The Twins have certainly had worse days in their franchise history. We had a mimimal schedule yesterday at the Journalism Institute, so I was free to enjoy both the game last night and the draft last afternoon. Suffice to say that I’m extremely pleased with how things turned out. Here is a run-down of what [...]
Archive for June, 2009
An All-Around Good Day
Posted: 10th June 2009 by vacant in Game ThoughtsTags: Aaron Hicks, Carlos Gomez, Delmon Young, Denard Span, Dennys Reyes, Jesse Crain, Joe Crede, Joe Nathan, Jose Mijares, mlb draft, Scott Baker
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Just wanted to fill you guys in one more time regarding this next week. I have to finish out the Summer Journalism Institute at Walter Cronkite until next Friday. Until then, updates may be far and few between. For now, though, I’ve updated the Organizational Depth Chart through Saturday night.
Thursday Linkage
Posted: 4th June 2009 by vacant in LinkageTags: Anthony Swarzak, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau
Following a 10-1 loss at the hands of the Cleveland Indians, the last thing I want to do is throw together a half-hearted summary filled with cliche one-liners about how close the Twins were to winning. Sure, they “tried hard.” But there were many mistakes to go along with a poor start from Anthony Swarzak [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Rob Delaney to Rochester
Posted: 2nd June 2009 by vacant in Breaking NewsTags: Anthony Slama, Mike Gosling, minor leagues, Robert Delaney
It was just announced that Robert Delaney, a 24-year old reliever formerly with the New Britain Rock Cats, has been called up to the Rochester Red Wings. He is now one step closer to helping out the big league club. It’s interesting that Anthony Slama was left behind in Double-A, as some claim that his [...]
On Liriano, Swarzak, and the Bullpen
Posted: 2nd June 2009 by vacant in Opinionated Musings, Roster MovesTags: Anthony Swarzak, Brian Duensing, Bullpen, Francisco Liriano, Glen Perkins, Jesse Crain, Kevin Mulvey, Luis Ayala, RA Dickey, starting rotation
Meanwhile, Anthony Swarzak has dominated in his two starts so far this year. Swarzak is just 23 years old and his incredible 2.08 ERA needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt considering his virtually non-exsistent major-league experience, but he has navigated through both the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers’ lineups without [...]