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Assessing David Kahn’s Tenure as GM
Posted on 30 Jul 2012 by Jonathan Fawkes.
Kahn has made his fare share of blunders, such as the infamous 2009 Draft when he took 3 PGs in the first round With one year left on his contract and the busiest offseason in Timberwolves history since the KG trade, it seemed a proper time to examine how David Kahn has transformed a Timberwolves roster of mismatched young players with potential into a team with realistic playoff aspirations. K...
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Optimism For The Wolves Despite 3-7 Start
Posted on 13 Jan 2012 by Jonathan Fawkes.
A casual fan may see the Timberwolves sitting at 3-7 and think that this will be yet another season where the Wolves will finish as one of the worst teams in the league — an understandable assumption since they haven't won more than 33 games since the 2004-2005 season. But a quick look at their schedule and team statistics (and maybe a sweet Ricky Rubio dime or two), will illuminate so...
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Ben Revere Makes Catch of The Year
Posted on 23 Aug 2011 by Jonathan Fawkes.
Ben Revere has been a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing season for the Twins. He has shown tremendous range in the outfield and has made many spectacular catches on the run. Last night he found a way to top them all while doing his best Spider-Man/Willie Mays impression: Revere's incredible catch Revere has been a top prospect in the Twins organization for a few years and injuries h...
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Delmon Young Traded to Tigers
Posted on 15 Aug 2011 by Jonathan Fawkes.
On a day when Delmon Young was traded to the Tigers after a disappointing 2011 season, Jim Thome put the that story to shame by launching his 599th and 600th home runs en route to a much needed Twins victory over the Tigers. It is seeminly impossible to find a negative story about Jim Thome, who is heralded as a genuine class act and regarded as one of the nicest people in all of baseball. T...
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Evaluating The Vikings Off-Season Moves
Posted on 11 Aug 2011 by Jonathan Fawkes.
As evidenced by their 25th rank in the preseason Power Rankings on ESPN, the Vikings enter the 2011 season with lower expectations than past years when they had a certain quarterback who wore #4. The lockout shortened offseason was particularly detrimental to a Vikings team which has a new head coach (Leslie Frazier), new offensive coordinator (Bill Musgrave), and a new QB (Donovan McNabb) to...
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Twins End Losing Streak And Welcome Back Morneau
Posted on 11 Aug 2011 by Jonathan Fawkes.
On the heels of a 6 game losing streak during a disappointing injury riddled season, the Twins were in need of a boost. Nick Blackburn out dueled Jon Lester and the Twins scored 3 in the ninth after giving up their lead like they had in the first two games against Boston. Jim Thome did not hit HR number 599, but he did deliver the game winning RBI double to put the Twins ahead for good. J...
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Twins Welcome Back Denard Span
Posted on 1 Aug 2011 by Jonathan Fawkes.
The Twins were very quiet at the trade deadline because according to GM Bill Smith, “I'd rather make no deal than a bad deal.” While this is an inarguable point the Twins are a team with a surplus of outfielders with Delmon Young, Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel, Ben Revere and Denard Span. Luckily Cuddyer can play first while Justin Morneau is still rehabbing from his neck surgery and...
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Vikings Off-Season Priorities
Posted on 25 Jul 2011 by Jonathan Fawkes.
It's about time that we are able to talk some NFL. With the lockout finally over and an intense free agency period soon to come I wanted to outline what I think the Vikings priorities should be before the season starts. 1) Get a veteran QB: Christian Ponder is the QB of the future in Minnesota since they used the first round draft pick on him, but asking a rookie QB to take control of the offen...
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Twins Finish Homestand At 6-6
Posted on 25 Jul 2011 by Jonathan Fawkes.
The Twins entered a 12 game homestand agaisnt their AL Central opponents 6.5 games back from the Tigers and finished it 7 games back. They took 3 out of 4 from the Royals, split 4 games with the Indians, and dropped 3 out of 4 to the Tigers. For a homestand where starting pitching was not particularly strong and the Twins could muster only 3.4 runs per game it could have gone much worse. I'm ...
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Valencia Is Mr. Clutch
Posted on 21 Jul 2011 by Jonathan Fawkes.
After battling all year to move within just 5 games of 1st place in the AL Central, it was demoralizing for the Twins to get swept in a doubleheader against the Indians. At 7 games back the Twins needed to at least avoid getting swept and preferably split the series. The third game was not encouraging as we saw 7 2/3 innings of dominant pitching by Cleveland's ace Justin Masterson, who gave...
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Nathan Replaces Capps as Closer
Posted on 16 Jul 2011 by Jonathan Fawkes.
In a move that was long overdue in my opinion, Joe Nathan has officially been named the Twins closer. Matt Capps will be pushed back to a set-up role where he can hopefully be more effective than his most recent outings (7 ER and 2 blown saves in 5.2 IP this month). Capps had been booed mercilessly by the hometown fans whose “Minnesota nice” had eventually worn out due to Capps'...
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Why The Twins Will Win The AL Central
Posted on 12 Jul 2011 by Jonathan Fawkes.
The Twins 2011 season has been a disappointment for the most part, but they have played well enough in June and July so that they now sit just 6.5 games back of Detroit at the All-Star Break. For a season recap check out my previous article which illustrates how injuries have plagued the Twins 2011 season. I believe that the Twins will ultimately be involved in another close race in the AL Ce...
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