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Welcome to the Friendly Confines, home of America's Loveable Losers. It's a terrific place, as long as you don't pay too much attention to the baseball.

Justin Morneau might be on the move by the trade deadline but the Minnesota Twins would be wise not to send him packing this summer.

"So Rob, what has Walters done since we saw him last?" you may be asking. Well, the news isn't pretty .

Diamondbacks' catcher Miguel Montero can hide the pain and anguish of his current mild left groin strain, but he can hide that prodigious smile.

Starting pitching will eventually go south when you miss on as many draft picks as the Twins have in recent years.

It's only May 26th but since All Star balloting began nearly a month ago, I thought I'd take a look at how our beloved White Sox stack up against their competition.

I know what you're thinking, and yes, Pavano is still sporting that creepy Wario mustache that he had last season.

What happened: Drew Smyly gave Detroit five solid innings, giving up six hits and three earned runs.

Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau shakes hands with Josh Willingham, while trailed by Joe Mauer, after Morneau hit a three-run home run during the fourth inning against the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game in Chicago on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

The Fantasy Baseball Hit Parade is your guide to setting your lineup for the upcoming scoring period.

As the 2012 season passes the quarter pole and heads into the month of June, it looks like we're starting to see what teams are made of.

Third-year righty Anthony Swarzak gets another crack at a first victory of 2012 tonight when the Minnesota Twins host the Detroit Tigers in the first of three games at Target Field.

I hope you enjoyed that winning road trip. Let's not worry about the two losses that ended it.

The night didn't go quite as Cole De Vries had envisioned for his big league debut, I'm sure.

The junior catcher out of the University of Florida is currently hitting .322 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI while calling games for a team that is competing for a spot in the College World Series next month in Omaha, Neb.

Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer . He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.

The big league debut for every Minor Leaguer is a crystallizing moment. When that debut is for his hometown team, the moment is further magnified.

After t their worst loss of the year , some White Sox said they were emotionally drained from Kevin Hickey's funeral.

Glen Perkins was the last native-Minnesotan taken high in the draft by the Twins.

Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau is congratulated by catcher Joe Mauer and designated hitter Ryan Doumit after hitting a three run homer against the Chicago White Sox in the fourth inning on May 22, 2012 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois.