Brendan Harris News

I think it's a good idea, although I'd be intrigued by the prospect of trying to keep Joe Crede healthy enough to play 120 games in 2009 with the prospect of him playing third base in the new ballpark in 2010.

If you're a Twins fan, you're craving any news from the team right now. This past week, all fans got was that the team was going to wear their old 1982 jerseys on Saturdays next season.

When he returns to his house on Fox Hollow Lane, Brendan Harris sleeps in a single bed in a room his mother's clothes have infiltrated.

Wearing a Minnesota Twins baseball jersey that was just a bit too big, 12-year-old Marcus Perrone didn't hesitate to answer when asked what he could learn from a big-league baseball player.

The weather is still warm enough, so get out and take a hike. And you don't have to drive up to the Adirondacks to do it.

And there are a lot of players on the market whom, if put together in various 25-man combinations, could guarantee a 95-loss season.

Following a surprise run last season that left them just a game short of another American League Central title, the Twins are already considered to be a dangerous team heading into the 2009 season.

Posted on November 8th, 2008 10:08 AM By Joe Christensen The Twins ranked 21st out of 30 major league teams in OPS at third base last season, at .730. Mike Lamb was just plain terrible before Brian Buscher and ...

The Twins scored 829 runs in 2008, the third highest single-season total in franchise history.

Ken Griffey Jr. made just as much of an impact with his arm as he did with his more storied hitting prowess during 41 games played with the 2008 White Sox.

The Twins knew they were giving up a potential gem when they traded Matt Garza to Tampa Bay last November.

Few things surprised Bill Smith. He may be just one season into his tenure as Twins general manager, but changing offices last year from a cramped space to the corner spot on Kirby Puckett Place reflected ...

The White Sox had an eventful season that not even 162 games could contain. But when it was over, they had won the AL Central Division title.

The Rays secured a franchise-first postseason appearance with a 7-2 victory over the Twins on Sept.

Posted on September 27th, 2008 9:48 PM By Howard First of all, I'd gladly trade the Fan Appreciation Weekend streak we're on - the Cub Foods gift card Friday and being in the Hormel Row of Fame today - for a ...

The black catcher's mitt flashed in front of Michael Cuddyer's face. A.J. Pierzynski had the ball, after a somersault collision at home plate, and Cuddyer was out.

Considering all their ups and downs -- starting with the losses of stars Johan Santana and Torii Hunter in the same offseason and ending with that ridiculously long 14-game trip that soured their second half -- ...

Posted on September 24th, 2008 11:40 PM By La Velle Pressbox mood: I figured I'd give you a little taste of what goes on in the press box during games.

The Twins' .311 batting average with runners in scoring position is so much higher than any other major league team's - runner-up Baltimore is 24 points behind, at .287 - that it seems like a statistical fluke.

Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman stood behind the batting cage Thursday, chatting with the chip he had parlayed into major components of what could soon be a playoff team.