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- What’s Mauer thinking long-term? Morneau offers clues
- via Twins Killings December 14, 2009 at 02:59 PM
One thing that struck me Monday at Joe Mauer’s press conference was the deepness of his friendship with Justin Morneau. We’ve written volumes about the M&M Boys’ friendship, but this was cool because they’d barely seen each other since the season ended, so this was one celebratory reunion. It’s hard to say who was more happy, the [...]
- Pushing 90: A new Twins payroll glance
- via Twins Killings December 14, 2009 at 02:59 PM
When Carl Pavano accepted the Twins’ salary arbitration offer Monday, it pushed the team’s 2010 projected Opening Day payroll close to $90 million, based on salary estimates for those players currently in the fold. Last year’s Opening Day payroll (for the 25-man active roster) was about $65 million, and there have been indications the payroll could [...]
- Good season, but more should be expected
- via Twins Killings October 12, 2009 at 05:17 AM
As expected, the Yankees swept the Twins in three games of the American League Division Series. The Twins gave the Yankees a good fight by taking leads in all three games, but they failed to finish off a great team in all three games so a great run comes to an end. Who can get upset over it? This flawed team ran on fumes after a thrilling Game 163 last week, and its hard for them to beat up a grea
- Time to give up on Go-Go
- via Twins Killings October 11, 2009 at 02:17 AM
Ron Gardenhire likes to talk about how Carlos Gomez likes to infuriate his opponents and him for the way he plays baseball. Both of his assertions is not a compliment.Opponents despised Gomez for showing them up and playing dirty by trying to injury them, and Gardenhire shakes his head when his outfielder plays the game.It's been two years for this immature kid, and honestly, enough is enough with
- Dumping Nathan sounds right
- via Twins Killings October 10, 2009 at 02:29 AM
This writer found a silver lining to this loss. He can listen to Patrick Reusse on KSTP AM1500's Saturday Morning Sports Talk at work this morning.This is going to be fun since Reusse criticizes Nathan often on his radio show at every opportunity, and after Nathan cost the Twins a victory in Game 2, the popular Saturday morning talk show can't come soon enough.Everyone knew it was over once Nathan
- Look for Blackburn to do well
- via Twins Killings October 09, 2009 at 03:14 AM
Everyone expected the Twins to lose to the Yankees in Game 1 for couple of reasons.For one thing, the Twins arrived in New York as a tired team after playing a long one-game playoff on Tuesday night at Metrodome that helped them qualify for the playoffs.Second of all, Brian Duensing received the unfortunate task of facing CC Sabathia for the first game of the American League Division Series. As go
- Jeter shows knack for October heroics
- via Twins Killings October 08, 2009 at 05:33 AM
Couple of years ago, Sports Illustrated conducted a survey poll in an attempt to get 495 Major League Baseball players to recognize players that are overrated. They voted Derek Jeter as the most overrated player in baseball.One can only laugh at that vote.While players show their stupidity and jealously, Jeter continues to come up with key hits in October that signifies his ticket to the Bas
- Resilliency defines Twins
- via Twins Killings October 07, 2009 at 06:56 AM
America saw what the Twins are all about last night.With everyone watching Game 163 between the Tigers and the Tigers, they found out the Twins are a bunch that just does not know when to give up.The Tigers played as well as they could by leading couple of times in the game, but the Twins came right back to tie it twice.Scott Baker struggled against the Tigers in the third inning by throwing the b
- Opportunity for Twins to make amends
- via Twins Killings October 06, 2009 at 05:03 AM
To determine the winner of the AL Central last year, the Twins played the White Sox in Game 163 after both teams tied for first at the end of the regular season.John Danks and Nick Blackburn engaged in a pitching duel that night, but when Jim Thome homered off Blackburn in the seventh inning, that was the ballgame with the way Danks pitched.The White Sox celebrated as if they won the World Series
- Twins/Tigers resembles postseason game
- via Twins Killings September 30, 2009 at 09:57 PM
This four-game set between the Twins and the Tigers will determine who wins the AL Central. Both teams approached the first game of the doubleheader as if it was an October game. This game featured great pitching, exciting defensive plays, and chess moves by the managers with less emphasis on offense. It figures the game ended in extra innings with the Twins taking a 3-2 victory in 10 innings. Tha
- Verlander answers challenge
- via Twins Killings September 30, 2009 at 09:57 PM
The Tigers searched for someone who could help them get over a tough game one loss. A game that featured poor situational hitting and an awful performance by relief pitcher Brandon Lyon late in the contest. The Tigers handed the ball to Justin Verlander for the second game of the doubleheader. He was the logical candidate the Tigers could count to will them to victory. Verlander's performanc
- Tigers might as well celebrate
- via Twins Killings September 30, 2009 at 09:57 PM
The baseball wonks liked the Twins' chances of taking three of four against the Tigers because Eddie Bonine and Nate Robertson were going to pitch in the final two games of the series along with Carl Pavano being undefeated against the Tigers all season. Tonight's game proved that trends and predictions are useless. The Twins could not hit Bonine while the Tigers hit Pavano. In the end, the Tigers
- Crown Tigers as AL Central Champs
- via Twins Killings September 07, 2009 at 11:13 PM
With one month to go, the AL Central division comes down to the The Tigers and the Twins. The Indians faced those teams last week. The Tigers swept the Indians while the Twins lost their weekend series to the Indians. This tells you right there who is going to win the divsion. At this time of the year, teams with playoff aspirations must sweep teams that are playing out the season. The Tigers
- Crede might as well hang it up
- via Twins Killings August 31, 2009 at 06:07 AM
When Joe Crede made his return to U.S. Cellular Field in the first weekend of April, the back page of the Chicago Sun-Times blared out this headline "Our Gift to You" to the Twins.This headline referenced to Chicago Sun-Times baseball columnist Chris DeLuca writing about how the Twins were going to appreciate Crede for his glove and his bat along with his professionalism on and off the field.Of co
- Smith attempts to improve team
- via Twins Killings August 30, 2009 at 02:31 AM
Bill Smith has been taken to task by Twins fans whether it's message boards, blogosphere, sports radio and comments under columnists' columns for falling asleep on the job while other teams are making moves.Smith deserves to be savaged for not being proactive going back to the summer when the team needed some live arms in the bullpen when guys were blowing games on a daily basis.Smith traded for a
- Smith attempts to improve team
- via Twins Killings August 30, 2009 at 02:25 AM
Bill Smith has been taken to task by Twins fans whether it's message boards, blogosphere, sports radio and comments under columnists' columns for falling asleep on the job while other teams are making moves.Smith deserves to be savaged for not being proactive going back to the summer when the team needed some live arms in the bullpen when guys were blowing games on a daily basis.Smith traded for a
- Um...paging Mr. Pavano.
- via Twins Killings August 27, 2009 at 10:38 PM
The Minnesota Twins traded for Starting Pitcher Carl Pavano from the Cleveland Indians.All is not well in 'Twins Territory,' my friends. It all but seems the wheels have fallen right off this bandwagon, and we'll be lucky to coast across the finish line.Yes, I believe this might be the point where I "eat my hat." If you remember correctly- it was I who claimed the Twins would come out
- Baker needs to keep winning
- via Twins Killings August 27, 2009 at 10:38 PM
It's been an interesting season for Scott Baker when one analyzes his performance overall this season.When he started the first two months of the season, he could not get anyone out, and he allowed home runs at an alarming rate.Then, he hit his stride by pitching well in June, but in July, he resorted to throwing many pitches in an inning to the point he was done by the fifth inning, and he served
- Young heats up at right time
- via Twins Killings August 27, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Maybe we learned something about Delmon Young.He can hit only in August and September. We have seen this often in his three years of playing Major League Baseball.He swung well in September last year, and he had a great series against the White Sox by hitting anything that was thrown by the White Sox pitchers, and that was good enough for the Twins to sweep the South Siders in the final week of th
- Young needs to go to Rochester
- via Twins Killings August 03, 2009 at 04:47 AM
Ron Gardenhire settled with Denard Span, Carlos Gomez and Michael Cuddyer as his outfielders when the post-All-Star break started. It made sense because Span and Cuddyer gives the Twins production on offense, and Gomez shows his value with his defense.With that said, this is not what the Twins envisioned when they acquired Delmon Young last offseason. The team knew Young would struggle in his seco