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Tim Bouvine: Opposing pitchers now asking where’s Oswaldo?
Excitement has been difficult to come by watching the Minnesota Twins this season. The team made a few changes from last year’s putrid pitching staff, but otherwise it’s more like been there, done that when watching the favorite club.
That outlook is fine and dandy when success has been a staple ...
Tim Bouvine: Does it really matter if Boston’s Buchholz cheated in baseball?
It’s a good thing the favorite baseball team was scheduled to face the Boston Red Sox and their suddenly controversial starting pitcher Clay Buchholz Monday night at Fenway Park. It was time to see if Buchholz was doctoring the baseball “illegally” as Toronto Blue Jays announcer and former Minnesota ...
Tim Bouvine: Still waiting for other shoe to drop on Twins
Despite losing a close 4-3 contest to the Detroit Tigers Monday night, the Minnesota Twins have surprisingly held more than their own to this point with an 11-11 record. With dire predictions in store for the ballclub this season, the fan base has to be pleasantly surprised up until now. The question ...
Tim Bouvine: NFL Draft weekend confirms it’s an owner’s league
As one of millions that thoroughly enjoys the NFL Draft three-day experience, the drawn out player selection gives more than ample time to reflect on the status of the most popular professional league by far, in today’s sports-filled entertainment world.
Notwithstanding the changing predominance of ...
Tim Bouvine: Twenty years since day the NHL music died for this North Star fan
Perhaps it was suppressed memory that overlooked the fact 20 years ago today — Monday April 15, 2013 — the Minnesota North Stars broad impact over Upper Midwest National Hockey League fans crashed and burned after their final game in Detroit before the franchise was transported to another ...
Tim Bouvine: Mauer’s days as a catcher appear to be numbered
The inevitable may finally happen in the next three months as Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer likely will be headed to first base for good when contract expiring and current first baseman Justin Morneau will undoubtedly be traded to a contender before the July 31 trading deadline.
The defining career ...
Tim Bouvine: For one day, winning or losing doesn’t matter
The 2013 Minnesota Twins will throw out their first pitch of the home season today on an April Fools weather prank of a spring day at Target Field in downtown Minneapolis. Despite the chillier than normal conditions, the warmth of Opening Day will undoubtedly prevail as the baseball mood remains “warm ...
Tim Bouvine: ‘Dogs depart WCHA with a whimper, brighter days ahead in new conference
The final season of the University of Minnesota-Duluth men’s hockey involvement with the Western Collegiate Hockey Association went out without much bark from the Bulldogs this past weekend, as the team was swept by the Wisconsin Badgers in a best-of-three series in Madison.
The 2012-13 ‘Dogs were ...
Tim Bouvine: All’s fair in love, war and the NFL
All parties involved in the deception that is the National Football League are to blame for the conduct presented to the sports world on a daily basis. Just think of all the qualities one can admire in another person and flip those ideals 180 degrees and you will get what transpires on a consistent basis ...
Tim Bouvine: Twins ‘Aaron’ on the side of caution?
Twenty-three year old Minnesota Twins outfielder Aaron Hicks has made quite a bit of noise with his bat, strong arm and graceful speed roaming centerfield for the club this spring in Fort Myers, Florida. However, the question remains whether the first-round pick of the Twins in 2008 (14th overall) will ...
