A heart to heart conversation Friday night

The Legend of Livan Grows

SouthPaw77 posted 5/3/2008 from www.bugsandcranks.com

The Cubano Caballo looked like he was going to struggle early but then handled the Tigers quite handily and besides, the wheels on the Carlos Counter were a'spinnin' and the Twins are a half game out of first. Did I mention my man crush on Livan? Just read the article.

Injury puts slight damper on otherwise happy night

kcudah posted 5/4/2008 from www.startribune.com

The Twins had plenty to celebrate Saturday, along with one pesky cause for concern. They moved into first place by defeating Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers 4-1 before an announced crowd of 28,585 at the Metrodome, the Twins' fourth consecutive victory. Brian Bass had a game ball from his first major league victory. Craig Monroe was beaming over a two-run homer against his former ...

It’s Going To Be A Long Sunday..

heitner posted 5/4/2008 from www.sportsagentblog.com

But at least I will be going into the day with a smile on my face. Dynasty now has its first client in an MLB organization. Dan Leatherman, the stud RHP who quickly became the #38 prospect for the Minnesota Twins before being cut with absolutely no explanation is back in MLB’s Minor League System. The Washington Nationals acquired Leatherman’s contract.

Game 31: Not .500 yet

Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts found this 5/4/2008 on www.mackavenuetigers.com

Twins 4 Tigers 1 Recap: So, we had a pichers’ duel to watch for the first five innings. The Twins were up 1-0, then 2-0, in a pretty close game. Then Craig Monroe hit a home run off Justin Verlander in the sixth inning and it was 4-0.  ...

No lineup overhaul ... yet

The Detroit Tiger Weblog found this 5/4/2008 on beck.mlblogs.com

Those lineup changes Jim Leyland was going to sleep on resulted in one significant change: With Gary Sheffield off, Leyland moved Miguel Cabrera up into the third spot in the order ahead of Magglio and Carlos Guillen. That's about it today, but other ...