Gosh, I’ve got a few more of these things to do, don’t I?
Blackburn’s complete game gem gives him Thursday’s Hero.  And I keep debating between two people for Friday’s game.  It’s been nice to see Delmon continue to develop towards a respectable player (he’s still not there), so I’d like to reward that.  But the [...]

For Friday the 12th the hero is Joe Mauer.
For Saturday the 13th the hero is Anthony Swarzak.
And for Tuesday the 16th the Hero is Carlos Gomez. 
“Gomez?” you ask.
“Yes Gomez,” I reply.
“But didn’t Joe Mauer go 4-for-4?” You seem almost perplexed.
“Yes, Joe had an exceptional game,” I respond, “But there’s more to what makes a Hero [...]

Kubel is clutch, therefore Kubel is the H.O.W.  Because really, pinch hit homers to tie the game and wonderful insurance runs are really what being a hero is all about.
Season total: Mauer 6, Crede 3, Kubel 3, Morneau 3, Blackburn 2, Cuddy 2, Nathan 2, Slowey 2, Casilla 1, Harris 1, Perkins 1, Span 1, Tolbert 1, [...]

I have to confess, with these late games finishing after midnight on the East Coast I’m tempted to say that the H.O.W. is the Hero for the next calendar day.  But that might lead to problems.  Of course, so could the Twins winning both games of a double-header.  I think we’ll just worry about that [...]

Wow.  What a game.  And if you folks in the central thought you had to stay up late, just think how us East Coasters feel. 
Totally worth it though. 
It really was an amazing game.  Both starting pitchers were amazing, and it felt awful good to have Liriano pitch out of those jams.  Just when we started [...]

Last time Slowey pitched reader Mr. Shoes asked what he had to do to get the H.O.W.  I suggested he learn magic from Cuddy.  There’s a video floating around where Cuddy is performing magic and, if memory serves, Slowey is one of the folks watchin in amazment.  During the game tonight I figured I’d have to [...]

Here’s some brevity for you: Joe Nathan & the bullpen get today’s Hero Of the Win.
Season total: Mauer 5, Crede 3, Morneau 3, Blackburn 2, Cuddy 2, Nathan 1, Slowey 2, Casilla 1, Harris 1, Kubel 1, Perkins 1, Span 1, Gardy 1

I love watching the Twins win.  I love watching the Red Sox lose.  And when those go together… it is a sweet thing.
The Twins have been playing really great ball lately.  Even their one loss in the past 7 games was a close match where they battled back.  Usually we have to wait until around [...]

This is the first real post on this brand new page.  Pretty exciting stuff.
And to kick it all off we get to celebrate a Twins win over the hated Red Sox.  Suck it Boston.
Seriously though, these are the nice kinds of wins.  The Chairman was a little off, but other people were able to carry [...]

We’ve missed a few wins here, so we’ll throw out H.O.W.’s for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We’re going for brevity, since who wants to read a recap of games from several days ago, right? So, here goes:
The cycle gives Cuddyer Friday’s Hero Of the Win.
General awesomeness gives Mauer Saturday’s Hero Of the Win.
And even though [...]