Minnesota Twins
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Your Definitive 2009 Divisional Series Post
Today is the day that the MLB Playoffs begin. The NLDS gets underway and so we’ve arrived at the time to make our picks. Last...
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One game to decide a season's worth
It’s hard to believe that after 162 regular season games, two teams in the same division were stubborn enough to finish with the same record....
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On Mauer, and the elusive pursuit of .400
I have been making it a habit to read the baseball cover articles when I receive my Sports Illustrated copies. Namely, anything written my Tom...
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Joe Mauer returns in a big way
Last night Joe Mauer returned from an injury that kept him sidelined for the first month of the season. After his performance, there shouldn’t be...
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Minnesota Twins 2009 Season Preview
Leading up to the start of the 2009 Regular Season, Diamond Hoggers will preview each of MLB’s 30 teams. Today’s team is the Minnesota Twins....
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Al Newman was a poor man's Bip Roberts. Very poor.
Al Newman is a beloved figure in Twins folklore. Another example of a guy who could probably run like the wind blew but hit like...
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Twins/White Sox Live Blog
Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox: Game 163
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Game 163 Will Push You to the Limits
Tonight’s game at US Cellular Field in Chicago is the most meaningful of this baseball season. It’s the only situation in baseball where the finality...
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Let me slide down the Bannister and warm it up
Lights Out Liriano (best nickname in MLB?) and the Minnesota Twins were no match for the Kansas City Royals and their powder blue uniforms. Of...
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It's a big day for 'Lights Out'
Today is a big day for Francisco ‘Lights Out’ Liriano, as he comes off the disabled list to make his first start of the season....
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For Fucks Sakes, Trade Him Already!
Rumor has it that the New York Mets are closing in on bringing Johan Santana to Flushing as the next big ticket. Honestly, before I...
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'Lights Out' Ready for a 2008 return
I knew that this Francisco Liriano was something something special when I saw him throw for a spell in 2005. Then, he burst on the...
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Business. Sweep. Next.
Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two run homerun and Victor Martinez added a solo shot in the first inning off Johann Santana in the first inning...
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Gaetti dolls, and lots of Santana K's
It was nearly a perfect day for the Minnesota Twins. Bobblehead dolls of one of Major League Baseball’s ugliest ballplayers in history, Gary Gaetti, were...
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Fantasy Baseball
Die Hard Fantasy Baseball 2019 Title Ring
Perhaps you recall our last post like this one, when we showed off the 2018 Die Hard Fantasy League ring. It’s a time-honored tradition now – so I will...
Max Scherzer’s Return To My Fantasy Team
I think it was during the 2015 season that I had Max Scherzer in fantasy baseball and traded him away. I don’t remember the exact package, but it was...
Die Hard Fantasy Baseball 2018 Title Ring
Congrats to Trey, the owner of Smitty’s Slugger’s in winning the 2018 Die Hard Fantasy League Championship last year. Here’s how the standings went down. Smitty’s Slugger’s held off...
I’m Ready To Get On With Fantasy Draft Season
I watched the Facebook Live Rotoworld fantasy draft for a bit tonight. It got me a bit excited. It made me envious that guys like D.J. Short are paid...
