Mike Quade’s Road Less Traveled, But Not Abandoned

When Mike Quade took over for Lou Piniella, no one expected him to be a permanent fixture inside the Chicago Cubs clubhouse. Nearly two months after picking up his first win as Cubs manager, Quade has the job on a full-time basis after signing a two-year contract on Tuesday. Now, few expect a former interim [...]

Twins veteran Michael Cuddyer to have offseason knee surgery

It’s turns out that there’s perhaps a reason for Michael Cuddyer’s low output this 2010 baseball season – Cuddyer’s been suffering from a right knee injury all year, and he’ll require arthroscopic surgery sometime this offseason. The nature and details of the injury to Cuddyer’s right knee are unknown. A bum knee sure makes sense [...]

Depressing: Yankees sweep Twins in ALDS, Twins done for year

Well, what everyone feared has inexplicably come true: the New York Yankees swept the Twins in the ALDS, effectively ending the Twins 2010 season. How utterly depressing. The Yankees seem to have some sort of weird choke-hold on the Twins; things that were routine for the Twins in the regular season were impossible to achieve [...]

Twins fans most mad about Mauer’s postseason hitting – or lack thereof

In a current Star Tribune poll, Minnesota Twins fans voted an overwhelmingly that the most disappointing thing about this year’s ALDS between the Twins and the New York Yankees is Joe Mauer’s hitting – or lack thereof. An astounding 69% of those who voted (and something like 26,000 folks have voted so far) chose Mauer’s [...]

Twins lose to Yankees again in ALDS game 2. I’m so mad.

I can’t believe I’m really writing this, but the Minnesota Twins have fallen to the New York Yankees again in game two of the ALDS, and are now in danger of being eliminated from the playoff race. That’s right. The Twins lost. Again. To the Yankees. Again. Might be eliminated in the third game of [...]

Twins drop heartbreaking game 1 of ALDS to Yankees

  It was a heartbreaker of a night for Minnesota Twins fans as the Twins lost the first game of the ALDS series against the New York Yankees 6-4 – at home. I mentioned earlier that home field advantage doesn’t actually matter much in the ALDS or ALCS, and it would seem that’s true – [...]

Twins’ Justin Morneau not playing this postseason

Things got exciting for a few days when we heard that Justin Morneau was working out with the Minnesota Twins, but alas, Justin Morneau will not be on the Twins playoff roster for the ALDS, the ALCS, or the World Series, should it come to that. It’s been announced that Justin Morneau will not play [...]

Will Twins final playoff roster spot go to Rauch or Baker?

The Minnesota Twins have one final playoff roster spot left, and it’s pretty much down to two pitchers for the job: Jon Rauch or Scott Baker. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire announced that right-hander Kevin Slowey and lefty Jose Mijares will join the Twins roster in the bullpen, so that leaves one spot left for either [...]

ALDS: Twins lineup vs. Yankees, game schedule announced

The playoffs are finally here, and we know who will be playing for the Minnesota Twins, and what time they’ll be taking on the New York Yankees. Manager Ron Gardenhire recently announced the Twins lineup that will debut on Wednesday night at 7:30 against C.C. Sabathia and the New York Yankees. It’s exactly the lineup [...]

The Yankees are coming to Target Field

The AL Central champion Minnesota Twins lost today to the Toronto Blue Jays, but more importantly, the New York Yankees (yuck) lost to the Boston Red Sox 8-4. That means the Tampa Bay Rays will be the number one seed by clinching the AL East, the Twins fall to number two, the Yankees (yuck) get [...]

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