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Opening Week is upon us! With the Twins finalizing their roster, we almost have a clear idea of at least who will be starting the season against the Orioles this weekend. For now, hope springs eternal. The Past Week on Twinkie Town: Elsewhere in Twins Territory: In the World of Baseball:
The Twins had a purported “fire sale” last summer, but they didn’t completely clear out the racks of all their talent. They still have All-Star outfielder Byron Buxton on the field – while he’s still healthy – and All-Star pitcher Joe Ryan. However, they have decimated much of their depth, and it will be up […]
Results were not kind to Reynaldo Lopez in his final Spring start on Sunday. His velocity was down while the Twins production at the plate was up. Lopez has seen mixed results this Spring, including less than ideal velocity on his fastball. While there are no reports of injury, it is fair to wonder how […]
There’s only three spring training games left and the Opening Day roster is starting to take shape (hello, Didier Fuentes). At this point, it’s all about remaining healthy during the final portions of camp and rounding things out on a high note. The lineup today is an interesting one — the Braves are on the […]
First pitch against the Minnesota Twins is at 1:05 at Charlotte Sports Park and the Rays will be providing tv and radio coverage.
Blue Jays 2 Twins 1 The Jays got a bunch of hits (10) but only 2 runs, so they are in mid-season form. And they got good pitching. They loaded the bases in the first, with the help of a couple of errors, with no outs but managed not to score. I did say mid-season […]
Spring Training is winding down. The Jays sent some regulars to Fort Myers to play the Twins and Max Scherzer gets the start. Straw, Lukes, and Sanchez are playing in the outfield. Schneider is there to DH. And Tyler Heineman and Leo Jimenez are playing too. I’ve enjoyed watching Arjun Nimmala and Josh Kasevich too […]
After loading up with some new talent following a disappointing, playoff-less 2005 season, the Minnesota Twins opened 2006 north of the border in Toronto and rode an early-season rollercoaster for the first few weeks. A classic Johan Santana vs Roy Halladay clash christened the new 162-game slate on April 4, and the home Jays got […]
Watching 42 on Friday’s movie night, I had forgotten that among shots of MLB players wearing 42 during the pre-credits montage, there is one at Target Field. That got me thinking about the Twins who have worn #42 outside of April 15 every year, and checking Baseball Reference, there have been just six. (Two of […]
Here are the lineups for today’s matchup against the Twins. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Twins:
Results In the 2001-2002 offseason, the Minnesota Twins franchise was nearly extinguished. The harebrained and somewhat nefarious contraction scheme hatched by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig—and seemingly fully endorsed by Twins owner Carl Pohlad—put MN on the brink of being baseball-less. Fortunately, Hennepin County Judge Harry Crump’s ironclad interpretation of stadium lease laws kept the team […]
First pitch against the Minnesota Twins is at 1:05 at Lee Health Sports Complex and the Twins will be providing TV and radio coverage.
Butch Wynegar had such exciting potential when the Twins traded him to the Yankees in 1982. A Rookie of the Year runner-up and already a two-time All-Star catcher at the age of 26, he should have been a foundational piece of the offense alongside Don Mattingly, Dave Winfield, and later Rickey Henderson. Instead, the end […]
Twins 1 Blue Jays 6 A win. Cody Ponce had troubles finding the strike zone, but he didn’t give up a run. He gave up 4 walks and 2 hits, with 2 strikeouts. He came out of the game with 2 out in the second inning and then came back in to get the first […]
I guess we’ve found out why José Berríos wasn’t allowed to pitch in the WBC. The team is saying he’s heading to Texas to talk to Dr. Keith Meister about ‘right elbow inflammation. We hadn’t been told that there was an issue. He was scratched from his start against the Phillies. This is one of […]
An immediate caveat to that title: I am excited for Minnesota Twins baseball to return. It is my favorite professional sport and I welcome it back into my daily routine each spring like an old friend. I can’t wait to flip on the tube each night or get out to the ballpark(s) this summer. I […]
Since Major League Baseball began tracking spring training stats in 2006, no player had stolen more than 16 bases in a single spring. Until now. In the second inning of Thursday’s Grapefruit League game against the Twins, Red Sox minor league outfielder Braiden Ward set a new record by swiping his 17th bag of the … Continue reading "Red Sox’ Braiden Ward sets spring training stolen base record"
Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Lee Health Sports Complex – Fort Myers, FLSB Nation Site: Twinkie Town Media: MLB+ Audio (Twins broadcast) Lineups TIGERS TWINS Parker Meadows – CF Matt Wallner – RF Kevin McGonigle – DH Luke Keaschall – 2B Matt Vierling – 1B Josh Bell – 1B Riley Greene – LF Trevor […]
Looking through the Twins’ active roster after yesterday’s string of cuts, an unusual trend struck me: of the 32 men on the active roster, five have a birthday in December. Now, a group of 32 people having a month with five people may not be particularly anomalous given the randomness inherent in populations, but that […]
First Pitch (CT): 12:05TV: NoneRadio: MLB App via TB AudioKnow Yo’ Foe: DRaysBay What to watch: Joe Ryan finally makes his long-awaited debut! Unfortunately this game appears to be lost to the void. Lineups
Gavin Lux is slated to make his spring debut while Chandler Simpson and Cedric Mullins will make their returns to the Rays lineup. First pitch against the Minnesota Twins is at 1:05 at Charlotte Sports Park and the Rays will be providing radio coverage.
Results Unless or until the Minnesota Twins win another World Series—one I’m not a toddler or a kindergartener for—it is possible that September 25, 2008, will remain my Twins fandom zenith. Timing and circumstance matters a lot, and in late ‘08 I had just graduated college and reveling in the “summer after being done” (not […]
Spring Training tends to be silly, and that was perhaps best exemplified by Monday afternoon’s game against the Twins. The Braves won 9-8, but gave up a whopping five homers. I guess a 12/0 K/BB ratio is the saving grace when you give up five homers, but considering the Braves didn’t hit any homers, it […]
The first rule of spring training is not to get too excited about spring training stats. That being said, Alan Roden is maybe making the Louis Varland trade look like a better deal, as he has eight hits in 22 at-bats, with one homer and a steal. For sure, a positive after he finished last […]
As the WBC rages on, the Grapefruit League plods along as well. Today, the Braves will give Carlos Carrasco a chance to eat some more exhibition innings as they give their regulars a few hacks in a home game against the Twins. Minnesota is sending a mixed bag of starters and not-starters, and will be […]