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Was Mauer's MVP Snub a Blessing For The Twins?
As much I think Joe Mauer deserved the MVP award this year, I can't complain too much about Dustin Pedroia winning it. He reminds me of Nick Punto, but with real skill, so the appeal is clearer...
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Why I Voted Morneau for AL MVP
I voted for Justin Morneau for American League Most Valuable Player. But I'm glad Dustin Pedroia won. Frankly, I would have been glad if Joe Mauer or Kevin Youkilis had won, too...
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The Art Of The Autograph: A Blue Jays Year In Review
The MLB season has concluded and I've had some time to sit back and think about the season as a whole, not with regards to how the Toronto Blue Jays did or whether or not AJ Burnett will ever see Toronto again but about Autographs...
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Joe Mauer Goes Gold
For the second time this week, I get to congratulate Joe Mauer on this blog. Yesterday, the 25-year-old Minnesota Golden Boy truly won gold...
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Gold Glove '08: Joe Mauer
When Torii Hunter walked out the door this past off-season, so did the perennial Gold Glove award for the Minnesota Twins organization...
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2008 American League Gold Gloves
ESPNews released the AL Gold Gloves this afternoon, with the managers and coaches doing their best to not disappoint. If anyone questioned the credibility of this award, they have a perfect amount of fuel now...
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Congrats Joe
In honor of the start of awards season tomorrow, I thought we here at Twins MVB were overdue in congratulating Joe Mauer on his second American League Batting Title!With the chaos and frustration ...
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Twins drop a few
The Twins dropped 4 players from the 40-man roster over the weekend. All four spent all or at least the majority of their time in the minor leagues this season, and all were still retained after clearing waivers...
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And the winner is...
The Minnesota Twins announced their team awards yesterday, and for yet another season, first basemen Justin Morneau lead the pack. Below are the awards and their winners: Calvin R...
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Joe Mauer: AL Batting Champ and MVP?
Joe Mauer had a fantastic 2008 season, winning his second AL batting title with a batting average of .328. Mauer and his close friend Justin Morneau helped lead the Twins to a play-in game against the White Sox...
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Who's the Real American League MVP?
Now that both of the League Division Series are sewn up, and there are a few off days in baseball, I thought that I would start giving thought to the A.L. MVP race. Unlike the N.L...
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Are The Twins For Real?
The Twins win yet again to pull within a half game of the Chicago White Sox.
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Mauer, Morneau Having Deja Vu Of 2006
Mauer and Morneau, serious MVP canadidates? You bet.
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You Know What I Don't Like?
A list of ramblings on the things that I don't like in sports today including the National League, modern sports uniforms, the salary cap, and puppy potty training.
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Minnesota Twins' Up and Down Season...Joe Nathan To Blame?
The Twins have been having a late season slide, is the bull pen to blame? Read all about along with a game recap here.
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Joe Mauer Shines as the Minnesota Twins Snap the Streak Against the Rays
On the road, the Minnesota Twins break a four game losing streak and go on to defeat the Rays. Tanner Thoms has the recap.
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Which No. 7 Should Be Leading the Minnesota Vikings?
Dan Wade has solved the Vikings quarterback woes and he can't believe his missed the answer all along. Doesn't Minnesota already have a rocket-armed stud playing in-state?
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Were The Minnesota Twins' Last Three Games Really a 'Bittersweep'?
After the Twins completed their three-game sweep of the Mariners, Dan Wade wonders how bittersweet this sweep really was.
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Confessions of a Sports Snob
You see them in every type of social setting: That Guy. The one who thinks they know more or are better than you and let’s you know it—either directly or indirectly. It could be the wine aficionado snidely smiling at your Franzia box purchase at the liq
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Does Losing Alexi Casilla Make The Twins Buyers at The Deadline?
Dan Wade certainly doesn't envy Bill Smith's task of patching the hole left by Alexi Casilla's injury in a mere 36 hours, but also feels that perhaps there is a silver lining to the whole ordeal.
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All About Franchise
The team’s third straight defeat means yet another series loss to the New York Yankees and a fall in the standings as the White Sox won pushing the Twins another game back. There really isn’t anything to say, the offense gave them a lead in the sixth and
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Twins-Rangers: Minnesota Bats Explode
TwinsTerritory reports on a great night to be a Minnesota fan.
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The National Spotlight
It was a long night for those that watched the entire All-Star Game and festivities. If you tuned into FOX from the beginning to end, it was more than five hours of baseball.
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Team USA for the Olympics... The way it should be.
It would never happen, but what would happen if these GREAT players when over and played the rest of the world.
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Anatomy of a Baseball Celebrity: Joe Mauer
Girl #2: "I hate Mike Redmond." Me: "Are you serious? Remond is awesome!" Girl #2: "I hate Redmond because when he's playing, it means Mauer isn't."














