Twins dodge a bullet as Oakland signs Brandon Inge
The Twins have a well-documented obsession with acquiring Detroit Tiger castoffs, so when the Tigers jettisoned Brandon Inge earlier this week, it was absolutely no surprise that the Twins were rumored…Read More
The Twins Bullpen Might Be Just Fine
Some people are optimistic about the Twins’ chances to rebound from a 99 loss season, while others are understandably pessimistic. Some are disappointed with the loss of Michael Cuddyer and the less…Read More
Which Non-Roster Invitees will help the Twins?
If you’ve read Puckett’s Pond in the last month, you already know that there is a small army’s worth of non-roster invitees joining the team in Spring Training this year. There are 25…Read More
The Other Twins
Twins Trivia Question: What do Phil Dumatrait and Tom Quinlan have in common? They are (as far as I can tell) the only two men who have played for the Twins in America and in Korea. Both players spent…Read More
Phil Dumatrait: Twins Non-Roster Invitee
A lot of the Twins’ non-roster invitees are unfamiliar names. Some are young prospects who haven’t yet made the 40 man roster, while others are players who signed with the Twins after barely…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…Read More
Sunday Morning Lineups
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are rested and ready for another exciting weekend of…Read More
Phil Dumatrait is Back
The Twins re-signed Phil Dumatrait today. No official word on the terms of the deal, but Joe Christiansen…Read More
Friday Links
It hasn’t been quite a week since the last edition of the Friday Links, which went out a few days…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 Bullpen Strikes Again
The Twins engineered a nice comeback Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, just in time for the bullpen…Read More
Surprise! Another Injury!
Scott Baker‘s has been exceptional on the mound in recent weeks. On Tuesday nigbht he notched his…Read More
The Week that Was
Another week is in the books. I’m a day late with my weekly links column, but you’ll have…Read More
Twins Bullpen Blows Big Lead. Again.
The Target Field crowd cheered when Jim Hoey induced the final out of the 8th inning Friday night. Perhaps…Read More
Three Steps Back
The optimism the Twins created with their recent three game winning streak has suffered a painful demise.…Read More
Non-Roster Invitees
Over on Call to the Pen, Nathaniel Stoltz has been breaking down the Non-Roster Invitees for all 30 major…Read More




