Category: Twins
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Is The Glass Half Full Or Half Empty?
Each of the Twins three Division titles has been sort of strange, and in almost exactly the same regard. Every year the team confounds expectations every which way, and still finds a way to win. I don’t know why I expected this year would be any different, but I know I wasn’t alone. I watch…
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Break In The Action
I’m headed out of town for a brief spell. I’ll be back early next week. This seems as good a time as any for a breather, since we seem to be basically recycling plotlines the last several days. I’ll leave you with some fine links to explore (and I’d encourage you to investigate the links…
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With Apologies To Jumbo, The Day Off Was Sort Of Nice
I don’t know about you, but I spent the day not watching baseball. I did tune in briefly to the end of the White Sox game tonight, but what I saw was not encouraging. I saw a tough and resiliant team which is, at least at the moment, showing why it’s the best –and certainly…
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Uncle Jumbo's Playground
–Illustration by James Dankert It’s my older brother Rich’s 25th wedding anniversary this weekend, and his wife’s family is throwing a big party for the special occasion. There are almost certainly no two words in tandem that I hate more than “special occasion.” My brother and his wife may be the only couple on the…
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Objects In The Rearview Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear
The bad news is that the Twins aren’t scoring many runs. The good news is that neither are the White Sox. As I mentioned the other day, the Central race looks increasingly like it’s going to come down to which team’s pitching can carry it the longest. There is, of course, always the possibility that…
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A Vulture With A Wicked Curveball
Tonight Jesse Crain picked up his fourth win of the season out of the bullpen, and it looks like he’s on his way to eventually supplanting Juan Rincon as the main set-up man for Joe Nathan. He’s also looking like pretty good insurance for Nathan in the event that disaster strikes. I love Crain enough…