http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/359 Recent articles about Jason Kubel en-us At Baseball Daily Digest, I suggest that umpire Phil Cuzzi did not cause the Twins to lose that game to the Yankees. Yes, left field umpire Phil Cuzzi missed a call, but did the call cause the Twins to lose? Let’s imagine Mauer does get his justified double. Do the next two hitters — Jason Kubel [...] Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:53:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/BDD_Twins_Have_Themselves_to_Blame/1342416 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/BDD_Twins_Have_Themselves_to_Blame/1342416 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/BDD_Twins_Have_Themselves_to_Blame/1342416 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/e/8eab8a9c08c5d93542fb691b9918aad60dd98f8f/small/tmpphpBIJFwO.jpg More than 51,000 fans and dozens of players from Metrodome lore turned out on Sunday to say goodbye to this big, dingy building after 28 weird, wacky and sometimes wonderful baseball seasons. Hang on to those Homer Hankies: The Metrodome showed this weekend that it still has some of that old magic left and isn't ready to let the Minnesota Twins go just yet. Jason Kubel got those familiar white towels waving with a pair of three-run homers and Minnesota beat Kansas City 13-4 Sunday, puttin... Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:47:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Comeback_Complete_as_Twins_Force_1_Game_Playoff_for_AL_Central_Title/1306336 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Comeback_Complete_as_Twins_Force_1_Game_Playoff_for_AL_Central_Title/1306336 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Comeback_Complete_as_Twins_Force_1_Game_Playoff_for_AL_Central_Title/1306336 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/e/8eab8a9c08c5d93542fb691b9918aad60dd98f8f/small/tmpphpBIJFwO.jpg Jason Kubel hit a pair of three-run homers and Minnesota beat Kansas City 13-4 Sunday, putting the Twins into a one-game playoff with the Detroit Tigers for the AL Central title. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:46:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twins_crush_Royals_stay_alive_in_AL_Central_race/1306325 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twins_crush_Royals_stay_alive_in_AL_Central_race/1306325 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twins_crush_Royals_stay_alive_in_AL_Central_race/1306325 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/e/8eab8a9c08c5d93542fb691b9918aad60dd98f8f/small/tmpphpBIJFwO.jpg Jason Kubel hit a pair of three-run homers and Minnesota beat Kansas City 13-4 Sunday, putting the Twins into a one-game playoff with the Detroit Tigers for the AL Central title. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:44:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twins_13_Royals_4/1306308 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twins_13_Royals_4/1306308 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twins_13_Royals_4/1306308 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/e/8eab8a9c08c5d93542fb691b9918aad60dd98f8f/small/tmpphpBIJFwO.jpg Jason Kubel hits his second three-run homer of the day, an opposite field shot that just hits the top of the wall and bounces out. With six RBI, Kubel’s season total goes to 102, his first 100 RBI season. The Twins lead 7-0. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:05:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Kubel_Clubbing/1305219 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Kubel_Clubbing/1305219 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Kubel_Clubbing/1305219 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/e/8eab8a9c08c5d93542fb691b9918aad60dd98f8f/small/tmpphpBIJFwO.jpg What a game. I actually quit watching then the score was 3-0 Indians. But the Twins completed quite the comeback to beat the Indians 6-3. Carl Pavano went 6 innings and gave up 3 runs for yet another quality start, Michael Cuddyer hit his 100th career homerun and Jason Kubel hit the game winning 3 [...] Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:55:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Do_You_Believe_In_Improbabilities/1170876 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Do_You_Believe_In_Improbabilities/1170876 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Do_You_Believe_In_Improbabilities/1170876 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/6/4641f466a9c3d685825419af00fda21cfc405e54/small/pavano.jpg MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Twins are holding Justin Morneau and Jason Kubel out again because of injuries. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:57:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Morneau_Kubel_held_out_of_Twins_lineup_again/1169320 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Morneau_Kubel_held_out_of_Twins_lineup_again/1169320 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Morneau_Kubel_held_out_of_Twins_lineup_again/1169320 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/e/2e3b35219d2f118128b5dbc42941dc5aabf4091c/small/Twins.jpg Jason Kubel hit a tiebreaking three-run homer after Minnesota's All-Stars reached base and the Twins beat the Texas Rangers 5-3 Friday night, putting a damper on Josh Hamilton's first home game in more than six weeks. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:09:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Kubels_3_run_homer_powers_Twins_past_Rangers/829298 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Kubels_3_run_homer_powers_Twins_past_Rangers/829298 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Kubels_3_run_homer_powers_Twins_past_Rangers/829298 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/e/8eab8a9c08c5d93542fb691b9918aad60dd98f8f/small/tmpphpBIJFwO.jpg It seems that Joe Mauer gave Jason Kubel the flu.  Kubel left in the third inning of Sunday's game vomiting but is expected to be okay for the Milwaukee series starting on Tuesday.       Tom Powers is convinced that Luis Ayala might be the first to be jettisoned from the roster in 2009.  Ayala had been a pitcher that has seen various results - depending on his locale.  In 19.1 innings of work at the Dome, he has posted a 8/6 K/BB ratio with a .370 b... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/OtB_Twins_Notes_062209/726800 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/OtB_Twins_Notes_062209/726800 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/OtB_Twins_Notes_062209/726800 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/d/adf9d41b2e18a894e6198573870a65e964ccf01f/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_18_0738.jpg More photos » by Jim Mone - AP 4 days ago: Minnesota Twins' Jason Kubel hits the second of two three-run home runs off Cleveland Indians' Fausto Carmona in the second inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 4, 2009 in Minneapolis. Kubel hit the other three-run homer in the first inning. The Twins won 11-3. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Browse more photos » Or should he just get to his against Fausto ... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:00:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Is_This_the_End_of_Jason_Kubels_Power_Outage/681102 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Is_This_the_End_of_Jason_Kubels_Power_Outage/681102 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Is_This_the_End_of_Jason_Kubels_Power_Outage/681102 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/d/adf9d41b2e18a894e6198573870a65e964ccf01f/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_18_0738.jpg Jason Kubel hits three-run homers in consecutive innings and the Twins lead the Indians 7-0 in the top of the third. The six RBI represent one fifth of Kubel’s total for the year. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:57:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/King_Kong_Kubel/666632 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/King_Kong_Kubel/666632 TwinsFix takes a deep look at Jason Kubel's hitting for the cycle, and comes away with a verdict of whether or not he had the benefit of poor pitching or is simply a great hitter. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:11:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Analyzing_Jason_Kubel/595944 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Analyzing_Jason_Kubel/595944 The Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at The Metrodome. The Mariners will trot Jarrod Washburn out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Washburn has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Glen Perkins who starts for the Twins. Righthander Perkins is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game's ... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:37:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mariners_Twins_Lines_Preview/583645 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mariners_Twins_Lines_Preview/583645 Jason Kubel has been in negotiations with Minnesota on a two year extension. Kubel, the Twins? 26 year old DH, is coming off his best year in the majors batting .272 with 20 home runs. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:37:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twins_Seek_Two_Year_Extension_on_Jason_Kubel/467243 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Twins_Seek_Two_Year_Extension_on_Jason_Kubel/467243