http://damox.com/minnesota-twins A blog covering Twins baseball with video and pictures Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:51:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Baseball fans proved their stupidity Sunday night as they selected Derek Jeter as the 2009 recipient of the AL Hank Aaron Award, given each season to the top hitter in each league. That's right, baseball fans think Derek Jeter was a better hitter this season than Joe Mauer. Perhaps Bud ... http://damox.com/minnesota-twins/2009/11/02/why-didnt-joe-mauer-win-the-hank-aaron-award/ There was a time when baseball umpires were selected to do playoff games based on the merit system. Then, for some reason (possibly the umpires union getting involved), MLB decided every umpire should get a chance to work baseball's biggest games, no matter how terrible they are. Phil Cuzzi is ... http://damox.com/minnesota-twins/2009/10/12/how-much-did-phil-cuzzi-get-paid-to-give-this-alds-to-the-yankees/ The Twins had to fight tooth and nail to get into the playoffs, but now they have to face the dreaded New York Yankees. The same New York Yankees team that went 7-0 against the Twins in the regular season. They don't have a chance, right? Well, maybe they do. ... http://damox.com/minnesota-twins/2009/10/07/twins-and-yankees-a-better-matchup-than-most-realize/ The Twins won the first game of today's doubleheader against the Tigers and are now just 1 back of the AL Central leaders. A win in the second game would move them into a tie. I was so amped up during this game I did hundreds of dollars of damage ... http://damox.com/minnesota-twins/2009/09/29/twins-win-in-10th-within-1-game-of-tigers/ Joe Mauer missed the beginning of the season and most baseball experts think the Twins will just miss the playoffs this season. Those are basically the only 2 reasons that people have argued Joe Mauer doesn't deserve the MVP this season. They are both foolish. First of all, the other ... http://damox.com/minnesota-twins/2009/09/17/why-joe-mauer-will-win-the-mvp-and-jeter-wont/ Without a doubt, this weekend was one of the most disappointing I can remember in all my years as a Twins fan. Not only did the Twins lose the first 3 games of a 4-game set against the Yankees, but each win came in the form of a walk-off hit. ... http://damox.com/minnesota-twins/2009/05/18/baseball-gods-mock-the-twins-all-weekend-long/ Tigers starter Justin Verlander struck out a career high 13 Twins batters today, but a shocking 6 run 7th inning was all the Twins needed to beat Detroit by a final of 6-5. Craig Breslow got credit for the win while Joe Nathan pitched a scoreless 9th for the save. ... http://damox.com/minnesota-twins/2009/05/14/twins-strike-out-13-times-against-verlander-still-win/ The Twins lost both ends of a doubleheader on Wednesday to the Red Sox in Fenway Park. They were outscored in the 2 games 17-4, and it was their starting pitching that looked terrible. A bunch of Boston no-names, replacing injured starters, attacked Twins pitching all day. David Ortiz, Boston's ... http://damox.com/minnesota-twins/2009/04/23/twins-get-swept-by-red-sox/ The Twins are slowly looking like the team that will end up taking the AL Central crown this year, even though their record still stands at 4-5 after a 3-2 extra inning win over the Blue Jays in a battle of the domed teams on Tuesday. How is it that ... http://damox.com/minnesota-twins/2009/04/15/twins-climbing-back-towards-500-with-win-over-blue-jays/ It's a common fallacy in baseball circles that a knuckleball pitcher needs wind to be effective. As it turns out, most knuckleballers have more success pitching in climate controlled domes. While wind can cause the knuckleball to drift unexpectedly, most of the movement from the pitch comes from the seams ... http://damox.com/minnesota-twins/2009/04/08/ra-dickey-hopes-to-find-success-with-knuckleball-in-metrodome/