twins.gearupforsports.com - 3/25/2009
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With the sight of cool rain instead of snow now falling from the sky and uncovering the green grass of baseball diamonds all across the state of Minnesota, it is evident another Spring season is upon us, bringing with it the promise of a better day and an overall enthusiasm for the coming ...
Guide Preview: Minnesota Twins
wezen-ball.com 3/20/2009 — It's Friday and that means, as we finish up the week (and watch Marquette take on Utah State), we finish up yet another division in our guide preview trip through baseball. Today that means that we finish up the American League Central by looking at the Minnesota Twins. Last year, they were ...
Better Know a White Sox Division Rival: Minnesota Twins
southsidesox.com 3/24/2009 — This is the second in a series about AL Central rivals and the race to be the tallest midget.
Offseason Comings and Goings
I don’t think any team had a quieter offseason than the Twins. While reporters wishcasted various free agent ...
Twins Morning Doinks
baseballdigest.com 4/3/2009 — • The Twins writers here at Baseball Digest continue to give their predictions for the upcoming season. Today, we give our predictions for the Playoffs and World Series . It’s only appropriate that 4/5 writers had the Minnesota Twins winning the A.L. Central. Make sure to check out ...
Five questions: Minnesota Twins
hardballtimes.com 4/3/2009 — Or, how to succeed in the AL Central without really trying. Click the title to read more. Order the Hardball Times 2009 Season Preview today !
Minnesota Twins 2009 Season Preview
diamondhoggers.com 3/27/2009 — Leading up to the start of the 2009 Regular Season, Diamond Hoggers will preview each of MLB's 30 teams . Today's team is the Minnesota Twins. Stay tuned as Diamond Hoggers will preview every team division by division until the start of the ...
Position Analysis: Starting Pitcher
twinsfanatnicks.blogspot.com 3/24/2009 — I took part in an AL Central preview podcast last week in which Seth Stohs interviewed bloggers from each division team and got their thoughts on the division. When talking about the Twins, the part of the team that nearly everyone mentioned first was ...
Can the Twins Survive without Joe Mauer?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 3/21/2009 — f there is one player who the Twins cannot afford to lose this season, it's Joe Mauer . Mauer is the heart and soul of this Twins team and provides so much both offensively and defensively. Losing Mauer for a significant period of time is the worst case scenario. Twins fans have to be nervous ...
Here Come the Twins!
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 4/30/2009 — When the Twins traded Johan Santana last year, they were given up for dead. And yet, despite an uncharacteristically porous defense and some clunkers on the pitching staff (Boof, Livan and Everyday Eddie), finished in second place with 88 wins. Their final record was pretty much the same as it ...
On Gomez and the Bullpen
nickstwinsblog.com 4/17/2009 — Sorry for the lack of blogging this week, but the team's play over the last few days hasn't exactly inspired me to find time in what has been a busy schedule to write about them. Scott Baker's much-anticipated return on Wednesday night turned out to ...
Minnesota Twins 2009 Preview
ballhype.com 3/12/2009 — Minnesota Twins 2009 Preview: The AL Central isn’t what it was in 2007, instead it‘s shaping up more along the lines of 2008‘s version. Expect it to be a wide-open race with the champion possibly not having to win more than 90 games. That champion should be the Minnesota ...
Updated Top 20 Fantasy Catchers for 2009 —
Bleacher Report - MLB 3/25/2009
An injury to Joe Mauer has the potential to significantly influence the top part of the catcher rankings. Let’s take a look at how things currently shake out (to view the original rankings, click here ):
Brian McCann - Atlanta Braves ...
Minnesota Twins' Projected Pitching Staff —
Bleacher Report - MLB 3/25/2009
The Twins started just seven pitchers all of last season, despite having serious injury issues throughout the year. All seven pitched at least 10 starts and five of the seven will return this year.
That consistency is a great change from the last ...
Minnesota Twins Bullpen Race Remains Close —
Bleacher Report - MLB 3/25/2009
With Nathan, Crain, Guerrier, Breslow, and now likely Luis Ayala all locked into the Opening Day bullpen, the Twins have several pitchers fighting for one spot, possibly two.
When all of the competitors took the mound yesterday, the hope was that ...