By: Steve Lein
January 4th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
First off, Happy New Year to all my fellow Twins fans out there, we can finally put that season behind us! The 2011 season was a forgettable one when it comes to the hometown team. After cruising to another American League Central Division Title in 2010, it was believed that the pieces were still there to contend again in 2011. But as the season wore on, it became clearly apparent that despite a record payroll, the losses of players like J.J. Hardy, Jesse Crain, Jon Rauch, and Matt Guerrier, along with the laundry list of injuries to the opening day [...]