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RandBall’s Stu started off the week with a list of all the Twins that were on the Disabled List.  In addition to being a long list, he manged to mix in some jokes and some fairly insightful analysis.  With Nishioka,  Joe Mauer and Glen Perkins all coming off the DL earlier this week, hopefully the Twins can start to get healthy.

The WGOM has a couple of really neat features that run on a regular basis.  One of them is posting a list of baseball related birthday’s each morning and highlighting any Twins related players including their history with the team.  Another feature, the one I’ll point you towards, is a weekly feature in which they monitor all the roster transactions involving Ex-Twins.  It is pretty neat to look through the list and remember some of the names the Twins’ once claimed as their own.

Aaron Hicks had a monster week at High-A Fort Myers.  He is finally warming up to the pitching in Florida and he is hitting the cover off the ball while continuing to be spectacular in the outfield.  Travis Aune, of TravisTalks, gives Twins fans a break down of his development since he has drafted 14th overall in 2008.  (more…)

First of all, Happy Memorial Day to all of our veterans out there. I don’t get into politics at all on this blog (and I’m not going to start now), but I think we can all appreciate the sacrifices made by those in the armed forces in defense of our country. So, thanks to those who gave their lives serving America (and those currently serving overseas); it is because of you that we can spend today grilling, shopping, or just enjoying the nice weather in relative peace and security. You make all of this possible.

Anyway, here’s a little reading material for those unfortunate souls stuck at work today:

Stick and Ball Guy’s beautiful Memorial Day post.

Over at Kirby’s Left Eye, one of my new favorite Twins blogs, myjah takes Twins fans to task for being too negative. And picking on fans of opposing teams (as does Andrew at Off the Mark). Ugh, I was afraid Target Field might draw the more casual Twins fans (you know, the kind who come only to get drunk and cause trouble; or as I like to call them, Vikings fans), and unfortunately that seems to be the case.

Is the Twins’ annoying tendency to ground into double plays something to be concerned about? Jon Marthaler says no. And as for their struggles with runners in scoring position, Nick Nelson chalks it up to just plain bad luck.

If you missed the Common Man’s great post on historically bad umpires over at The Daily Something, here it is. I think Joe West’s performance against the White Sox, in which he tossed both Ozzie Guillen and Mark Buehrle, was the worst ever. He made me agree with Hawk Harrelson and defend Brrrrrly. Blech.

It wasn’t exactly the result of a celebration, but the collision between Orlando Hudson and Denard Span during Span’s game-ending catch was definitely a roller-coaster-drop from elation to agony. Hudson didn’t travel with the team, and x-rays on his wrist were inconclusive, so it’s unclear at this point how long he will be out. Let’s hope it isn’t too long.

One of the last two Nick Punto supporters on Earth drops out. [Nick's Twins Blog]

Why Joe Mauer isn’t untouchable. (He is by the way) [Twins Fix]

A great URL reflects on the All-Star game. [Fire Gardy]

An awesome post on the recent Yuni Betancourt trade, and other Dayton Moore stuff. Did you know Moore has a masters degree? Do they just put those in cereal boxes now? [Rany on the Royals]

Optimistic that the Twins will make a deadline deal. [Twins Geek]

A review of three Twins free agent signings. [Over the Baggy]

What is a fair return for Roy Halladay? [Beyond the Boxscore]

A sweet post showing the Twins most recent trade with each team [Twinkie Town]

Obligatory college hockey post: Checking in on the Moore brothers, who all went to Harvard, and have met with various hardships in their NHL careers. [From the Rink]