http://www.mankatofreepress.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_312230232.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_312230232.html Talk of Andy Pettitte as a Hall of Fame candidate is misplaced.
Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:20:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_305222258.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_305222258.html Time to consider these questions: How great was Joe Mauer’s season? How does it rate historically? Was it the greatest season ever by a catcher?
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:13:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_299001244.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_299001244.html The Minnesota Twins have adjusted their approach when it comes to young, international players, or players in the draft for that matter. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_291230734.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_291230734.html A general manager’s work is never done — and it only gets more complex during the offseason. One of the most complex issues facing the Twins is the infield.
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:18:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_284212132.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_284212132.html From the perspective of a Twins fans (most of us), the biggest drawback to Tuesday’s Game 163 was that there was little time to savor the game. And it was a marvelous game, riddled with turning points, mistakes, breaks, rallies and Houdini pitching escapes.
Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:39:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_278004628.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_278004628.html The Metrodome isn’t going out quietly. It wouldn’t. Which is why I’m going to miss the dump.
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_271002749.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_271002749.html Will this be the year that Joe Mauer win the MVP? The stats don't lie. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:12:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_263221653.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_263221653.html This is the baseball equivalent of a machine held together with paper clips and chewing gum.
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:50:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_257005420.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_257005420.html The Twins entered 2009 with high hopes, and among the reasons for optimism was the starting rotation.
Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:29:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_250001430.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_250001430.html Denard Span is the Billy Beane protype from the 2002 draft, although in 2002, he wasn't a player Beane would have considered. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:06:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_243010904.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_243010904.html The Twins have not had a native Spanish speaker on the major league coaching staff since Tony Oliva some two decades ago. And when you think of the players who have frustrated Ron Gardenhire and company in recent years, they are largely native Spanish speakers. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:58:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_235210115.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_235210115.html There was a time when the Kansas City Royals were the class of the American League — the mid-1970s to mid-’80s.
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:21:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_229002034.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_229002034.html Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:13:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_222001237.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_222001237.html Minnesota has a decision to make with struggling lefty Francisco Liriano. Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:34:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_214233551.html http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columnistETOMA/local_story_214233551.html The Twins front office, we are told, was diligent in its pursuit of middle relief help in the days leading up to the trading deadline.