June 26, 2017
Road warriors: Twins sweep Tribe to retake AL Central lead
Call it payback. After the Twins were swept at home by the Cleveland Indians last week, the Twins showed just how good a road team they are with their own three-game sweep of the Tribe. The Twins improved to 23-9 on the road and pulled one-half game ahead of the Indians in the American League... Continue Reading »
June 19, 2017
Ervin Santana, Jose Berrios and pray for rain
In a flash, the Twins dropped four straight to the Cleveland Indians and are now looking up at the Tribe in the American League Central. They also are 3-7 in their last 10 games, including the series with the Indians, which reminded us that outside of pitchers Ervin Santana and Jose Berrios, the Twins don’t... Continue Reading »
May 14, 2017
Twins put Red Sox debacle behind ’em, win 4 straight to regain AL Central lead
After the run-surrendering extravaganza against the Boston Red Sox last week, in which the Twins gave up 28 runs in two games, the club has come right back to win four straight, including two wins over the Cleveland Indians, the defending American League champions. And to top it off pitcher Jose Berrios, recalled from Triple-A... Continue Reading »
October 31, 2016
If only the Twins’ Kurt Suzuki played for the Cleveland Indians
There have been plenty of facts and figures bandied about this postseason and World Series, but how about what we learned Sunday night during Game 5? As Cleveland dug in against the Chicago Cubs’ flame-throwing, Aroldis Chapman, Fox broadcaster Joe Buck let it be known that the last person to hit a home run off... Continue Reading »
October 30, 2016
Some second thoughts on former Twins pitcher, Jack Morris
Twenty-five years ago this past week, the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves met in what many have called the greatest World Series of all time. Several of the games were won in the final at bat and Game 7 was no different. Former Twins pitcher Jack Morris blanked the Braves for 10 innings and then... Continue Reading »
October 27, 2016
Chicago’s turn: Cubs pitching evens series with Cleveland Indians
Quality pitching is the name of the game. Cleveland’s ace Corey Kluber did his job on Tuesday, and then it was Chicago’s turn as Jake Arrieta took the mound on Wednesday. He allowed one run over five-plus innings and then handed it off to a bullpen as impressive as Cleveland’s, including Aroldis Chapman, who seemed... Continue Reading »
October 26, 2016
*Derek Falvey’s Cleveland Indians take Game 1 of World Series
Cleveland Indians pitcher Hans Kluber, also known as Corey, struck out nine over six innings and the No. 9 hitter in the lineup smashed two home runs to beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-0, in Game 1 of the 2016 World Series. Both teams feature outstanding pitching, but it was the Indians who showed off those winning... Continue Reading »
October 24, 2016
World Series is set, which means Twins’ chief baseball officer starts soon
Twins’ Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey, who was hired away from the Cleveland Indians earlier this month, is getting closer to officially joining the Twins in that capacity. The Indians are on their way to meet the Chicago Cubs in the World Series, which sets up some possible dates for when Falvey might finally be... Continue Reading »