"Note to self don't sing fat guy in a little coat when my 9 months pregnant wife puts her coat on #wasfunnytome" -Brian Duensing

"I was not a happy person last year. I was angry. I was frustrated, ultimately because I couldn't get on the field."

"What surprised me a lot was a couple things out there were questioning my work ethic. That kind of bugged me a little bit." -Joe Mauer

After the trade deadline passed without a deal that many predicted would happen, the Twins, "... thought they had a chance to win, and bullpen was the one thing they thought they really needed,'" but, "'... once that deal fell through, they'll be dealing with a different set of circumstances [this offseason].

There have been lots of rumblings there will also be a tax on teams that spend too little on big-league payroll. Looking forward to details

Since July 7, 2010, Mauer and Morneau have combined for one homer in Target Field, or two fewer than Rene Tosoni.

Twins announce Kyle Gibson will undergo Tommy John surgery on Sept. 7

Danny Valencia was arested for d.u.i. in iowa -pat ruesse just reported it on espn 1500

Dont give up twins. we can still win 97 games!

An official of a club that has been speaking with the Pirates said their No. 1 focus is on finding a "professional hitter."....other clubs say Pittsburgh has its eyes on is the Twins' Jason Kubel. But Twins GM Bill Smith told Rumblings his team is "trying to make our club better, we still think we're very much in contention, and we're excited to see where we go in the next two months." Smith didn't rule out trading away someone in his current mix if it brings back a piece that "makes us better." But one AL exec said the Twins have too much invested in this season "to do anything now that signals retreat."

Going to my first Twins game tomarrow. I hope Fransisco Liriano can come up with a win!