By Melissa S. Wollering Bill Hall hits a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the 10th Sunday to beat St. Louis 1-0 and what does he do? Pivots like a runway model at first, leads the entire team up the dugout stairs to the locker room at cheetah speed and signals to the whining Cardinals that they can take Milwaukee’s untucked jerseys and SHOVE THEM. No high-fives, no … [Read more...] about What’s Milwaukee Brewing: Interleague Interruption & Locker Room B-Line
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Minnesota Twins: Pass the Anti-depressants
By David Palmer This must be what it feels like to be bi-polar. We’re not even fifty games into the season and the roller coaster ride is killing me. I’ve never experienced so many mixed emotions so early in a season before. I hate to make light of depression, but as Frank the Tank so eloquently put it in the movie “Old School,” we’re streeeaaking! The Twins might be the … [Read more...] about Minnesota Twins: Pass the Anti-depressants
Minnesota Twins Extraordinarily Mediocre
David Palmer As we wrapped up the first month of the Major League season the Twins had to win their last two games to finish April at .500. With an 11-11 record, they are the definition of average, mediocre, consistently inconsistent or whatever adjective you want to insert for a team that has more ups and downs than Lindsey Lohan. I think it is safe to say that we have … [Read more...] about Minnesota Twins Extraordinarily Mediocre
Twins Preview: Starting Infield
By David Palmer I’m going to give you the position-by-position breakdown of where the Twins are at this spring regarding their starting infield. It includes some new faces, some old faces and some killer sideburns thanks to Joe Mauer. This team should get the most consistent offensive and defensive consistency from this position group. In case you missed it, I broke … [Read more...] about Twins Preview: Starting Infield
Twins Pitchers, Catchers and Grounds Crew Reporting
By David Palmer With pitchers and catcher officially reporting to spring training in the next couple of days, the Twins go to war with basically the same roster they had to finish last year. The biggest acquisition we made was hiring a groundskeeper for Target Field. Before Twins General Manager Bill Smith came around, Terry Ryan was widely known as one of the league’s … [Read more...] about Twins Pitchers, Catchers and Grounds Crew Reporting