Outfielder Hosken Powell, who played four seasons with the Twins in the late 1970s and as a rookie cracked home runs against two future Hall of Fame pitchers, died this past June in Pensacola, Florida. He was 70. Powell was drafted out of Chipola College by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the... Continue Reading »

You never know when you’re going to have a Minnesota Twins moment. Once again I was watching You Tube when a Sept. 6, 1986, game between the Twins and Boston Red Sox popped up in my feed. I settled in to watch it and was disappointed to see the Twins suffer a 3-2 walk-off loss... Continue Reading »

You never know when you’re going to have a Minnesota Twins moment. There I was watching You Tube when an old WGN White Sox/ Twins broadcast popped up in my feed. The game? Oct. 3, 1981, the second to last contest of the strike-interrupted season in which Minnesota wrapped things up at Comiskey Park. The... Continue Reading »

Bailey Ober made one mistake on Monday, but he settled down from there to give the Twins seven strong innings, the offense backed him with efficient hitting and the bullpen was perfect to take Game 1 against the Philadelphia Phillies, one of the best teams in baseball. The mistake was serving up an early two-run... Continue Reading »

A 12-game winning streak has been followed by a six-game losing streak after the Twins were swept by the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians, who won again on Sunday in walk-off fashion, 5-2. The loss was made even more painful because the Twins had managed to tie the game at 2-2 in the ninth... Continue Reading »

The Twins and M’s have so far traded punches in this four-game series and appear likely to walk away with two wins apiece. For the moment, though, the Twins are looking for the series win on Thursday after their 6-3 victory on Wednesday. It was a balanced win. The team got plenty of pop from... Continue Reading »

As I thought he might, Strib columnist Patrick Reusse produced a nice piece on former Twins manager and cut up Billy Gardner, who died earlier this month at 96. Reusse recalled some of Gardner’s better quips and mannerisms over the years, including this observation of Gardner as he watched left-handed pitcher Tom Klawitter work during... Continue Reading »

If you needed another example of the haves and have nots of baseball, look no further than the Twins, who so far this offseason have announced a few minor league deals, picked up a player who had been designated for assignment by the Miami Marlins and signed Josh Staumont to a one-year agreement. Who is... Continue Reading »

I must admit that I don’t have much of a pulse for the 2022 Twins these days, despite the walk-off home run hit by Jose Miranda on Wednesday that carried the club to a 4-1 win and a split of the two-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The problem is this: When is this team... Continue Reading »