Category: C.J. Cron

December 25, 2019

Tigers, White Sox take steps to get better… and the Twins?

There’s activity afoot in the American League Central and it’s not being generated by the Minnesota Twins. Oh, the Twins have cast a few pebbles into the pond, but nothing that’s caused anything beyond a ripple. In Detroit and Chicago, both teams appear ready to ride a slow, but growing wave of potential success. For... Continue Reading »

December 16, 2019

Will Josh Donaldson play for the Twins?

Slugging third baseman Josh Donaldson, who helped power the Atlanta Braves to an NL East title last season, has apparently drawn interest from the Twins. This makes sense because the Twins said goodbye to first baseman, C.J. Cron, which likely means that Miguel Sano moves to first base, creating an opening at the hot corner.... Continue Reading »

December 9, 2019

Welcome back… Michael Pineda?

The Twins, according to various reports, apparently have agreed to bring back starting pitcher, Michael Pineda, on a two-year, $20 million deal. He pitched well for the club in 2019 — especially down the stretch — but he also was suspended for using a diuretic (water pill) banned by major league baseball. #BREAKING sources tell... Continue Reading »

September 30, 2019

307 home runs, 101 wins and a loss end Twins’ regular season

The Twins dropped their regular-season finale to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, but the club still finished with the second-most wins in team history at 101-61. And they also hit three more home runs in the 5-4 loss to give them 307 for the season, which is one better than the 306 hit by... Continue Reading »

September 1, 2019

Record-setting Twins hit 6 home runs — and lose

The Twins set two records on Saturday: they hit six home runs to become the major league’s single-season leader in home runs with 268, and they became the first Twins team to hit that many home runs in a game and lose. Most home runs in MLB history: 268 — 2019 #MNTwins267 — 2018 Yankees264... Continue Reading »

August 31, 2019

Twins stay hot on the road with win over terrible Tigers

Life on the road continues to be good for the Minnesota Twins. After a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, the Twins were back in Motown on Friday where they unloaded on the hapless Detroit Tigers to win 13-5 on 14 hits. C.J. Cron and Max Kepler accounted for four... Continue Reading »

August 26, 2019

There is redemption. Just ask the Twins

After an embarrassing Game 1 loss to the Detroit Tigers, the worst team in baseball, the Twins won back-to-back games over Motor City, including Sunday’s 7-4 victory, to earn the series win and extend their lead in the AL Central to 3.5 games. They picked up a game on the Cleveland Indians after the Tribe... Continue Reading »

August 21, 2019

Twins’ Nelson Cruz playing like he’s 29, not 39

Tendon-be-damned Nelson Cruz, who apparently is going to play through that tendon-related injury in his left wrist, unloaded on the Chicago White Sox Tuesday night with a home run and three doubles to power the Twins to a 14-4 blowout win. The South Siders took a 3-0 lead early and then the Twins went to... Continue Reading »

August 17, 2019

Twins win again, Tribe loses again

The Twins will try to sweep the Texas Rangers on Sunday, while the Cleveland Indians will try to avoid the series loss to the New York Yankees. As it stands now, the Twins picked up another game on the Tribe after they beat the Rangers on Saturday and the Indians lost to the Yanks. Their... Continue Reading »

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Hi, I’m Rolf Boone, Twins fan.

I became a fan of the Minnesota Twins after a friendly wager in the early 1980s. I survived Ron Davis, the meltdown in Cleveland, Phil Bradley at the Kingdome and then marveled at a rising generation of stars and two World Series wins in 1987 and 1991. Brad Radke made the 1990s bearable, while Kirby Puckett’s eye injury, exit from the game and eventual death made it almost too much to bear. The new century ushered in more talent — Joe Mauer, Johan Santana, Joe Nathan, Torii Hunter, Justin Morneau — and consecutive seasons of playoff baseball, followed by consecutive seasons of losing baseball. A winning season returned in 2015. So here we are. Go Twins.