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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP Browse more photos » It's been a long weekend, what with the Twins playing for their lives and Brett Favre officially throwing a pass as a Viking. So in case you missed it, here's all your Twins info in one glorious nugget of a post. Most notably, the Twins swept the hapless Royals ...hapless may seem like a harsh term, considering Kansas City could...
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
A couple weeks after their most disappointing week of the season, the Twins organization produced their first 30 win week at 30-16. Rochester and Ft. Myers played .500 ball this week while the other five teams had winning records. New Britain remains in the hunt for a playoff spot as does the DSL Twins with Ft. Myers, Elizabethton and the GCL Twins all in first place. Today I will take a look at a...
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
The Twins got back to their winning way this week, finishing with 26 wins versus 21 losses. The GCL Twins, DSL Twins and New Britain all had better than .500 weeks with Ft. Myers leading the way at 5-1. Today I will focus on a few players who have taken big steps forward this year and those young players making a big impression in their first year or two in the organization. I will be travelling for...
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
The 2009 amateur-entry draft kicks off tonight at 5pm central time. We'll have coverage tonight of the Twins top picks. In the mean time, feel free to kick around a little discussion. There's been a lot of talk about Minnesota drafting a prep pitcher in the first round, something they haven't done since 2004 with Kyle Waldrop and Jay Rainville 20 Years of Twins 1st-Round Picks 2008: Aaron Hicks 2008:...
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 02/08/2009
The starting rotation should be anchored by two prospects returning from the 2008 staff. Jeff Manship remains one of the organizations top prospects and will likely return to the Cats where he had both some excellent and disappointing starts after his promotion at mid-season. Jay Rainville was one of the Twins most promising starters prior to missing all of 2006 following shoulder surgery. Jay was...
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
We have three names vying for Twins Prospect #40. Who will you pick? Poll Who is your choice for Twins prospect #40? Matt Macri Jay Rainville Loek Van Mil 7 votes | Results
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
As the vote for 37-39 is going on, we will lay the groundwork for the vote for #40. here are your choices: Poll Who would be your choice for Twins Prospect #40? Matthew Fox Steve Hirschfeld Matt Macri Charles Nolte Daniel Ortiz Jay Rainville Whitney Robbins Alexander Soto Zach Ward Loek Van Mill 9 votes | Results