mike lamb Stories - Twinkie Town
Former Ranger DFA'd for former Ranger
As everyone knows by now, Eddie Guardado is now a Twin. However, what you may not know is that former Ranger Mike Lamb was designated for assignment to make room for Guardado. A weird comment from manager Ron Gardenhire: Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said that in the end, the two sides just...
Mike Lamb hits 50 games
With last night's loss to the Orioles, Mike Lamb has officially hit the 50-game mark - the point at which the Twins cut Tony Batista loose in 2006. Batista had 195 plate appearances that season; Lamb has a very comparable 187 so far this year. And here's the tale of the tape: BATISTA M....
Batista and Castro Redux
The Twins have admitted mistakes on the left side of the infield before. In 2006, they signed Tony Batista to play third base, but gave up on him in mid-June. The same year, they sent Jason Bartlett back to the minors while Juan Castro started every day at shortstop; he lasted just one more day...
Game Story: Pfffftttttt....
Yeah. I dunno. So that sucked. We're so spoiled by the likes of Becks and Paps. Did anyone have any doubt, at all, that after the ball-busting loss that was Wednesday's game in Detroit, that Josh Beckett had a little something for the Tigers to chew on for Thursday? And guess what? He...
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