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Tag Archives: Rick Aguilera
Pitch to contact was not in their vocabulary
Many of us that watch the Twins day in and day out complain about the number of hits that the Twins pitchers allow and bemoan the Twins so-called pitching philosophy of “pitch to contact”. The baseball glossary defines ”pitch to … Continue reading
Twins career best K/9
I watched Clubhouse Confidential on MLB TV yesterday and in one of the segments host Brian Kenny talked about the climbing rate of the strikeout per 9 innings ratio (K/9) over the years. It was a very interesting piece and Kenny pointed … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging
Tagged Atlanta Braves, Bert Blyleven, Craig Kimbrel, Dave Boswell, Detroit Tigers, Dick Stigman, Eddie Guardado, Francisco Liriano, Glen Perkins, Jim Merritt, Johan Santana, Max Scherzer, Mike Trombley, Rick Aguilera, Scott Baker, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals
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Guardado and Mee to join Twins Hall of Fame
The Twins announced that pitcher Eddie Guardado and former executive Tom Mee have been selected to be inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame at Target Field on June 16 prior to the Twins vs Detroit Tigers … Continue reading
Nathan‘s option declined
October 25, 2011 – The Twins announced this afternoon that they have declined closer Joe Nathan’s $12.5 million club option for 2012 and instead will instead exercise a $2 million buyout which makes Nathan a free agent. GM Smith has … Continue reading
Posted in Free Agency
Tagged Ben Revere, Bill Smith, Denard Span, Drew Storen, Ian Desmond, Joe Nathan, Kevin Slowey, Nationals, Rick Aguilera
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A look at the top closers in franchise history
December 16, 2009 - A successful team needs to have a top notch closer, a pitcher that can come in and slam the door on the opposition game after game. In the past, closers were expected to pitch more than one … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Al Worthington, Allan Russell, Bill Campbell, Dick Hyde, Eddie Guardado, Firpo Marberry, Garland Braxton, Jack Russell, Jeff Reardon, Jim Shaw, Joe Nathan, Latroy Hawkins, Mickey Harris, Mike Marshall, Pete Appleton, Rick Aguilera, Ron Davis, Ron Perranoski, Tex Clevenger, Tom Ferrick, Walter Johnson
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