The Twins have been pioneers of small market baseball. Over the past decade, they have survived on the grit of their defense, the speed and cunning of their offense, and one dominant starter. This year they are a different team.…
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The Rise of the Bullpen
Posted by Fenam on September 6th, 2010
Meet the Arizona Diamondbacks
Posted by Matt on July 20th, 2010
In this edition of “Meet the” … we take a deeper look at the Arizona Diamondbacks to figure out why exactly they are as bad as they are. As of July 18, 2010, more than halfway through the 2010 season,…
2011 Free Agent All-Star Team
Posted by Cary on May 12th, 2010
The following is a team comprising of the best of the available free agents in 2011. Here we go. (ages are projected for 2011 season)
C- Victor Martinez- Age 32, 162 game averages- .297 AVG/20 HR/ 103 RBI- V-Mart is…
Spring Fling: Rangers, Pirates & Twins
Posted by VJ on March 4th, 2010
Texas Rangers (Surprise Stadium, Surprise, AZ) Built To Win? You can bet your Nolan Ryan rookie card on it. Heck, the Ryan Express himself declared just yesterday that he expects this club to win 92 games. Texas belongs right in…
Spring Fling: Orioles, Cubs, Reds
Posted by VJ on February 16th, 2010
Baltimore Orioles (Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, FL) Built To Win? Not quite. The Yanks, Red Sox and Rays are all in a class above. Good mix of youth (Reimold, Wieters, Jones) and vets (Roberts, Markakis, Tejada, Atkins) in a lineup…
Credit where credit’s due
Posted by Cary on February 14th, 2010
While I wrote an entire article praising the great off-season of the Seattle Mariners, I neglected to mention the experts in efficiency Minnesota Twins. They are simply an anomaly, successfully competing year in and year out in the current Aristocratic…
Orlando Hudson to Minnesota, New Kennedy in DC
Posted by VJ on February 6th, 2010
The Minnesota Twins will have a new second baseman when they open up Target Field in April. Orlando Hudson has agreed to bring his game to the Twin Cities. As I predicted on Wednesday, Hudson will…
5 Free Agent All Stars Still Available
Posted by VJ on February 3rd, 2010
John Smoltz is a sure fire HOFer. He may not be a sure bet to have a job in 2010. Smoltz would prefer to stay in the National League, preferably with the Cardinals. St. Louis seems like an unlikely destination…
Busy Reds Add Cabrera, Deal Taveras
Posted by VJ on February 2nd, 2010
Courtesy of the Cincinnati Inquirer, the Reds shipped away veteran center fielder Willy Taveras to the Oakland A’s. This swap allowed Cincinnati GM Walt Jocketty just enough wiggle room to sign free-agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera…
Wednesday News & Notes
Posted by VJ on January 27th, 2010
It remains to be seen if the Ben Sheets signing has ended any shot of the Athletics pursuing Johnny Damon. Brian Cashman still claims that he only has $2 million available in his budget (since when do…
