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Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Twins

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the...Absolute best team in baseball that you've never heard of. The Twins don't spend a lot of money nor do they make a lot of headlines. What...

It Didn't Have to Be This Way, Italy

The dream came crashing to an end on Tuesday evening in Toronto when the evil Communists from Venezuela cheated defeated Italy 10-1 and eliminated them from the World Baseball Classic. It was the second time in a matter of days that the Venezuelans bested the Italians (the first game was a 7-0 "victory"), no doubt because...

From The Windup: What Are Rangers Going to Do With Michael Young?

From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.Michael Young's time with the Texas Rangers has been punctuated by him making personal sacrifices to help better the team. After years as a good second baseman for the team with both the stick and the glove, he didn't have a problem...

Barry Bonds In Minnesota?

Now that Barry Bonds' tenure as a San Francisco Giant is only three days away, speculation over where baseball's new home run king will end up is running rampant. Common sense leads most to believe that Barry will end up in the American League where he can DH full time.The only problem is that the more "attractive" teams...

Twins Will Find a Starting Job for Nick Punto

You'd think a guy hitting .205 with a .552 OPS in September might head into the winter worried about his starting job. Not so fast, says Ron Gardenhire, who recently said he's leaning toward moving Nick Punto from third base to second, despite the fact that his performance at the plate this year suggests that he'd struggle...

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05/19/12 Nick Punto Plans to Wear World Series Ring for 'A... Source: NESN Eight months after savoring the championship champagne, Nick Punto finally collected his World Series ring.
05/19/12 La Russa presents Punto with World Series ring Source: MLB - Boston Red Sox Utility infielder Nick Punto received his 2011 World Series ring from his former manager, Tony La Russa, before Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Punto hit .275 with a .388 on-base percentage in 63 games during the regular season for the Cardinals, who downed Texas in an epic seven-game World Series.
05/18/12 Nick Punto Receives 2011 World Series Ring From Tony... Source: NESN Nick Punto may not be starting for the Red Sox these days, but he's still a champion.
05/08/12 Punto in for injured Middlebrooks Source: Clubhouse Insider (Red Sox) Will Middlebrooks was removed from the game after running the bases in the second inning.
05/08/12 Punto in for injured Middlebrooks Source: Clubhouse Insider Will Middlebrooks was removed from the game after running the bases in the second inning.