moves in the past week,…Read More

2012 Projections – Alexi Casilla

A year ago, guarded optimism would be an apt description of the feelings of Twins fans towards the middle infield heading into Spring Training.  A recently signed Japanese batting champion, Tsuyoshi Nishioka,…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 was 13th in the American League in on-base percentage with a laughable .306 mark. Only the Seattle…Read More

2012 Projections – Justin Morneau

The past two seasons have been mostly terrible for Justin Morneau.  Mostly, because before suffering a concussion against Toronto on July 7, 2010, Morneau was playing at an elite player, and was on track…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 sunny Ft. Meyers for Spring Training on February 18, 2012.  The only other team reporting that early…Read More

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Thursday Holiday Links

Happy Holidays to all of the Puckett’s Pond readers.  We hope each and every one of you find…Read More

Thursday Links

What a week, Twins fans.  Apparently the deal hasn’t been finalized yet, but the Twins have essentially…Read More

Negative Nancy (Part 2)

I’ve been trying to be more positive about the 2012 Twins.  It is not always easy, especially…Read More

Reviving the Mauer/Ramos Platoon Idea

Remember how excited we all were when Wilson Ramos came up to the big leagues? Ramos banged out seven…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

New Twins and a Full 40 Man Roster

Twins Territory is abuzz with the exciting news that the Twins have signed Jason Bulger! Just kidding.…Read More

The Big 4-0

What is your favorite memory of the 1970 baseball season? According to data from the U.S. 2010 Census,…Read More

Jamey Carroll and RBIs

There is no such thing as an MLB transaction that pleases all of a team’s fans. No matter how big…Read More

Twins Rebuild in Progress?

Amid the excitement caused by Terry Ryan’s return, it was easy to overlook one potentially alarming…Read More

Elite Hitter Must Get Healthy

A little Twins trivia: how many Twins have hit 30 or more home runs in a season three times or more? Answer:…Read More

“I Can’t Do It, Captain! I Don’t Have the Power!”

If you’ve ever watched 1960s era American television, you probably recognized the title as the…Read More

About Those Injuries…

How much of the disaster that was 2011 can be blamed on injuries? Take a look at the list below and decide…Read More

The Winning Teams: 2010

This is the final installment of a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether…Read More

Top Five Positions of Concern

  The Twins have a lot of work to do this offseason after this disastrous season. Nearly every position…Read More

What to Watch For: The Final 10 Games

Last week I thought that it was important for the Twins to win games. Either they’re not listening,…Read More