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Unproductive Starts Put Baker On Twins' Hot Seat

Not much more than a week ago, Francisco Liriano was one bad start away from losing the faith of Twins Territory. Maybe he wouldn't have lost his starting job yet, but it would have certainly been close...

Written by Timothy Boger about 5 months ago 71 reads 3 comments
Joe Crede's Hitting: Solar Powered?

Joe Crede has had his struggles at the plate early in the season for the Twins. Despite his so-far-perfect defense at third, his bat has been less than satisfactory, no improvement over Brian Buscher or even Mike Lamb of last year...

Written by Timothy Boger about 7 months ago 94 reads 1 comments
The Arizona Cardinals Made It, No Matter How Illogically They Got There

It's important to understand something before we get all tangled up in the boatloads of storylines of the Super Bowl. The 2008 Cardinals are the perfect-yet-illogical culmination of five nail-biting, heart-wrenching, lovable yet demonic seasons...

Written by Timothy Boger about 10 months ago 205 reads 1 comments
So Long, Reyes? So Long, Punto?

As the 2008 season for the Twins ended Tuesday night, the offseason began. And while the decision doesn't have to be made for quite some time, the questions certainly begin...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 267 reads 0 comments
White Sox Get Huge Undeserved Advantage Tonight

Another year, and another year where apparently the long 162-game schedule fails to find the 8 best teams in the league. Tonight, the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox battle it out for the distinction of 2008 AL Central Champs...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 102 reads 1 comments
"Playoff Teams Do Not Have ____ "

If you haven't noticed already, baseball business works a little differently in Minnesota. Any way you look at it, the Twins run the metric system in an otherwise standard system of baseball...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 193 reads 2 comments
Twins-Mariners: Twins Find a Formidable Opponent in Last-Place Mariners

When Seattle was in Minnesota two weeks ago, the Aflac Trivia Question on Saturday night was: Who holds the record for most games back at the end of a year? The answer was the Devil Rays, who were something to the tune of 51 games back in 1999...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 230 reads 2 comments
The Tampa Bay Rays, and Why The Heck They're Still Winning

Here's a bit of a stretch relation/link. And, like most things I think, I'm not quite sure if it's something you'll get too. The Rays have missed Longoria, Crawford, and Percival in the last few weeks...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 92 reads 0 comments
September Callups Key To Twins Success

September is just around the corner. And I can't wait. It's a rather exciting time. New major leaguers with their own excitement and nervousness, new lineups, new substitutions, etc...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 151 reads 2 comments
The Minnesota Twins Are a Step Ahead of Chicago...Seriously

After tonight's disaster, the Twins fall back to a game-and-a-half behind the ChiSox, who will keep first place when this series is concluded...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 188 reads 0 comments
Stagnant Rotation, Bullpen Keep Twins Down

The recent Yankees trip and that dastardly visit to Boston a few weeks ago might have been nothing but torture to Twins' fans, but it's also put us in our place...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 207 reads 0 comments
Nick Blackburn in Crosshairs as Francisco Liriano Watches for a Spot

We've all been waiting for it. We knew there was no room for Liriano in the current Minnesota Twins' rotation—they were doing solid...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 351 reads 0 comments
Justin Morneau, The Next Aaron Burr (The Man Who Beat Hamilton)

Justin Morneau came into the 2008 State Farm Insurance (Or Is It The Century 21) Home Run Derby and Reggie Jackson Show as merely an afterthought. I mean, why not? Every Twin that has competed in a Derby was basically just picked to fill a spot...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 1,533 reads 2 comments
So I Jumped On The Kevin Slowey Bandwagon

Last year, Kevin Slowey was tagged by some to be the second coming of Brad Radke. His control and poise, they said, was absolutely phenomenal. Well, halfway through 2008, and particularly in his last four starts, Slowey has lived up to the challenge...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 506 reads 3 comments
Amidst Joba-Mania, Twins Find Success in a Rotation Full of No-Names

Every time I turn on ESPN, or visit ESPN.com, I see some comment about Joba Chamberlain making a start for the Yankees...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 223 reads 0 comments
Twins Hit Unlikely Back-To-Back Homers Off Trevor Hoffman, Win 7th Straight

So there I was, watching the Twins on TV out west in San Diego. I was just getting over the shock of having seen Dennys Reyes get whatever-lefty-Gardy-had-him-face-in-the-eighth (the usual.....

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 263 reads 1 comments
Sleeveless Twins play a Whole Different Ballgame

This isn't in the box score, and I can't find a split of it on Baseball Reference's website. And I also know that it probably doesn't have an effect on anything. This is just my excuse to go look up useless statistics...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 213 reads 2 comments
Anatomy of a Baseball Celebrity: Joe Mauer

Photo courtesy Ashley P. Because no guy in good faith would take that picture. Sitting Monday night in left field at the Twins vs. Yankees series finale was a very pleasurable kick-off to my summer...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 559 reads 1 comments
Nick Punto, Mike Lamb, Adam Everett: Minnesota Twins' Left Infield Doomed

The left side of the infield has been an absolute disgrace for the Twins so far this year. Mike Lamb and Adam Everett, both signed in the offseason from the Astros, have proven to be incompetent both in the field and more importantly at the plate...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 907 reads 3 comments
MLB: Money Can't Buy Happiness...or First Place, for That Matter

I made a rough graph in Excel and the result is above. By itself, it is not all that telling, so I'll narrate: The blue dots represents each team (lined up on the bottom) and their payroll as ...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 610 reads 9 comments
Tyner Reemerges With Indians, Can't Wait To Play Twins

Pictured: Delmon Young, a bit of a de facto replacement for Tyner in Minnesota.He's back.Jason Tyner, that guy we laugh at for hours on end for setting the record for more MLB at-bats without a home run...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 291 reads 4 comments
AL Central Riddled With Inconsistency Through The First Quarter Of The Season

We had thought this was going to be the cream of the MLB crop this year. Detroit and Chicago- they had the best lineups in baseball, bar none, said the analysts. The Indians? Still there! The Royals? Yep, they might finally not be a joke this year...

Written by Timothy Boger about about 1 year ago 150 reads 0 comments

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Timothy Boger Article Archive

Unproductive Starts Put Baker On Twins' Hot Seat

Joe Crede's Hitting: Solar Powered?

The Arizona Cardinals Made It, No Matter How Illogically They Got There

So Long, Reyes? So Long, Punto?

White Sox Get Huge Undeserved Advantage Tonight

"Playoff Teams Do Not Have ____ "

Twins-Mariners: Twins Find a Formidable Opponent in Last-Place Mariners

The Tampa Bay Rays, and Why The Heck They're Still Winning

September Callups Key To Twins Success

The Minnesota Twins Are a Step Ahead of Chicago...Seriously

Stagnant Rotation, Bullpen Keep Twins Down

Nick Blackburn in Crosshairs as Francisco Liriano Watches for a Spot

Justin Morneau, The Next Aaron Burr (The Man Who Beat Hamilton)

So I Jumped On The Kevin Slowey Bandwagon

Amidst Joba-Mania, Twins Find Success in a Rotation Full of No-Names

Twins Hit Unlikely Back-To-Back Homers Off Trevor Hoffman, Win 7th Straight

Sleeveless Twins play a Whole Different Ballgame

Anatomy of a Baseball Celebrity: Joe Mauer

Nick Punto, Mike Lamb, Adam Everett: Minnesota Twins' Left Infield Doomed

MLB: Money Can't Buy Happiness...or First Place, for That Matter

Tyner Reemerges With Indians, Can't Wait To Play Twins

AL Central Riddled With Inconsistency Through The First Quarter Of The Season

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