It seems like the Twins continue to hit new levels of futility as the season winds to a close. At the end of the season, there are going to be plenty of negatives to look at from all parts of the year. The injuries piled up, the bullpen was unproven, the middle infield was a [...]
The folks over at the Star Tribune had an interesting poll that I passed over yesterday. The poll asks readers, “What’s the Twins’ biggest problem?”and then it gives fans seven choices. There are quite a wide variety of selections to choose from and each one of the choices has been given some votes by the readers. [...]
The Twins will called up right-hander Lester Oliveros, one of the two player acquired from the Tigers for outfielder Delmon Young. Joe Christensen of the Star Tribune reported that Oliveros flew in Sunday. Oliveros, 23, appeared in nine games for Detroit this season. He has a 5.63 ERA in eight innings pitched. Starting pitcher Nick Blackburn is likely [...]
The last two seasons have seen the Twins insert a young pitcher into their rotation late in the season to give the team a spark for the home stretch. In both of those seasons, the team was fighting for a playoff spot and a division title. Now the Twins find themselves well out of the [...]
On Friday night, the Twins will look to keep their recent hot streak going in the friendly confines of Target Field. The man toeing the rubber for the Twins will be Nick Blackburn and he is looking to overcome some recent struggles on the mound. In Blackburn’s last three starts before the All-Star break, he [...]
Voting for the 2011 All-Star Game ends later this week and with it comes speculation as to who the representative should be from the Minnesota Twins. Earlier in the season it was tough to find a bright spot for the Twins as they plummeted to the bottom of the American League. The two players that [...]
With the AL Central locked, Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire officially announced the team’s starting rotation for the playoffs. According to Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN Twin Cities, Gardenhire said the rotation will consist of Francisco Liriano, Carl Pavano, Brian Duensing, and Nick Blackburn. The only way it changes is if someone, as Mackey put [...]
Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Baker threw a bullpen session Wednesday after being shutdown since Sept. 2 with elbow tendinitis. The Pioneer Press reports the right-hander will not return to the rotation when he is healthy. Manager Ron Gardenhire reportedly said Baker will instead join the bullpen, with pitchers Nick Blackburn and Brian Duensing remaining in [...]
Minnesota Twins pitchers Ron Mahay and Kevin Slowey were placed on the 15-day disabled list, the team announced shortly after Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Angles. Pitchers Anthony Slama and Nick Blackburn have been called up to replace Mahay and Slowey on the active roster. Slowey left the game with triceps discomfort, and Mahay left [...]
The Minnesota Twins announced they have placed infielder Nick Punto on the 15-day disabled list and called up shortstop Trevor Plouffe. The Twins also sent pitcher Nick Blackburn to Triple-A Rochester to open up a spot on the 25-man roster for closer Matt Capps. The team hopes Blackburn can work out his problems down in [...]
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