MINNESOTA TWINS NEWS
Carl Pavano Starring In A Can’t-Win Situation
October 10, 2009 by
Can't Stop The Bleeding
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With last night’s 4-3, 11 inning defeat of the Twins — highlighted by heroics from the previously clutch-phobic Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira —- the Yankees are one victory away from advancing to the American League Championship Series. Standing in their path is...
Well, That's Kinda Odd
October 10, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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By now we've probably all heard about the blown call in the top of the 11th on Joe Mauer's fly ball down the left field line. If you haven't, Mauer hit a fly that landed about a foot fair and bounced into the seats. Instead of getting a ground-rule double, umpire Phil Cuzzi...
Twins get Hardy from Brewers, give up Gomez
27 days ago by
Fox Sports
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The Minnesota Twins have acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez.
The move, announced Friday, relieves a crowded outfield for the Twins, who also have Delmon Young, Denard Span and Michael Cuddyer.
The 27-year-old Hardy...
Twins are Central Division Champs!
October 06, 2009 by
Twinkie Town
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by Jim Mone - AP
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Minnesota Twins' Orlando Cabrera (18) leaps into the arms of teammate Michael Cuddyer after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against...
Breaking News: Gomez traded to Milwaukee for JJ Hardy
Joe Christensen of the Star Tribune is reporting that the Twins have traded Carlos Gomez to the Brewers for shortstop JJ Hardy. Interesting move by Smith. He continues a promising trend in a GM: When he feels that a move or a plan hasn’t panned out, he does not stubbornly stick to [...]
Mauer = MVP
10 days ago by
Over The Monster
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by Hannah Foslien - AP
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FILE - This is an Aug. 13, 2009, file photo showing Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer hitting a three-run homer against the Kansas City Royals in the fifth inning of...
Joe Mauer Finally Gets His Mitts on an AL MVP Award
10 days ago by
Walkoff Walk
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Joe Mauer, whose last name means "wall" in German, has finally gotten his long-overdue AL MVP award, winning 27 of the 28 first place votes. He beat out such illustrious contenders as Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira of the Yankees, and also Miguel Cabrera who received the...
Minor League Report...November 7, 2009
26 days ago by
Twinkie Town
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A couple items of note this week include the Twins outrighting Brian Buscher to Rochester. This cleared a 40-man roster spot before the five free agents are removed in the next week. Why this was done at this time remains a mystery? My best guess is that the Twins...
Twins Pick Up Cuddyer’s Option
Over the weekend, the Minnesota Twins picked up their 10.5 million dollar option on RF Michael Cuddyer to keep him through 2010. Cuddyer has been a member of all 5 of the Twins playoff teams from the first decade of the millenium.
Still, the Twins are the epitome of the small market...
AL Central Race Decided in 12
October 07, 2009 by
Deep Left Field
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No Francisco Liriano? No Justin Morneau? No problem…not for the Twins anyway. The resurgent (and resiliant) Minnesota Twins fought off a late 2-run defecit at the hands of the Tigers on Tuesday night, much to the delight of the raucous bunch at the Metrodome, who did not have...
We have seen Bo Jackson and Orlando Cabrera is no Bo Jackson
October 08, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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Even when Bo Jackson struck out (which was often), the 6-foot-1 Rock of Gibraltar entertained the masses by channeling his disappointment into a show of strength — by snapping his bat over his knee like it was a toothpick.He might not have been the first to do it, but Bo turned...
Casilla's hit in 12th seals AL Central for Twins, collapse for Tigers
October 06, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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Considering how wonderfully the Tigers and Twins played the last game of Major League Baseball's regular season, the playoffs have a seemingly impossible task.What happens next can't possiblby top what happened at the Metrodome on Tuesday night. Can it?Inside the only baseball...
Twins Look For Pitching
24 days ago by
My Sports Rumors
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The Minnesota Twins are one of the many teams in Major League Baseball that are looking for starting pitching this off season. The Twins also have other needs but already started to address those (i.e. the trade for J.J. Hardy, their new shortstop). The more pressing need thou is to add a [...]
ALDS Game 2: Yankees vs. Twins -- Live Game Chat
October 09, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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*********LIVE GAME CHAT AT BOTTOM OF POST*********ALDS Game 2Yankees vs. TwinsYankee Stadium - Bronx, NYGame Time: 6:07 p.m.TV: TBS | Radio: WCBS 880Here are the lineups:YANKEES (1-0)Derek Jeter SSJohnny Damon LFMark Teixeira 1BAlex Rodriguez 3BHideki Matsui DHNick Swisher LFRobinson...
Mauer's "Foul" Ball
October 10, 2009 by
Pinstripe Alley
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Let me preface by saying that last night's 4-3 comeback win was epic. Like CYC said, it had all the makings of a classic Yankees' comeback win of Octobers past.
However, as great as it was, I felt the need to talk about the blown call in the top-half of the...
Organization Review (Corner Outfielders)
November 03, 2009 by
Twinkie Town
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With all the positions reviewed to date, there aren't many more than ten players in the organization playing at each position. Doing the corner outfielders together means that the top ten will include more prospects that have a legitimate chance of someday playing with...
We Had that Coming
October 10, 2009 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Is it the juice or Hawn's kid?
As Yogi would say, “It was like deja vu all over again.” For the second time, the Twins were ahead at Yankee Stadium in Game 2 of an ALDS, with Joe Nathan on the mound for multiple innings and Alex Rodriguez comes up with a big hit....
BLS postseason entrance exam: Minnesota Twins
October 07, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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Sharpen those No. 2 pencils and start brewing your cramming coffee,
because it's exam time here on Big League Stew! Between now and the
start of the postseason, we'll be giving essay-style tests to a blogger
from each of the eight teams lucky enough to earn a playoff ticket...
Chips and Spurs
October 22, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Justin Morneau and Joe Nathan each underwent surgeries.
What wasn’t known, however, is that Joe Nathan had two bone chips removed from his right elbow on Tuesday after Twins doctors recommended a cleanup. Nathan flew to Birmingham, Ala. on Tuesday to have the surgery done by noted...
Mark Teixeira Delivers Walk-Off Home Run; A-Rod and Burnett Deliver in 4-3 Elevent Inning Win Over Twins
October 09, 2009 by
Yanks Blog
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In his first ever postseason appearance, A.J. Burnett delivered. It wasn't pretty - but he held the Twins to 1 run on 3 hits and 5 walks over 6 innings. Nick Blackburn of the Twins matched Burnett over 5.2 innings. A-Rod providing the lone run...
ALDS Game 3: Yankees @ Twins -- Live Game Chat
October 11, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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*********LIVE GAME CHAT AT BOTTOM OF POST*********ALDS Game 3Yankees @ TwinsMetrodome - Minneapolis, MNGame Time: 7:07 p.m.TV: TBS | Radio: WCBS 880Here are the lineups:YANKEES (2-0)Derek Jeter SSJohnny Damon LFMark Teixeira 1BAlex Rodriguez 3BHideki Matsui DHJorge Posada CRobinson...
Resurrecting the Ghosts of Twins Past: A Recap of Detroit at Minnesota – Game 163
October 07, 2009 by
Midwest Sports
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Game 163 would prove to be a extra-inning thriller in the final regular season ballgame ever to be played in the Metrodome. Alexi Casilla's 12th-inning hit drove in the winning run as Minnesota took the AL Central Crown. But that barely scratches the surface of the drama and storylines...
Two-a-Days: Minnesota Twins
15 days ago by
Fragile Freddy's
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87-76, 1st Place 1 Game Ahead, Lost ALDS 3-0 (New York)Positional MVP – Joe Mauer - .365/.444/.587 – Seriously, take a look at those numbers, that thar just ain’t right. Mauer posted a ridiculous season even stealing four bases in five attempts.Cy Young – Joe Nathan – 2-2...
Twins beat Tigers, will play Yankees in ALDS
October 06, 2009 by
Scores Report
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Thanks to Alexi Casilla’s walk-off RBI single in the 12 inning on Tuesday night, the Twins won the AL Central by beating the Tigers 6-5 in a one-game playoff. Minnesota will now take on the Yankees tomorrow night in Game 1 of the ALDS.
It would be one to remember. The Twins overcame...
BDD: Twins Have Themselves to Blame
October 10, 2009 by
Crashburn Alley
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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...
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