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Should the Twins trade for Freddy Sanchez?
Posted on July 10th, 2009 11:44 AM By Joe Christensen When we launchedA these baseball blogs in 2007,A weA quickly discovered a spike in readership each time we including trade rumblings.
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DeLand column: Twins earned these grades
Almost invariably, things tend to find their true level over the course of 162-game baseball season.
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Submitted by Kristin Holtz on July 8, 2009 - 1:46pm. I never really thought about celebrities being real people.
Liriano vs. Aceves: Twins try to avoid another sweep
Posted on July 8th, 2009 11:36 PM By Joe Christensen The Twins will send Francisco Liriano to the mound Thursday, trying to avoid another sweep against the Yankees.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins lost all four games they played at Yankee Stadium in May, three in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Twins closer Nathan following in Rivera's formidable footsteps
When the Twins traded for Joe Nathan before the 2004 season, Mariano Rivera already had collected four World Series rings, five All-Star berths and 283 saves, already had established himself as one of the greatest closers of all time.
Tuesday lineups: Twins/Yankees
Posted on July 7th, 2009 3:47 PM By Joe Christensen Delmon Young is the DH tonight, and Jason Kubel is on the bench, as the Twins open a three-game series against the Yankees, facing lefthander C.C. Sabathia.
Monday update: Three off-day Twins nuggets
Posted on July 6th, 2009 12:14 PM By Joe Christensen 1. Twins pitcher Kevin Slowey is scheduled to have his strained right wrist examined today in Baltimore.
Twins Notes: three All-Stars, another injury, more changes and some international intrigue
As expected, Joe Mauer , Justin Morneau , and Joe Nathan were picked as All-Stars Sunday, with Mauer voted in as the AL's starting catcher.
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Magglio Ordonez's three-run homer not enough in loss to Twins
Magglio Ordonez went deep, and provided hope that he can still be a factor this season for the Detroit Tigers.
Twins '09 AllStars are Mauer, Morneau and Nathan
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Nick Punto's hit gives Twins victory over Tigers
This time Nick Punto made sure nine innings was enough. After slogging through a tiresome 16 innings the night before, the Twins found themselves knotted at 3-3 with Detroit in the eighth Saturday at the Metrodome and dangerously close to another round of extras.
Lefty Luke French gets shot in rotation against Minnesota tonight
Given the slew of quality left-handed hitters in the majors, it's usually a good idea for a big-league team to have at least one left-hander in its starting rotation.
M's Hernandez named AL Pitcher of the Month
Seattle Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez was named the American League's Pitcher of the Month for June.
Twins at the three-month mark: Stronger pitching in June makes up for quieter bats
In reviewing the Twins through two months , I used Expected Fielding Independent Pitching and a comparison with last season's numbers to show that the starting rotation hadn't pitched as badly as their ugly ERAs suggested, citing Scott Baker and Francisco Liriano as the prime examples.
The Twins-Royals game on Tuesday moved with the pace of a U.S. Senate election recount.
Nathan awed by Rivera's 500th save
Twins closer Joe Nathan has established himself as one of the elite closers in the game over the past five years, ranking third in the Majors in saves since the start of the 2004 season.
NEW Liriano, Twins knock off Cardinals
Joe Mauer singled his first two at bats for the Twins to hike his average to .400 before a double-play ball, a groundout and a strikeout dropped him to .394. Jason Kubel had three hits and an RBI and Brendan Harris had two RBIs to help Minnesota take two of three from St.
Posted on June 26th, 2009 11:30 PM By La Velle Joe Nathan's ninth inning was the talk of the clubhouse after Friday's 3-1 win.
The Twins' scouting report on the Cardinals can be summed up in one word: beware.