Monthly Archives: August 2010

Manny in the Windy City

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

Manny Ramirez is expected to make his Chicago White Sox debut tonight in one of his former home stadiums, as the Sox face the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field. The White Sox acquired the oft-injured outfielder from the Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Weekend recap: Twins, Vikings and make-believe football

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

I’m sitting around watching the USA-Brazil men’s basketball game at the FIBA World Championships. Talk about something I never thought I’d be watching. Seemed like as good of time as any to rehash the weekend. Twinkies take 2 of 3 … Continue reading →

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Twins upgrade bullpen with Fuentes, Flores

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

While the second-place Chicago White Sox are in negotations with the Los Angeles Dodgers to try and acquire Manny Ramirez, the first-place Minnesota Twins have made a couple of pretty nice moves. Most recently, the Twins traded for lefty reliever … Continue reading →

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Tackling the fallout from the leaked MLB financial documents

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

The last couple of days, I’ve become pretty obsessed with the reporting Deadspin.com has done thanks to leaked financial documents from a number of Major League Baseball teams. Deadspin has links to a number of opinions on the matter. Two … Continue reading →

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Vikings left without Rice

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

Sidney Rice, the Minnesota Vikings biggest receiving threat, will miss the first eight weeks of the upcoming season after having surgery Monday to repair a hip he injured during January’s NFC Championship loss to New Orleans. It’s a bit of … Continue reading →

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Leave it to Joe to break up no-no

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

The way Joe Mauer is hitting right now, it’s hard to believe if he gets four chances to break up a no-hitter, he’s not going to do it. The Minnesota Twins dropped a 4-0 decision to open a four-game set … Continue reading →

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Favre, Twins and Rubio

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

No shortage of games to watch for the Minnesota sports fan last night. The Minnesota Vikings played their second preseason game – and first with Brett Favre – last night on NBC. At the same time, the Minnesota Twins wrapped … Continue reading →

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Catching up with the last few days

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

I took a little break the last few days from the blog while enjoying a week off from work. But that week is going to end shortly, so I better get back in the swing of things. The Minnesota Twins … Continue reading →

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Favre makes predictable trip to Minny

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

On the day that the man who hit the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” died, the man that sent the “Text Heard ‘Round the World” appears headed for a second season with the Minnesota Vikings. Bobby Thomson – who died … Continue reading →

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Closer look at Inge

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

Came across an interesting little rumor today. The Detroit Tigers will reportedly move third baseman Brandon Inge through waivers sometime this week with the possibility of trading him. MLBTradeRumors.com speculates the Minnesota Twins are the first team that could have … Continue reading →

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