Minnesota Twins

Bud's All-Star tie tops our non-steroid controversies of decade

As the decade winds down to its final days, Big League Stew is reflecting on the biggest baseball moments of the 2000s. First up are our top steroid-free controversies from 2000-09 (because a list of controversies that allows for steroids would be terribly redundant and not very interesting). In compiling these choices, we not only weighed the story's tabloid and "talker" qualities, but also its ongoing impact on the sport of baseball. Read on.

1. The 2002 All-Star Game Tie — July 9, 2002

What to do, what to do? On a warm July night in the Midwest, all commissioner Bud Selig could do was throw up his hands. All-Star skippers Bob Brenly and Joe Torre had managed their respective teams into a corner and one of the more entertaining All-Star Games of recent memory — remember Torii Hunter's over-the-wall robbery of Barry Bonds? — was tied 7-7 after 11 innings.

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• Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:00 am EST
• Big League Stew
• By David Brown
• 19 Comments

Condolence Letters to Other AL MVP "Candidates" and Concerned Parties

Just catching up on some correspondence.

• Mon Nov 23, 2009 EST
• Twinkie Town
• By Jesse

Joe Mauer Wins AL MVP

They got it right!

• Mon Nov 23, 2009 EST
• Twinkie Town
• By Jesse

What Is Joe Mauer's Market Value?

Using FanGraphs as a starting point, we attempt to figure out what Joe Mauer's "market value" might be over the course of a six-year contract.

• Sun Nov 22, 2009 EST
• Twinkie Town
• By Jesse

This Could Get Messy: Revenues and the Minnesota Twins

Taking a look at Twins revenues and payroll over the last ten years, in an effort to better understand how payrolls are based on income.

• Fri Nov 20, 2009 EST
• Twinkie Town
• By Jesse

Five Hours and Counting

Free agency looms. Will any of Minnesota's five free agents return?

• Thu Nov 19, 2009 EST
• Twinkie Town
• By Jesse