Minnesota Twins Find Stride?

Hey! What do you know? The Twins are on their first win streak - 2 w's in a row at Target Field!

If you watched the game last night, you probably almost had a heart attack given the thrills of the game. The Twins started out with four uninspiring losses, but have come alive the past two days at Target Field.

The Twins took a three-game series from the LA Angels (2-for-3) this past week. Recall that the Angels were one of the most active teams in the off season, picking up highly desired free agents.

I love a nail biter when we come out on top. However, there is something to be said about a straight-up win. Twins fans might not be able to take this kind of fun for 156 more games...

Let's pound Texas... and let Twins fans sigh with relief.

Twins player Joe Mauer says healthy, ready for spring training

Minnesota Twins catcher, and fan favorite, Joe Mauer, spoke to reporters today, saying he is "healthy and happy" and is ready to start the preparations for spring training.

Mauer says he wanted to make the statement in the hopes that it will ease Twins fans concerns about the health issues he had last season.

St Paul native Mauer went on to say he understands the frustration that fans had about his lack of field time last season, but that no one was more frustrated than he was about having to sit on the sidelines.

I think all Twins fans hope this is all true! There has been some rumors about some horrible illnesses, and I just hope none of them end up being true! Looking forward to seeing you play in many games in 2012, Mauer!

Joe Mauer Agrees to Play 1st Base

Joe Mauer will be playing first base Thursday in Chicago. Mauer needs to do this so that he can rest his body and get his bat in the lineup. Mauer has been somewhat pressured into doing this by the media and fans, but I don't blame him. People pay lots of money to watch Mauer play, making it unacceptable for people to show up to Target Field and not get to see Mauer. The Twins are paying him 180 million dollars and they aren't paying him that much to sit on the bench and talk about how tired his legs are.

Mauer's probably going to be really good at 1st base. It's pretty much like catching, but much, much easier. He might not know the positioning that well, but this guy has an amazingly high baseball IQ. I trust him to make all the right plays and play very well.