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Talk To Contact, EP 30: 25 Man Roster, Joe Mauer, and #TeamInternet

Episode 30 of the Twins baseball podcast,  Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download via iTunes or by clicking here.   This week on Talk to Contact Paul and Eric (And Cody…Read More

Down on the Pond, Weekend Recap

Over the Mother’s Day weekend all four of the Twins full-season minor league affiliates were in action.  The Twins flirted with their first winning streak of the season before losing Saturday evening’s…Read More

MLB 2012: Twins Prospect Challenge

Last week I reported on the origins of the Pleiss brothers’ Twins prospect challenge. A year into the process, a year that saw eight Twins make their MLB debuts, Eric and I decided to make a change…Read More

MLB 2012 Spring Training: Baseball in America and hope in Minnesota.

  It seems that only last week I was watching the Twins fight and scratch their way to a couple of late season victories to avoid a 100 loss season. I know that 63-99 is only about six tenths of…Read More

Links Links and More Links

Before I start with the links, I would like to take a moment and say thank you to all of my fellow service members, past and present, who serve (or have served) our great nation.  Today while you’re…Read More

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Baseball is Fun

Baseball is fun.  Losing sometimes muffles that part of the game.  Winning amplifies it.  But at the…Read More

Liriano Flirts With 2nd No-Hitter; Twins Win 6-1

MINNEAPOLIS — Not since the great Nolan Ryan in 1973 has a pitcher thrown a no-hitter twice in…Read More

Perspective on a Day Off

You certainly cannot have a lot of fun watching a last place baseball team. Not last place in the AL…Read More

The Worst Kind of Game

Manager Ron Gardenhire played the match-up game versus Yankee’s right hander Ivan Nova and was rewarded…Read More

Opening Day Jitters; Twins Get Blown Out in Canada

TORONTO — Don’t hand the Twins the AL Central Title just yet, the kinks made themselves visible…Read More

Twins Fans, Cast Your Vote

Last weekend we needed help deciding who would be playing 3B for the AL Central All-Division team. Thanks…Read More

Pitching Perspectives (4/27-5/3)

The Twins finished the week with a 3-3 record putting them at 12-13 on the season. They remain in 4th…Read More

Royals Series Summary (5/1-5/3)

The Twins lost two of the three games against the Kansas City Royals. Minnesota is now 12-13 and remains…Read More

Fish on the Farm (April)

The first month of the season has recently concluded, so I thought now would be a good time to look at…Read More

Rays Series Summary (4/27-4/29)

The Twins won two of the three games in their series against the Tampa Bay Rays.  Minnesota is now 11-11…Read More

Pitching Perspectives (4/20-4/26)

The Twins finished the third week of the season with a 2-3 record putting them at 9-10 on the season.…Read More

Indians Series Summary (4/24-4/26)

The Twins won two of the three games in their series against the Cleveland Indians. Minnesota is now…Read More

Red Sox Series Summary (4/21-4/22)

The Twins lost both games of the two game series against the Boston Red Sox.  Minnesota is now 7-9 and…Read More

Joe Mauer and Philip Humber

Joe Mauer quick hits: On Monday in Fort Myers, Mauer went 1-3 with a double and 2 walks during a simulated…Read More

AL Central Preview (Part 3)

Now that I’ve broken down and ranked the individual components of each team in the division, it…Read More