Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
More photos » by Jae C. Hong - AP Andy Pettitte will toe the rubber for the Yankees in Game 3 of the 2009 World Series. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Browse more photos » W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K FIP WAR 2009 - Andy Pettitte 14-8 32 32 0 0 0 0 194.2 193 101 90 20 76 148 4.15 3.3 Andy Pettitte is, at this point in his career, a slightly above average pitcher. That, of course, is...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
We've already discussed what four teams - the Red Sox, Cardinals, Dodgers, and Rockies - should do this offseason to improve themselves after being eliminated from the postseason, but we never touched on the Twins. Minnesota has a handful of players due to become a free agents, most notably Orlando Cabrera, Ron Mahay, Joe Crede, Mike Redmond, and Carl Pavano. Jesse Crain, Matt Guerrier, Delmon Young,...
Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The following is featured in the TwinsCentric Offseason GM Handbook, and you can check out that document in order to see how I came up with the payroll figures and to read more about some of the names listed. But I thought I'd post this here to rev up the conversation about potential moves for the Twins this offseason. Agree? Disagree? What would you do? *** 1) Let free agents Orlando Cabrera, Ron...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
So since I really don't have a team to cheer for in the Playoffs this year, I thought I'd find out which teams had Canadians or former Jays or Expos on their team to help me figure who to cheer on. Now for some teams it really doesn't matter, I'm not cheering for the Red Sox unless they are playing the Yankees and I'll never cheer the Yankees unless they sign at least two of my kids to play for them....
The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
From LEN we get word that the Twins will carry 12 pitchers on their postseason roster, with the following 8 relievers making the cut: Closer Joe Nathan and lefthanders Francisco Liriano, Ron Mahay and Jose Mijares and righthanders Jesse Crain, Matt Guerrier, Jon Rauch and Bobby Keppel. Let’s run through these names so that you know what [...]
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
The Beloit Snappers and the Minnesota Twins have extended their current player development contract through the 2012 season . "This is a great day in Snappers' history," said Beloit Professional Baseball Association, Inc. Chairman Dennis Conerton. "We couldn't be happier with the Twins, who have been outstanding to work with since day one, and provide our fans with a very exciting major...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
More photos » by Jim Mone - AP about 13 hours ago: Kansas City Royals pitcher Lenny DiNardo, right, reacts after giving up a grand slam to Minnesota Twins' Delmon Young, left background, in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Minneapolis. It was the final series in the Metrodome. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Browse more photos » No team in baseball history has come from...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
More photos » by Jim Mone - AP Browse more photos » Let's run it down. Michael Cuddyer , of course: .391/.404/.848 (no, that's not his OPS, that's his slugging percentage ) with six homers and 18 RBI. 18, I hear you ask? 18. Delmon Young 's been playing regularly, and has collected multi-hit days six times over these 11 games. He's batting .349/.370/.558. He's even walked twice! Denard...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
For those unfamiliar, yours truly is not just Twinkie Town's Friday Daddy, but also does some scrappy, Punto-esque work at the Star-Tribune's RandBall sports blog, where I'm tasked with hunting down sports figures from Minnesota's past to see where they are now. My most recent quarry was Jamie Quirk, who 25 years ago this Sunday homered in his only career at-bat for the Cleveland Indians , dashing...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Thanks for some fantastic coversation on Tuesday! Milt on Tilt, Eric In Madison, Seth Speaks, clutterheart, Fetch9, ajmargarine and everyone else who contributed made for a great discussion, helped clarify some things while running some good back-and-forth over dollars and stats. We'll start where we left off, which was discussing how internal options would help flesh out the depth chart. All players...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP about 5 hours ago: Minnesota Twins' Jason Kubel, right, is greeted outside the dugout by Michael Cuddyer after Kubel's home run off Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Octavio Dotel during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Browse more photos » Orlando Cabrera , Michael Cuddyer...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
MINNEAPOLIS – Brett Anderson threw seven sharp innings, and Cliff Pennington had three hits with an RBI as the A's won for the fifth time in six games, beating Minnesota 4-2. Fewer than 24 hours after routing Minnesota with a season-high five home runs, the A's showed the Twins their style of small ball by making the most of a relatively quiet day at the plate. They drew walks, stole bases, advanced...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
More photos » by Tom Olmscheid - AP about 7 hours ago: Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer, center, slides home safe as Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki, right, fields the late throw during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. Home plate umpire Scott Barry, left, watches the play to make the call.(AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid) Browse more photos » Twins...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
Brett Anderson threw seven sharp innings and Cliff Pennington had three hits with an RBI as the Oakland Athletics won for the fifth time in six games, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday. Anderson (9-10) retired 18 of 24 batters, including the final eight he faced, and didn't allow a walk for the fourth time this season to win his second-consecutive start. Twins rookie Jeff Manship (0-1) lasted...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
More photos » by FRANK GUNN - AP about 3 hours ago: Minnesota Twins starter Scott Baker pitches during fourth inning baseball action against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn) Browse more photos » Brett Cecil ? Really? Yes. The guy who's had a hard time keeping his ERA under 5.00 since June, and the guy who was lit up...
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