sethspeaks.net - 11/18/2008
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Shameless Self-Promotion Alert! J Are you looking for a Christmas gift for a big Minnesota Twins fan? SethBook.JPG Do you know a fan of the Rochester Red Wings? The New Britain Rockcats? The Ft. Myers Miracle? The Beloit Snappers? The Elizabethton Twins? How about the GCL Twins? Want to impress ...
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twins-territory.com - 11/19/2008
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Off-Season Roundtable: Week One
blogs2.startribune.com - 11/15/2008
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Heard some rumblings today that the Twins might
make a contract proposal to free agent third baseman...
Casey Blake as soon as next week. The Twins have remained in contact with Blake’s agent in recent days. While teams couldn’t make ...
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Offer to Blake in the offing?
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Tuesday Notes
Nick's Twins Blog —
There's not much in the way of substantial news items in Twins-land, so today I'll just touch on a few tidbits... * As expected, the Twins announced last week that manager Ron Gardenhire had been handed a two-year extension which will keep him as the Minnesota skipper through the 2011 season. There are plenty out there who ...
AaronGleeman.com —
... If you haven't already, please pre-order Seth Stohs' must-read Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook. Seriously, even if you're some sort of weirdo who wouldn't enjoy reading thousands upon thousands of words about Twins prospects from the blogger who covers the team's minor-league system far better than anyone else, consider buying the book a personal favor to me and the entire blogging community. ...
What to Write, What to Write
The WGOM —
I mentioned the other day that I really wanted to fire up the WGOM now that the election is over. This place has lost a little steam and it's time to get moving again. I'm typing this into a computer, but if it were the old days, I'd have my tablet in front of me, all my pencils sharpened and lined up, my eraser placed just so on my desk and I'd be ready to go. Except for one thing. What to write? I suppose I could pump out 1500 words on the prospect of the Twins bringing back Casey Blake, but ubelmann came out of retirement long enough to cover that idea. I suppose I could write about how the Twins really screwed up when they didn't pick up Chad ...
Order Seth's Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook 2009
Twinkie Town —
Order Seth's Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook 2009
I just got my copy in the mail, and it is exactly what I need in a desk reference on Twins prospects. It lists every prospect in the system alphabetically with a one-paragraph description/analysis of that prospect. It also includes prospect rankings by Seth, Roger Dehring, ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Fantasy Baseball 2009: The Minnesota Twins
mvn.com 2/23/2009 — In this Monday installment of my series that takes a look at the potential fantasy value of players on teams that are largely unheralded, the Minnesota Twins are under the microscope.
Here are my top five Twins that could provide good value on draft day.
1. SP Kevin Slowey
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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 ...
Signing Joe
twinsgeek.blogspot.com 1/23/2009 — Friday I wrote about Twins players who are are ripe for signing a long-term deal. And on Saturday, Jim Souhan pointed out there is another guy that the Twins should be targeting: What is the immediate lesson to be learned from recent history? That ...
Countdown to Target Field —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/17/2008
I was away for a few days and unable to post but thanks to DY21 for his post. However, when I returned home I had an interesting package in the mail from the Minnesota Twins.
I was greeted with my season ticket renewal package, and look at ...
Neshek's surgery Tuesday —
Major League Baseball News 11/18/2008
Twins reliever Pat Neshek is scheduled to undergo Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow in the Twin Cities on Tuesday. He's expected to be ready for 2010 Spring Training.
Justin Morneau for MVP? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/18/2008
We will see today at 1 PM EST. The honor would be a great one for Morneau who would join a small club of multi-MVP winners. However, I'm not feeling too optimistic about Justin's chances.
In no way a slight against Justin, the ...
Red Sox 2B Pedroia wins AL MVP (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/18/2008
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has won the American League Most Valuable Player award. Pedroia got 16 of the 28 first-place votes and easily beat out Minnesota slugger Justin Morneau. Pedroia became the first AL second baseman to win the ...
