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Talk to Contact: Flummoxed by Ron Gardenhire
Episode 38 of the Twins baseball podcast, Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download via iTunes or by clicking here. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports This…Read More
The “Loser” Games: A Strive for Mediocrity
Win: to finish first in a race, competition, or the like. Winner: a person or thing that wins (see, win) The words win and winner, by definition have been vacant this season for the Minnesota Twins.…Read More
Twins Keep up the Pattern
The 2012 Twins are officially better than the 2011 Twins. It may not seem like it, but they have the wins to prove it. The doubleheader sweep Sunday left Minnesota with a 64 in the win column. Sure, it’s…Read More
Opinion: Twins should replace Ron Gardenhire and their coaching staff
The Minnesota Twins are a bad team right now, and they’ll only get worse if they do not make some systemic changes. As the losses pile up, the number of fans in the seats will wind down. It is crucial…Read More
Twins win despite bad managing
Last night’s 4-1 win over the White Sox had everything. A strong Francisco Liriano start. A great effort by the bullpen to preserve a lead. Timely hitting by Ben Revere and Joe Mauer. And a terrible…Read More
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Hypothetically, what would happen if the Twins fired Gardenhire?
After a surprising last place finish, people who follow the Twins grew restless. Tack on four losses…Read More
The Best (actually, worst) Twins Radio Commercials
Have you been listening to the Twins Spring Training games on the radio? I have. Baseball on the radio…Read More
Who was the last…?
Who was the last Twin to steal 50 bases in a season? Chuck Knoblauch stole 62 in 1997. Hopefully,…Read More
2012 Projections – Danny Valencia
After tearing it up in his rookie season in 2010, Danny Valencia experienced a sophomore slump in 2011…Read More
An Up and Down Team
The Twins never fail to surprise. Nearly every year they either drastically exceed low expectations or…Read More
The Links that Never Were
Well that certainly was a disappointing weekend. After failing to pick up a series win in Texas,…Read More
The Winning Teams: 2002
This is part six in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the current…Read More
The Kubel Conundrum
It is not always fun to watch your favorite team lose. This is especially true when your favorite team…Read More
Iambic PenTwinmeter
I was chatting briefly with Mr. Wally Fish this afternoon regarding his status on G-Chat. It was a…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…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
1st Half Plan
What the Twins have been doing in the 2nd half of the year, for what seems like forever, has carried…Read More
Random Twin of the Week: Ron Gardenhire
Ron Gardenhire is your 2010 AL Manager of the Year, so he’s also the (not-so) Random Twin of the…Read More
36-27: That Strasburg Kid is Pretty Good
(via Fangraphs) Not gonna lie, after the first inning, I switched over to the Indians-Nationals tilt.…Read More
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