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Why does Joe Mauer look so smug?

Florida Spring Break Trip 2008 140, originally uploaded by Yickit pics. Because the Twins won their 2008 Home Opener against the LA Angels 3-2 Tonight. The game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2 (unless you live in Des Moines, Iowa where … Continue reading

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Liriano to Pitch against BoSox.

Update: Twins lose to the Boston Red Sox 12 -7. Update: After watching Liriano pitch on MLB TV I was pleased. While the box score says Liriano had a bad outing, really it was pretty good for a second Spring … Continue reading

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Twins v. BoSox – 2/29/2008

Today is the best day of Spring Training. The Twin’s play against the Red Sox at 7:05 pm ET and it is being broadcast on MLB TV. I thought yesterday’s game would be broadcast, but I was sadly mistaken, but … Continue reading

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Twins v. Reds – 2/28/2008

Update: Final Box Score, Twins 1 – Reds 6. Discussion to be posted once I listen to the game audio. Update: I made a mistake. The game won’t be on MLB TV. Damn. Guess we’ll have to wait for Friday’s … Continue reading

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Liriano Gets His Visa

No not a credit card. According to ESPN, Fransisco Liriano picked up his visa today, February 25th 2008. Liriano finally getting to Spring Training in Ft. Myers is very good for the Twins, because as far as I know, he … Continue reading

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Josh Fogg – Should the Minnesota Twins Sign the Dragon Slayer?

After the trade of Johan Santana, the Minnesota Twins are certainly short on veteran starting pitching. In fact the de facto veterans of the Twins rotation, Boof Bonser and Scott Baker, only have 48 major league starts each. Rumors are … Continue reading

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Santana Mania Hangover: As the deadline nears…just let me know when it’s all over

I’ve been a Minnesota Twins fan for as long as I can remember (which really isn’t all that long since I’m only 23), but never in my experience have I felt as dumbstruck as the last couple of days. I … Continue reading

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The Mitchell Report: Comment and Analysis

The Michell Report which covers the use of steroids in Major League Baseball was released yesterday. You can download your very own copy here (pdf format). Myself and several of my coworkers here in DC, quickly printed off copies and … Continue reading

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Twins Bullpen Gets Noticed

This week the Twins bullpen has been getting some well deserved attention in the media.  ESPN’s Jonah Keri wrote a great article featuring Pat Neshek (pictured above). The article titled “Neshek is king of eBay and the mound” is an … Continue reading

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