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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

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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