http://puckettspond.com A Minnesota Twins Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 22:12:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://puckettspond.com/2011/05/08/a-tale-of-two-twins/ http://puckettspond.com/2011/05/08/a-tale-of-two-twins/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 22:22:22 +0000 http://puckettspond.com/?p=5266 For the Minnesota Twins, Charles Dickens could sum up their last two weeks easily. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Dickens wrote that to open “A Tale of Two Cities”, and it has been exactly that for the Minnesota Twins. Two weeks ago the Twins started a series against the Tampa Bay Rays, fresh off their first three-game winning streak of the young 2011 season. It seemed that the then 9-12 Minnesota Twins were about to turn things around and play the baseball they were capable of playing.
The Twins were then promptly swept on the road by the Rays and the Kansas City Royals. The Twins bandwagon had finally ground to a halt. The Twins were 9-18 and sporting the worst record in Major League Baseball. And the Twins were not only the worst team in baseball, they had the worst April in franchise history and were at the bottom of most hitting and pitching statistics. They were not just losing games; they were being blown out of the ball park. During their six-game losing streak the Twins gave up 10+ runs 3 times and were outscored by 40 runs (14-54)! It was ugly baseball to watch. The Twins were seemingly out of every ball game by the time the 4th inning began.   (more…)

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