Joe Mauer says Favre Can’t Have ALL the Attention in Minnesota

Twins Beat White Sox 7-6
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W: Manship (1-0)
L: Floyd
S: Capps (31)

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Joe Mauer reminded Minnesota yesterday that Brett Favre isn’t the only hero in the state.

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Coming off a day when the sports media was focusing on Favre, Mauer stepped to the plate and got some of those eyes back on him.  Mauer had . . . → Read More: Joe Mauer says Favre Can’t Have ALL the Attention in Minnesota

Jim Thome Saves The Day

Twins Beat White Sox 7-6
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W: Mahay
L: Thornton

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Twins take an early lead.

Twins blow the lead.

Twins take the lead.

Twins blow the lead.

Finally Jim Thome saves the day.

That pretty much sums up Tuesday’s game at Target field between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox.

Minnesota got off to a big jump scoring 4 runs in the . . . → Read More: Jim Thome Saves The Day

Twins Sweep Oakland, Take Three Game Lead

Twins Beat Oakland 3 Straight

The Twins finished a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics this weekend.  Minnesota took all three games at the same time that the Chicago White Sox lost two in a row, giving the Twins a 3 game lead in the American League Central with 44 games left in the season.  . . . → Read More: Twins Sweep Oakland, Take Three Game Lead

The Twins Are In First Place

Twins Beat White Sox 6-1
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W: Liriano (11-7)
L: Floyd

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Francisco Liriano and the Minnesota Twins took 2 out of 3 games to pull ahead by 1 game in the American League Central.

Liriano pitched well again Thursday night, going 5 2/3rds innings, giving up only 1 run.  He got into a bit of a scare in the . . . → Read More: The Twins Are In First Place

Scott Baker Handles The Rays Just Fine

Twins Beat Rays 2-1
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W: Guerrier (2-6)
L: Cormier

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I know I just said I’d do the recap in the morning, but I have a few minutes now, and the game is still on the brain, so I thought I might as well do it.

Scott Baker pitched a great game against the Tampa Bay Rays tonight.   . . . → Read More: Scott Baker Handles The Rays Just Fine

Capps Wants To Prove His Worth

Twins Beat Mariners 5-3
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W: Baker (9-9)
L: Fister
S: Capps (27)

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The Minnesota Twins new closer Matt Capps didn’t take long to show the Twins what he could do.  On his first night with the team he was given the chance to make a save, and he didn’t disappoint.  He came into the game in the 9th . . . → Read More: Capps Wants To Prove His Worth

Matt Capps For Wilson Ramos. Is it Worth It?

The Minnesota Twins traded catching prospect Wilson Ramos and  minor league pitcher Joe Testa for All Star closer Matt Capps from the Washington Nationals.

I’ll be honest, I’m a little torn with my opinion on this one.

On one had it seems that it’s a good trade for the next couple of months.   Jon Rauch has been doing . . . → Read More: Matt Capps For Wilson Ramos. Is it Worth It?

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