In a season marked with many negative headlines around the Twins, it is hard to pick out the best moments from the past 12 months. The team struggled through so many up-and-down moments and there were multiple story lines that will be remembered in the annals of Twins lore. The theme for the 2011 version [...]
Twins sign Carroll for SS The Twins first player move of the offseason came over the weekend as the team made a 2-year, $7 million investment in Jamey Carroll to be the starting shortstop for the Twins in 2012. He will be 38-years old before the start of next season and he has never really [...]
The Phillies’ pursuit for Twins free-agent outfielder Michael Cuddyer includes the recruiting from newly signed pinch hitter Jim Thome. Todd Zolecki of the MLB.com reports that Thome had conversations with Cuddyer. “We’ve texted a little bit,” Thome said. “We’ve talked. All I can say about Michael is he’s a great player. He’s a winner. He’s [...]
The “Hot Stove” was heating up over the weekend with many reports surfacing with story lines surrounding the Twins. Former Twin Jim Thome signed $1.25 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend in a move that was surprising to many. With his age and back issues, there is little chance he will be asked to [...]
The Phillies agreed to a one-year deal with former Twins designated hitter Jim Thome. According to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com, the Phillies are “in serious pursuit” of Twins free-agent outfielder Michael Cuddyer. Cuddyer is expected to receive and reject an arbitration offer from the Twins. As a Type A free agent, in order to sign Cuddyer, Philadelphia would have to [...]
The Twins spent the last two off-seasons courting the services of Jim Thome to be the Twins designated hitter. He provided Twins Territory with a plethora of memories during his time with the club. The tough 2011 season for the organization meant the slugger and the Twins parted ways near the end of the year. [...]
It’s playoff time in Major League Baseball and that means there was a lot happening in the wide world of baseball this week. The Twins ended the season on a high note by winning both of their last two games to avoid the 100-loss mark. MLB has declared September 28th as the “Best. Day. Ever.” for all [...]
The Twins and the White Sox have combined for quite a rivalry during the tenures of managers Ron Gardenhire and Ozzie Guillen. On Monday night, half of that equation was no longer part of the AL Central. Guillen has coached his final game as the manager of the White Sox and he has been sent to [...]
It’s a Friday and the Twins are closing in on the 100-loss plateau for the first time in my life. Kind of depressing so here are some entertaining links on a Friday morning. Principal Sooze goes off in detention on the 2011 Minnesota Twins. I won’t want to get on that principal’s bad side. If you [...]
During the past couple days news has come out of the Twins organization that when Justin Morneau returns to the line-up his role will be relegated to that of the designated hitter. The team is blaming Morneau’s recent headaches on a diving play he tried to make down the first baseline. Joe Mauer, Luke Hughes, and [...]
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