TheGoldSeat

With the Twins struggling to win 3 of their last 10 I thought I’d dive into some AL stats.

As a team the Twins rank 3rd in batting avg and 4th in runs in the AL. But they rank 12th in ERA and 14th in both opponent batting avg and OPS. There is no […]

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From the clever marketing folks behind the now #1 selling MLB hat, the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Ok, with Denard Span being sent down to AAA and Joe Nathan being inked to a 4 year, $47 M payday, the Minnesota Twins opening day roster is rounding into shape.  Here are my predictions for the upcoming season.  The opening day lineup will look like this:
1. Carlos Gomez, CF
2. Joe Mauer, C
3. Michael Cuddyer, […]

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Following the 1960 season the Washington Senators moved to the Twin Cities and became the Minnesota Twins. Since becoming the Twins they have had their share of memorable moments. Here is a list of the ten greatest moments in Twins history. 
April 11, 1961. The Minnesota Twins defeat the New York Yankees 6-0 in their first […]

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Well, for those of you who are anxiously awaiting a new year of Twins baseball and longing for the sights and smells of outdoor baseball, here are some really interesting specs, pictures and comparisons between the new ballpark and our beloathed Metrodome.  Not sure if I just made up the word beloathed or not, but it […]

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To be fair, the pitch really should have been called a ball… The ump undoubtedly learned his lesson.

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Follow this link to see a 3-d animation of the new Twins ballpark.  Let us know what you think are the biggest positives and negatives of the future home of our favorite baseball team.
http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp?w_id=607100&w=mms%3A//a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/2007/open/teams07/min/video/103007_min_stadium_400.wmv&pid=gen_video&vid=7778&mid=200710302288859&cid=mlb&fid=gen_video400&v=2&mType=w&urlstr=&mUrl=&type=v_free&_mp=1

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An interesting take on Friday’s game from ESPN’s Buster Olney:

As Scott Baker edged toward a perfect game Friday night, the tension seemed to reflect everywhere, from his face, to the Twins dugout (where his teammates kept a continent of space between themselves and Baker), to the club’s broadcast booth.
Play-by-play man Dick Bremer and color analyst […]

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Johan Santana took the mound Sunday afternoon and helped pitch his way into what could be the biggest contract ever for a starting pitcher in 2009.  Santana went 8.0 innings giving up only 2 hits and striking out 17 in the best pitching performance by a starter since Ben Sheets struck out 18 in 2004.
Already […]

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The one thing that I find very frustrating and very exillerating when watching the Twins is the constant singles parade.  I don’t know if there has ever been a group of Twins players who hit more singles than the current Twins.  I think this fact has led Gardenhire to adopt a run generation model on […]

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