Trevor Plouffe’s Magic Carpet Ride

The Minnesota Twins have a bright spot right now, sort of. Trevor Plouffe, the 26 year-old renaissance man who entered this season with 10 career...

My Buddy MJ Lloyd Called the Jered Weaver No-Hitter

Last night Jered Weaver threw a no-hitter, blanking the Minnesota Twins 9-0. He walked one and struck out nine. The most amazing part of it...

Old man Jim Thome hits his 600th blast

I got a text today asking me if I thought that Jim Thome was a Hall of Famer. Are you kidding me? Of course he...

The Francisco Liriano No-Hitter

He might no longer be known only as ‘Lights Out’, but he’s now an immortal piece of baseball history. Last night, Francisco Liriano no-hit the...

American League Central 2011 Season Preview

Leading up to the start of the 2011 Regular Season, Diamond Hoggers will preview each of MLB’s 30 teams . Today’s preview features the Chicago...

The Other Larkin

When I was a kid and I saw the name ‘Larkin’ in the Minnesota Twins box score on some mornings, I thought that maybe Barry...

Target Field Opens Today

Target Field makes it’s long awaited debut today and the Twins will host their first outdoor ballgame in more then 50 years. Have you done...

Twins lock up Joe Mauer for 8 years

Joe Mauer signing an 8-year, $184 million contract extension with the Minnesota Twins is good for the game of baseball. The Twins are set to...

Joe Mauer is your American League’s Most Valuable

Joe Mauer took 27 of 28 votes to win the American League MVP Award unanimously, edging out Mark Texeira and Miguel Cabrera very easily. And...

Phil Cuzzi & crew admit they blew the call last night. “ saw the ball as foul, called what he saw,” Tschida said. “Afterwards, like...

"Which way did he go? Which way did he go?"

He’s an angry troll. He’s an awkward-bodied middle aged man who is running short on white hairs. He’s the father who shits in the toilet...

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...

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....

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...