The Free Press, Mankato, MN Ed Thoma 2012-05-29T02:08:59-05:00 urn:uuid:0f1c62be-06a1-45e2-8783-8e1b3d26f87e Thoma column: The strange exclusion of Anthony Slama By Edward Thoma urn:uuid:d25a5406-159a-4d94-b406-c1690a9dc960 2012-05-27T22:54:00-05:00 Thoma: Sano's time will be sooner rather than later urn:uuid:88dedc1e-d85f-4b49-bb2e-9ff6a2311804 2012-05-20T19:00:00-05:00 <p> Miguel Sano is killing the Midwest League.</p> Thoma: Twins are back to ‘I don’t know’ at third base By Edward Thoma urn:uuid:a508ea23-0ef1-4645-8106-f87e58bea6a7 2012-05-13T23:40:15-05:00 Thoma: What ails the Twins? For starters, the starters By Edward Thoma urn:uuid:3310e28d-2ebd-4f08-ae0b-dcd08de97347 2012-05-07T00:05:55-05:00 <p> The Minnesota Twins have had plenty of struggles this season, but none more glaring than the starting pitching.</p> THOMA: Fire Gardy? It's not inconceivable By Edward Thoma urn:uuid:674bf5fc-5279-4c1e-80e0-c081eedc6669 2012-04-29T21:18:19-05:00 Our View: Weather warnings get teeth urn:uuid:c8b8db34-1ac9-4f0c-8bce-4040fe6979a7 2012-04-25T23:43:35-05:00 <p> <strong>Why it matters</strong><br /> Some worry that the National Weather Service&#8217;s intention to use catastrophic terms in describing high-risk storm systems will cause listeners to become complacent.</p> THOMA: Fenway's influence felt in new generation of ballparks By Edward Thoma urn:uuid:12fd2cb0-4874-49bd-9971-76b0078e025e 2012-04-22T22:42:43-05:00 Thoma: Liriano stuck in throw mode By Edward Thoma urn:uuid:6ffa6531-1887-4aff-a303-f1a77d5cea13 2012-04-15T23:25:14-05:00 <p> The Liriano we know now is a far cry from the 2006 Liriano, and he likely will never reach that status again.</p> Thoma: For the love of glove: Twins bypass the defense By Edward Thoma urn:uuid:6efa3621-39f3-4184-83e2-1a688c76aeba 2012-04-08T23:21:08-05:00 <p> The Twins appear to be sacrificing defense for more run production in 2012.</p> Time is on Dozier’s side (for now) By Edward Thoma urn:uuid:cd0ac54b-3b6f-49af-a266-2be9303ff193 2012-03-25T23:30:13-05:00