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Nathan's Slider
September 04, 2009 by
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From Pat Borzi at MinnPost:
Manager Ron Gardenhire, faced with a barrage of questions about Nathan's sudden struggles, said Nathan "dropped his arm" throwing a nothing slider to Konerko for the tying homer. That means Nathan released the pitch lower than the normal apex...
Three and a half games back...
September 01, 2009 by
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And pretty sure I know what Ozzie just said. It was naughty.
Twins acquire two relievers, lose minor league pitching depth
August 30, 2009 by
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In series of roster moves prior to the weekend, the Twins secured right-handed set-up man Jon Rauch from the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player-to-be-named and left-handed specialist Ron Mahay after he was released by the Kansas City Royals but lost surging pitching prospect in...
Find a Penny, pick him up?
August 27, 2009 by
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Rest of the season he has good luck? It is a sobering thought realize that a pitcher who is 7-8 with a 5.61 ERA is a sound addition to your rotation, but that is what Brad Penny would be to the Twins.
There are several things to consider when reviewing Penny’s...
Twins and pitch counts.
August 26, 2009 by
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About now, I should be extolling the virtues of having Philip Humber, Bobby Keppel and Jesse Crain in the bullpen, a group whose collective contributions this month prior to last night’s game was a .314 average against along with 14 extra base hits. Humber was unhittable last night...
OtB Twins Notes: 08.24.09
August 24, 2009 by
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Following the Twins’ 5-4 victory over the Royals, La Velle E Neal revealed that the team decided to send right-hander Anthony Swarzak back to Rochester. Swarzak experienced a soul-crushing month of August going 0-4 with a 14.85 ERA. Like most young pitchers, Swarzak will have...
Guerra.
August 20, 2009 by
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After two seasons and 168 innings split between two-leagues in the Mets system, Deolis Guerra had compiled a decent peripheral set - averaging 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings while walking 3.6 per nine. Once with the Twins organization, the team assigned him to Fort...
OtB Twins Notes 08.17.09
August 16, 2009 by
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Nick Blackburn had a deteriorating performance in the second-half of last season as his K/BB ratio dropping from 3.56 to 1.54 and his ERA swelling from 3.65 to 4.85. The right-hander has experienced a similar fading in the beginning of the second-half of 2009 thus far. ...
Gibson.
August 14, 2009 by
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With three days remaining in the signing period for the amateur draft picks, the Twins are placing themselves in a position to lose their first number one pick since Travis Lee in 1996. Kyle Gibson, the right-handed pitcher out of the University of Missouri, has requested a bonus...
What Is Wrong With Perk?
August 10, 2009 by
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Twice now in a little over two weeks, Glen Perkins’s shoulder is the subject of medical attention. This time, the Twins lefty and his agent, John Courtright of SFX, took matters into their own hands and elected to seek out an MRI. Judging by the organization’s mishandling...
The Pavano Acquisition.
August 09, 2009 by
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With some reason, there exists a chorus of local media wonks that believe that Carl Pavano was less than a resounding acquisition for the Twins. They will say that securing another aging, control-wielding pitcher that was passed over by the larger market teams at the trade deadline...
Keppel.
August 05, 2009 by
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When Bobby Keppel was called up from Rochester on June 24th, the Twins were in need of a reliever that could produce at a sustainable pace. Luis Ayala, the touted "groundball" pitcher, failed to do so and drew the ire of Ron Gardenhire by leaving too many sliders up...
OtB Twins Notes (08.03.09)
August 03, 2009 by
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In the Los Angeles Angels' farewell tour of the Metrodome, the Twins were outscored 35-15. LA Times beat writer, Mike DiGiovanna, provides some of his more memorable moments while covering the Halos in the Dome. Writes DiGiovanna of the facility: "It just has no...
Final Countdown
July 31, 2009 by
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Last hours of the non-waiver trade deadline on the horizon. If you get the opportunity, please download our e-book (TwinsCentric Trade Deadline Primer 2009) to use as a reference to follow along with all of the massive chaos spewed at you from every which direction. $9...
Sporadically Updated Trade Information
July 30, 2009 by
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First: buy the book, support local blogger and enjoy enriching baseball entertainment all afternoon long.
Second: Haphazardly updated trade deadline notes with Twins spin --
I wrote about Pirates' left-handed relief pitcher John Grabow yesterday as a potential...
The Relief Candidates
July 29, 2009 by
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First of all, buy the book, the majority of our thoughts are accumulated into that periodical that will undoubtedly bring you great pleasure as the ESPN.com COUNTDOWN TO THE TRADE DEADLINE clock winds down to zero.
Secondly, buy the damn book or kittens die.
Third...
Identifying Francisco Liriano's Problem
July 27, 2009 by
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Brace yourself for an overwhelmingly large understatement: Something is wrong with Francisco Liriano.
At 4-10 with a pear-shaped 5.56 ERA, Liriano has had a less than successful season to date. Following an outing in which he had just allowed three home runs...
Twins Targeting Cabrera?
July 23, 2009 by
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At FoxSports.com, Jon Paul Morosi reported that the Twins have been fairly active in a pursuit for an infielder now that third baseman Joe Crede is also likely headed to the DL. According to Morosi, the Twins "have already discussed shortstop Orlando Cabrera with the A&...
Blackburn Pitching in the Dead of Night
July 21, 2009 by
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When your pitching style is better described as a dance routine, you have little room for missteps. With ten days of rest between starts, Nick Blackburn was hardly the pirouetting marksman that we have been accustomed to seeing on the mound. His normal groundball...
OtB Twins Notes: 07.20
July 20, 2009 by
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As reported by Seth Stohs at sethspeaks.net on Sunday, the Twins have signed 39-year-old Mark Grudzielanek to a minor league contract and have assigned him to the GCL to re-acclimate the second baseman who had not played organized baseball in 2009. After his three...
Do the Twins need Lugo?
July 18, 2009 by
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In ten days from now (or sooner) we'll find out what uniform shortstop Julio Lugo pulls on next. Undoubtedly, with gaping holes in the Twins' middle infield, Lugo's name will arise as a potential suitor for the Twins offensive void up-the-middle. We addressed Lugo...
First-Half Review: Three Signings
July 15, 2009 by
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The Twins made three free agent signings this offseason addressing needs at third, the bullpen and short. How have they fared so far?
Signing Joe Crede.
In my preseason baseball predictions at BaseballDigest.com, I had forewarned of a not so distant future in which...
First-Half Review: Three Signings
July 15, 2009 by
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The Twins made three free agent signings this offseason addressing needs at third, the bullpen and short. How have they fared so far?
Signing Joe Crede.
In my preseason baseball predictions at BaseballDigest.com, I had forewarned of a not so distant future in which...
Introducing the TwinCentric Trade Deadline Primer 2009
July 13, 2009 by
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The TwinsCentric Trade Deadline Primer (2009 Edition) is available for purchase at E-junkie.com.
After weeks of culling over the rosters and sifting through minor league systems for teams throughout baseball, John Bonnes (TwinsGeek.com), Seth Stohs (SethSpeaks...
Changes to Lineup Needed
July 09, 2009 by
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I would rather not be revisiting this topic year it seems that Ron Gardenhire has forgotten how to construct the most efficient lineup possible. The lineup needs yet another overhaul.
The Twins lineup structure can be divided into four distinct epochs during the 2009 season...
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