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Joe Mauer Wins American League Most Valuable Player in Landslide

For years, the BBWAA picks for the Cy Young Awards and MVP were the subject of incredible scorn, especially among the sabermetric community...

Written by Dan Wade about 2 days ago 120 reads 3 comments
A Log for the Hot Stove: Stay Away from Jarrod Washburn

If it feels like we’ve been in this bunker before, we have. Almost every year for the last three or four years, either Jarrod Washburn, his agent, or the Twins’ front office makes some noise ...

Written by Dan Wade about 12 days ago 250 reads 10 comments
A Log for the Hot Stove: The Enigma That Is Rich Harden

A good portion of this piece will call back to point two of my Off-Season Plan , please refer back if you missed it! With the Twins limping along behind the Tigers and the White Sox hot on their heels, with the Sept...

Written by Dan Wade about 14 days ago 340 reads 2 comments
A Log for the Hot Stove: Minnesota Twins Add J.J. Hardy

In both my 2009 postmortem and my 2010 offseason plan, I laid out two key points. First, the Twins need to accurately deduce what things actually hurt them this year and address them. Second, that thing they needed to address was infield defense...

Written by Dan Wade about 18 days ago 205 reads 0 comments
A Log for the Hot Stove: Four Goals for the Minnesota Twins' Offseason

I've never formally said it, but when Alex Rodriguez announced he was opting for free agency in the midst of the 2007 World Series, I was pretty much disgusted...

Written by Dan Wade about 20 days ago 303 reads 0 comments
Swing and A Miss: Minnesota Twins Lose Out on Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura

Well, there goes one article from the offseason que. The Rays, finding themselves with a surfeit of infielders, seem to be on the verge of dealing second baseman Akinori Iwamura and another player to the Pirates for reliever Jesse Chavez...

Written by Dan Wade about 21 days ago 254 reads 2 comments
NFL in London: A Great Idea if the Right Steps Are Taken

Since the NFL played its first game in London's Wembly Stadium in 2007, it would be hard to call the event anything but a rousing success...

Written by Dan Wade about 28 days ago 101 reads 4 comments
Minnesota Twins' Youth Corps: Venezuelan Winter League Edition

Proving the theory that there is no off-season in baseball, the Arizona Fall, Venezuelan Winter, Mexican Winter, and Dominican Winter Leagues are already up and running, even before the World Series ends...

Written by Dan Wade about about 1 month ago 150 reads 0 comments
Know Thyself: Who the Minnesota Twins Really Are

In honor of the recent birthday of one of the greatest men ever to be in any way affiliated with sports, John Wooden, it seems appropriate to use his words to start off a piece about myth and reality...

Written by Dan Wade about about 1 month ago 227 reads 0 comments
To Trade Or Not To Trade Joe Nathan: The Value Of Consistency

Anyone who spent more than 15 minutes on a college campus pretty quickly came to the realization that there are many things that seem like a good idea until you try them. For some, it’s a case race or other manner of spontaneous intoxication...

Written by Dan Wade about about 1 month ago 328 reads 12 comments
The 2009 Minnesota Twins: An Autopsy of The Playoff Sweep

With a slow grounder to to short, it was all over. The joy of game 163, the September magic, the 2009 season, baseball in the H.H.H. Metrodome, all of it...

Written by Dan Wade about about 1 month ago 167 reads 3 comments
Delmon Young Getting Hot at the Right Time for Minnesota Twins

Before Brett Favre arrived in Minnesota, Delmon Young was the most controversial player to roam the Dome. Not controversial in the same way he was in Tampa, Young hasn't generated bad press for ...

Written by Dan Wade about about 1 month ago 200 reads 4 comments
Staying Alive: How The Twins Refused to Quit and Challenged The Tigers

For months it has looked like the early part of this week would give baseball fans a series to remember, only for most of that time it appeared that the series would take place in Anaheim rather than Detroit...

Written by Dan Wade about about 1 month ago 133 reads 1 comments
Minnesota Twins Look for Sweep; Zach Greinke Looks To Stop Them

The Twins walked past Robinson Tejada in game one and battered Lenny DiNardo in game two of their three-game set with the Royals. Game three, however, might not be so easy...

Written by Dan Wade about about 1 month ago 77 reads 0 comments
Twins/Royals Series Preview Part One

First, an apology—I haven’t been writing much, due to a computer issue as well as the single worst repair job in history. What should have been a small three or four day fix turned into two weeks...

Written by Dan Wade about 2 months ago 32 reads 0 comments
Monday a Perfect Microcosm of the 2009 Minnesota Twins

Things can hardly seem to go right for the Minnesota Twins lately. For every win over Roy Halladay, there’s a near sweep at the hands of the punchless A’s...

Written by Dan Wade about 2 months ago 123 reads 0 comments
Snap Judgments: Wavier Options for the Anxious Owner

With the extended edition of week one nearly in the books, plenty of fantasy owners checked their position heading into tonight’s Patriots/Bills and Raiders/Chargers matches, only to nearly pass out from the fright...

Written by Dan Wade about 2 months ago 487 reads 0 comments
Win and You're In: The Reality of the Minnesota Twins' Current Position

The playoff calculus can get a little strange this time of year. Get too far out of both the division and the wild card standings, and you might find yourself rooting for both teams in a late game out west to be crushed by a meteor...

Written by Dan Wade about 2 months ago 212 reads 3 comments
Does Joe Mauer's Uniqueness Hurt His MVP Chances?

Albert Pujols is a machine: See ball, hit ball. That he's also the best player in the NL is pretty much a given. His name is often the one mentioned in terms of "Possible Triple Crown Winners" ...

Written by Dan Wade about 3 months ago 505 reads 15 comments
Twins Earn a Split in Texas, But Are Running Out of Time.

It's difficult to dog the Twins too much for going into Texas and coming out with a split. The Rangers are one of the hottest teams in baseball; they fought well against the Red Sox for the Wild ...

Written by Dan Wade about 3 months ago 62 reads 8 comments
Dear AL East Fans: Don't Kid Yourselves, Joe Mauer Is The AL MVP

Don't get me wrong, Ben Zobrist is having a great year, Mark Teixiera has proved his worth after a rough start, and anyone who says they don't want Kevin Youkilis on their team is lying...

Written by Dan Wade about 3 months ago 430 reads 21 comments
Fantasy Anchors: Three Players Who Could Be Holding Your Team Back

One of the hardest things to do in fantasy sports is to cut bait on an established star. Everyone has tough stretches, but even the best players will occasionally have seasons that make them not worth their roster spot...

Written by Dan Wade about 3 months ago 226 reads 2 comments
Breaking News: Minnesota Twins Acquire Carl Pavano

Say what you will about the Minnesota Twins' front office and their normal reticence in making moves, but the 2009 season has yielded its second notable deal, as the Twins added veteran pitcher Carl Pavano in exchange for a player to be named later...

Written by Dan Wade about 3 months ago 176 reads 7 comments
Minnesota Twins: This Is Your Season

I'm not one for hyperbole, not in my writing anyway, so it normally bugs me when I hear about must-win games before, say, September...

Written by Dan Wade about 3 months ago 89 reads 1 comments
Infernal Options for the Minnesota Twins: Rob Delaney

Ok, so Juan Morillo may not be the Twins' best option, but he's also far from the only reliever in the system. Going into this season, the Twins had two serious relief candidates in the minor ...

Written by Dan Wade about 3 months ago 136 reads 4 comments

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Dan Wade Article Archive

Joe Mauer Wins American League Most Valuable Player in Landslide

A Log for the Hot Stove: Stay Away from Jarrod Washburn

A Log for the Hot Stove: The Enigma That Is Rich Harden

A Log for the Hot Stove: Minnesota Twins Add J.J. Hardy

A Log for the Hot Stove: Four Goals for the Minnesota Twins' Offseason

Swing and A Miss: Minnesota Twins Lose Out on Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura

NFL in London: A Great Idea if the Right Steps Are Taken

Minnesota Twins' Youth Corps: Venezuelan Winter League Edition

Know Thyself: Who the Minnesota Twins Really Are

To Trade Or Not To Trade Joe Nathan: The Value Of Consistency

The 2009 Minnesota Twins: An Autopsy of The Playoff Sweep

Delmon Young Getting Hot at the Right Time for Minnesota Twins

Staying Alive: How The Twins Refused to Quit and Challenged The Tigers

Minnesota Twins Look for Sweep; Zach Greinke Looks To Stop Them

Twins/Royals Series Preview Part One

Monday a Perfect Microcosm of the 2009 Minnesota Twins

Snap Judgments: Wavier Options for the Anxious Owner

Win and You're In: The Reality of the Minnesota Twins' Current Position

Does Joe Mauer's Uniqueness Hurt His MVP Chances?

Twins Earn a Split in Texas, But Are Running Out of Time.

Dear AL East Fans: Don't Kid Yourselves, Joe Mauer Is The AL MVP

Fantasy Anchors: Three Players Who Could Be Holding Your Team Back

Breaking News: Minnesota Twins Acquire Carl Pavano

Minnesota Twins: This Is Your Season

Infernal Options for the Minnesota Twins: Rob Delaney

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