voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com - 28 days ago
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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 ...
So, How Good Was This Team? The Pitching
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/15/2009 — 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. ...
Yanks vs Twins-Pitching Matchups
theyankeeuniverse.com 10/7/2009 — Fresh off one of the most epic Baseball games I’ve ever seen (BTW-Casilla was safe) and a champagne soaked post game celebration , the Minnesota Twins now have the privilege of facing the best team in Baseball in a game that starts a mere 20 ...
Bringing Back Pavano
nickstwinsblog.com 12 days ago — The Twins are currently amidst a two-week window of exclusive negotiating rights with internal free agents before the market opens on November 20. During that span, the team will have the opportunity to lock up Orlando Cabrera, Carl Pavano, Mike ...
2010 And Beyond
twins.gearupforsports.com 10/16/2009 —
It was a great ride on the way to winning the American League Central Division Crown, but October is a big-boys club, and the Twins in comparison to the Yankees, Angels, and Red Sox, are barely out of puberty.
There were games they could have won, and should have won, but that’s how ...
Twins or Tigers (Twins Edition)?
replacementlevel.com 10/7/2009 — Well, we finally know who the Yankees will be seeing in the ALDS this year after one of the best baseball games you'll ever see. The Twins beat the Tigers 6-5 in 12 innings in a game that saw both teams fail to capitalize on numerous scoring chances ...
Twins 6, Tigers 5
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 10/7/2009 — What a game and what a miracle run the Twins have made to make it into the playoffs. For a one game playoff to get into the playoffs the Twins and Tigers certainly made it interesting. Rookie Rick Porcello took on Twins "Ace" Scott Baker and both of them did what they needed to do. Porcello ...
FOR ALL THE MARBLES
athbloggs.blogspot.com 9/29/2009 — It’s coming right down to the wire. The entire season for the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins comes down to this. The Tigers are 2 games up with 7 left to play and the Tigers and Twins square off for a 4 game series starting with a day – night double header today because of yesterday’s ...
Keep Your Head Up, Brian Duensing
twinkietalk.com 10/8/2009 — 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 ...
ALDS Preview: Twins vs. Yankees
bases.nbcsports.com 10/7/2009 — Two full weeks after the Yankees clinched their spot in the playoffs, the Twins and Tigers played a 12-inning thriller yesterday to decide the AL Central. Thirteen pitchers were used, 391 pitches were thrown, and when the Twins emerged victorious...
Why the Twins lost to the Yankees
hardballtimes.com 10/13/2009 — Minnesota lost the keys Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
The Joe Nathan Question —
Bleacher Report - MLB 27 days ago
Everyone is asking the the question : What to do with Joe Nathan? Opinions are fairly easy to come by. Trade him. Keep him. Sacrifice him to the baseball gods and hope they reincarnate him into a closer who can beat the Yankees. There ...