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Twins 6, Yankees 1: A new morning in Twins Territory
Yesterday, Americans attended barbecues, tore around on jet skis, and partied under fireworks for the country’s 250th birthday. Or, they took their sister’s Goldendoodle on 12 miles worth of walks, then got takeout supper and continued a Star Trek: The Original Series re-watch (& checked in on the Rocky & Twilight Zone marathons). Freedom, and […]
Game 91: Twins at Yankees
First Chuck: 12:35 PM (new anthem each week!) The Tube: NBCSN/Peacock The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Pinstripe Alley On this holiday weekend—America’s 250th of these star-spangled celebrations—the Minnesota Twins find themselves in the Land of Lady Liberty to battle the New York Yankees. Twenty five years ago, my aunt and I […]
Game 90: Twins at Yankees
First Pitch: 12:35 pm CDTTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy It seems the recent playbook of Twins v Yankees has involved some level of delusional, early optimism — Kody Clemens’ first-inning homer last night might have set some sort of alternate-reality stage, where the Twins come out guns-a-blazin’ and […]
Yankees 5, Twins 2: When it rains, it snores
When a team that’s historically turned into terrified toddlers at the very name of one particular other team goes 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position, it’s not generally going to end well. Inning-by-inning notes: 1: I don’t know this for sure, and I’m not going to check it, but it feels like Klobberin’ Kody Klemens […]
Game 89: Twins at Yankees
Time: 6:05 Central Weather: Humid, chance of T-storms, 96° Opponent’s SB site: Pinstripe Alley TV: Twins TV. Radio: Playing songs bringing tears to my eyes How cursed are the Twins against the Yankees? When the team faced Gerrit Cole at Target Field in 2022, the first three Twins hit home runs (Arráez, Buxton, Correa). And […]
MLB market size disparity: A lemonade stand thought experiment
My first foray into this “contract year” between MLB and the MLBPA looked at how franchise values continue to grow at wildly unequal—if steadily upward—rates. This time around, the focus is on geography. So, get out that green folder (don’t fight me on this) from eighth grade and let’s find the section on “population density”. […]
Twins Top 40 Prospects: July 2026
A new month brings a new top prospects list, and with a handful of top prospects on the shelf, it wasn’t a particularly exciting month in the Twins system, but it also put more focus on some of the under-the-radar prospects who have begun to look like MLB-caliber talents. We saw a bunch of big […]
Twins 8, Astros 3: Taj and go
Well, the sun beats down on Houston’s heavy night,All bathed in gaudy light,Ready to take the mound:Stepping on a Texas diamond, you can hurl,The ball a spinning pearlAll of their batters swung and frowned. Did you feel it pleasing?Do you realizeThat you are a master of surprise? On the hill, you were the master of […]
Game 88: Twins at Astros
First Pitch: 7:10 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: The Crawfish Boxes Still early in the summer, and the team has got to last:Way too many games remaining to become already gassed.Down to Houston for a third assignment, and a victory’s the planAs long as in the dugout […]
Astros 6, Twins 4: Alvarez’s Grand Slam sinks Twins
The Twins jumped out to an early lead against Mike Burrows in the 1st inning. Two walks and a single set up Victor Caratini with the bases loaded, who earned a painful RBI after he was hit by the pitch, scoring Trevor Larnach. Ryan Kreidler tacked on a 2-run single, giving Joe Ryan and company […]
Game 87: Twins at Astros
First Pitch: 7:10 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App, LosTwins.com Know thine enemy: The Crawfish Boxes Is this Joe Ryan’s final start as a Twin? Probably not, but as the trade deadline approaches you have to wonder. Ryan is in the middle of the best season of […]
Twins 5, Astros 4: Twins win despite their best efforts
Wheewwwww. Everyone relax, have your drink of choice, and take a deep breath. It may not feel like it, but the Twins did, indeed, win that game. Things were actually going quite well for 90% of this game. Let’s start on the mound where Zebby Matthews delivered another very solid start. I remain a bit […]
Game 86: Twins at Astros
First Pitch (CT): 7:10 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Crawfish Boxes After taking a series from the Colorado Rockies, the Twins are heading to Houston to face the Astros. An up-and-down season has Astros in a similar spot as the Twins: just below .500 and fighting to cement themselves in […]
Monday Morning Minnesota: The “NL West Comes to Town” Edition
The Twins welcomed the Dodgers and the Rockies to Target Field this past week, and it went pretty much how any fan would have expected. The Twins had some of the highest-attended games, with a sellout crowd on Wednesday of 39,853 to watch Shohei Ohtani duel Joe Ryan. Ironically, the team was woefully unprepared for […]
Twins 3, Rockies 2: Kody & Kreidler kick Rox
After being swept by the presiding World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers this past week, the Minnesota Twins were looking for a “get right” series this weekend with the Colorado Rockies. They got it–taking two-of-three from the Colorado kids and keeping their quest for .500 in the right direction. Twins SP Connor Prielipp’s afternoon did not […]
Game 85: Rockies at Twins
First Chuck: 1:10 PM (new anthem each week!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Purple Row No, you haven’t stumbled into the wrong thread. The Minnesota Twins are indeed hosting the Colorado Rockies this afternoon. But last week, I checked another ballpark—Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona—off my bucket list. […]
Rockies 8, Twins 5: They Lost!
On the back of three Hunter Goodman homers, the Colorado Rockies put up another eight runs tonight, and this time, it was enough to take home the victory. Colorado’s #3-hitting DH earned five RBI on the night, popping two homers off starter Mike Paredes, who went a career-best 5.1 innings, then one more off Kody […]
Game 84: Rockies at Twins
First Pitch: 6:10 pm CDTTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy One night after what many are already calling the dumbest game of all time, Target Field is playing host to the Battle of the Mikes. Mike check, one-two, one-two. Heh. Hilarious. For the Twins, it’s Mike Paredes, who has […]
Twins 9, Rockies 8: Royce walks off game with crazy (idiotic) finish
Derek Shelton’s Magical Arm Barn managed to quickly cough up a seven-run lead, but heads-up baserunning and a nice hit by Lewis sends the fans home happy. (Or starts off tonight’s postgame Ludacris concert with good vibes.) Inning-by-inning notes: 1: Do we get good Taj or bad Taj tonight? Well, six pitches and three outs. […]
Game 83: Rockies at Twins
Time: 7:10 Central Weather: Poifect! Party cloudy, 78° Opponent’s SB site: Purple Row TV: Twins TV. Radio: head sang “Fake Plastic Trees” and I like it Tonight’s Rockies starter is Tomoyuki Sugano, who, as you can guess from the name, is not Swedish. A six-time All-Star with the Yomiuri Giants, he was eligible to play […]
The 2006 Twins shuffle the deck and catch fire in June
When we last checked in on the 2006 Twins, they were being walked-off in Seattle on June 6 and falling 11.5 GB the division-leading Detroit Tigers. The next day, GM Terry Ryan and manager Ron Gardenhire rattled some cages: The shuffling worked immediately. From June 7-15 the Twins went on a 6-1 run, including one […]
The Future: Walker Jenkins
After missing over a month with a shoulder sprain, Walker Jenkins is back in Triple-A and just one step away from the big leagues. He played four rehab games between Single-A and High-A, going 9-for-16 with a pair of homers. A couple days later, he faced off against reds rehabber Hunter Greene in his first […]
Dodgers 4, Twins 3: Late chances stranded
(original song here; lyrics cover used as reference for parody shown above) What can we doWhen the Dodgers enter boasting power?None can redoOnce we reach the game’s appointed hour.(Always, we’re always watching!)Can we beat them,Or will they be sweeping? Started off when Mookie hit one out,Certain to deflate a hoping crowd.But they are determined, there’s […]
Game 82: Dodgers at Twins
First Pitch: 6:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: True Blue LA When the season has been tryin’And our hope is really slight,Raise up your bat on a Wednesday night;Though so much is mortifyin’And we’re constantly in plight,Raise up your bat for a fervent fight:Let’s pull ahead and […]
Dodgers 12, Twins 3: The Dodgers are good
Kendry Rojas got the start tonight in lieu of Joe Ryan who was sick (he’ll pitch tomorrow, it sounds like), and immediately walked the first two Dodgers. Then, after a couple strikeouts, Tommy Edman hit a liner up the middle, past the glove of Luke Keaschall, to score LA’s first run. It was a fairly […]
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