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Nate’s Notes: Twins sweep Tigers and I saw Luke Hughes play

  Surprise! The Twins swept the Tigers. Judging by the comments I saw from Tiger fans on Twitter, this turn of events does not sit well with people in Detroit. But Twins fans seem to be happy with…Read More

Thanks Luke, It’s been fun

Luke Hughes was DFA’d by the Twins today. General consensus in the Twins fan/blog community is surprise. I’m not  so surprised. Every time Luke has played this year, it seems he is committing…Read More

Wednesday Thoughts: Hughes, Morneau, Liriano, and Swarzak

Some quick observations after the Twins out-slugged the Phillies 11-7: Luke Hughes bashed a three run homer today, and suddenly it becomes impossible to ignore his utter domination of Spring Training.…Read More

Thoughts on the Tiger Game

Today the Twins had their first (and only) preseason test against a division rival. They played the reigning division champion Detroit Tigers, and it was an interesting game because it might give us…Read More

Twins Position Battle: Third Base

The Twins have struggled to find a decent third baseman ever since Corey Koskie left in 2005, so battles at the position are nothing new. Earlier this week, I compared the middle infield to the Battles…Read More

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Twins Position Battle: Middle Infield

In Spring Training, there is a battle for almost every position, whether we realize it or not. For the…Read More

The Twins and Fielding

  If you had to pick one iconic image from the 2011 season, it would probably be Tsuyoshi Nishioka…Read More

Thursday Links – Pitchers and Catchers are Coming

Spring Training is just around the corner.  The Seattle Mariners have had their pitchers and catchers…Read More

2012 Projections – Danny Valencia

After tearing it up in his rookie season in 2010, Danny Valencia experienced a sophomore slump in 2011…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…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…Read More

2012 Projections – Justin Morneau

The past two seasons have been mostly terrible for Justin Morneau.  Mostly, because before suffering…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…Read More

Top 11 of ’11, Part II

Let’s continue our look at the Top 11 moments of the 2011 season. In case you missed #11 through…Read More

Top 11 of ’11, Part I

2011 was a disaster, but it wasn’t a complete disaster. There were actually a few bright spots…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

Why Winning Games Still Matters or Who Cares?

The Minnesota Twins are 59-87, they’ve lost 8 of their last 10 games are currently 26 games out of…Read More

Worst Series Ever?

The Twins have fielded a lot of bad teams in their fifty years of existence. And they’ve played some…Read More

Twins Continue to Slide, Swept by Rival White Sox

It was not pretty, and Ron Gardenhire knew just what to say after a 7-0 loss to Chicago that gave the…Read More

Myth: Joe Mauer Returns to 1B in 2011

Hey there sports fans!  The All-Star break is over and that three day hangover with no meaningful baseball…Read More