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Secrets of the City is an online spin off of the Twin Cities' Cultural magazine, The Rake. It now features a collection of locally oriented blogs. Warning Track Power is their Twins focused blog, written by Alex Halsted, who also writes at Twins Territory.

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Twins Notes: Mulvey, Crede, Baker, Penny, Lew!, and Grass: via Warning Track Power September 14, 2009 at 07:27 PM; Thanks to some nifty waiver-wire maneuvering, the Twins completed the Jon Rauch deal by sending Kevin Mulvey to the Diamondbacks as the player to be named later. Acquired as part of the four-player haul for Johan Santana two winters ago, Mulvey was fourth on Baseball America's list of the Mets' top prospects at the time of the trade and was sixth on my list of the Twins' top prospects a short tim
Top 40 Minnesota Twins: #37 Jimmie Hall: via Warning Track Power September 14, 2009 at 07:27 PM; JIMMIE RANDOLPH HALL | CF/LF/RF | 1963-1966 | CAREER STATS G PA AVG OBP SLG OPS+ WARP WS 573 2104 .269 .334 .481 124 13.5 76Jimmie Hall signed with the Senators as an 18-year-old in 1956, but didn't make it to the big leagues until three years after the team moved from Washington to Minnesota. A 25-year-old rookie in 1963, he initiall
Link-O-Rama: via Warning Track Power September 14, 2009 at 07:27 PM; A wise man once said, "I love you like a fat kid loves cake." As this video shows, bacon also works:"I had a very, very calm day until this."Just in case Quentin Tarantino makes a sequel to Inglourious Basterds, these guys are ready.My favorite player of the mid-90s and one of the biggest screwups in basketball history is making his triumphant return for something called the North Texas Fresh in
Around the Horn: Blackburn Solid, Offense Not: via Warning Track Power June 06, 2009 at 06:29 PM; (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Season Record: 28-29 Up Next: Mariners (3:10 CT, 6/7) A night after winning a one-run game in Seattle, the Twins dropped one. On Friday the Twins took advantage of an error by the Mariners to win 2-1, and less than 24 hours later, the Mariners used two eighth inning hits to knock off the Twins by the exact same score. Nick Blackburn turned in another quality start for Mi
Around the Horn: Power Surge: via Warning Track Power June 04, 2009 at 03:17 PM; (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Season Record: 27-28 Up Next: Seattle (9:10 CT, 6/5) read more
Around the Horn: Rookie Road-bump: via Warning Track Power June 03, 2009 at 10:11 PM; (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Season Record: 26-28 Up Next: Indians (12:10 CT, 6/4) It wasn't quite as easy for Anthony Swarzak in his third trip to the mound; after breezing through his previous two outings rather easily, Swarzak hit his first road-bump in the majors. The 23-year old rookie lasted only four innings, allowing nine hits and five runs as the Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians 10-1 in the sec
Around the Horn: Summer Has Arrived: via Warning Track Power May 31, 2009 at 04:35 PM; (AP Photo/Mike Carlson) Season Record: 25-27 Up Next: Indians (7:10 CT, 6/2) 1. Blackburn Keeps Rolling read more
Around the Horn: Road Woes Continue: via Warning Track Power May 29, 2009 at 10:11 PM; (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) Season Record: 24-26 Up Next: Rays (3:05 CT, 5/30) 1. Five Strong Innings read more
Around the Horn: A First Impression: via Warning Track Power May 23, 2009 at 09:29 PM; (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Season Record: 21-23 Up Next: Brewers (7:05 CT, 5/24) 1. Swarzak Impressive They say that the first impression means everything; for Anthony Swarzak, his first gig in the bigs couldn't have went any better. After an injury to starter Glen Perkins, the Twins opted to make the call to Triple-A Rochester for Swarzak, a highly touted prospect who posted a 2.25 ERA in seven starts.
Around the Horn: Twins 11, Brewers 3: via Warning Track Power May 22, 2009 at 10:17 PM; (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Season Record: 20-23 Up Next: Brewers (6:10 CT, 5/23) 1. Slowey Speeding Up After a slow start to the season, Kevin Slowey has heated up recently. In his most recent start, Slowey held the New York Yankees, one of the best hitting lineups in the league, to two runs over 7.2 innings. Prior to that outing, Slowey went six innings and allowed only one run against another top lineu
Around the Horn: Slump Buster: via Warning Track Power May 21, 2009 at 05:35 PM; (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Season Record: 19-23 Up Next: Brewers (7:10 CT, 5/21) 1. Blanks for Blackburn read more
Around the Horn: Another Walkoff Loss: via Warning Track Power May 17, 2009 at 04:23 PM; (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Season Record: 18-20 Up Next: Yankees (7:05 CT, 5/17) 1. Fix the Bullpen read more
Around the Horn: Late-Game Losing: via Warning Track Power May 16, 2009 at 09:41 PM; (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Season Record: 18-19 Up Next: Yankees (12:05 CT, 5/17) 1. Working with Walks In the first game of a four game series with the New York Yankees, lefty Francisco Liriano took the mound. Liriano, a pitcher now two years removed from Tommy John Surgery, has pitched very inconsistently early on in the '09 season. At times the once dominant pitcher has looked like an ace, an
Around the Horn: Who Cares?: via Warning Track Power May 13, 2009 at 09:47 PM; (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Who cares? Nothing can be written to make the loss sound any better. The Twins led once again heading into the seventh inning. Four runs later, all given up by the bullpen, and the Twins took another loss. The team might as well call up the triple-A bullpen and overhaul what they have. The bullpen has blown four of the past ten games. Unbelievable.
Around the Horn: Twins 6, Tigers 2: via Warning Track Power May 12, 2009 at 11:05 PM; (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Season Record: 16-17 Up Next: Tigers (7:10 CT, 5/13) 1. Collecting the Victories The win didn't come without challenges, but after working out of several tough jams in his six inning outing, Kevin Slowey collected his fifth victory of the season. The fifth win is a welcome sign for Slowey, a pitcher who did well last season, but with little run support, won only 12 games instea
Around the Horn: Twins 2, Mariners 3: via Warning Track Power May 10, 2009 at 04:41 PM; (AP Photo/ Jim Mone) Season Record: 15-17 Up Next: Tigers (7:10 CT, 5/12) 1. Bullpen Blowup One thing kept the Minnesota Twins from the playoffs last season -- the bullpen. With a group of pitchers unable to collect any sort of outs last season, a long outing by the starting pitchers was often wasted and instead turned into a beating. The bullpen was consistent, but is was a consistency of allowin
Around the Horn: Twins 9, Mariners 6: via Warning Track Power May 09, 2009 at 09:35 PM; (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Season Record: 15-16 Up Next: Mariners (1:10 CT, 5/9) 1. A Winning Combination read more
Around the Horn: Twins 11, Mariners 0: via Warning Track Power May 08, 2009 at 10:41 PM; (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Season Record: 14-16 Up Next: Mariners (6:10 CT, 5/9) 1. Home Sweet Homers In the past five games, the Twins struggled to score, and came away each time with no homeruns. That streak ended in their return to the Dome as the Twins knocked four balls over the fence for a much needed power surge. The reason for the recent power outage is hard to determine, but for now at least, it
Around the Horn: Twins 7, Royals 5: via Warning Track Power May 05, 2009 at 08:13 AM; (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Season Record: 12-11 Up Next: Royals (6:10 CT, 5/2) 1. All About Run Support Last season Kevin Slowey had a solid ERA from the middle of the rotation, yet because of poor run support, he struggled to collect victories and strengthen his record. After a handful of starts, Slowey has had his share of good games in which he's pitched great and earned his victories; there have howe
Around the Horn: Twins 7, Tigers 2: via Warning Track Power May 05, 2009 at 08:13 AM; (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Season Record: 13-13 Next Up: Detroit (6:05 CT, 5/5) 1. Everything Starts Somewhere Francisco Liriano hasn't been terrible, but he has been far from The Franchise that everybody has come to know. Inconsistency has been key for the young lefty; he's had a few solid outings, but following them up with short, high scoring games hasn't given anybody much to get excited about.