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Strong Start Not Enough for Luke Hughes

<a href=" " target="_blank">Luke Hughes</a> opened a lot of eyes in the early part of the spring training, but his performa...
Wally Fish|Mar 27, 2011

2010 Twins Debuts: Trevor Plouffe

<a href=" " target="_blank">Trevor Plouffe</a> was optioned to the Rochester Red Wings - along with <a href=" &quot...
Wally Fish|Mar 26, 2011

Ripples on the Pond: Forbes Valuations

Forbes recently unveiled their valuations and related rankings of all 30 major league franchises. The Minnesota Twins, thanks in large part to the opening ...
Wally Fish|Mar 26, 2011

Something Funky In San Diego (Overdue Pat Neshek Thoughts)

In a game against the Detroit Tigers on March 17th, <a href=" " target="_blank">Pat Neshek</a> took the mound to start the ...
Wally Fish|Mar 25, 2011

Want to Join the Puckett’s Pond Staff?

Here on The Pond we've been going through a number of changes and transitions. Chief among those was the "re-launch" of the site on January 28th ...
Wally Fish|Mar 25, 2011

Erin’s Departure and My Hiatus

I come to you this morning with a heavy heart. Long time Staff Writer, Erin Moore, has resigned from her post on Puckett's Pond and Call to the Pen. The de...
Wally Fish|Mar 25, 2011

Baker Named Fifth Starter; Slowey Trade Rumors Sizzle

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins announced their starting pitching rotations for Opening Day which is a mere week away. The big debate was who would b...
Josh Hill|Mar 23, 2011

Cuddyer and Clubhouse Chemistry

Steve Slowinsky over at Fangraphs <a href=" ">had an interesting article</a> on the value of a player's character and makeup. There i...
Editorial Staff|Mar 22, 2011

Padres Acquire Pat Neshek

SAN DIEGO — The Twins bullpen got a little weaker on Sunday as news came down that <a href=" " target="_blank">Pat Neshek</a...
Josh Hill|Mar 20, 2011

Twins Pitchers by ERA+

Sometime ago, Wally noted that <strong><a target="_blank" href=" ">Joe Nathan</a></strong> has the best ERA+ ou...
Editorial Staff|Mar 20, 2011

Twins Trim 14 from Camp

Today the Minnesota Twins made their first moves of Spring Training as they work toward finalizing the 25-man roster that they will open the season with in...
Wally Fish|Mar 14, 2011

Voting Time: All-Division World Series

After several weeks of discussion and a week long voting period for each of the two leagues, the FanSided All-Division World Series is finally set. It's li...
Wally Fish|Mar 11, 2011

The Pond Plays a Little Pepper

Friend, colleague and BBA Founder Daniel Shoptaw recently extended me an invitation to participate in his yearly team-by-team series <em>Playing Pepp...
Wally Fish|Mar 10, 2011

Storylines After 11 Spring Games: Injuries, Rumors and Luke Hughes

On the heels of a loss at the hands of a split-squad Baltimore Orioles team, the Minnesota Twins sit in the middle of the Grapefruit League pack at 6-5. Of...
Wally Fish|Mar 9, 2011

International Spending: One of These Things is not Like the Others

On March 2nd, Baseball America published a <a href=" " target="_blank">breakdown of international spending by team for 2010</a...
Wally Fish|Mar 8, 2011

Puddle Jumping: Clint Robinson, Nick Johnson, Thornton and Penny

Last week was a struggle for me plain and simple, but there was a silver lining. By casting more attention to other aspects of my life, I had to step back ...
Wally Fish|Mar 8, 2011

A Tangent Born from Bullpen Thoughts

The 4th and final component of the <em>Five Questions from Travis</em> miniseries dealt with the questions surrounding the Twins bullpen. As I ...
Wally Fish|Mar 7, 2011

Blackburn, Baker, Slowey, Who Will Move to the Pen?

Ron Gardenhire recently announced that <strong><a target="_blank" href=" ">Brian Duensing</a></strong> <a hr...
Editorial Staff|Mar 4, 2011

Who Is The Real Denard Span?

<strong><a href=" " target="_blank">Denard Span</a></strong> burst onto the scene in 2008 and really came out o...
Fetch|Mar 2, 2011

Notes After Three Spring Games

This afternoon the Minnesota finished up their 3rd game of the spring training season, all of which involved the Boston Red Sox. So far the Twins are 1-2 i...
Wally Fish|Mar 1, 2011
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