Most of the Twins news of the week was centered around the names of Michael Cuddyer and Josh Willingham. Rumors swirled earlier in the week that the Twins were close to signing Mr. Willingham but the official word from the club did not get released until Thursday. It would seem that the Twins were now out [...]
Hello baseball fans. It is hard to believe that the baseball season has come to this, a final game to decide who will be the champion. Last night’s Game 6 was an unbelievable back-and-forth contest and now it all comes down to one final game. I only wish the baseball season could go on forever [...]
The first two games of the World Series have been great to watch for fans of baseball. The games have featured some great pitching and timely hitting by both teams. As a fan of the Twins, it is fun to get to see how Nick Punto performs on the biggest of stages. For now, here [...]
Fans of the Twins have seen numerous Twins alumni find success in the cool of the October Postseason. Delmon Young was a home run hitting machine for the Tigers before their elimination over the weekend. Carlos Gomez has played a defensive role with the Brewers and provided a spark off of the bench. Kyle Lohse [...]
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 [...]
In the Metrodome years under Tom Kelly and Ron Gardenhire, the Twins focused on having a good fielding team behind a pitcher that could pound the strike zone. The Twins had some great defenders in those years that prided themselves on making the routine plays and the extraordinary plays. Fielding the baseball has been a [...]
Even though general manager Bill Smith said a week ago that the Twins were not interested in bringing back infielder Nick Punto, in the back of many twins fan’s minds, Punto was going to somehow end up back on the roster. That is surely not the case… at least not this year. The Cardinals announced the signing [...]
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said last month that he wouldn’t mind bringing back infielder Nick Punto as a utility player. General Manager Bill Smith acknowledges the team had discussions, but a return of Punto doesn’t appear likely as the team looks at other internal options. “There’s been some discussion [about Punto], but we’ve got [Matt] [...]
As it stands right now, the Twins have Matt Tolbert and Trevor Plouffe (or Luke Hughes) as reserves for the infield. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Thursday that he would like to have infielder Nick Punto back as a utility player, according to La Velle E. Neal III of the Star Tribune. The versatile infielder became a free agent after [...]
OK – I’m sorry about the long time away. I’ve been under the weather and busy with obligations that affect my career. I’ll be slowly coming back up to speed with updates. The Minnesota Twins confirmed they were awarded as the top bidder for Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka of the Chiba Lotte Marines. The Twins should [...]
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