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Blog Jeff A

Twins Birthdays--May 21

Also posted in wgom.org   Kent Hrbek (1960)   First baseman Kent Allen Hrbek played his entire 14-year major league career, 1981-1994, with the Twins. He was born in Minneapolis, raised in Bloomington, and drafted by Minnesota in the 17th round in 1978. He hit only .203 in 59 at-bats in Elizabethton that year, but improved to .267 with 19 homers in Wisconsin Rapids in 1980. In 1981, he hit .379 with 27 homers at Class A Visalia, and that was as much as the Twins need to see. He came to Minne
North Dakota Twins Fan

Who is Caleb Thielbar?

It has been quite the wild ride for Mr. Caleb J. Thielbar on his way to the major leagues.   The 26-year old left-hander was called-up by the Minnesota Twins on Monday after the team demoted fifth starter Pedro Hernandez. Thielbar is not a starter so the team will need to make another roster move before Friday's game to fill out the rotation. Options for this spot include Kyle Gibson, Sam Deduno, and PJ Walters.   Thielbar was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 18th round of the 2009 MLB D
Kevin Slowey was Framed!

Monday Morning Madness

Originally posted at Kevin Slowey was Framed!   Weekend Recap   Welp. The Twins weren't really supposed to be good or even decent this season, so a 2-7 homestand isn't crazy. It's more disappointing, after what seemed like a such a positive start. Regardless, this franchise is clearly trending upward, even if this past week doesn't reflect that.   The thing that struck me the most from the weekend was another shaky Scott Diamond start. I did a detailed breakdown of Diamond's 2012 and conclu
Thrylos' Blog - select Tenth Inning Stretch posts

Kyle Gibson and the Red Wings at the Lehigh Valley IronPigs today and it was so close

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ---   A couple days ago I realized that the Rochester Red Wings were playing the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at my back yard. Literally, their ballpark (Coca Cola Park) is less than half an hour away from my door, so I make a point to go and see the Red Wings every year when they play there. This was their second game here, and by choice I went today instead of yesterday, because Kyle Gibson was pitching. There were a lot of conflicting reports
Peanuts from Heaven

Adopt a Prospect Volume 2.2: De-Restraining the Force Inside

It's a frickin' monsoon out there little rainy today, and rather than stare hopefully at the FSN rain delay, hoping that the game restarts and the Twins suddenly remember the good ol' days of two weeks ago when they could crush the Red Sox as easily as a twig under a space ship, we decided to revisit our old pal Luis Perdomo! Then we saw the statistics and remembered that Luis needs a motivation coach. So it's high time for lesson number two: (This instruction was intended for Luis Perdomo only.
Thrylos' Blog - select Tenth Inning Stretch posts

With the 4th pick of the 2013 MLB Draft the Twins select...

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch -----   I feel that an introductory paragraph is in order here. This is the fourth season I have been covering the Minnesota Twins' drafts (started about 2 years into the existence of this blog). Since day one (you can see the humble 2009 beginnings here) I have been presenting potential target players' names and profiles and have been live-blogging each pick as they were happening providing mini-profiles. This will happen this season as
Thrylos' Blog - select Tenth Inning Stretch posts

101 High School player names everyone should know before the 2013 MLB Draft

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----   This is the third an last installment in this series. Yesterday, I presented the names of 114 College position players who will likely be drafted and a couple days before those of 129 College pitchers likely to join an MLB organization this early June. Today I am presenting the names of 101 High School players who are likely to get drafted (52 position players and 49 pitchers.)   The one thing that we learned from the 2012 MLB draft,
Blog Jeff A

Twins Birthdays--May 19

Also posted at wgom.org   Dan Ford (1952)   Outfielder Darnell Glenn “Disco Danny” Ford played for the Twins from 1975-1978. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ford was drafted by Oakland in the first round in 1970. He spent his first two seasons at Class A Burlington, hitting .354 with 18 homers the second year. That got him promoted to AAA Tucson, where he also spent two seasons. Ford hit around .280 with double digit home runs in each season, but the Athletics were apparently not impressed a
Blog YourHouseIsMyHouse

Twins Mid-Term Report Cards

The conclusion of the Twins-Red Sox series marks the 1/4 point of the 2013 MLB season. Minnesota has truly had a strange and unexpected season thus far, but, as we all know, small sample sizes can have that effect! Should we be more surprised at how well the Twins have performed as a team? Or at whom has performed? Some of the success stories from last year have faded and at the same time unproven players are exceeding expectations. Let's see how our roster fares!   Catcher: Joe Mauer Significan
Thrylos' Blog - select Tenth Inning Stretch posts

114 College position player names everyone should know before the 2013 MLB Draft

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----   couple days ago, in preparation for the 2013 MLB Draft, I listed 129 names of College Pitchers who will get drafter in that draft and several of them will be drafted by the Minnesota Twins. In this second segment, I am listing the names of 114 College position players who will be drafted. The Twins will likely draft several of them.   Will they redraft LJ Mazzilli who decided to not sign and return to University of Connecticut fo
Blog Jeff A

Twins Birthdays--May 18

Also posted at wgom.org   Carroll Hardy (1933) Andre David (1958) Rich Garces (1971)   Outfielder Carroll William Hardy played in 11 games for the Twins in 1967. Born and raised in Sturgis, South Dakota, Hardy attended the University of Colorado and signed with Cleveland as a free agent in 1955. Hardy began his minor league career that season with Class A Reading; he also played running back for the San Francisco 49ers that season. He stuck with baseball after that, and was having a fine seas
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Bottom of the 33rd - Baseball's Longest Game - A TwinsTakes Book Review

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7083/7391488130_34fbc8d668.jpg  http://www.twinstakes.com/wp-content/plugins/compfight/images/cc.png Yzukerman via Compfight Bottom of the 33rd is a book about Baseball's Longest Game. The full title of the book is Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption and Baseball's Longest Game by author Dan Barry. It is obviously a book about baseball but it's so much more than that.   Bottom of the 33rd is a book about life, life in baseball, life around baseball and how life
Kevin Slowey was Framed!

25 Minnesota Twins Drafts in 25 Days: 1993

Originally posted at Kevin Slowey was Framed!   Welcome back! In my never-ending quest to recap old drafts (feature ends June 4), I present to you, if you missed them:   1991   1992   Here's 1993, in all it's glory:   The 1992 draft was a nightmare, but the 1993 draft was like the morning after a nightmare when you realize that none of what you experienced was real and that you are safe in your own bed, but then ohhhh there's blood on your pillow but wait it's just that your tooth fell out beca
Blog Jeff A

Twins Birthdays--May 17

Also posted at wgom.org   Dan Monzon (1946)   Daniel Francisco Monzon was an infielder for the Twins for parts of the 1972 and 1973 seasons. He was born and raised in the Bronx, attended Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, and was drafted by Minnesota in the second round of the June Secondary draft in 1967. He was in Class A for three seasons, hitting very well in his first one and poorly in his next two. He never did hit for power, but his average came up when he went to AA in 1970,

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