It's official--Joe Mauer is the 2009 American League MVP! And he did in nearly unanimous style, as he received 27 of the 28 first place votes, with Miguel Cabrera taking the final one. Congratulations to Joe!

2009 was a historic season for the Twins. They closed out their 28-year stay in the Metrodome; Joe Mauer had one of the greatest seasons ever for a catcher; and the Twins completed an unprecedented comeback to win the AL Central. They climbed into a...

And now, a month and a half after the end of the Twins' season, I'm starting the season-in-review. Keep in mind, of course, that last year I didn't do this until after the new year. Similar to last year, I'll start it with a look at the number of...

My computer has at long last arrived, and it feels pretty awesome. I'd like to put a picture of it online, but I don't have a camera and my computer can't take a picture of itself, so we'll see if that happens. Right now I'm in the process of...

The big news out of Minnesota is, of course, that Carlos Gomez was traded for J.J. Hardy. Gomez was a personal favorite of mine, and I even sponsored him on Baseball-Reference, so I'm sad to see him go on that level. On the level of what's best for...