Bernie Williams: Not as good as Kirby Puckett? (AP) I was watching the Hall of Fame announcement show on the MLB Network on Monday–congratulations to a very deserving Barry Larkin–and something Peter Gammons said as an aside in a discussion of Bernie Williams’ suitability for the Hall ...

A.J. Burnett: Everybody calm down, I think I'm onto something here. (AP) I cataloged the Twins miseries the last time these two teams met, so I’ll spare you a repeat save to point out that, since that series, Minnesota has shut down Joe Mauer (pneumonia), Justin Morneau (concussion-like symptoms, ...

Michael Cuddyer might hit the disabled list this week, but that will just give him more time to book the Twins' travel arrangements, bleach the showers, and work the advanced ticket window. (AP) A popular pre-season pick to repeat as AL Central champions, the Twins have had nothing short of a disastrous ...

"Great Scott! That dinosaur is hatching out of a... Derek Jeter ground ball! Or is it an UNDERground ball?" (comics.org) On Jeter and Liriano: Last night, Francisco Lirano threw about the ugliest no-hitter you’ll ever see, one a lot like the almost-no-hitter Yankee Bill Bevens nearly threw ...

Ron Gardenhire has yet to find an answer for his team's struggles in the Bronx. (AP) The Twins have gone 16-45 (.262) against the Yankees since Ron Gardenhire took over as their manager in 2002. That doesn’t count their 2-12 record against the Bombers in postseason games, the component parts ...

Kevin Millwood as a 1999 Atlanta Brave. Now, if they had gotten him then... (AP) The Yankees have signed Kevin Millwood to a minor-league contract. Millwood, 35, has his remaining upside and negatives wrapped up in the same package. During the pathetic first three-quarters of Baltimore’s 2010 season, ...

Perhaps Monty Hall can broker a potential deal between the Twins and Yankees. We’ve discussed the enigmatic Twins’ starter Francisco Liriano, both here and at Baseball Prospectus. And Lord have mercy, we have discussed Joba Chamberlain, flogged the should-start horse to death, milked the ...

The Twins may look to trade Francisco Liriano, providing the Yankees with another opportunity to acquire a frontline pitcher. (AP) According to a report from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Twins may consider trading Francisco Liriano. The 27-year-old lefty, who after three years in the wilderness ...

A thousand times, NO! (AP) You’re forgiven the spit-take. For Yankee fans still reeling from the sudden organizational flip-flop which brought Rafael Soriano to town just after Brian Cashman declared he’d make no signing which would cost the team its top draft pick, the news that the team ...

Someday soon, Derek Jeter will have to yield... …But heck, it’s an off-day and it’s on my mind. Over at Baseball Prospectus, my colleague John Perrotto reports that Twins shortstop J.J. Hardy remains a leading candidate to be non-tendered and thereby become a free agent. As I’ve previously ...

Andy Pettitte in ALDS Game 2: A pro rises to the occasion. (AP) After the last out of tonight’s game, Pinstriped Bible-Study member Jay Jaffe tweeted, “Pettite with a brilliant start, Rivera with the save. Same as it ever was.” Tonight, everything went according to plan. Andy Pettitte, who ...

Ron Gardenhire and Joe Giardi before Game 1: He who hesitates is lost. (AP) My Baseball Prospectus colleagues and I spent about 11 hours chatting through three baseball games. As the top of the sixth inning began to turn for the Yankees, we noted Francisco Liriano’s sudden loss of command after he ...