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Meet Kernels Hitting Coach Tommy Watkins

Cedar Rapids Kernels hitting coach Tommy Watkins knows his way around a minor league field, having spent parts of 11 seasons as a player in the Minnesota Twins minor league system. Toward the end of the 2007 season, he got to live the dream of every player who ever put on a minor league uniform when he was called up to the Big Leagues by the Twins.   http://knuckleballsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/WatkinsHarrison.jpg Tommy Watkins hitting ground balls to third baseman Travis Harrison

Wha' Happened #10 ("Best" Games)

There's a fuller write up "recapping" the last week plus in Twins Territory at our main blog, but here are a few key samplings from each series   Game 76 Marlins 5 - Twins 3 The Twins have a good deal of early success against Miami's starter in the first inning, they run into trouble against Kevin "Killthrow" Slowey, who savored the opportunity to best the team that let him go. Elsewhere "Dr. Cakeburn"Nick Blackburn, and Boof Bonser plotted their revenges as part of the Legion of Pitching Doom.

Holiday Mailbag!

Originally posted at Kevin Slowey was Framed!   Holiday Mailbag? Holiday Mailbag.   I hope everyone had a fun and leisurely 4th. I kept it cool, just hanging out in my house and laying low. I watched the Twins game yesterday and I was saddened by Kyle Gibson's performance. I think he'll bounce back, but seeing him struggle was a good reminder that he is a rookie and there will be growing pains. Enough analysis, I'm here to answer questions from myself.   Carlos Gomez is currently among the

Family Trip to the East Coast: 7 Games in 10 Days

Thank Goodness I married a woman who loves/tolerates baseball!   Here's the agenda:   July 3: AAA Rochester at Buffalo Bisons July 5: Twins at Blue Jays July 7: Pawtucket at Rochester July 10: AA East/West All-Star Game, New Britain, CT July 11: Trenton at New Britain July 12: Twins at Yankees July 13: Mets at Pirates   July 15: Home.   Plenty of stuff for the family to do, and two Frank Lloyd Wright tours (Buffalo, NY, and Fallingwater, PA) to keep the wife happy. I'll blog on the games, or rep

Q & A With the Kernels' Niko Goodrum

Cedar Rapids Kernels middle infielder Niko Goodrum was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 2010 First Year Player Draft and spent the past two years playing for the Twins short season rookie league team in Elizabethton.   http://knuckleballsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Goodrum1.jpg Niko Goodrum   The 21 year old switch-hitter from Georgia got off to a good start with the Kernels, most often batting second in Manager Jake Mauer’s batting order, behind lead

Is Plouffe worth keeping?

With the end of July getting closer and closer each day it brings forth the question; are the Twins buyers or sellers? Well from a fan’s perspective you always want your team to be buyers rather than sellers. (C’mon who wants to see their favorite player get traded). But there is a very good chance that the Twins will be sellers this year. And for that their are many possibilities for the Twins. So many that I will not be covering them all, and someone else will most likely do so on this website

Twins Minor League Report (7/3): Red Wings and Miracle Fireworks

Many of the Twins minor league affiliates celebrated Independence Day early with offensive explosions. The Red Wings and the Miracle had men up and down their line-ups knock in runs to help their clubs to come out victorious.   There were a few minor league news and notes that took place on Wednesday afternoon. Catcher Danny Lehmann was released by the club after spending time on the disable list this season. He had only played 18 games this season and he was a career .229/.317/.301 hitter.  

When will it end?

For the first two games of this Yankees-Twins series, the Twins went off early by scoring 3 runs in last nights game, then only being able to score one more the rest of the game (thanks to a Parmalee solo shot). Then allowing the Yankees to not only tie the game with 3 unanswered runs, but let them carry on with their rain of terror by scoring 7 more ending in a blowout over the Twins.   Following that up was the next night with- what do you know- the same result occurring. The only difference

2013 American League All-Star Picks

Down the stretch they come!   Well, at least as far as voting goes for the 2013 MLB All-Star Game in New York City. There can be some debate over who should make the club. Some voters like to pick out the players that have had the best first half of a season in 2013. Others look at the last calendar year and try and pick out the rosters based on those performances.   Today I break down the American League roster. There are some tough decisions at a couple positions but there are some ways to bre

20 Twins Trades: Scott Erickson for dreck

Originally posted at Kevin Slowey was Framed!   I also wrote about the two Rick Aguilera trades on Tuesday, you can read them here.   Just one day after trading away Rick Aguilera, one of the more popular players on the Twins team, General Manager Terry Ryan's bloodlust was cresting and he was hungry for another trade. Who would be his next victim?   The Trade: BREAKDOWN!   The Minnesota Twins traded Scott Erickson to the Baltimore Orioles for Scott Klingenbeck and a player to be named later (

Play at the plate angers Twins’ manager

Injuring what was one of his hottest in the month of June to what could have been an avoidable play by Indians’ catcher Yan Gomes is not lost on manager Ron Gardenhire.   Ryan Doumit had been hitting .278/.345/.481 with three home runs, five doubles and a triple in June prior to suffering a sprained ankle in Cleveland on June 23. Since the incident, Doumit has sat out three games and has gone 5-for-20 (.250) without any extra base hits in his 21 plate appearances.   Doumit, who was coming into

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