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  • News

    March 14, 2012

    Vikings stadium proposal isn't for the "people"

    Six myths the mainstream media perpetuates

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Roy Acuff, born on this day in country music history

    ​If Roy Acuff hadn't been born on this day 1903 in Maynardville, Tennessee, third of Ida Carr and Simon E. Neill Acuff's five children, Tennessee might not be the hillbilly capital of the world today. Least, if you ask former Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper, that might be so. Not that you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Twins sweep Padres, are literally best team in the Majors ...

    ​ ...at least for the month of June. With the sweep of the lowly San Diego Padres this weekend, the Twins have gone 14-3 for June, the best record in both leagues during that time. On May 31, we were 17-36 and a seemingly insurmountable 15.5 games behind. Today? Still 8 games under .500, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Minnesota Twins plan "It Gets Better" video shoot

    ​What might the Twins have in common with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox? Obviously not their win-loss records (though with the Cubs, they're damn close.) No, these are the teams who have made, or are in the midst of making, an "It Gets Better" video. The It Gets B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Twins sign Tar Heels shortstop in 2011 First-Year Player draft

    ​As if expecting their middle-infield problems to continue into the distant future, the Minnesota Twins signed University of North Carolina Tar Heels shortstop Levi Michael as the 30th overall selection in the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The man from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Cliff Lee may have set Twins free from Yankee shackles

    Were the Twins just an arm away from beating the Yanks?

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Will Target Field become a part of new ballpark history?

    What history says of playoff clubs in new ballparks.

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    ESPN Magazine calls Target Field the best stadium in North America

    Screen grab via ESPN The MagazineThe Twins fancy new ballpark gets some ESPN love​We know the food's great. We know it's growing a soul. It's a hit with wildlife. And now we know that the Twins' fancy new Target Field is the best stadium in the country -- not just for baseball, or football, or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Minnesota Twins are worth what?

    ​TheYankees they're not: The Minnesota Twins are worth $356 million, according to some new numbers from Forbes magazine. That's up from $44 million when Carl Pohlad bought the team in 1984. Sound like a lot of money? Consider this: The Yankees top the Forbes rankings with a value of $1.6 bill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps, Superbowl XLIII: The 10 biggest sports moments of the '00s

    Counting down the 10 most interesting events in the last 10 years of athletics

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Off Target: the misnaming of our new ballpark

    Counting down the 10 most interesting events in the last 10 years of athletics

  • Music

    May 21, 2008

    John Swardson: Working-class hero

    His manly but sensitive songs remind some of Bruce Springsteen

  • Columns

    January 9, 2008

    Free Will Astrology

    His manly but sensitive songs remind some of Bruce Springsteen

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2007

    One Man's Nightmare; Most Men's Dream

    His manly but sensitive songs remind some of Bruce Springsteen

  • News

    June 13, 2007

    The Art of Deception

    Johan Santana throws the trickiest pitch in baseball. Does he have a third Cy Young up his sleeve?

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2007

    Thoughts On Bonds

    Johan Santana throws the trickiest pitch in baseball. Does he have a third Cy Young up his sleeve?

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2007

    If You Can Change Baseball, You Can Change America

    Johan Santana throws the trickiest pitch in baseball. Does he have a third Cy Young up his sleeve?

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2007

    There's Joy in The Mudville That is Tampa Bay...

    Johan Santana throws the trickiest pitch in baseball. Does he have a third Cy Young up his sleeve?

  • Columns

    March 7, 2007

    Free Will Astrology

    Johan Santana throws the trickiest pitch in baseball. Does he have a third Cy Young up his sleeve?

  • News

    September 20, 2006

    The Organization Man

    Twins Director of Scouting Mike Radcliff herds the bird dogs and keeps the information flowing

  • News

    December 28, 2005

    Artists of the Year

    Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

  • Columns

    November 23, 2005

    Free Will Astrology

    Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

  • Sports

    April 23, 2003

    The April Twins: Go Figure

    The early woes of Ron Gardenhire's team are as explicable as they are maddening

  • Sports

    October 9, 2002

    Sweetheart, Get Me Rewrite

    Twins/Angels Game 1, Cards/Giants Game 1

  • Sports

    October 9, 2002

    Every Unhappy Family is the Same

    Cards/Giants Game 2, plus notes on managers

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    Make Him an Offer

    Let's all buy the Twins!

  • Sports

    May 29, 2002

    Who's in First?

    Despite balky starting pitching and an infield that collectively swings a small stick, the Twins hang in there

  • News

    August 1, 2001

    Dreams of Field

    The Minnesota Twins are convinced the public will eventually buy them a new $300 million stadium. They have reason to believe.

  • News

    April 26, 2000

    Off Beat

    The Minnesota Twins are convinced the public will eventually buy them a new $300 million stadium. They have reason to believe.

  • Sports

    August 19, 1998

    The Doctor Is in the Park

    Whenever there is a historic baseball moment--a 3,000th hit, a pitcher's 300th win--St. Paul's Seth Hawkins, a.k.a. Dr. Fan, is there to see it

  • News

    April 2, 1997

    Home Field Advantage

    Why the Star Tribune is cheerleading for a taxpayer-financed ballpark

  • Feature

    December 18, 1996

    Dicks in Our Stockings

    Robin Hood '96: hiring the poor to steal for the rich.

  • News

    March 27, 1996

    No Asterisks, Please

    Handicapping the races in baseball's first full season since 1993.

  • News

    March 27, 1996

    Let the Stadium Wars Begin

    A look at the coming battle over public financing for a baseball-only park, and an immodest proposal.

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