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An Unexpected Twist

Wed, 19 Mar 2014 01:34:00 +0000

I awake with sore hands and forearms, worry and stress cause me to clench my fists while I sleep- an outward manifestation of an inward feeling. My body tenses up in reaction to the stresses of life. The only way I am able to defend against my stress reaction is through letting go, through surrender...

Tuesday Notes From Ft. Myers

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:47:00 +0000

Overcast skies in the morning gave way to a bright sun, and this Tuesday has turned into a beautiful one here in Ft. Myers, where the Twins are getting set to face off against the Rays in a couple hours. To tide you over until then, here are a few notes gathered from wandering around the complex th...

Overvaluing Suzuki behind the plate?

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:58:00 +0000

The starting catcher’s job: it is almost a forgone conclusion that the position belongs to Kurt Suzuki to start the year. Josmil Pinto, with his impressive September campaign, will be in the passenger’s seat when the season begins on March 31 in Chicago. 1500ESPN.com’s Phil Mackey outlines a few o...

Twins Hangouts: Tuesday, March 18

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:42:00 +0000

Join us tonight at 8:30 to talk Twins Baseball. Seth is back home, so he should be less tired (in theory). Ask us lots of Twins and Twins minor league questions. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] ...

Spring Training Report - 3/16/2014: Dueling Aces and MILB games

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:14:00 +0000

Sunday was Minnesota Day at Hammond Stadium, which apparently means that a whole bunch of people get early at the ballpark to tailgate at the parking lot and is a pain to find parking spots. I arrived just in time for the two intrasquad games[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] (AAA vs AA) and (A+ vs A) at Fiel...

Red-Seamed, Rose-Colored, Heart-Shaped Glasses

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:54:00 +0000

Bummed Darin Mastroianni got sent to minor league camp. My unpleasant mood has nothing to do with strategy or intellect. I am bummed because my friends who got autographs from him said he was a great guy. Mostly, I am bummed because I liked to pretend he was secretly a stubbly private investigator i...

Escobar Impressing at SS

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:32:00 +0000

From the beginning, there was never really any doubt that Eduardo Escobar was going to make the 25-man roster out of spring training. The intriguing young infield talent is out of options and the Twins, short on infield help, were not going to let him slip away. That hasn't stopped the 25-year-old f...

Episode 137: Perkins' Extension and St Patrick's Day

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 01:25:00 +0000

Aaron and John talk about Glen Perkins' contract extension, St. Patrick's Day craziness, what the plan is for Josmil Pinto and Aaron Hicks, unwanted apartment guests, drinking and eating at Mason's downtown, Ricky Nolasco starting Opening Day, running into KFAN producer Ryan Donaldson and his crew,...

Not So Great Clips: #3 - The 1968 Bob Miller Topps Card

Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:28:00 +0000

~~~ Sponsored by Great Clips ~~~~ A seventeen year career that included pitching in 694 games with a career ERA of 3.37 – and the poor guy will always need to live down this disastrous haircut. Bob Miller came to the Twins just before the 1968 season. It was not a small deal. The Twins gave up tw...

Minnesota Twins Roster Projection 3.0

Sun, 16 Mar 2014 14:11:00 +0000

The Minnesota Twins made eight cuts on Sunday morning and their roster is now at forty players. Some of the moves certainly make some of the opening day roster choices more clear, but there are still several questions that need to be answered. Here is my third version of a Twins Opening Day roster...

Overcoming The Odds: Jason Kubel

Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:36:00 +0000

You're standing waiting to be chosen for kickball. Randy Stevens is picked first, of course, because everyone knows he's got a foot made half of lead, I swear to gawd, half-lead. Then Keith Miller is chosen, and then speedy Liz Oster, and then Tim and Chris and Pat and near the end, you. A lot of us...

Dream Season: Owning Your Own Team

Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:17:00 +0000

~~~ Sponsored by the Minnesota Lottery ~~~ It may be the ultimate dream - the only way some of us will ever really compete in the big leagues: owning your own baseball team. Turns out, you don't need to win the Mega Millions jackpot (currently at $400M) to own your own professional baseball team....