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Twins targeting April 12 to open Target Field

03 Jul 2009 16:28:00 PDT

Target Field has a target date. Outdoor baseball is tentatively set to return to Minneapolis on April 12 when the Minnesota Twins play their 2010 home opener against the Boston Red Sox.

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Twins swap Henn for Duensing

02 Jul 2009 13:58:00 PDT

The Minnesota Twins have made another move with their bullpen, bringing up Brian Duensing and sending down Sean Henn. The Minnesota Twins have made another move with their bullpen, bringing up Brian Duensing and sending down Sean Henn.

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02 Jul 2009 09:38:53 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Mauer, Morneau, Crede, and Span also ranked 1-2-3-4 in that order through the end of May, so there's no real change at the top, but Kubel and Brendan Harris moved up considerably in June to essentially give the Twins seven solidly productive spots in the lineup. Unfortunately a lineup has n...

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Mauer has three singles, leads Twins past Kansas City 5-1 on Wednesday

01 Jul 2009 15:26:00 PDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jœ Mauer went 3-for-3, raising his average to .392 and backing pitcher Glen Perkins in the Minnesota Twins' 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Joe Mauer went 3-for-3, raising his average to .392 and backing pitcher Glen Perkins in the Minn...

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Justin Morneau's homer helps the Minnesota Twins beat Royals 2-1

30 Jun 2009 20:42:00 PDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Justin Morneau homered for the third straight game and Scott Baker laboured through five tough innings, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 victory over the hapless Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Justin Morneau homered for the third straight game...

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29 Jun 2009 06:36:58 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
What Happened To All The Bunt Hits?Last year the Twins tied the all-time MLB record for bunt hits in a season with 68, while no other team managed even 40. Carlos Gomez led baseball with 30, which would have ranked sixth among teams, and Alexi Casilla was second in the AL with 16 despite playin...

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Minnesota Twins news and blogs - July 04, 2009

04 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Minnesota Twins news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Twins put Slowey on DL with strained wrist -- from MLB Baseball News : CBSSports.com
• Polanco's RBI single helps Tigers outlast Twins in 16 -- from MLB Baseball News : CBSSports.com
• Twins call up reliever Duensing, send down Henn -- from MLB Baseball News : CBSSports.com
• Mauer's red-hot bat helps push Twins past Royals -- from MLB Baseball News : CBSSports.com
• Twins move $4M into Target Field debt service fund -- from MLB Baseball News : CBSSports.com
• Cardinals succumb to Twins in DeRosa's debut -- from MLB Baseball News : CBSSports.com
• Pujols connects twice as Cardinals top Twins -- from MLB Baseball News : CBSSports.com
• Glen Perkins pitches seven innings in the heat as Twins beat Cardinals 3-1 -- from SLAM! Sports Baseball
• Fan falls from upper deck at Busch Stadium -- from MLB Baseball News : CBSSports.com
• Span big in return as Twins continue to own Brewers -- from MLB Baseball News : CBSSports.com

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Maholm labors in tough loss to Twins

16 Jun 2009 21:03:23 PDT

PA The Pirates' ace left-hander was knocked around Tuesday night by the Minnesota Twins, who played up their home-field advantage for an 8-2 interleague knockout at the Metrodome. In five-plus innings, Maholm (4-3) gave up eight runs on 14 hits, ...

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Tide turning to young arms

13 Jun 2009 16:32:01 PDT

Talked to Twins staff and they believe Toronto's early-season play was the best they have seen in the AL. But Ron Gardenhire issued a caveat that Texas knows well, “we haven't seen a healthy Angels team.” 3. What money will do…checked the AL stats ...

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11 Jun 2009 10:06:07 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Jose Mijares showed that he could have a post-baseball career in plus-size modeling by dressing up in lingerie and letting Carlos Gomez get fresh with him. Seriously: Justin Morneau is approximately as good at blogging as I am at hitting.

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09 Jun 2009 04:03:39 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
While considered one of the draft's elite pitchers Gibson doesn't project as an ace, but everyone from Baseball America and MLB.com to ESPN and Baseball Prospectus seems to agree that he's capable of becoming a solid No. 2 or No. 3 starter and will be on the fast track to the big leagues once he g...

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04 Jun 2009 20:42:17 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
2. Joe Mauer .436 AVG .519 OBP .845 SLG 3. Justin Morneau .348 AVG .426 OBP .657 SLG 4. Jason Kubel .322 AVG .374 OBP .532 SLGHere's hoping that Ron Gardenhire can resist the urge to fix what isn't broken by jamming Alexi Casilla or Matt Tolbert in there.

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02 Jun 2009 18:24:43 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
amp;lt;h3>Twins Through Two Months (Part 2: Pitchers)</h3><FONT FACE="ARIAL"><div align="justify">Starting pitching was supposed to be the Twins' strength this season after <span style="font-weight:bold;"&...

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Twins take a double dunk

24 Apr 2009 07:30:07 PDT

RED SOX 10, Twins 1 RED SOX 7, Twins 3 FENWAY PARK, BOSTON GAME 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Minnesota 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Boston 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 10 14 2 Winning pitcher: Wakefield (2-1). Losing pitcher: Baker (0-2). Att: 37,608. Game 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 Boston 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 X 7 5 1 Winning pitcher: Penny (2-...

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14 Feb 2009 21:00:25 PST

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Last year Livan Hernandez got a one-year deal worth $5 million plus incentives from the Twins. This year Hernandez managed only a minor-league deal from the Mets. Here's an amusing excerpt from the New York Post story about Hernandez signing:Hernandez slipped badly last season, with sco...

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07 Jan 2009 22:03:30 PST

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Plus, 66 innings of a 1.23 ERA, 72-to-11 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and .189 opponent's batting average is plenty sick and earned Delaney the award for Minor League Reliever of the Year from MiLB.com. Slama was a 39th-round pick, but Delaney actually went undrafted following a modest career...

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Opinion:

10 Sep 2008 15:08:58 PDT

Written by Aaron(noreply@blogger.com)
Joe Mauer 2008 .328Over the 15 seasons from 1964 to 1978, Rod Carew and Tony Oliva combined to win 10 batting titles, including six in seven years from Carew. Not surprisingly Carew is the Twins' all-time leader in batting average at .334, followed by Kirby Puckett (.318) and Mauer (.317). No. 4 on...

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Podcast: MLB Week 22: Instant replay debuts; Floridians don’t care about the Rays; Alvarez walks away from $6 million

28 Aug 2008 17:41:16 PDT

The world is upside down in Major League Baseball this week, starting with the debut of instant replay for big league umpires and the AL East’s top team (the Rays) drawing 13,000 in their home ballpark in August. The Pitch tears apart both issues, as well as the Pirates’ second-overall MLB d...

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Podcast: MLB Week 17: Braves bowing out? Author Eric Seidman argues for proper usage of stats; When to pitch from the stretch

24 Jul 2008 17:57:01 PDT

Hosts Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage also assess Steve Bartman’s decision to turn down $25,000 for an autograph session, Vicente Padilla’s value on the shallow pitching market, whether Cesar Izturis should quit hitting for good, Francisco Liriano’s long-shot grievance with the Twin...

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Podcast: 2008 MLB Season Preview: Minnesota Twins

06 Mar 2008 15:15:01 PST

After the loss of Johan Santana to trade with the Mets and the departure of the team’s leading batter from 2007, Torii Hunter, Minnesota has a lot of questions for 2008. The Pitch welcomes Twins Nation’s Kris Richardson to to take a stab at answering those questions in the Minnesota Twins ed...

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Podcast: Open Thread - Game 150: Tigers (82-67) vs. Twins (72-76)

16 Sep 2007 11:30:01 PDT

Written by Ian Casselberry
I feel like I may have jinxed the Tigers last Sunday when using the "s" word. Instead, the Mariners hung a 14-7 loss on the Tigers and Jeremy Bonderman's elbow inflamed with pain, making us weep. So there will be no "s" word used today. I will just point out that Detroit has a chance to win a thir...

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Opinion: Life Without Johan

24 Aug 2007 11:05:12 PDT

Written by Matthew Whipps
Now I know this is a subject that Twins fans everywhere cringe at the thought of, but the sad reality of it is we need to start preparing for the inevitable: Johan Santana will no longer be a Minnesota Twin after his contract expires. I mean sure, theres always a chance the Twins could fork over...

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Opinion: What About Matt Tolbert?

11 Aug 2007 23:13:23 PDT

Written by Matthew Whipps
Over the past few weeks, there have been a lot of questions swirling around Twins Territory. Why didnt we make any moves at the trade deadline? Why did we trade Luis Castillo for a couple of never-will-bes? Why cant this offense put up even the smallest amount of fight? And most recently, Why...

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Opinion: The Cleveland Indians vs. The Detroit Tigers Part One: The Position Players

02 Jul 2007 06:13:09 PDT

Written by Mike Pindelski
Barring any ridiculously strong second half's from the Twins, White Sox or Royals it appears the race for the American League Central division will be a two team dogfight between the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers. The edge goes to Cleveland.

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Podcast: Twins 1B Morneau suffers broken nose

13 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT

The Twins Justin Morneau left Saturdays game against Detroit in the eighth inning after breaking his nose.

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Podcast: Twins' gift is violation of MLB rule

24 Apr 2007 23:00:00 PDT

Torii Hunter was so happy last fall when Kansas Citys seasonending victory against Detroit gave Minnesota the division title that he vowed to buy a bottle of champagne for each of the Royals.

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