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[ATTACH=CONFIG]7383[/ATTACH] Photo from Bryan, https://www.flickr.com/photos/begreen90/ The Twins dropped a day game to the Tribe on Thursday afternoon, losing the four-game series three games to one. The Twins fell behind early and while they managed to pull within one run after the top of the seventh, the Indians pulled away for a nine to four victory. Every team in the Twins system was on the road today, and the road was not a friendly place. Transactions The Twins announced that they
Hello Twins fans! Are you sick of the MFL draft coverage? Then check out my Twins podcast which will be live at 10 CST. My dad and I will set you straight if you're all confused regarding the roster moves. I'll also be commenting on the issue of baseball related podcasts being removed from ITunes. To listen to the show, click on the following link. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the-troy-larson-show/2014/05/09/troys-twins-chat
(Originally posted on twinsandlosses.com) Haikus written for each of the Twins Opening Day 2014 starters This was our lineup, An ode to Opening Day, Looks different now. C – Kurt Suzuki We all know his age, Yet still showing he has it. Mauer wants his knees. 1B – Joe Mauer Moved to first this year, He found that sweet swing again! Uh oh, back spasms. 2B – Brain Dozier Should be an All Star, Have you seen this dude’s Web Gems? Please bring back the hair. 3B – Trevor Plouffe
Tunes and MLB, tyrants of industry, don’t cha know! You cannot download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes but if you click here you can download the new episode. And if you want to add the show to your podcast player, this is the RSS Feed. http://puckettspond.com/files/2014/05/bud-selig-mlb-world-series-boston-red-sox-st.-louis-cardinals-300x600.jpgPhoto Credit: Rob Grabowski-USA TODAY Sports In our little part of the internet, the big news this week was MLB asking iT
The Miracle are the only affiliate not to have Video and/or Photos on their website from this season. We are 30+ game in to season and fans have no way to evaluate their prospects other than the written material they read on website. I would love to see what some of these guys look like (even an occasional photo). Despite new ownership move - what is the excuse for limited news coverage? How awesome would it have been to see Buxton score from 2nd on a wild pitch? Etc. Etc. Any thoughts?..
http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400-273x273+51+0_9555661.jpg In our little part of the internet, the big news this week was MLB asking iTunes to remove several baseball themed podcasts because of what they believe was copyright infringement. We were one of the podcasts removed, we were fired up, and spent the first ten or so minutes discussing this entire situation. We also had the opportunity to purchase some free tickets through ScoreBig.com, an online ticket auct
The Twins fell to the Indians 4-3 tonight in walk-off fashion, but received a quality start effort from Ricky Nolasco, who bucked his early season strikeout deficiency, and racked up nine K’s in his six innings. The strikeout trend would continue with a few of the Twins top pitching prospects on the evening. TRANSACTIONS The Twins activated their 2013 15th round draft pick, pitcher Derrick Pinella, and assigned him to Cedar Rapids. The 6’2” lefty pitched at the Mount San Antonio (Californ
Please report. Movie, not fajitas. Unless...explosive d... Aaanyway. Looks like a Monumental (no, not sorry) story, and a cast kinda like a 60/70's about WWII like Midway, Battle of the Bugle (sp!), but something seemed a bit off. Interested in your finding. Be creatively deceptive if you respond. Word is MLB is watching.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wh1tXRcsku0/U2pPnJF29fI/AAAAAAAAFYg/GUm5RsbVN-s/s1600/No+Fun+MLB+with+Cross.png Major League Baseball, we've been told, has decided that there are too many people talking about baseball on the internet and sent a request to iTunes to have many baseball related podcasts removed. We're one of the many podcasts affected. So far, based on what he's been able to find so far, John Bonnes has found that in addition to Twins podcasts, the Cubs, Orioles and Mets. While this
(Originally posted on twinsandlosses.com) As the saying goes: “April showers bring May flowers.” They also bring two rainouts at Target Field in a matter of three days. Following the rain spell the Twins frolicked their merry way to four straight losses in ways that made you want to do a rain dance in your living room. Fun stats include: a team RISP ratio of 7-40 (17.5%), a team strikeout rate of 27% and Jared Burton generously giving a 12th inning homerun to Drew Butera. April showers shou
Originally posted at http://troystwinsdugout.wordpress.com/2014/05/07/having-13-pitchers-can-cripple-a-team/ For most of last year, and almost all of this season so far, the Twins have carried 13 pitchers on their 25 man roster. However, having a 13 man pitching staff has it’s drawbacks, especially when you have a player who’s day to day as in the case of Joe Mauer, who’s currently day to day with back spasms. With one less player on the bench, you don’t have as much flexibility. On Monday,
Originally posted at http://troystwinsdugout.wordpress.com/2014/05/07/having-13-pitchers-can-cripple-a-team/ For most of last year, and almost all of this season so far, the Twins have carried 13 pitchers on their 25 man roster. However, having a 13 man pitching staff has it’s drawbacks, especially when you have a player who’s day to day as in the case of Joe Mauer, who’s currently day to day with back spasms. With one less player on the bench, you don’t have as much flexibility. On Monday,
Ivan Arteaga is in his first year serving as the Cedar Rapids Kernels pitching coach, but he’s far from being a rookie when it comes to working with young pitchers in the Twins organization. After bouncing around the minor leagues for much of the 1990s with the Expos, Rockies and Mets organizations, the Venezuela native began coaching young pitchers for the Twins organization in 2001 and he’s been helping to develop the organization’s young arms ever since. Arteaga spent several years
Originally posted at/developed for Kevin Slowey was Framed! You've heard of the MMPI? Well, here's the TMSFI! You haven't heard of the MMPI. Here: wikipedia. I know, I know, this is supposed to be a Twins blog. Really, my blog is hardly that at this point, but you know what I'm generally trying to do. Thing is, with rain, days off and my own illness, I've only caught one Twins game since last weekend. I did analyze how the Twins players look in their caps, if you're really pining for
In Monday’s Twins game, Danny Santana made his rookie debut as a pinch runner in the late innings. He would collect his first MLB hit later in the game. Tonight he got to make his first big league start at shortstop and he batted ninth in the order. He went 0-for-3 but he showed off his strong arm while turning a tough double play. Byron Buxton has been trying to work out the kinks in his swing as he returned from an early season wrist injury. The first few games were rough as he went 0-for-7
The Cedar Rapids Kernels brought a highly heralded group of pitchers north out of spring training. The opening day pitching staff was littered with highly rated prospects obtained with high draft picks and big-money international free agency signings. Even among top prospects, however, you’re never sure what kind of start you’ll get in a Midwest League season. Some of these pitchers are still teenagers. Some are a long way away from home for the first time. Some have seldom, if ever, pi
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Winning the Cedar Rapids Kernel prize from TD is far better than winning the FIFA World Peace Prize. Thanks.· 0 replies
