By Bud L. Ellis
The past two Octobers have found the Minnesota Twins playing in the American League playoffs, winners of the AL Central Division title.
If the Twins are to secure a three-peat in the Central in 2011, good health will need to be on their side. Injuries nearly derailed their title drive a season ago, and a healthy season would help bolster the Twins’ chances. (Read More…)
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 7:55 pm by bud
Tags: Japanese Pacific League, Joe Nathan, Justin Morneau, Major League Baseball, Matt Capps, Minnesota Twins news, Minnesota Twins schedule, Minnesota Twins tickets, New York Yankees, Oakland A’s, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Washington Nationals
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
By Bud L. Ellis
Matt Capps’ season highlight appeared to come July 12, when the then-Washington Nationals reliever earned the victory in the All-Star game.
Now, the right-handed closer may get a chance to pitch in the bright lights again … in October.
Capps was traded from the cellar-dwelling Nationals to Minnesota, a team squarely in the hunt for the AL East title. (Read More…)
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 4:25 pm by bud
Tags: AL Central, Joe Nathan, Jon Rauch, Major League Baseball, Matt Capps, Minnesota Twins news, Minnesota Twins schedule, Minnesota Twins tickets, Washington Nationals
By Bud L. Ellis
The Minnesota Twins like their new digs, based on looking at their 6-3 record inside brand-new Target Field.
But the Twins played good baseball everywhere in April, and as a result the Twins find themselves on top of the AL Central standings in the first weekend of May.
Minnesota is 15-9 on the season, ½ game ahead of Detroit in the standings, even though the Twins have stumbled just a bit the past week, losing four out of their past six.
Still, it’s been a good start for the Twins in the first season of Target Field. Minnesota beat Boston 5-2 on April 12 in the first regular-season game at the new stadium, and a 6-3 homestand pushed the Twins’ mark to 11-5 on the season.
Two wins in a row at Kansas City gave Minnesota a 13-5 record. Then came the little skid to close the month, Minnesota winning at Cleveland 9-3 to close April at 15-8.
A 5-4 loss on Saturday brought Minnesota to 15-9. After the series finale at Cleveland on Sunday, the Twins open a nine-game homestand Monday against Detroit.
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Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 7:41 pm by bud
Tags: AL Central, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Target Field
