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2012 Projections – AL Central

With the roster set to go north and begin the season, Ron Gardenhire and his Twins now set their sites on playing games that matter.  While the Detroit Tigers are the prohibitive favorite to win the…Read More

Thursday Links – Groundhog Edition

Happy Groundhog Day!  Pitchers and catchers report to Ft. Myers in just 16 days, no groundhog, or his shadow, can change that.  Last weekend was a great time to be a Twins fan, especially if you had…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

Twins Free Agency Advice: Closers are a Waste of Money!

With Joe Nathan gone, the Twins are making noises about replacing him with a proven closer. This is a bad idea for multiple reasons. First, as many have pointed out, the most successful closers in team…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

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Friday Links

  I should not go to Las Vegas.  The past week is proof of that.  Last week I took a look at the…Read More

A Fighting Chance

The Twins are in the midst of a 19 game stretch played out over 18 days.  Over the past week, much has…Read More

Central Processing: 2011 AL Central Opening Day Starts

Justin Verlander, Luke Hochevar, Mark Buehrle, Fausto Carmona and Carl Pavano. Those were this year’s…Read More

Tigers Series Preview

The pitching matchup tomorrow features a pitcher with a 1.29 ERA and one with a 6.95 ERA. If you said…Read More

2009 Proves Defense Matters

Don’t believe me? Let’s take a peek: Twins wOBA (AL Rank): .335 (5) Tigers wOBA (AL Rank):…Read More