August 3, 2022
The Twins have no business losing to the Detroit Tigers
One would think that after a walk-off win on Monday, followed by some pre-game wheeling and dealing to bolster the lineup, that the Twins would emerge from the dugout inspired, a team ready to take on the New York Yankees, let alone the Detroit Tigers. Instead, the Twins took a 2-0 lead over the Tigers... Continue Reading »
May 25, 2022
Roll on Twins, roll on
The Twins go for their second straight sweep on Wednesday after a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday and a 2-0 win on Tuesday. Gio Urshela drove in the first run, Carlos Correa the next and starter Sonny Gray and two relievers did the rest, blanking Motown on five hits. Gray was certainly... Continue Reading »
April 11, 2022
Twins smash 6 home runs, get first win of 2022
After two near misses to start the season, the 0-2 Twins made Game 3 a laugher, hitting six home runs, including a grand slam, to win 10-4 over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. The Twins now have a chance to even the series on Monday. Monstruoso.#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/0Cw1BJmsux — Twins Brasil š§š·ā¾ (@TwinsBrasil) April 10, 2022... Continue Reading »
February 27, 2022
Billy in the bar, August 1969
As the baseball lockout rolls on, I guess it’s as good a time as any to revisit a classic Twins tale — when former Twins manager Billy Martin and pitcher Dave Boswell drained a few pops at a Detroit bar and later slugged it out in a nearby alley. Author Bill Pennington captured the... Continue Reading »
January 18, 2022
George Harrison, Twins fan
Liverpool’s Fab Four made a tour stop in Minnesota on Aug. 21, 1965, taking the stage at Metropolitan Stadium before 30,000 fans. They would go on to play 11 songs — they opened with “She’s a woman” — in an appearance that lasted all of 35 minutes, according to Thom Henninger, author of “The Pride... Continue Reading »
September 20, 2021
Jays chase Twins’ Farrell, back Berrios with 5 runs in win
Sunday’s rubber match against the Toronto Blue Jays ended almost as quickly as it began. Reliever Luke Farrell got the nod for the Twins and his one inning of work went like this: strikeout, double, single, home run, single, single, single, single and his day was done. He allowed five runs on seven straight hits,... Continue Reading »
September 19, 2021
Twins split 2 games with Blue Jays, face Berrios Sunday
The Twins looked pretty good on Friday, hitting back to back to back home runs to knock off the Toronto Blue Jays, one of the hottest teams in baseball, 7-3. But it’s hard to keep the Blue Jays down because they also have the best offense in baseball, and they showed why on Saturday, going... Continue Reading »
August 31, 2021
Once in Ontario, Harmon Killebrew country is just across the Snake River
We arrived in Ontario, Oregon on Sunday and finally made our way to Payette, Idaho Monday morning. You head east across the Snake River, pass through the town of Fruitland and the unmistakable smell of onions (onion supplier Dickinson Frozen Foods is based in Fruitland), then you turn north toward Payette. We kept our eyes... Continue Reading »
August 15, 2021
Twins, Tampa trade blowout victories
The Twins had one of their biggest blowout wins of the season on Saturday, a 12-0 defeat of the Tampa Bay Rays that makes up for the Twins’ 10-4 loss on Friday. The Twins scored the 12 runs on 16 hits, eight of them extra-base hits, including home runs from Max Kepler, Luis Arraez, Brent... Continue Reading »