Happy Birthday–March 13
via The WGOM March 13, 2010 at 05:29 AM

Frank "Home Run" Baker (1886) Patsy Gharrity (1892) Doug Harvey (1930) Bill Dailey (1935) Steve Barber (1948) Terry Leach (1954) Randy Bass (1954) Luis Aguayo (1959) Mariano Duncan (1963) Will Clark (1964) Jorge Fabregas (1970) Scott Sullivan (1971) Johan Santana (1979)   Right-handed reliever Bill Dailey was with the Twins for two years in the 1960s.  Born in Arlington, Virginia, he signed with C

Twins/Mets Rained Out
via Twinkie Town March 12, 2010 at 10:17 AM

Twins/Mets Rained Out As noted below, today's Twins/Mets game has been canceled. Feel free to click the link if you wanted to see what the lineups would have been.

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Music Day
via The WGOM March 12, 2010 at 05:59 AM

Does anyone buy stereo equipment anymore? Or is our music experience almost completely limited to the iPod experience? I have some old stereo equipment collecting dust, but I also don't use an MP3 player. Drop your lists.

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Happy Birthday–March 12 March 12, 2010 at 05:47 AM
Link-O-Rama
via Aaron Gleeman March 12, 2010 at 12:17 AM

There's a lot of wackiness within this story about a guy getting stabbed at a Shutter Island screening, but one question really stood out: "Why would someone bring a meat thermometer to a movie theater?"Mattel is now producing a Mad Men line of Barbie dolls, depicting Don Draper, Roger Sterling, Betty Draper, and of course Joan Holloway. According to a lengthy New York Times article "the dolls are

Position Analysis: Second Base
via Nick's Twins Blog March 12, 2010 at 12:05 AM

Likely Starter: Orlando Hudson2009 Stats: .283/.357/.417, 9 HR, 62 RBIHudson can fill some significant needs for the Twins in 2010. Potential Backups: Nick Punto, Brendan Harris, Alexi Casilla, Matt TolbertAfter the Chuck Knoblauch trade in 1998, Todd Walker took over second base duties for the Twins and was a quality contributor there for a couple years. Yet, Walker never seemed to mesh with mana

Orioles @ Twins
via Twinkie Town March 11, 2010 at 04:17 PM

First Pitch:  6:05pm CST Lineups after the jump! Orioles Nolan Reimold, DHRobert Andino, 2BNick Markakis, RFLuke Scott, LFGarrett Akins, 1BJosh Bell, 3BJeff Salazar, CFChad Moeller, CPedro Florimon, SS Pitching:  Kevin Millwood, Koji Uehara, Jim Johnson Twins Denard Span, CFOrlando Hudson, 2BJoe Mauer, CJustin Morneau, 1BMichael Cuddyer, RFJason Kubel, DHDelmon Young, LFJ.J. Hardy

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Spring Training Caption Contest #2 March 11, 2010 at 02:35 PM
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This Week In Ex-Twins
via The WGOM March 11, 2010 at 09:23 AM

Two weeks, actually, since I was gone much of last week. Here are recent transactions involving former Minnesota Twins players. Baltimore signs Armando Gabino. Mets agreed to terms with Jason Pridie on a one-year contract. Oakland agrees to terms with Steve Tolleson on a one-year contract. Pittsburgh agrees to terms with Garrett Jones on a one-year contract. San Diego signs Eric [...]

Making the Team: Week 2
via Twinkie Town March 11, 2010 at 08:23 AM

Making the Team: Week 2 The Joe Nathan injury has altered some of the chances in week two, and a strong performance early on has Anthony Slama added to the list. What are your thoughts on the chance ratings, and who do you think would make the team if the season were to begin today?

Your Second Chance to Predict the Number of Twins Wins in 2010
via The WGOM March 11, 2010 at 07:35 AM

Last week, you made predictions about how many games the Twins will win in 2010. Just for the heck of it, let's check that out again. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. And since we're all in a good mood, how about this [...]

Wearing the Blindfold: Who Do You Like?
via Twinkie Town March 11, 2010 at 06:59 AM

Below is a small chart of numbers, looking at just a few rate stats over the last three seasons (or as long as the player's been in the league).  There's Joe Nathan, the guy who probably has to be replaced, and then a number of other candidates.  Some of them have never closed before, some of them have held the role temporarily, and some of them have been dedicated closers for at least

Happy Birthday–March 11
via The WGOM March 11, 2010 at 05:05 AM

Bobby Winkles (1930) Dock Ellis (1945) Cesar Geronimo (1948) Phil Bradley (1959) Bryan Oelkers (1961) Steve Reed (1965) Salomon Torres (1972) Left-hander Bryan Oelkers made ten appearances for the Twins in 1983.  Born in Zaragoza, Spain, Oelkers was the first player born in Spain to reach the major leagues.  He attended high school in Maryland Heights, Missouri and then attended Wichita State.  A

Position Analysis: First Base
via Nick's Twins Blog March 11, 2010 at 12:05 AM

Likely Starter: Justin Morneau2009 Stats: .274/.363/.516, 30 HR, 100 RBIIs Morneau's back fully healed?Potential Backups: Michael Cuddyer, Brendan Harris, Jim ThomeJustin Morneau entered the All-Star break last season with a stellar .311/.390/.575 hitting line to go along with 21 homers and 77 RBI, and it appeared that he'd be competing for another MVP award over the final months for the season. U

Radio, Radio
via Aaron Gleeman March 10, 2010 at 11:11 PM

Yesterday afternoon Paul Charchian subbed for Dan Barreiro on KFAN and had me on as a guest to talk about the Twins for 20 minutes or so. We mostly discussed Joe Nathan, but also touched on a few other topics, and the segment was very enjoyable. If you missed it live, you can listen to the interview on KFAN.com. Just click here and zoom forward two-thirds of the way through the clip, when I come o