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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 02/04/2010
Yesterday we took a look at the likely opening day roster for the Rochester Red Wings. Today we will review the New Britain Rock Cats who will be managed by Jeff Smith , who is moving up from Ft. Myers. The Rock Cats came on strong last year to make the playoffs for the first time in several years. Will they get past the Connecticut Defenders and make a strong run for a championship in 2010? Starting...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
I will be reviewing the likely rosters for the four full season Clubs over the next month, beginning with the AAA Red Wings. Each review will include around thirty players who are prime candidates to begin the season with each club. The Twins are taking a different approach with their AAA franchise this season. In recent years they have signed several minor league free agents to fill key spots in the...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
With the minor league seasons completed, Today I will focus on my selections of the Most Valuable Player and Pitcher of the Year for all seven teams in the Twins organization. The New Britain Rock Cats season ended with a 2-0 loss to Connecticut on Sunday, losing their best of five series three games to one. Ryan Mullins got the start in game three Saturday, a game the Cats won 6-1. Mullins pitched...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
As summer ends and the leaves begin to change colors, the Twins organization also changed following three exciting weeks. With three teams in the playoffs, the organization managed to win only 15 games while picking up 24 losses. The DSL Twins championship run came to an end in the DSL finals while the GCL Twins lost their one game playoff for a second straight year. The Elizabethton Twins were two...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/23/2009
Good morning, today's report is late as I was travelling yesterday. All results and records will be reported as of the completion of play on Friday. Today I will take a closer look at a couple players on each team who we haven't heard as much of, however, their play this season improves the liklihood that they may someday fulfill their dreams of playing major league baseball. After completing their...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
More photos » by Charles Krupa - AP And nobody is surprised Joe Crede can't stay healthy. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Browse more photos » With Joe Crede hurt and in-house options not tearing the cover off the ball, when is the right time to call upon Rochester's 24-year old third baseman? I really wish Crede would stop getting hurt. Or if not hurt, nickled and dimed out of playing. This latest...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Andy Tracy hit his 18th home run of the season last night to help the Lehigh Valley IronPigs beat the Rochester Red Wings, 7-1, in the International League.
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
As we enter the final month of the minor league seasons, the Twins organization is coming off its worst performance of the year. The organization won all six games last night, yet finished the week with only 15 wins against 27 losses. Only Elizabethton had a winning week (3-1) while several teams saw their chances of post season play a long shot at best. With not a lot of outstanding performances this...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
(Observer News Services) Cole Armstrong's home run in the bottom of the ninth helped lead Charlotte past the Rochester Red Wings 3-2 Monday in the International League. Knights starter Carlos Torres, making his first start since being called up to the Chicago White Sox last week, pitched six innings, giving up two hits, two runs, five walks and striking out seven. He lowered his ERA to 2.16, which...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
(Observer News Services) The Rochester Red Wings defeated the Charlotte Knights 13-10 Sunday at Knights Stadium as the teams combined for 35 hits over 11 innings. The game lasted 4 hours and 2 minutes, the longest of the season for the Knights. The Knights were up by three in the ninth when reliever Jon Link allowed three runs off six hits as he blew his first save of the season. David Winfree hit...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 07/26/2009
(Observer News Services) In an entertaining and unusual ballgame the Charlotte Knights were able to come up with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to get a 7-6 win over the Rochester Red Wings. The win is the Knights' fifth in their past six games. The Knights entered the top of the 9th inning with a 6-4 lead over the Red Wings, but weren't able to hold on. With runners on first and second and...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009
The organization came back from winning only seven of their first twenty this week to finish with another winning week with a record of 24 wins and 20 losses. They were led by the DSL Twins (4-1) and their two rookie teams, the GCL Twins (4-1) and Elizabethton Twins (5-2). Of the full-season teams, only Ft. Myers had a winning record at 4-3. There wasn't a lot of player movement this week. It appears...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009
(By Keith Cannon, Observer News Services) The Charlotte Knights didn't need anything complicated from Josh Kroeger with two out in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday night. “He just needed to hit the ball on a line,” Knights manager Chris Chambliss said after Kroeger's single over a drawn-in infield and outfield gave Charlotte (46-53) a 2-1 victory over the Rochester Red Wings in front...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009
(By Darin Gantt, dgantt@heraldonline.com) As close as he was for three years at Winthrop, Kevin Slowey had only been to Knights Stadium once before rolling in Friday afternoon with the Rochester Red Wings. Slowey, now a member of the Minnesota Twins' rotation, is scheduled to start tonight against the Charlotte Knights as part of a rehabilitation assignment, hoping his sore wrist holds up and he can...
The FanHouse - Buffalo Bills (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009
by Pat Lackey Filed under: Twins , AL Central , MLB Injuries Bad news for the Twins coming from Rochester tonight, as it's being reported that Kevin Slowey was scratched from his rehab start with the Rochester Red Wings and his headed back to Minneapolis to be examined by club doctors. Slowey's been trying to rehab from chips in his pitching elbow without surgery, though that now seems like it won't...
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