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Minnesota Twins January Moves

November and December were two very busy months for the Twins. For a team that normally tends to wait until later in the offseason to scoop up bargain basement players, it was very out of character to…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 sunny Ft. Meyers for Spring Training on February 18, 2012.  The only other team reporting that early…Read More

Free Agent Pitching and Brett Tomko

The Twins need to find some arms to help fill out their starting rotation and to eat up innings in the bullpen when Matt Capps, Glen Perkins and Brian Duensing aren’t pitching.  Who is the best…Read More

Twins Bullpen Battle Royale

Have you noticed how many relief pitchers the Twins have acquired lately? By my count, there are at least 24 pitchers who have a chance to make the Twins bullpen in 2012. There are only seven job openings,…Read More

Thursday Links

What a week it has been.  I’ve delayed the Thursday Links slightly today until after the Rule 5 draft.  You’ll find all the information you need on the newest Minnesota Twin, Terry Doyle,…Read More

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Twins Waste Nearly $5 Million on Matt Capps

It took a month, but Terry Ryan has finally made a move that I absolutely hate. Ryan and the Twins re-signed…Read More

Thursday Links

Thanks for tuning in to another edition of the Thursday Links.  Not a lot happened this week in terms…Read More

Negative Nancy (Part 2)

I’ve been trying to be more positive about the 2012 Twins.  It is not always easy, especially…Read More

Sunday Morning Lineups

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are rested and ready for another exciting weekend of…Read More

Should Matt Capps Be Brought Back?

The Twins are strongly considering bringing Matt Capps back. Capps went 4-7 with a 4.25 ERA and 15 saves…Read More

2011 Team Awards

It was quite a year for the Minnesota Twins.  Despite leaving Spring Training with a fully healthy squad,…Read More

Bill Smith on Trial

  Hear ye, hear ye. The Supreme Court of Puckett’s Pond is now in session. The case on the…Read More

About Those Injuries…

How much of the disaster that was 2011 can be blamed on injuries? Take a look at the list below and decide…Read More

The Winning Teams: 2010

This is the final installment of a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether…Read More

Top Five Positions of Concern

  The Twins have a lot of work to do this offseason after this disastrous season. Nearly every position…Read More

Chris Parmelee Hits First MLB Home Run

Rookie first baseman Chris Parmelee played the best game of his young career Saturday afternoon. He recorded…Read More

Flat-Lining

To be clear, I haven’t given up on this team…yet. That said, with every loss the road gets…Read More

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

Minnesota Twins 2011 Midterm Report Card

 The Twins have reached the All Star Break, baseball’s traditional midpoint. I’d like to…Read More

The All-Star Break (1st Half Awards)

The Minnesota Twins are 41-48, 7 games below .500 and 6.5 games behind the first place Detroit Tigers.…Read More