Gardenhire needs Lessons
Sep 30, 2008 | 10:44PM | ExcitableBoy
I’m revising my original post before another dozen Twins’ fans have heart attacks, but I’m not wavering from my original position: Ron Gardenhire is a terrible strategist who's propped up by the immense talent provided to him by best farm system in MLB. Twins junkies who have nothing better to do with their lives than watch every Twins game (alo... Read More
categories: Minnesota Twins, Ron Gardenhire, Jason Kubel, Michael Cuddyer, John Danks, Play-in game, Chicago White Sox, Carlos Gomez, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau
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The Flawed All-Star Selection Process, Revisited
Jul 14, 2008 | 7:08PM | birk
Last
Sunday, I wrote about the flawed All-Star selection process. Before getting
into today’s topic, I want to respond to a few comments from last week. First,
I u... Read More
categories: MLB, Alex Rodriguez, Joe Crede, Jason Varitek, Joe Mauer, Carlos Quentin, Jerry Owens, Cristian Guzman, George Sherrill, Washington Nationals
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Jul 14, 2008 | 12:49PM | vikings lt
I LIKE NFL , MLB , CAR RACING,AND BASKETBALL 2. Read More
categories: Adrian Peterson, Kevin Garnett, Alexi Casilla, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Carlos Gomez, Joe Nathan, LaDainian Tomlinson, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Johnson, Jason Taylor, Michael Baltazar
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Twins Way Not Effective
Apr 08, 2008 | 8:59PM | lunger44
How do you take a hulking 6 foot 6, 230 pound baseball player and turn him into a slap hitter? Put him on the Minnesota Twins and make him do things the 'Twins Way'. Several years ago when David Ortiz first joined the Red Sox he attempted to hit a ground ball... Read More
categories: Minnesota Twins, Joe Mauer, David Ortiz
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Twin Killing
Feb 01, 2008 | 12:16PM | ksp113
With a 5pm ET deadline looming, Ken Rosenthal of
Fox Sports is reporting that the Mets are inching closer to a record deal with
SP Johan Santana. Certainly, there is
an outside chance that the Mets could botch this deal and fail to sign Santan... Read More
categories: MLB, Rule 5 Draft, Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Omar Minaya, Francisco Liriano, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Carlos Gomez, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, Other, ksp113, KPs Blog, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees
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Johdalay-Johdalay-Johdalay-Johan
Nov 30, 2007 | 3:24AM | bigsoxfan
And just like that it appears the Red Sox brass is at it again. A full sunrise and sunset after GM Theo Epstein predicts a quiet off season, and all of the sudden ... Read More
categories: MLB, Theo Epstein, Minnesota Twins, Clay Bucholz, Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joe Nathan, Johan Santana, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Coco Crisp, Josh Beckett, Curt Schilling, Jason Bartlett, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, New York Yankees
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Santana Next To Leave?
Nov 23, 2007 | 2:32AM | bigsoxfan
Now that Torii Hunter is California dreaming, the 2 time Cy Young award winner will surely be the next to go. It was reported by the Star Tribune today that the Twins made Santana a 5 year deal worth $93 milli... Read More
categories: Baseball, Twins, Johan Santana, Torii Hunter, Francisco Liriano, Barry Zito, A-rod, Joe Nathan, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Pedro Martinez, Clay Bucholz
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My Blueprint for the Twins
Nov 19, 2007 | 8:29PM | tkatt00
It’s that time of year folks. The air is crisp. The leaves are nearly all gone. The lights at your local baseball venue have long... Read More
categories: Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Torii Hunter, Johan Santana, Pedro Feliz, Jose Guillen, Rafael Palmeiro, Mike Cameron, Craig Monroe, Jason Kubel, Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer, Michael Cuddyer, Carlos Silva, Corey Patterson, Free Agency, Trades, Mike Piazza, Cliff Floyd, Barry Bonds
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Sunday Night Strikeouts - News And Notes From Around The League
Sep 09, 2007 | 3:21PM | Morisato
The Future Of The Catching Joe Mauer, The White Sox Selling Low After Buying High, and Melvin Mora Potentially On The Move
Moving Mauer
Recently, I read in a article by Jim Souhan advocating a move of Joe Mauer to third base.
I’m not going to post the article, it’s available there if you want to find it, but the gist of ... Read More
categories: MLB, Minnesota Twins, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Craig Biggio, Chicago White Sox, Nick Masset, David Aardsma, Andy Sisco, Scott Moore, Melvin Mora, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Roy Oswalt, Houston Astros
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Can't T-win 'em all
Apr 12, 2007 | 1:41AM | MikeGwizdala
One of the best things about baseball is that if you happen to have a game where you lose 20-2, it's only one game out of 162. The problem being if you're the one who wins a game like that, you can't re-distribute your r... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Mike Mussina, Alex Rodriguez, Sean Henn, Kyle Farnsworth, Luis Castillo, Joe Mauer, Oakland Athletics
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Fantasy Rankings, Catcher
Feb 27, 2007 | 7:04PM | birk
We're back with another shot at the fantasy positional rankings, starting up again with catchers. I looked at my past leagues to find that it takes about 18 runs, 7 home runs, 18 runs batted in, 13... Read More
categories: Joe Mauer, Brian McCann, Victor Martinez, Kenji Johjima, Michael Barrett, Ramon Hernandez, Ivan Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, Mike Piazza, Jason Varitek, Russell Martin, Ronny Paulino, A.J. Pierzynski, Miguel Olivo, Paul Lo Duca, Bengie Molina
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Team Previews - The Minnesota Twins, Plus An Orioles Update
Feb 12, 2007 | 3:19PM | Morisato
Wow, I go off for training and the Baseball World goes bananas. Well, I'll update the Kris Benson situation later, but for right now, let's check out the nex... Read More
categories: MLB, Minnesota Twins, Joe Mauer, Johan Santana, Matt Garza, Torii Hunter, Baltimore Orioles, Kris Benson
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Fantasy Rankings: Catchers
Feb 11, 2007 | 5:59PM | birk
Before delving into the rankings, I'd like to let you know the format I am using. Although I am listing them in a ranking format, I am going to stress that I am not so worried about... Read More
categories: MLB, Joe Mauer, Brian McCann, Victor Martinez, Russell Martin, Kenji Johjima, Michael Barrett, Jorge Posada, A.J. Pierzynski, Ivan Rodriguez, Ramon Hernandez, Mike Piazza, David Ross, Rod Barajas, Gerald Laird, Jason Varitek, Dioner Navarro
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The MVP: 2 Good Choices
Nov 21, 2006 | 5:15PM | The_Dan
This year was a tight race for the MVP awards in Major League Baseball. Tight because we have identified the Most Valuable Player award not by the player who produce... Read More
categories: MLB, Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, Justin Morneau, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Greg Maddux, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, Joe Mauer, Kenny Lofton, Jermaine Dye, Frank Thomas, Vladimir Guerrero, Bobby Abreu, Johan Santana
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more obscure mlb awards: postseason, round 1
Oct 10, 2006 | 5:18PM | cuziffer
biggest disappointment by an overrated team in the first round of the playoffs.this one has to go to the yankees. just about everyone knew their pitching wasnt good enough to wi... Read More
categories: MLB, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Joe Torre, New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez, Kenny Rogers, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer, Oakland Athletics, Mark Kotsay, Stuff And Junk, Relentless Pursuit Of Blog Supremecy, Watchugawnadu Aboudit?
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Welcome to Twins Town
Oct 02, 2006 | 11:15AM | jeff_kilpatrick
Do we even need to review the Vikings or Gophers losses? If you read this site Friday, you'd have known it was going to happen. The Gophs season is essentially over, and if the Vikings don't find a way to get some offensive tou... Read More
categories: Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Johan Santana, Mike Redmond, Minnesota Vikings, New York Yankees, Todd Bertuzzi, Barry Zito, Rich Harden
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Tale of Two Cities: The 2006 Minnesota Twins AL Central Champions.
Oct 01, 2006 | 10:20PM | MookieBomber
Woke up at noon on a Sunday October 1st; pretty late but it's the day most of us use for a good sleep; after all it was a long week, but full of memories and events that will never be forgotten by Twins fans. Got ready to watch the game which many thought would be meaningless, but with the positiv... Read More
categories: Minnesota Twins, Twins, Minnesota, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, MVP, Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer, American League, AL Central, MLB, MLB Rivalry, Playoffs, MLB Playoffs, Kirby Puckett, Cy Young, Batting Champ, ALDS, Carlos Silva, Johan Santana
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MVP/Cy Young - Final Visit
Oct 01, 2006 | 10:29AM | The_Dan
Every couple of weeks the scenario seemed to change and every couple of weeks we would all write down our view on who should take which award. Now that today is the final day (maybe) of the baseball season, we can clearly define who the... Read More
categories: MLB, Brandon Webb, Chris Carpenter, Trevor Hoffman, Johan Santana, Roy Halladay, Francisco Liriano, Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman, Miguel Cabrera, Justin Morneau, Jermaine Dye, David Ortiz, Vladimir Guerrero, Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, Justin Verlander, Dan Uggla, Ryan Zimmerman
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New MVP discussion
Sep 14, 2006 | 10:40AM | The_Dan
As we wind down the 2006 baseball season its crunch time for each contending team as well as the MVP of each team to showcase themselves to being perhaps the Most Valuable Player in all of baseball.
In the National League, we seem to have a 3 dog race with Albert Pujols, Carlos Beltran and the ... Read More
categories: MLB, Albert Pujols, Carlos Beltran, Ryan Howard, Lance Berkman, Miguel Cabrera, Derek Jeter, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, Jermaine Dye, Jim Thome, Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer, Johan Santana, Vladimir Guerrero, Frank Thomas
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