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So you don't know anything about the game of baseball, and need a shortcut? Here's a good start.

Twins Links

The Diamond Awards (Bob Allison)
The Diamond Awards is hosted by the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center and the Twin Cities Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Dickie Thon Discussion Board: Minor League Twins
Holy Twins source of information: Player Index and Links, Hot Stove Reports, 2007 Spring Training Invitees

TwinsCards.com
The ultimate resource for Twins fans who collect ball junk. Surf the over 5000 pages of Minnesota Twins related collectables and memorabilia available.

SaveTheMinnesotaTwins.com
Mission Accomplished: To Keep the Twins in Minnesota by raising public awareness about their need for a new stadium. Still a good read for info about the new Twins stadium.

Twins Players

Kent Hrbek Outdoors
The strapping big guy from the World Champs in 87 & 91 now has his own TV show about the great Minnesota Outdoors.

Justin Morneau
Looks like a nice site, and an easy place to go buy AL MVP apparel.

Pat Neshek
I really have no purpose for this page. I figured hey, why not start a webpage about my life in baseball and talk about everything that goes on in it, especially autographs....

Joe Mauer Fan Club
The Joe Mauer Fan Club began in March 2004. It began with a small website and a Yahoo! sports Group called joemauerfanclub...

Mike Redmond's "Smell 'em" site
It's something I've said since I was in A ball, that when you've got guys on base, those guys are like steaks - you've got to smell 'em and bring them in. Smell 'em is a reference to runners in scoring position, a way of emphasizing the importance of clutch hits."

Harmon Killebrew
The official site for the Hall of Fame Twin, who is the best pure power hitter in the organization's history. Harmon also read my name over the air of MSC broadcast of a 1987 Spring Training game between the Twins and Astros game is Kissimee Florida. A week later at the Metrodome, he actually remembered my name. Class act, that guy is.

Tony Oliva
Tony Oliva's homepage. Best for contacting the great hitter, and procuring authograph material.

A Tribute to Al Newman
Some dude's simple little html site which features Al Newman cards and a general pictures. Nothing too fancy.

Ron Coomer
Coom Dog is the man! When I was with fan relations for the Twins in '98, he won our favorite player award, hands down!

My Favorite MLB Players of All-Time (non Twins)

Nolan Ryan Foundation
I flew down to Texas for Nolan Ryan day, and saw him honored with two longhorns, a rocking chair and a plethora of other gifts. I named my kid "Nolan." Mr. Ryan is by far the best pitcher of all-time in my opinion. He was no flash in the pan, he was the epitome of longetivity and production, results, and dominance. I could go on and on....

Houston Chronicle on Nolan Ryan's Career
Nolan Ryan as tolld by the writers who knew his career best.

Twins Fans Like Us

MN Twins Fan Network
Jeff Straub does a great job with the Twins Fan Podcast. View the fans from all over the world and be sure to subscribe to the cast via Itunes!

Twinnin.com
An old website which once was tribute to '87 & '91 World Champs, is resurrected for the current Minnesota Twins and their fans.

Twinnatics
A new site, full hope, wonder and promise. Just like a Twins Spring Training event.

Greet Machine
A blogger who focuses on Twin's stadium issues. He/She writes almost every day about the Twins stadium and gives commentary. Also, put together what became known as the Greet Machine Voters' Guide.

Nick & Nick
Regular analysis of the Minnesota Twins from bloggers Nick Mosvick and Nick Nelson.

Stick and Ball Guy
Not just Twins baseball, but proclaims to be "Your Daily Source for Half-Baked Crap!"

Twins Geek
Twins Geek has been bloggin for quite awhile, and has a ton of info on the Twins.

Twins Junkie
Another great blog, and shows the angle of a Twins fan with a personal life, too. I don't get it.

Twinstalker.com
He's either talking Twins or stalking one of them, we're not sure. Twinstalker writes about his favorite topics: sports with a Minnesota slant and his neverending quest to find the perfect woman.

Will Young
Stats and Graphs, Stats and Grpahs, and Twins game breakdowns with numbers. I don't get it. Looks too much like Economics and stuff. Blah.

Twins Nation
The ultimate source for Minnesota Twins community news and commentary

Seth Speaks
My name is Seth Stohs, and I am a sports dork. (Just ask my brother) I can admit it. I have so many thoughts circulating in my head and, well, there’s just not any more room in there, so I need to clear some space.

Aaron Gleeman.com
This site just kicks ass. Great stuff, good insight and all that jazz..

Bat Girl
Self-proclaimed as "Less stats and more sass." I find this to be a a really cool blog written with a unique perspective. It's like reading the Minnesota Twins baseball version of morning TV show called "TheView."

Bleacher Bums
Minnesota Public Radio's Baseball Blog.

Twinkietown.com
Another great blog, with intense analysis. Man, Twins fans know their stuff.

TwinsCentral
A Start-up Blog, looks like it might have been stuck in the mud right after launch?

Game Day powered by the Twins Geek
These are the guys that sell the alternative Twins magazine outside the Metrodome.

Pulling a blyleven
A Twins Baseball blog, written by two guys who don't even live in Minnesota and probably don't know a damn thing and why are you listening to them? But you know what? It's not like YOU have a blog! ...Oh. You do. Well then.

Battle your Tail Off
Do you think Britney Spears makes better decisions than Gardy does? Are you planning a road trip to Cincinnati to taunt Juan Castro and Kyle Lohse? Are you hoping that Sidney Ponson's drunken driving habits resurface? Have you accepted Johan Santana as your personal savior? Do you measure your elitism with mile markers? If you answered yes to those questions, welcome home, friend

Twins Fan Network
The Minnesota Twins Fan Network is dedicated to the Twins fan that want to keep up with the team however, cannot spend 3 hours to watch each game. If you wish that ESPN would spend more than 30 seconds on your favorite baseball team this Podcast is a must …

Frightwig
Social Harmony, Inner Tranquility, and Better Living Through Baseball... hmm...

Twins Chatter
I totally dig the logo on this one, and hope this dude comes back to write more. Hey, dude, wanna go part time and team up.

Minor Leagues

Rochester Red Wings (AAA)
The latest on all things Red Wings; Roster, News, Schedule, Events...

Ft. Myers Miracle (AA)
The latest on all things Miracle; Roster, News, Schedule, Events...

• Are You Ready for a Miracle? (A Miracle Blog)
• Miracle Baseball (A Miracle Blog)

New Britain RockCats (AA)
The latest on all things RockCats; Roster, News, Schedule, Events...

Bottom of the Fifth (A Rock Cats Blog)

Beloit Snappers (A)
I The latest on all things Snappers; Roster, News, Schedule, Events...

Elizabethton Twins (Rookie)
The latest on all things E-Twins; Roster, News, Schedule, Events...

Gulf Coast League Twins (Rookie)
The latest on all things GCL-Twins; Roster, News, Schedule, Events...

Minor League Ball
Shows Top Prospects for every team, good info and retro prospect reviews, and crystal ball analysis for players.

Baseball Prospectus
The best resource for future prospects for every team in the show.

The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

Other Teams: Fun Stuff

Billy-Ball.com
And still champion... Bill Chuck's site has been up for a long time, and I still proclaim to the baseball world that this is the BEST READ for any stitch head that I have found. His world his where I strive to be.

The Baseball Music Project
Few sports have inspired a broader range of music than baseball. Major songwriters and composers have tackled baseball as a subject. When I saw the demo fror this presentation, I started craving to see it live. When, if they ever announce an appearance in the Twin Cities, I will be all over it...mp3 sample

YankeeJerseys.com
It was August 06, the Yankees were playing the Bluejays in Bobby Abreu's debute with the team. It was a heatwave, a sweatfest, and I was there. I bought a new shirt, a Yankee Stadium shirt at this cool shop right across the street from Yankee Stadium. That was a really nice memory in baseball travels. The Yanks won 5-1.

New Yor Met's Podcast
The Future of the Twinnin.com website

MatchingSox.com
This is a unique concept, a web site that is a dating service for fans of the Boston Red Sox. I think every team in baseball should have similar site, but those Red Sox fans are still pretty trendy in this department since that movie "Fever Pitch" came out in 2005.

Minnesota Twins Media Sites

The Star / Tribune
Considering all the blogs, and uneccesary competition from amateurs, the '07 Twins site seems to have established a nice place for inside news. All they really need to do now, is hire an amateur site to give it a garage flavor. If they build it, we will come.

LaVelle E Neal III
Lavelle is pretty cool, and a solid writer. I just think he should be doing this in Chicago.

Section 220 (Howard Sinker)
In another millennium, Howard Sinker covered the Twins for the Star Tribune. Today, he is a commentator on baseball and other sports for Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program. Not sure that I like this... too polished to be just a "voice of the fan."

The Pioneer Press
Loads way too slow, and it's chock full of those annoyingly large banner ads. Got pay the pro writers though.

Reference

The Baseball Almanac
The one and only, now a kick ass online resource. Baseball Almanac has dedicated itself to preserving the history of our national pastime and has rapidly grown into an interactive baseball encyclopedia filled with more than three-hundred thousand pages of in-depth baseball facts! You gotta pony up and buy the book version anyway, though. It looks cool on the shelves next to all the Nolan Ryan no-hitters on DVD, and Twins playoff games.