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25 Minnesota Twins Drafts in 25 Days: 2000
Welcome to the new millennium!!!!!! Do you remember the Willennium? In 1999, the Twins finally...
Twins Minor League Report (5/24): Ain't No Sunshine
If seeing this makes you not watch tonight's Twins game, you can thank me later. Ain't no...
Weekly Links-N-Thinks 5/24
It was a rough week for the Twins- the losing streak stands at ten. The club hasn't won a game...
Examining Oswaldo Arcia's recent struggles
Figuring hitters out, a baseball lifer told me recently, is like trying to untangle a giant knot. ...
Twins Minor League Report (5/23): Baxendale, Darnell Shine
I’ve been following the Twins minor league system pretty much daily for the past eight years. I can...
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The Twins got an excellent outing from free-agent pick-up Kevin Correia, who worked into the 8th inning. Unfortunately, the Royals strung a few hits together and were able to chase Correia after taking a 3-1 lead. The Twins failed to rally in the 9th and lost their 3rd “Home Opener” of the season. (But remain undefeated in non-Home Openers.)
Three of the club’s affiliates were in action this evening. Let’s take a look…
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Your first place Minnesota Twins.
It's not a term Twins fans have heard since October 2010 but coming into a three game set with the Kansas City Royals, that's exactly the position the surprising Twins are sitting after two series wins to open the season. Behind some solid pitching performances and timely hitting, the Twins enter their third series against division rivals Kansas City sitting atop the American League Central with a 4-2 record, tied for first place with the White Sox.
But not all has been going right for the young Twins ...
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Since starting pitching was obviously going to be an unavoidable weakness, the Minnesota Twins knew they would need exceptional efforts from both the offense and bullpen in order to maintain a respectable record this season. We're only a week in, but thus far, both units have answered the call.
In their 4-2 start, the Twins have averaged 4.7 runs per game on offense and the relievers have been outstanding outside of one implosion (or Chris Davis explosion) that led to Friday's loss. Across Minnesota's four victories, the bullpen has delivered 13 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing only seven hits.
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Opening week has come and gone, and after playing a four game home and home series against the Buffalo Bisons it’s safe to say that at 1-3, the Rochester Red Wings, the Minnesota Twins AAA affiliate, are not where they had hoped to be.
The First Three Games
In the two games in Buffalo and the home opener in Rochester, offense was the biggest problem. As previously stated in Red Wings Season Preview, scoring runs was going to be tough for Rochester. Being outscored 24-11 in ...
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Aaron and John talk about the Minnesota Twins' winning opening week, bouncing back from last week's podcast, what to make of Aaron Hicks' slow start, Glen Perkins' excellence and managing the bullpen, appreciating Roger Ebert, the upcoming "Tix For Tots" event, close games and late-inning heroics, Tyler Robertson's goodbye, and "The Running Man" coming true. Here are:
- the podcasts
- the rss feed if you want to subscribe and
- the podcast on iTunes.
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There have been two series so far for the Twins and each one has produced the same result, a Twins win. Minnesota is tied with the Chicago White Sox for first place in the Central Division. It is very early in the season but the Twins are finding ways to keep games close and to come out victorious.
Similarly remarkable things are happening in the Twins farm system. One pitching staff combined for a no-hitter and plenty of the top prospects in the organization are off to hot starts. There were a few other surprises as we take a look around the Twins minor league system.
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The Twins just got back over .500 (again) while a top prospect is starting to heat up. There was a lot going on in the minor leagues today. You can read about it and catch up (or comment) here.
After taking in three Kernels games in Cedar Rapids, Seth is driving back to reality tonight. So I'm pinch-writing. So let's take a look at the farm:
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I have to say, I have been pretty lucky down here in Cedar Rapids. On Opening Night, I saw Twins pitchers strikeout 16 batters, Byron Buxton get a couple of hits and a steal and a couple of home runs. On Friday night, I got to see more individual performances that are exciting for Twins fans, and I got to see a come-from-behind, bottom-of-the-ninth, walk-off win. ...
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On Thursday, the Minnesota Twins got a big 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers to improve to 2-1 on the season, the first time they have been over .500 since the 2010 season. However, the game was not the blowout that the final score would indicate. In fact, there was a very key moment in the 7th inning that could have altered the results of the game. ...
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The Twins surprised many over their opening homestand by taking two of three from the Detroit Tigers behind solid pitching efforts and inconsistent offense. They look to continue that pitching production as they head to Baltimore for their first road trip of the season, a three game set against the Orioles.
Justin Morneau has been an offensive bright spot for the team, going 4-for-10 with 3 BB in the opening series. In yesterday's 8-2 win over the Tigers, even Parmelee and Hicks contributed, with the latter picking up his first Major League hit in ...
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Each night throughout the entire minor league season, Twins Daily will be writing up game notes and highlights from all of the Twins minor league affiliates. Thursday was Opening Day for the full-season minor leagues, so here is our first Minor League Report. ...
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Welcome to the season’s first edition of Three-Bagger. In these occasional columns, I will examine three different ongoing Twins storylines worth following. Today, we’ll take a look at Mike Pelfrey’s remarkable return to the hill, promising early signs from some key hitters in the middle of the lineup and a growing dilemma at the shortstop position.
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Congratulations, Mr. Hicks. You are going where few Minnesota Twins minor leaguers have gone before: Straight to the Opening Day starting lineup.
Since the opening of the Metrodome in 1982, there have been just seven players in the Minnesota starting lineup to jump to from the minors to the Opening Day lineup: Jim Eisenreich, Chuck Knoblauch, Marty Cordova, Chad Allen, Cristian Guzman, Joe Mauer and Tsuyoshi Nishioka.
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Plenty of good blogs the last couple of days, whether you like the minors, the historical or some random thoughts on the Minnesota Twins series win over the Tigers:
- In AA-New Britain, our beat reporter attended the Rock Cats Welcome Home Dinner. He meets a new player that reminds him what the minor leagues are all about - really loving the game.
- It's the birthday today of one the least popular Twins of all time.
- Thrylos is excited about the way the Twins are playing and has some random thoughts on the Tigers series. Alex is excited too - despite his best efforts to not be.
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Game Thread: Twins @ Tigers, 5/24 - 6:08pm
Thread Starter: Brock Beauchamp Last Post By: one_eyed_jack Today, 08:06 AM
Great Article about Rick Anderson and the Twins' pitching philosophy
Thread Starter: thrylos98 Last Post By: sbknudson Today, 08:02 AM
Article: Twins Minor League Report (5/24): Ain't No Sunshine
Thread Starter: Jeremy Nygaard Last Post By: Seth Stohs Today, 07:59 AM
Article: 25 Minnesota Twins Drafts in 25 Days: 2000
Thread Starter: Brad Swanson Last Post By: diehardtwinsfan Today, 07:55 AM
Is it time to call the Red Sox?
Thread Starter: nokomismod Last Post By: diehardtwinsfan Today, 07:44 AM
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