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Off-Season Outlook: Rotation
Off-Season Outlook: Rotation
voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com — An area that wasn't supposed to be in question this past season became a big one with... injuries. With Scott Baker, Nick Blackburn, Kevin Slowey and a healthy Francisco Liriano, the rotation looked to be a strength for the Twins as they took the field in April.  Baker got off to a slow ... (more) Off-Season Outlook: Rotation
Two Games You Should Probably Watch Tonight
Two Games You Should Probably Watch Tonight
babeslovebaseball.com — The Minnesota Twins will look to Nick Blackburn and his zero playoff experience tonight while the New... York Yankees will put A.J. Burnett (also a postseason rookie) on his home hill for Game 2 of their American League Division Series at 6:07pm ET... (more) Two Games You Should Probably Watch Tonight
Ode to Dan Barreiro
bugsandcranks.com — The Twins will play a 163rd game for the second consecutive season, the first team in history... to participate in a one-game playoff for a division title in back-to-back seasons. In honor of Mr. Barreiro, here are 20 memorable moments in the incredible run of the 2009 Minnesota Twins (more) Ode to Dan Barreiro
Blackbeard
Blackbeard
myteamrivals.typepad.com — Alright, enough whining . Plenty of things went wrong for the Twins last night, but I do... want to focus on something that went right: Nick Blackburn. He shut down the best offense in the American League for five innings, though he did run into some trouble in the sixth. That's really pretty ... (more) Blackbeard
Keep Your Head Up, Brian Duensing
Keep Your Head Up, Brian Duensing
twinkietalk.com — The Yankees beat the Twins 7-2 last night. Reports are that Ron Gardenhire wasn’t exactly pleased with... the way Brian Duensing pitched, especially given how the conversation in the dugout after the lefty was pulled went. But really, Duensing didn’t pitch too badly. Of the 7 runs, he ... (more) Keep Your Head Up, Brian Duensing
Pitching Duel
Pitching Duel
baseballmusings.com — Both Zack Greinke and Nick Blackburn are pitching no-hitters through three innings. Blackburn is perfect, striking out... two, while Greinke’s only blemish is a walk to Mauer in the first. The walk did not lead to a run, as the teams are tied at zero after three innings. (more) Pitching Duel
Pitching matchups for the American League Division series
Pitching matchups for the American League Division series
zellspinstripeblog.com — The Yankees open up the American League Division Series tonight against the Minnesota Twins. Here are the... pitching probables for the series: Tonight: LHP Brian Duensing, (0-0, -.– ) vs LHP CC Sabathia, (0-0, -.– ) Friday: RHP Nick Blackburn, (0-0, -.– ) vs RHP A.J. ... (more) Pitching matchups for the American League Division series
A Look at Nick Blackburn
A Look at Nick Blackburn
feedproxy.google.com — Nick Blackburn is a model of consistency so far in his career (not necessarily good, but consistent).... I eliminated 2007 where he only pitched in 6 games in relief, but look how similar the numbers are between 2008 and 2009 courtesy of Baseball-Reference: ... (more) A Look at Nick Blackburn
ALDS Game 2: It Don't Mean A Thing
ALDS Game 2: It Don't Mean A Thing
fackyouk.blogspot.com — When things get underway in the Bronx tonight, whether that's right at 6:07 or not , both... teams will send starting pitchers to the hill to make their postseason debuts. Nick Blackburn was still in the minor leagues in 2006 when the Twins won the AL Central by one game before getting swept in ... (more) ALDS Game 2: It Don't Mean A Thing
Round 2 in the Bronx
Round 2 in the Bronx
twins.gearupforsports.com — I was obviously disappointed that the Twins jumped out to a two-run lead early in Game 1... of the Division Series and ended up losing 7-2, but you had to kind of expect that after their marathon-extra-inning-high-emotion-division-winning-one-game-playoff-tiebreaker against Detroit the night ... (more) Round 2 in the Bronx
Open Thread: Yankees vs. Twins
Open Thread: Yankees vs. Twins
macho-row.blogspot.com — First pitch: 6:07pm TV: TBS Pitching Probables A.J. Burnett (13-9, 4.04 ERA) vs. Nick Blackburn (11-11, 4.03... ERA) (more) Open Thread: Yankees vs. Twins
Preseason pitcher projections review
Preseason pitcher projections review
fantasybaseball365.com — Unfortunately I didn't keep my pitcher projections very updated heading into the end of spring training.  ... That's something I'll be sure to address next season.   For now, let's look back at some of the best preseason pitcher projections from 2009.   Homer Bailey  ... (more) Preseason pitcher projections review
So, How Good Was This Team?  The Pitching
So, How Good Was This Team? The Pitching
myteamrivals.typepad.com — In my previous post , I looked at the offense and wondered how in the world this... team won 87 games. With such an unbalanced lineup, the Twins needed either a lot of luck, a soft schedule, or fantastic pitching performances to come back from a seven-game deficit and capture the division crown. ... (more) So, How Good Was This Team? The Pitching
Watch Minnesota Twins Vs New York Yankees Online Video
jobs.nursebitz.com — Watch Minnesota Twins Vs New York Yankees Live Streaming on Oct 11, 2009 at 6:07 PM ET,... in the Yankee Stadium. The Pitchers: Nick Blackburn Vs A.J. Burnett. New York’s lineup is going to feast on the likes of Blackburn and Pavano. The Twins looked good and actually out hit the Yankees in Game 1 even (more) Watch Minnesota Twins Vs New York Yankees Online Video