• Valencia's RBI single was worth the wait
• Angels fill tall order with Van Mil
• Sept. 1: Twins 2, Detroit 1
• Twins-Detroit game recap
• Twins statistics
• August wrap: Valencia, Hardy, Kubel and more
• Danny Valencia, no ordinary rookie
• Twins win, but feel little comfort
• Twins and Vikings fans, c'mon down!
• Valencia hits winner for Twins, 2-1 over Tigers
• With money, Smith's talent is consulting talented evaluators
• Reds' Chapman hits 103 mph, gets 6-1 win
• Section 219: Phil Coke: Absence of malice
• Twins complete trade by sending 7-foot pitcher to Angels
• Tigers catcher gets call after 978 games in minors

Matt Capps Trade Review

The full trade reviewed http://www.tradetoad.com/grade-the-trade-mlb/wilson-ramos-for-matt-capps.html By tradetoad on Sep 1 at 12:53 PM

partsko:

You are totally off base. Like you said it is the pennant race but the Twins need their horses for the stretch run. With the Twins playing the last place Mariners and an off day coming on Monday I would be trying to rest key players too. I see it as an opportunity to rest some players. Not only does it allow key players to recharge the battery so to speak, but it gives some bench players some needed playing time ... because we will also need them to have game experience if we want to make the playoffs. By TomAckerman on Aug 28 at 07:36 AM

Who's managing the team anyway

Thome not in the lineup last nite was a big mistake. He's hitting about .500 vs the TX pitcher. This is a pennant race not a popularity contest. Time to drop Span out of the leadoff spot.Can Vavra teach him to try and hit to all fields. Tired of him trying to pull every AB and gettting the usual ground ball out to right side if IF. At this time they look like one and done again in playoffs IF THEY GET THERE. By partskcoj on Aug 25 at 11:07 AM

Third base running errors.

Gardy needs to rethink his (or the third base coach) policy of taking to much risk in stretching the running abilities of the slower players on the team eg. Kubel, Thome, and Morneu when trying to steal home. They have to often been caught ridiculously short on running plays to home plate. By tedgar on Aug 23 at 05:28 PM

Never seen so much complaining when the team is winning so much. Must be fun being grouchy. How sad that must be. I am enjoying the ride By NoraG1 on Aug 22 at 11:49 PM

Bullpen woes

Hard to get real excited about this team with the bullpen we have. Right now Crain is the only guy that you can count on to get a key out. I hold my breath with every other guy. We may be able to win the division but I see little chance for further advancement in the playoffs. We sorely miss Joe Nathan! By stcloudslim on Aug 20 at 10:30 AM

Raucsh

He is becoming a liability. I don't have the stats, but it seems ever since the all star break, he can't keep runners off the bases. Can he be counted on to get the job done down the stretch? If I was Gardy, he would only come into the game in mop up situations until he finds his game. He got lucky this time again...thanks to Thome....As I was typing this. By imakemfly on Aug 17 at 10:25 PM

"Gardy" does NOT DO

"everything you ask of him." How bout if he gets the boys ready to play to win in the post season??? By ellinal on Aug 16 at 09:03 PM

Why do the "uninformed" insist...?

Because lil 8 is a waste of a uniform. Get his futile bat out of this lineup permanently, We are winning WITHOUT HIM. By ellinal on Aug 16 at 09:01 PM

Rest Bah!

The Twins do not need rest! They play a game for money. Its a pennant race, they need toplay harder than ever. Tom Kelly retired, lets let him rest. Its silly really, should be celebrating a no hitter today. By redhornet777 on Aug 16 at 08:50 PM

To the last two comments

Players need rest. Punto has a weak bat for a starter, but he's a valuable utility player. He's probably overpaid by a couple million, but it's not the travesty many make it out to be. Thome is old. He needs to rest his back, which has been cutting into his playing time for years. I would argue that he's effective BECAUSE he gets rest - I think he's getting close to the right amount of at-bats considering his age and condition. It's so hard to fight against the tide of uninformed comments...it's disheartening, Strib. Not sure I can keep reading these yokels' comments. By jackwell on Aug 16 at 05:00 PM

punto better be gone

no way PUNTO should touch the field again this year, we are winning MORE without him and Valencia is so much better, even in the FIELD!! cant we just cut punto and save some of the $4million?? watch gardy put that joke back in, argh! By lakesbison on Aug 16 at 10:11 AM

Tunahunter

I agree with you that we need to keep Thome in the lineup. He would have double the homeruns if he were always in the lineup. His bat isn't dead. He is actually having one of his best years. Keep Thome in there!! By teozf on Aug 15 at 04:03 PM

Gardy and Billy

Gardy does everything we could ask of him as fans. It's easy to criticize in this blog; "Why didn't he do this or that?". Gardy DOES make moves, as well as Billy Smith. This is not a static management situation. Give them credit: We are in first place in the division, winning games with our bench, and doing what it takes to get to where we want to go with what we have. I criticize too, but I appreciate management. They have spent, dealt, and have stayed poised. By teozf on Aug 15 at 03:58 PM

Oakland series

We need Thome for the Saturday and Sunday games. Give Mauer a breather and let him DH tonight. By tunahunter11 on Aug 13 at 12:35 PM

The bats are alive!

The Twins are scoring some runs! Liriano pitched out of some jams last night, man I thought it as going to be bad, but he stayed calm and pulled it out. Nice to see Joe behind the plate again and doing so well with his bat. Delmon seemed comfortable in the 7 slot. Nice victory! By lirianofan on Aug 13 at 04:00 AM

Mauer is batting well

And we should expect no less. It's great to see him hitting the ball and bring his average up, but we have a right to expect excellence from this player. By jimtwinsfan on Aug 8 at 09:29 AM

We split with the best team in baseball

We can't complain. We asked them to play with heart and they did. By teozf on Aug 6 at 04:32 PM

Twins looking good, but..

excellent since the break, but the pitching is still suspect. Lets wait until after they play the white sox again. Then we'll see By whitesox on Aug 5 at 10:05 PM

Twins Split

After hearing about how the Twins can't compete with the AL East and they were going to get swept all I say is we just played the best team in the league and went 2-2 without Morneau. Looks like we can compete with the AL East afterall. Sorry haters... The Twins last 2 wins spoiled your complaints huh? By pmhansen1 on Aug 5 at 02:25 PM