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Twins Birthdays--August 3

Also published at wgom.org     Travis Bowyer (1981)   Right-hander Travis Charlton Bowyer made eight relief appearances for the Twins in 2005. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, went to high school in Bedford, Virginia, and was drafted by Minnesota in the twentieth round in 1999. He struggled as a starter, but turned things around when he was moved to the bullpen in 2002. He had some outstanding seasons as a reliever in the Twins’ system; the best was the last one, 2005, when he went 4-2, 2.

Twins Minor League Report (8/2): Friday Night Lights

Friday was a busy day in the Twins organization. Aside from the big league club needing 13 innings, there were seven minor league games on the day. Miguel Sano was out of the New Britain lineup again, but a source informed me that he had a tight hamstring. Also, Byron Buxton was out of the Ft. Myers lineup for the fifth straight game. He reportedly lost a toenail and is deemed day-to-day. Kohl Stewart was finally put on the GCL Twins 7-Day Disabled List with his cut foot. His teammate and fellow

"Unrealistic Optimism"

The title of this blog entry was a phrase expressed in talking with a coworker this morning about his recent knee surgery, and what his doctor had told him in regards to the expectations for recovery that he had expressed. The timetable just wasn't nearly as fast as he had thought it would be.   He went on to explain that he probably applies this "unrealistic optimism" to several other elements or moments in his life.   For whatever reason, I immediately correlated this thought/phrase to the Mi

August Mailbag!

Originally posted at Kevin Slowey was Framed!   As always, these are actual questions written by someone and answered by me. I may also be that other someone. It's not a big deal.   Justin Morneau recently passed Bob Allison for fourth all-time in Twins' career home runs. Of course, he's still behind Allison in franchise history, but whatever. Morneau has 212 home runs and counting. Who will be the next Twins' player to pass Morneau on the all-time home run list?   Brad S., St. Paul, MN   G

Nothing Will Keep Us Together - Twins versus Royals (Games 102-104)

The Way the Ball Bounces (Twins 2 Royals 7 – Game 102)   With the trade talk making the Minnesota Twins look like the garage sale everybody drives past, baseball kept being baseball. The game sounded great in my car, with the window down, and a few hints of fall in the breeze.   Provus described a routine foul ball and it reminded me how elegant but complicated the game is. The ball goes in the air, affected by the way it was thrown, the way it was hit, and the atmospheric conditions with which

Talk to Contact: Ep 47: The Sexy Mustache Episode

Episode 47 of the Twins baseball podcast, Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download via iTunes or by clicking here. http://puckettspond.com/files/2013/08/povano-590x393.jpgThe sexiest mustached Twins fan in existence. For the first time in many moons Cody takes a break and Paul and Eric are forced to go it alone. We talk about Aaron Hick's demotion to AAA, whether or not the Twins are "rebuilding" and who the winners and losers were at the trade deadline. Adam (AJ) Pette

Episode 47: The Sexy Mustache Episode

http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400-996x996+354+2_8575561.jpg For the first time in many moons Cody takes a break and Paul and Eric are forced to go it alone. We talk about Aaron Hick's demotion to AAA, whether or not the Twins are "rebuilding" and who the winners and losers were at the trade deadline. Adam (AJ) Pettersen is this week's minor league prospect profile; will he ever get a cup of coffee in the big leagues? Google image search black holes, good summer beers a

July Starters & Results

In July the Twins had a 9-17 record. These are the stats for the Twins starters in July.   [TABLE] Player[TD=width: 81]Team[/TD] [TD=width: 81]W[/TD] [TD=width: 81]L[/TD] [TD=width: 81]ERA[/TD] [TD=width: 81]G[/TD] [TD=width: 81]GS▼[/TD] [TD=width: 81]SV[/TD] [TD=width: 81]SVO[/TD] [TD=width: 81]IP[/TD] [TD=width: 81]H[/TD] [TD=width: 81]R[/TD] [TD=width: 81]ER[/TD] [TD=width: 81]HR[/TD] [TD=width: 81]BB[/TD] [TD=width: 81]SO[/TD] [TD=width: 81]AVG[/TD] [TD=width: 81]WHIP[/TD] [TD=width: 81]C

Target Field has been kind to Sam Deduno

Entrenched in the middle of another losing season, it can be tough to look at the Twins roster and find some positives. There are going to be disappointments but sometimes there can be good mixed in with all of the bad.   Sam Deduno fits this mold.   He was a surprise for the 2012 Twins team and this still didn't save his spot on the 40-man roster in the offseason. Every MLB team had a chance to claim him and no one took the opportunity to add him to their club. Deduno went back into the Twins

Twins Minor League Start Pitcher of the Month - July

The Trade Deadline has come and passed which means just one thing, it’s time to start announcing our Minnesota Twins Minor League Awards. Today, we’ll start with the Starting Pitchers for the month of July.   This month the numbers of the five players ranked are better than they were in June. Consider, Miracle righty Tyler Duffey went 3-0 with a 3.26 ERA and opponents batted just .202 off of him and he isn’t in the top 5. Matt Tomshaw made two starts and three long-relief appearances totaling 2

Revisiting Catching and Defense

My last blog topic on catcher defense was last November. The trade of Butera has prompted a revisit.   Through July 26 while Ryan Doumit was catching, 46 out of zone balls were called strikes and 205 in zone strikes were called balls. They convert it to a ratio which for Doumit would be 0.22 extra strikes/lost strikes. That ratio is the worst in baseball and the next for a current catcher is twice the ratio at 0.44. The data is from Baseball Prospectus.   How much difference does that make in te

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