By Bud L. Ellis
In the short-term view of things, the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers are moving in opposite directions.
But baseball rewards the full body of work across 162 games across six months, and in putting their 2010 campaigns together, the Twins and Rangers both look headed to the postseason. (Read More…)
Monday, August 23, 2010 at 8:21 pm by bud
Tags: Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins news, Minnesota Twins schedule, Minnesota Twins tickets, Oakland A’s, Texas Rangers
Minnesota Twins pitcher Kevin Slowey had thrown seven no-hit innings against the Oakland Athletics.
Manager Ron Gardenhire made the ever unpopular decision of removing Slowey from the game and allowing his bullpen to polish off the victory.
Gardenhire said he understood the booing from the home crowd and would have done the same thing himself.
However, he noted that he would have made the same decision 1,000 times considering all the facts. (Read More…)
Friday, August 20, 2010 at 9:54 pm by steve
Tags: Twins news, Twins schedule, Twins tickets
By Bud L. Ellis
The Minnesota Twins have picked the best time of the season to play their best baseball of the season.
Joe Mauer blasted a home run in the midst of a 4-for-5 night Tuesday, helping propel the Twins to their sixth-consecutive victory in a 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox at Target Field. (Read More…)
Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 8:14 pm by bud
Tags: Chicago White Sox, Joe Mauer, Michael Cuddyer, Minnesota Twins news, Minnesota Twins schedule, Minnesota Twins tickets, New York, Tampa Bay, Target Field
The Minnesota Twins have acquired closer Matt Capps in a trade with the Washington Nationals.
The Twins sent a top catching prospect and another minor leaguer to Washington in exchange for Capps.
Surprisingly, the Twins have already announced that Capps will retain the closer’s role with them.
That means that closer Jon Rauch will move into the setup role, which can’t make him too happy. (Read More…)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 6:09 pm by steve
Tags: Twins news, Twins schedule, Twins tickets
