Twins Fan From Afar

Contrary to what is implied here, I can report that Josmil Pinto DOES indeed know how to wear his tools of ignorance

Twins catchers. There's Joe Mauer. Then a big, big gap. Sure, Ryan Doumit can technically sit there and intercept a pitch before it hits the umpire. But ...

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Alex Meyer, probably throwing a really, really hard fastball. Courtesy of Kevin Pataky at MiLB.

For a Twins fan, I had perhaps the best seat in the house. Literally 1 row behind me -- same seat number in fact -- Twins' General Manager Terry Ryan sat with a pencil, scorecard and ...

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This picture of Justin Morneau hangs in a suite at New Britain Stadium. The Rock Cats do a great job of paying tribute to the Twins' greats that have come and gone from this stadium.

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Updated 04-20-2013 at 03:34 PM by Kevin

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[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar]

This was my second year attending the Rock Cats' Annual Welcome Home Dinner. The players attend this function shortly after arriving in Connecticut. In fact, some don't even have housing or vehicles arranged yet! It's truly a crazy time of year for these guys. Last year, I had the good fortune of sitting with Twins' top prospect Alex Wimmers at this charity event that raises funds for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Wimmers was ...

Updated 04-04-2013 at 06:38 PM by Twins Fan From Afar

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Rocky the Rock Cat: Proud to be an American


The New Britain Rock Cats find themselves in the middle of a tough stretch of baseball. They lost last night, 8-1, to the Altoona Curve, and ...

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The look of a displaced man who will never again see Target Field



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For purposes of this post, I need to start of with 2 limitations: First, I'm thinking about players in the upper levels ...

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B.J. Hermsen, perhaps the MVP for the Rock Cats this past month



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After winning 2 of 3 on the road at Erie over the weekend, the Rock Cats earned a much needed day off, though ...

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Every Wednesday evening, I write a recap of all the Twins minor league action, which you can find at TwinsDaily. Take a look if you haven't already. Here's what I wrote about last ...

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Since March, I have been providing Rock Cats content on this blog, whether it's game reports from contests I have attended, player stats, the latest on the potential change in affiliation, or recounts of events I have attended, like the pre-season welcome home dinner. I'm no expert on baseball -- or the Twins minor league system ...

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I'm partial, of course, but am hoping to still see this logo in New Britain next season

Last week, I wrote about an interesting promotion whereby Rock Cats fans could meet New York Mets prospects prior ...

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Newly promoted B.J. Hermsen will take the mound tonight in his AA debut



The landscape for the New Britain Rock Cats is already starting to change only 23 games into the season. A couple ...

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The Twins actually won a game today. It's tough to complain about too much from today's Twins performance. Jason Marquis earned the win, and picked up the 4th Twins quality start along the way. The Twins scored 4 runs in the first, 2 runs in the third and 1 in the seventh, on their way to a 7-4 victory. Josh Willingham (a home run short of the cycle, go figure) and Danny Valencia (3 hits including a triple) led the way on offense, and the only Twins starters without a hit were Trevor Plouffe and ...

Updated 04-29-2012 at 04:54 PM by Twins Fan From Afar

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Though he got into a jam in the fifth inning, Alex Wimmers definitely looked capable of facing AA competition

Last week, I was fortunate enough to have dinner with and talk to ...

Updated 04-10-2012 at 08:44 AM by Twins Fan From Afar

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Opening Day is special for fans and players alike -- especially for players in the minor leagues who are working their way up the system and hoping to latch on with a new, better team each season. After spending some time with Alex Wimmers and the other Rock Cats players the other night, I have a newfound ...

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