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Joe Mauer Gets Engaged: via Twins Fix December 12, 2011 at 06:30 PM; Joe Mauer got engaged over the weekend to Maddie Bisanz. She had $184 million reasons to say yes. I wonder if now that she is married to him she can figure out a way to keep him healthy. Here are the responses from the twitterverse: Here’s $184 million man Joe Mauer’s new fiancee: bit.ly/vGXqR3 — [...]
C is for Catcher, and Crappy-ish Trades: via Twins Fix July 31, 2010 at 02:05 PM; To acquire Matt Capps, the Twins sold as low as they could have on a very good (but maybe not great) prospect. This move is good for the 2010 club. It's a pretty lousy move for the organization as a whole.
The Domino Effect: via Twins Fix July 16, 2010 at 01:53 PM; What happened to our Twins? They went from appearing unstoppable in the AL Central to third place in the matter of a couple of weeks. Here are a few possible reasons for the skid, some offered more seriously than others… 1. Manager Ron Gardenhire jinxed the team when he used “we’re in first place” [...]
Wrappin’ up the Week: No Reason to Panic: via Twins Fix June 25, 2010 at 07:11 PM; Rough week for the local nine. Just when it seemed like the Twins were doomed to face a sweep at the hands of the Phightin’ Phils, Joe Mauer hit a clutch, game-tying home run in the ninth inning, Jim Thome and Drew Butera each went deep in pinch hit at bats, and the Twins rallied [...]
Following up: Mauer’s slump/run of bad luck: via Twins Fix June 22, 2010 at 09:41 PM; Today in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Kelsie Smith penned a nice piece raising the question that no one really wants to talk about in light of a certain, large, recently-signed contract: What’s going on with Joe Mauer? As Smith notes, the response in the Twins clubhouse is fairly uniform: Mauer is stinging the ball [...]
Gardy for President: via Twins Fix June 16, 2010 at 02:17 PM; The way I see it professional sports is a lot like politics. We, the fans, vote with our dollars, whether directly through ticket and merchandise sales or indirectly through watching games and viewing the advertising that brings income to the team. While the management and players don’t directly work for the fans like [...]
It’s Time to Move Delmon Up, Cuddyer Down: via Twins Fix June 12, 2010 at 04:23 PM; It’s time for Ron Gardenhire to do something he doesn’t seem to like to do very often – tell one of his boys to get it done or get moved. Michael Cuddyer is simply not performing at the plate with men in scoring position. With by far the most at-bats with runners in scoring position [...]
Runs, not Home Runs: via Twins Fix May 24, 2010 at 09:53 AM; A couple of weeks ago I wrote about clutch hitting being a serious problem on this year’s Twins team. Unfortunately this is looking less and less like a short term hiccup and more like a long term trend. It’s easy to point the finger at rookie Trevor Plouffe’s strikeout in the ninth as the [...]
A Winning Formula (For the Regular Season): via Twins Fix May 18, 2010 at 03:53 PM; Interesting to see that ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick comes out with this piece today, right before we examine reasons why the Twins could struggle against quality lineups in the postseason (isn’t it also ironic how the main photo in the story is Carl Pavano, who got rocked in Toronto today). The Twins currently lead the major leagues [...]
Is clutch hitting the last piece to the puzzle?: via Twins Fix May 10, 2010 at 08:35 AM; It seems like I have spent the last several months doing nothing but defending Nick Punto everywhere I go. Not that I think he’s A-Rod or anything, but even on larger market team the roles and expectations of certain players has to be taken into account. This goes far beyond whether Punto should be riding [...]
Delmon Young: The Awakening?: via Twins Fix May 08, 2010 at 08:11 PM; In spring training, much was made about Delmon Young reporting to camp 30-35 pounds lighter. Word was that his attitude had improved as well, and all in all no one seemed the least bit concerned that the Twins’ outfield defense figured to be significantly weakened with Young taking over daily duties in left and Denard [...]
Minnesota Twins Writer Needed: via Twins Fix May 05, 2010 at 12:41 AM; If you are interested in writing about the twins please send me an email at joe@sportsblognet.com.
Please, Stop the Insanity: via Twins Fix March 14, 2010 at 12:47 PM; It strikes me as rude to use a blog just to tear a journalist down. Typically, I don’t get too annoyed with what paid journalists write, or for that matter, what paid broadcasters say. A lot of times, you can tell that certain professionals parrot the company line, but in all honesty, this is part [...]
Jarrod Washburn. Really? REALLY?: via Twins Fix January 09, 2010 at 10:17 AM; The word from LaVelle E. Neal of the Star Tribune is that the Twins have, in fact, offered Jarrod Washburn a one year deal worth $5 million. During the 2008 season, the Twins were rumored to be interested in acquiring Washburn from the Seattle Mariners, but, when the Mariners’ asking price was too high, the [...]
Quick note: Twins Tender Lots of Contracts: via Twins Fix December 12, 2009 at 06:23 PM; The Twins will tender contracts to all 30 unsigned players on the 40 man roster. Some of those names aren’t surprising; the Twins clearly weren’t going to give up on Delmon Young after his monster September and the Carlos Gomez trade. Brendan Harris, despite maybe not being in the manager’s favor, is plenty valuable as [...]
Pavano to Return to Twins: via Twins Fix December 07, 2009 at 07:05 PM; The word in the Twins’ blogotwittersphere (mainly via LaVelle E. Neal III) is that Carl Pavano will accept the Twins’ offer of arbitration and return with the club next season. Ed Price of FanHouse.com reports that Pavano could make $7 million or more. This is not all that surprising given that Pavano is still fighting the stigma of 4 [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Arbitration and Type A Free Agents: via Twins Fix December 01, 2009 at 02:05 PM; Matthew Pouliot of the excellent Circling the Bases baseball blog is reporting a list of type A free agents, and whether they’ve been offered arbitration or not. Of significant interest to Twins fans should be the fact that neither Placido Polanco nor Orlando Hudson were offered arbitration, meaning the Twins will not be forced to [...]
Joe Mauer: AL MVP: via Twins Fix November 23, 2009 at 01:17 PM; Various sources are reporting that Joe Mauer has been named MVP of the American League, receiving 27 of 28 possible first place votes. The other first-place vote went to Miguel Cabrera of Detroit. Mark Teixera finished second, with teammate Derek Jeter third; Cabrera finished fourth. Really, this award is no surprise. Mauer led the AL [...]
Twins Trade Gomez, Acquire Hardy, Retain Cuddyer: via Twins Fix November 09, 2009 at 10:41 PM; The offseason has gotten off to a fast start for the Twins – much faster than I could have expected. On Friday, the Twins sent the centerpiece of the Johan Santana trade, enigmatic speedster Carlos Gomez, to Milwaukee in exchange for J.J. Hardy. On Saturday, the Twins exercised Michael Cuddyer’s 2011 (not 2010) option. In [...]
Breaking News: Gomez traded to Milwaukee for JJ Hardy: via Twins Fix November 06, 2009 at 11:53 AM; 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 [...]