Michael Cuddyer News

After a 5-3 road trip, it seems like the Twins are finally showing some life. Yes, they lost 10-6 yesterday, but hey, 6 runs is something! Also, I realized something as I was walking through Ramp A yesterday night after the Twins game: Anthony Swarzak is like a crappier pitching version of Michael Cuddyer.

May 8, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Twins third base Danny Valencia throws the ball to first base to get out Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols in the third inning at Target Field.

With plate appearances and innings pitched piling up a bit, we can finally start to look -- though there are still small sample size caveats -- at what some of our old friends are up to in their current locations.

I'd like to be happy about last night's game, in which the Rockies combined two things they haven't done at the same time in about a month: scoring early and scoring late.

Division has become the most important issue for the Rockies. Not the National League West, but the chemistry in the clubhouse.

The Colorado Rockies are mired in one of the worst months in franchise history. No amount of ketchup removes the rotten egg smell.

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The Twins' Josh Willingham, left, high fives his RBI Joe Mauer after Willingham hit a homerun to left field in the 4th inning as the Twins play the Los Angeles Angels at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.

May 29, 2011; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins second baseman Alexi Casilla lays down a bunt for a hit during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Target Field.

Something has to give Saturday afternoon, when the two clash in the second of a three-game Interleague series at Miller Park.

It's Friday, and that means a couple of things. First, the weekend is nearly upon us .

Let's have some fun today. We had a few contests a while back, such as ranking Twins hurlers by fastball velocity and whatnot, but today, let's take a look at club leaders by fWAR dating back to the first World Series champ club back in 1987.

Finding a needle in a haystack would be a pretty difficult task. That is, of course, assuming that a needle is in there at all.

It's interesting how the current situation for the Twins bears some similarity to the situation when Terry Ryan first became GM back in the mid 90's. Following the strike-shortened 1994 season, the Twins were replacing general manager Andy MacPhail, the architect of Minnesota's two World Series Championships in 1987 and 1991.

SEPTEMBER 26: Johnny Giavotella #9 of the Kansas City Royals misfields the ball hit by Michael Cuddyer #5 of the Minnesota Twins in the first inning on September 26, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Tony Parker scored 27 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz 102-90 Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

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Rockies left-handed pitcher Josh Outman, on a rehab assignment for a right oblique strain, will pitch Monday night for Triple-A Colorado Springs, two days after a successful outing for Class A Modesto.

This is probably more of a philosophical topic. I don't want it just to be about the Twins , although I'll inevitably use examples from this year's team and this year's circumstances, because it could be a conversation about a larger issue.

It has been a memorable month for the offseason acquisition, who already has earned big points as a slugger and a family man.