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Since March, I have been providing Rock Cats content on this blog, whether it's game reports from contests I have attended, player stats, the latest on the potential change in affiliation, or recounts of events I have attended, like the pre-season welcome home dinner. I'm no expert on baseball -- or the Twins minor league system ...

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Sweet Lord, the Twins swept a series. Josh Willingham, Justin Morneau, Francisco Liriano. Those were all big names going into 2012, and they all had good performances at some point in this series. Bottom line: the Twins won 3 games in a row. Yes, it was against another bad team, and yes, there are still major problems with the Twins. But, as fans, isn't it nice to see a few wins grouped together, rather than many, many losses? I posted this earlier today at Twins Fan From Afar, but here's some food ...

New Britain is looking for more consistency from center fielder Aaron Hicks

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Last night's Rock Cats-Fisher cats game was postponed for weather. If the weather ...

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If you want to see Chris Herrmann playing for the Rock Cats, my advice would be to get a ticket soon

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Catching depth in Minnesota is . . . interesting. In fact, I'm not sure that ...

I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day weekend! All of the affiliates were in action today and this evening, and the Twins lost a tough one to the Tigers.

There was some roster news, if you haven't heard it: Erik Komatsu was designated for assignment, and Jeff Manship joined the Twins. Best of luck to Komatsu in his professional career, and to Manship, as well. Additionally, starting pitcher David Bromberg was promoted from the AA Rock Cats to AAA Rochester. Congratulations ...

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As an 8 year old, I couldn't understand why GM Andy MacPhail would trade away Frank "Sweet Music" Viola

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I recently surpassed it. A couple years ago, in fact. The average age of an ...

Updated 05-25-2012 at 10:17 AM by Twins Fan From Afar

Tags: andy macphail, frank viola, joe mauer, justin morneau, rick aguilera

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It's time again for my recap of tonight's action in the Twins' farm system. The parent club couldn't pull out a win tonight, so let's see how the affiliates fared.

The Rochester Red Wings were off tonight. They are in last place in the International League North, 9 games out of first place with a 16-26 record.

New Britain 1, Binghamton 8
Today's game was quite a test for the Rock Cats, facing top Mets pitching prospect Zack Wheeler. He routinely hits 97 with the ...



In each of his 4 starts since joining the Rock Cats, B.J. Hermsen has gone over 6 innings.



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Yesterday, I reviewed some notable hitting prospects for the New Britain Rock Cats. The team ...

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I'm partial, of course, but am hoping to still see this logo in New Britain next season

Last week, I wrote about an interesting promotion whereby Rock Cats fans could meet New York Mets prospects prior ...

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Rock Cats catcher Chris Herrmann

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The New Britain Rock Cats won what ended up being a fairly close game last night, 10-7, over the Binghamton Mets. It was 10-2 going into the 9th inning, but Daniel ...

Updated 05-22-2012 at 08:39 AM by Twins Fan From Afar

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Brian Dozier, new Twins shortstop

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One player you probably have heard of since he was 15 years old. Between the prodigious 500 foot home runs as a teenager, the eye black that could be mistaken for ...

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Is 2012 the last season that the Twins organization will call New Britain the home for their AA team?

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Something is amiss.

Something doesn't feel quite right to this blogger.
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The Twins had a big victory tonight, 11-7, over the Tigers. Everyone except Erik Komatsu was involved in the hitting, and that's a great sign. It's tough not to be excited about Brian Dozier. True, it's a small sample size, but he has exceeded expectations so far, including a big 3-run home run early in tonight's game. But enough about the current Twins. Tonight's focus is about the Future Twins. All the minor league affiliates were in action tonight, and here's a recap of what transpired.
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From the confines of his Target Field office this morning, Minnesota Twins President Dave St. Peter issued the following press release:


"Twins Fans. It's been a rough start to 2012. We here at the Minnesota Twins are especially disappointed by the way this season has gone, especially after having sat through ...

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