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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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What happened to all that offense that showed up for the Cleveland series? Or pitching for that matter?
After scoring 24 runs, averaging six per game against the Indians, Will Smith and the Royals stopped the Twins bats cold and Kansas City would, as Ron Gardenhire would say after the game, hit the fire out of the ball.
The Twins offense was far from the productive group it has shown against Cleveland, and gave the Royals pitchers very little to sweat about.
In the bottom of the fifth, down by four runs, the Twins mounted what would end up being their best assault on the Royals. With no one out, Darin Mastroianni and Eduardo Escobar ...
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Many believe there's no way the Twins can possibly turn things around quickly enough to be a competitive team next season. They're on their way to a second straight 90-plus loss season, their starting rotation is an absolute mess and their best prospects are still probably a couple years away from making an impact.
To those people, I present the 2012 Baltimore Orioles.
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Heading into Tuesday’s game, Joe Mauer had played in 131 of the 141 games. That was quite a remarkable run considering the amount of time he missed just a year ago. Mauer, however, would not make it to game number 132 just yet as back spasms prior to the game would keep him unavailable.
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Author's note: I originally posted this on my blog last September but it still rings true for today.
~~~~~~~~~~It is hard to believe that it has been a decade since the most tragic day in American history. The events of that day and the recovery following it have been well documented over the last ten years. The anniversary will always be a time of remembrance but it will also be a time to reflect on how far America has come since the events of September 11th.
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Yesterday, we named AJ Achter the 2012 Twins Daily Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Year. He was the best among a very strong cast of Twins minor league relievers. Today, we will name the Twins Daily 2012 Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Year.
Starting Pitching was clearly a huge issue at the big league level for the Twins. The Rochester Red Wings had a .500 season despite losing starter after starter to the Twins. There were some very solid performances by Twins starters in 2012. However, there are very few starters who have the ability to strike out many batters. ...
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What was interesting about Justin Morneau’s second home run of the game yesterday (and the walk-off winner which John Bonnes detailed here) is that it happened to be just his third home run he has hit which was thrown over 90 miles per hour this year.
On his second homer of the year back on April 18, he turned on a 91.7 mile an hour Hiroki Kuroda fastball. On July 6, he redirected a 96-mile an hour Tanner Scheppers fastball into the Rangers Ballpark stands. Yesterday’s walk off that came on Vinnie Pestano’s 91 mile an hour fastball marked just the third ...
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The Twins are getting a long look at plenty of different players as the 2012 season is coming to a close. There are a ton of questions about the future of the Twins organization and it is tough to know if all of them can be answered before the end of the year. Can Chris Parmelee earn a starting job at some position? Who will compose the outfield next year? Will any veterans be traded to try and add some pitching to the Twins system? Which players should compose the 2013 starting rotation for the Twins?
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Ron Gardenhire told reporters over the weekend that he would have "no problem" with Glen Perkins assuming closer duties for his club moving forward.
Well, you'd hope not.
Since Matt Capps was officially placed on the disabled list on July 17, Perkins has received the lion's share of save chances, converting all seven of his opportunities while registering a 1.74 ERA and holding opponents to a .136 batting average. In 20 2/3 innings during that span, he has posted a stellar 19-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
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For the Twins, this month is supposed to be about the rookies – giving them chances, evaluating them, taking the losses that inevitably result.
Someone forgot to tell the veterans.
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The Beloit Snappers’ season is now complete, and that marks the end of the season for each of the Twins minor league affiliates. Several Twins minor leaguers are currently playing in the European Cup in The Netherlands. October marks the beginning of the Arizona Fall League and soon winter leagues in the Caribbean will start. Before thinking about that, it’s time for Twins Daily to hand out some minor league awards!
In coming days, I’ll be presenting my choices for Twins minor league hitter of the month and starting pitcher of the month. Today, I’ll present for you my choices for the Twins Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Year. ...
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This morning, Nationals manager Davey Johnson told hard-throwing All Star right-hander Stephen Strasburg that he is being shut down. He then blamed his struggles on the media attention that the team's decision has drawn.
Strasburg had his Tommy John surgery almost exactly one year to the day before Twins prospect Kyle Gibson had his Tommy John surgery. There have been many similarities between their recoveries. So, how should the Twins handle Kyle Gibson and his workload in 2013? ...
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Hopes were high late on Friday night when the Beloit Snappers beat the Clinton LumberKings in Game 1 of the Midwest League playoffs. They would be coming home with two chances to beat the top team in the league. The Snappers lost Game 2 on Thursday night in extra innings. On Friday night, in the decisive Game 3, the Snappers again lost in extra innings to end the series and their 2012 season. Would it also be the final time the Beloit Snappers would be affiliated with the Twins?
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When the Twins front office begins to renovate this mess of a house in the winter, at the top of the list the highest priority has to be fixing the starting rotation. It is the home’s crumbling foundation and that needs the most attention.
Afterwards, item number two could be repairing the all-important middle infield position.
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Anytime the Twins end a week with a .500 record, it is a step in the right direction. A sweep of a day-night double header in Kansas City last Saturday helped to get the team off to the right track for the week. The big offensive showing on Tuesday night against the White Sox was also fun to see even though the Twins ended up losing the series. It might be sad to be happy about a .500 record for a week but when your team is 18.5 games out of first place you look for any positive signs that you can find.
One of the biggest positive signs for the Twins has been Chris Parmelee and his performance so far in September. ...
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Game Thread: Twins @ Tigers, 5/24 - 6:08pm
Thread Starter: Brock Beauchamp Last Post By: Pius Jefferson Today, 04:10 AM
Is it time to call the Red Sox?
Thread Starter: nokomismod Last Post By: Pius Jefferson Today, 03:57 AM
Great Article about Rick Anderson and the Twins' pitching philosophy
Thread Starter: thrylos98 Last Post By: Pius Jefferson Today, 03:50 AM
Article: Twins Minor League Report (5/24): Ain't No Sunshine
Thread Starter: Jeremy Nygaard Last Post By: Jeremy Nygaard Today, 03:04 AM
BA prospect hot sheet April 12 and tyler duffey
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