2011 Series Preview: Twins vs Royals (4/29-5/1)
Let’s start with this; the Rays are a good team. I thought that during the offseason and I thought it when they gave the rest of the AL East a weeks head start by going 0-6. Still the Twins just…Read More
Iambic PenTwinmeter
I was chatting briefly with Mr. Wally Fish this afternoon regarding his status on G-Chat. It was a poem about Liriano’s less than stellar performance yesterday evening. “Liriano’s pitching…Read More
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
All I am saying is that this is not a bad team. I know, a week ago, when the Twins were in the midst of a four game losing streak I was a little bit critical of their efforts and their ability to turn…Read More
Sigh No More
With all due respect to Mumford & Sons, Twins fans can “sigh no more”. Really, how can the first few weeks of the season be worse than this? I am no longer interested in excuses. Small…Read More
Summation of the 2011 AL Central Pond Predictions
Between April 1st and April 5th the five* of us on staff here published predictions on how the AL Central will wind up at the end of the regular season. Since Eric and Paul published theirs together, we…Read More
2011 Series Preview: Royals vs Twins (4/12-4/13)
Heading into the A’s series over the weekend I was supremely confident that the Twins would win…Read More
AL Central Week in Review (3/31-4/10)
Up is down and down is up. Left is right and right is left. That’s how the season has started in…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
Nate’s 2011 Pond Predictions
I know it’s traditional for writers to make their baseball predictions before the season starts. I’m…Read More
Wally’s AL Central Pond Predictions
The 2010 AL Central was anticlimactic as the Minnesota Twins were the class of the division for much…Read More
The Twins Twins’ AL Central Pond Predictions
The Twins are our favorite team. They give spring, summer, and autumn an extra twinge of excitement. …Read More
Adam’s 2011 AL Central Pond Predictions
Over the next few days, all of us writers here at Puckett’s Pond will be sharing our predictions…Read More
Ripples on the Pond: Forbes Valuations
Forbes recently unveiled their valuations and related rankings of all 30 major league franchises. The…Read More
International Spending: One of These Things is not Like the Others
On March 2nd, Baseball America published a breakdown of international spending by team for 2010. The…Read More
Underdog Position Familiar for AL Central All-Division Team
It’s time to take a break from the Fransisco Liriano trade rumor hysteria. A couple of weeks ago,…Read More
Carl Pavano, Opening Day Starter
It wasn’t all that long ago that I got all worked up into a semi-frothing lather because the Royals…Read More
2011 AL Central All-Division Team Set in Stone
It took a couple weeks and two fan votes, but the AL Central’s squad is finally set and ready to…Read More
Puddle Jumping (2/14): Tribe, Billy Butler, Joaquin Benoit and Chris Sale
Welcome to Puddle Jumping! Going forward and every so often (hopefully at least once a week) I will link…Read More
Nothing’s Gonna Pinch This Nerve of Mine: A Look Around the AL Central
It is no secret that the Twins have done little to improve their team this offseason; in fact, they seem…Read More
Central Processing: Would a 2B Please Stand Up?
In the process of picking my nominees for the AL Central’s All-Division Team, I came to an surprising…Read More



