The rules are simple. Describe the player in question in six words. You can enter as many times as you wish. Then, we vote on the entries to find the best answer (or best three answers). There were a lot of entries for Mauer, and hopefully all the players will generate [...]...

2008 Documentary: Twins Game 56 Card #1666/MIN56 Twins 5 Yankees 1 Minnesota comes back to win after dropping first two games After losing the first two games of the four-game series, Minnesota won behind Michael Cuddyer's 3-for-4 effort with three RBI.  Justin Morneau scored twice. WGOM game log -...

2008 Documentary: Twins Game 51 Card #1661/MIN51 Twins 4 Royals 3 Rally in 12th capped by outfielder's second RBI Minnesota took the first game of the series in extra innings after the Royals had tied it in the ninth. Michael Cuddyer knocked in his second run of the game in the 12th. WGOM game log -...

It’s still early, but I wanted get a current look at the first base position for every team. Designated hitters are not on this list, and players like Giambi (who hasn’t signed yet) or Billy Butler (DH on the depth chart) aren’t going ot be included here until their status changes....

David Cameron is a good baseball analyst (or I wouldn't bother critiquing him), but I think he's dead wrong about this. There always seems to be a crowd that is skeptical that anything could be quantified, just because the possibility for error exists. With defensive stats, the question always comes...

Some claim Dustin Pedroia is about 5-foot-5 in real life. However, all must now admit that Pedroia is the 2008 American League Most Valuable Player. Pedroia, the second baseman for the Boston Red Sox, handily won the award by beating out Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins and his teammate Kevin Y...

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is named AL MVP, easily beating out Minnesota first baseman Justin Morneau and Boston first baseman Kevin Youkilis to capture the award....

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is named AL MVP, easily beating out Minnesota first baseman Justin Morneau and Boston first baseman Kevin Youkilis to capture the award....

I was both foolish enough and fortunate enough to stay with Tuesday night's All-Star Game until the last drop. Foolish because it lasted 4 hours 50 minutes, took 453 pitches and ended at nearly 1:40 Wednesday morning. Fortunate because it was a game of both great consequence and theater, something t...

Unlike the other star-studded sports exhibtions, baseball's all-star game wasn't just played Tuesday night, it was seriously contested....