victoriatimes.blogspot.com - 11/24/2008
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Landon Evanson of Bugs and Cranks lays out his ideas for the Twins this offseason
Minnesota Twins off Season Report
baseballreflections.com 11/26/2008 — Season Wrap Up Baseball fans last saw the Twins in a one game playoff with the Chicago White Sox for the Central Division crown and a spot in the playoffs. Although they did not win that game, they still had an impressive season. After losing Torii Hunter to free agency and trading away ...
Off-Season Roundtable: Week One
twins-territory.com 11/19/2008 —
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Of Budget and Betrayal
twinsgeek.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — Why is the Twins Payroll Shrinking? That the Twins are fiscally conservative isn’t a news bulletin to any baseball fans, locally or nationally. This is the team that has consistently ranked in the bottom third of MLB payroll, ordered payroll slashed ...
Looking Back At The Delmon Debacle
stickandballguy.com 12/12/2008 — While responding to greenmachine's thoughtful comment to my look at the Santana trade, the issue came up about whether or not the Twins should have played for this year and a Young/Span/Cuddyer/Kuble OF-DH situation was proposed. My big problem with ...
Back of the Napkin: Twins Revenues, Part 1
twinsgeek.blogspot.com 2/19/2009 — What makes good writing? Opinions? Accuracy? Insight? Lots of question marks? Yes, yes, yes and absolutely yes. But Rule 1 is “Keep it entertaining.” And rule 2 is “There is no rule 2.” Which brings me to why I'm writing: Rule 1 might be a problem ...
Casey Blake Is NOT The Answer At Third Base
stickandballguy.com 11/9/2008 — If I keep hearing rumors like this, I am going to have no choice but to come out of retirement. There are three main reasons that I'm against signing Casey Blake as a free agent.
1) Blake is barely better than a platoon of Harris and Buscher would be, ...
Off-Season Roundtable: Week Four
twins-territory.com 12/17/2008 —
The Winter Meetings have come and gone, and the Twins have made just one move this off-season -- signing shortstop Nick Punto to be the starting guy next season. There are still questions at third and in the bullpen, and this week the Roundtable ...
Twins were in on Mike Lincoln…plus late updates
blogs2.startribune.com 12/5/2008 — I’ve finally emerged from my Thanksgiving food coma. Joe C. is still on duty, but I’m getting up to speed before I head to Las Vegas next week for the winter meetings.
The Twins will have to look elsewhere for bullpen help after ...
The Three-Pointer: The Bucks Stopped Here
secretsofthecity.com 1/12/2009 — Game #36, Home Game #18: Minnesota 106, Milwaukee 104
Season Record: 11-25
1. The flaws of Jefferson, the stones of Sichting
First, to avoid any misunderstanding: Al Jefferson is the best player on the Timberwolves. Every scout and coach in ...
Offseason: ZZZZZzzzzzZZZZZzzzzz —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/24/2008
If you don't get it from the title, this offseason has been a complete "Snooze Fest." Surely this isn't any different than previous offseasons; however, since many of us loved the Twins talk and trade speculation that was last offseason, this has ...
Minnesota Twins: Playing General Manager —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/24/2008
The offseason is one of the best times of the year. It’s the only time that you can think about making big moves to put your team over the top; it’s the only time you can see the player you’ve always enjoyed watching signed or ...