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In 2006, we witnessed one of the most dazzling displays of pitching brilliance since that first dude picked up a ball and started hurling it somewhere. Minnesota’s Francisco Liriano came out of nowhere and destroyed American League opponents to the tune of 12 wins and 3 losses with a miniscule 2.16 ERA (stats link here) [...]
Jim Thome changed the conversation from the awful performance from Scott Baker & the lesser sins Matt Capps of Jon Rauch in the late innings. The lumbering slugger drove Matt Thornton’s 2nd pitch high over the right field wall and into a jubilant horde of Twins fans. The blast was so much more than just [...]
The Minnesota Twins have roared out of the starting gate, taking all 6 series they’ve played to begin 2010. GooseRadio’s Ryan Howard joins me to celebrate the glory. The state of our starting pitching is first up. Ryan noted earlier this spring that he thought the Twins’ needed to do more to address their pitching [...]
Today at Target Field, the man who has been labeled the Minnesota Twins #1 starting pitcher took the hill. Scott Baker pitched okay through 5 innings, then experienced a raid from the Cleveland Indians, who absconded with an additional 3 runs in the 6th. Baker’s closing box score line: 5 2/3 innings, 10 hits, 6 [...]
OK. All right. Pop the champagne. We did it. We got him. Sorry. I am excited about the Twins’ signing of Mauer. I really am. But, in a way, the inevitable hoopla surrounding the extension for our hometown hero only serves to underscore the absolute lack of priority the home team has given to an [...]
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