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Minnesota Twins 2011 Midterm Report Card

 The Twins have reached the All Star Break, baseball’s traditional midpoint. I’d like to take this opportunity to keep up another tradition: the tradition of writers with too much time…Read More

Justin Morneau Out Until August

The Minnesota Twins announced today that first baseman Justin Morneau, who has been  on the Disabled List since June 9 with a wrist injury, will miss an additional six weeks. Morneau is scheduled to…Read More

Pond Reflections: April 2011 – A Month to Forget

We’re 5 days into May, the Twins are 2-1 and Francisco Liriano has tossed a no hitter this month. With that backdrop it’s awfully easy to forget what happened in April. Considering how things…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

The Weekend that Never Was.

Talk about a missed opportunity!  The Minnesota Twins came into a 3-game series with a chance to really shine in front of their home crowd.   After going just 2-4 in a rain shortened season opening series…Read More

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Another Reason to Hate the Yankees and One Overdue Welcome

Well that sucks. One fractured left fibula later and Tsuyoshi Nishioka has been lost for an indefinite…Read More

Ripples on the Pond: Nishioka, Delaney and BR Sponsorship

In case you need another reason to love Tsuyoshi Nishioka, I present you with one of his latest quotes: “If…Read More

Strong Start Not Enough for Luke Hughes

Luke Hughes opened a lot of eyes in the early part of the spring training, but his performance at the…Read More

Storylines After 11 Spring Games: Injuries, Rumors and Luke Hughes

On the heels of a loss at the hands of a split-squad Baltimore Orioles team, the Minnesota Twins sit…Read More

Notes After Three Spring Games

This afternoon the Minnesota finished up their 3rd game of the spring training season, all of which involved…Read More

2010 Twins Debuts: Luke Hughes

The Super Bowl is finally over and the NFL season has thankfully come to a close. Don’t get me…Read More

Everybody Gets Tendered A Contract (Even You, J.J.)

Via Joe C.: The Twins had no non-tenders. All nine of their arbitration players were tendered contracts.…Read More

Who Needs Dan Uggla When You Have Luke Hughes?

The Atlanta Braves were the big winners of the Dan Uggla sweepstakes, snagging the All-Star second…Read More

Fun With Small Sample Sizes

I love this stuff: Worst defense: Alexi Casilla, -95.9 UZR/150 at third base (1 start) Michael Cuddyer,…Read More

Third Base is Still a Problem, Though

In my previous post, I noted that the Twins don’t really have to add pitching at the trade deadline.…Read More