Jim Thome went deep twice in Detroit to become the eighth member of the 600-homer club. Although he’s just the eighth player to hit 600 home runs, Thome ranks above several all-time greats in other offensive categories Jim Thome Hits Two Homers to Reach 600 Jim Thome career stats Photos: The 600-HR club More coverage [...]
Remembering Harmon Killebrew
May 18, 2011 By
Liriano Tosses No-Hitter Against White Sox
May 4, 2011 By
NY Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (Mar. 4)
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2011 American League Central Preview
March 26, 2011 By
Twins Spring Training Report
February 24, 2011 By
Black, Gardenhire named NL and AL Managers of the Year
November 18, 2010 By
Bud Black hung on to win this race. Ron Gardenhire became a first-time Manager of the Year, too, after so many near misses. A month after his San Diego Padres were knocked out of the playoff chase on the final day, Black nudged Cincinnati’s Dusty Baker by one point for the NL award Wednesday. “I [...]
Yankees complete sweep of Twins
October 10, 2010 By
The Minnesota Twins ditched the dome for a beautiful outdoor ballpark, boosted payroll to bring in experienced veterans and locked in MVP Joe Mauer for eight years. Then they beat up on the AL Central even without the injured Justin Morneau. Now they just have to figure out how to win in the postseason. Brian [...]
Four years later, Liriano is lights-out again
September 29, 2010 By
The Twins’ playoff fortunes rest with the hard-throwing left-hander whose arm is finally 100 percent again. The fourth pitch Francisco Liriano threw while losing his playoff virginity a year ago was a fat fastball that bisected home plate, the sort that flies 425 feet in the other direction and turns Yankee Stadium into a den [...]
MLB Power Rankings
September 7, 2010 By
The Yanks remain the standard while the Rays move up to second in this week’s rankings. This season is getting exciting in that seven of the eight playoff spots are more or less up for grabs. 1. NY Yankees – The Yankees’ potent offense leads the league in runs scored by more than 60 and [...]
