The Great DiamondCentric T-Shirt Giveaway
DiamondCentric has teamed up with tkTwinCities, a website dedicated to giving 20-somethings all the local happenings, to giveaway free DC t-shirts to their readers. First, read my piece on how we...
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Why Josh Willingham was built for Target Field
After engaging in a waiting game with corner outfield incumbent Michael Cuddyer, the Twins appear poised to move on to the next option in Josh Willingham.As both Phil Mackey and Aaron Gleeman pointed...
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Stuff I Didn't Know About Josh Willingham
He’s Kind Of A CatcherAs a 23-year-old, after a couple of years in the Marlins organization, Willingham began playing catcher. Over the next few years he spent most of his time in the minors behind the...
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Gleeman & the Geek Episode 20: Swapping Outfielders
Cuddy's gone. Kubes too, but Josh Willingham arrives. Aaron and I talk about how the changes will affect the Twins lineup and defensive alignment. Also, what "Hot 100" is and why Aaron wants no part of...
View ArticleTwins close to signing Jason Marquis
Fox Sport’s Ken Rosenthal reported last night that the Twins were nearing an agreement with pitcher Jason Marquis to fill out the remaining open slot in the rotation. Here’s what I wrote about him in...
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Gleeman & the Geek Episode 21: Minors Moves
The Twins are on their break, so Aaron and John talk about a lot of minor moves, like losing Jose Mijares and lots of ex-prospects joining the Twins. Here are:the podcaststhe rss feed if you want to...
View ArticleFarewell 2011
Yet another year has passed us by and I am headed into my fifth full season of operating this blog. Strange how things happen over five years. It is amazing to me how this went from being a place where...
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Gleeman & the Geek Episode 22: Marquis and Morris
Aaron & I dissect Jason Marquis, pine for some more right-handed relief, argue about Jack Morris' Hall of Fame credentials and celebrate Aaron's birthday. Here are:the podcaststhe rss feed if you...
View ArticleLiriano makes a start in Dominican League
It is hard to pinpoint what exactly it was about Liriano’s 2011 season that went so haywire.Was it that he was under-conditioned, pitching through an injury, struggling with his mechanics, lost his...
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Expectations Thought Excercise
Below is the opening day roster (more or less) of the 2011 Twins versus the probable roster for the 2012 Twins (as things stand right now). I want to do a quick comparison of the two but add a twist –...
View ArticleA team building exercise
In introducing himself to his new fan base out west, Michael Cuddyer fielded questions from readers in the Denver Post. One question regarding the outfielder’s excitement towards switching ballparks –...
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Who Was 1987’s 25th Man?
I was born in 1967 which means for the first 30 years of my life, there was no internet. Those were my formative years – so how come it almost seems inconceivable to have a world where there isn’t...
View ArticleGleeman & The Geek Mailbag
It's time for a mailbag episode of Gleeman and the Geek, so please send in your questions/comments below so we can read them on the podcast and respond.THANKS!JohnHe's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's...
View ArticleGleeman & The Geek Episode 23: Mailbag!
In episode 23, Aaron & I turned to our readers for their Twins questions. Here are:the podcaststhe rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave...
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Delmon vs. Revere
Does Revere's Defense Make Up For Delmon's Offense?Last week in a thought exercise, I wondered if who we could expect more out of this year – Delmon Young or Ben Revere. One offensive, one defensive....
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Coffey is for (setting up) closers
According to Phil Mackey at 1500ESPN.com, the Twins have been in contact with a potential bullpen arm:“On Thursday, a baseball source confirmed the Twins have been in talks recently with the agent for...
View ArticleTwins add Joel Zumaya to the bullpen mix
The Twins have frequently been accused of not catering to power arms and also not taking risks on their offseason signings. On Sunday, they may have made inroads in both areas by agreeing to a deal,...
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Gleeman & The Geek Episode 24: Zumaya & Arbitration
This week, Nick Nelson joined Aaron and I to talk about the wisdom of signing reliever Joel Zumaya, how Victor Martinez's injury could affect the AL Central race, Seth Stohs' 2012 Twins Prospect...
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Season Insurance
The Twins have invested $99M in their 2012 team.Whether you think they'll be competitive or not isn't the point. (I do.) Whether you think they should have cut payroll or not isn’t the point. (I...
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Hot Stove League Banquet
It ain't fancy. It is fun.If you're looking to get together for a lot of irreverent and fun Twins talk, I'd invite you to attend the 4th Annual LAST Hot Stove League Banquet and Charity Auction next...
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