Charlie Rose with Joe Mantello, Jon Robbie Baitz & Nathan Lane; David Strathairn; August Wilson (February 25, 1998)
Blue Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Already, the 2009 post-season has been very fruitful one for the Blue Crew. So far, we've taken down a couple of Silver Sluggers, Gold Gloves and Minor League Player of the Years. On top of that, two of our outfielders finished in the top 10 in the recently announced NL MVP race. All of this adds credence to how great last season was. Now, we are given the opportunity to add more trophies to the mantle....
Lawyers, Guns and Money (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Mr. Brian Cowen is the Prime Minister of Ireland I might be able to forgive saying something dumb in the immediate aftermath of an important game in which an official blew an important call -- maybe even Joe Nathan's recent impulse to bitch and moan about the egregious missed call in a game in which the call wouldn't have happened at all if he had done his job. But it's both hilarious and pathetic...
Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
I saw this question posed as a FanPost on another site and thought it was a pretty good idea for a slow, pre-Thanskgiving weekend. So who's your favorite baseball player that's not an Oriole? Least favorite non-O? Why? Some of my favorites: Matt Garza - He seems a little bit insane, and I feel like he's going to be crazy good. Roy Halladay - I just love everything about him. I saw a rumor the Dodgers...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The free agent market features closers such as Mike Gonzalez, Rafael Soriano, Fernando Rodney, Jose Valverde, and Billy Wagner, plus former closers like J.J. Putz and Takashi Saito. How about the trade market? Joe Nathan, Twins. Nathan has long been among the game's best closers. He's guaranteed $24.5MM over the next two seasons, and some have wondered if the Twins might trade him as a way to clear...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
And here I was, writing about whether or not the Twins should actually do it.... Of course my conclusion was an adament "YES, YES THE TWINS SHOULD PICK UP CUDDY'S 2011 OPTION". Clearly I have a nose for these things. Cuddyer's 2011 option is worth $10.5 million, but with the buyout an even million in its own right the Twins are essentially paying our right fielder $9.5 million for his services...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Trading A.J. Pierzynski made sense. Joe Mauer was thriving in the upper minors, so the Twins had a cheap, young catcher ready to contribute. They had even less payroll flexibility than they do now, and Pierzynski was about to become expensive. Twins GM Terry Ryan obtained prospects Boof Bonser and Francisco Liriano for Pierzynski, but as Ryan told the Minneapolis Star Tribune at the time, Joe Nathan...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Phillies owe Brad Lidge $23 million over the next two years, plus a $1.5 million buyout in for 2012 (they ain't paying him $12.5 million that year). The lesson: Never pay big money to closers not named Mariano Rivera (or Joe Nathan).
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
More photos » by Charles Krupa - AP Browse more photos » 1. Jacoby Ellsbury - It's time to compare players! Player A (2009): 606 ABs, 15 HR, 96 R, 68 RBI, 60 SB, .305, .816 OPS Player B (2009): 624 ABs, 8 HR, 94 R, 60 RBI, 70 SB, .301, .770 OPS Pretty close, eh? What if I told you that player A will likely be drafted as a top three outfielder in 2010, while player B could be drafted near...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Links for Monday... Aaron Gleeman says it's reasonable for fans to call for Twins closer Joe Nathan to be traded, but not because he allowed a postseason home run to Alex Rodriguez. Andy Pettitte admitted to Kevin Baxter of the L.A. Times, "I think everybody knows I wasn't real happy with the contract. But I wanted to take it and come back here and have a chance to do this." Pettitte ended...
AaronGleeman.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Should The Twins Trade Nathan? Joe Nathan and Justin Morneau underwent similar surgeries last week, with Nathan getting two bone chips removed from his right elbow and Morneau getting one bone spur removed from his right wrist. Morneau was already recovering from a stress fracture in his lower back that ended his season in early September and has him out of commission for several months, so relatively...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Above all else, this will be remembered as the week that Dayton Moore v. Insanity Wolf came into our lives, probably the single funniest blog post I've read all year. Meanwhile, earlier this week, there was an out-of-nowhere Greinke to the Brewers rumor, which I first heard about via Schaum on Twitter . For the Brewer response, click here . Enjoy the rest of the links, which are sundry and numerous....
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Joe Mauer 's contract extension/lack of same. You need something to stress about over the winter, right? Joe Nathan 's elbow chips. Keep telling yourself this is the only reason Game 2 turned out the way it did, and that it's all going to be better now. O-Cab or C-Pav? Both? Neither? The five blissful months where you won't hear John Gordon screw up even the most basic of calls. The slowly dawning...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau and closer Joe Nathan each underwent a procedure to have bone chips removed this week.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau and closer Joe Nathan each underwent a procedure to have bone chips removed this week.
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
For over a decade, Yankees fans have been lucky enough to watch the seemingly-invincible Mariano Rivera close out games. The emotional difference between having Rivera in the game and even somebody as good as Joe Nathan, or Jon Papelbon, or Trevor Hoffman in the game is incredible. Rebecca at Purist Bleeds Pinstripes put this feeling into words as she watched Rivera hold on in game three of the divisional...
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krispinosd6c | 09/30/2009
MINNEAPOLIS – Joe Mauer had three hits, including his 27th home run, and rookie Brian Duensing pitched the Minnesota Twins to an 8-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Put in the rotation Aug. 22, Duensing (3-1) scattered eight hits and three walks over seven innings to win his third straight decision. He struck out six. Bobby Keppel and Joe Nathan completed a 10-hit shutout for the Twins,...
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