September 28, 2026
Twins end 2026 season on winning note. Now what?
The Twins won their final series of the 2026 season over the Texas Rangers, including a 6-4 win on Sunday. The Twins wrap things up with a 77-85 record, good enough for third place in the American League Central. Was it a good season? In many ways, yes. After the Twins traded away all of... Continue Reading »
July 24, 2026
Not ‘sellers’ yet as Twins split series with Guards
The Twins survived a dominant performance from Cleveland Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, then scored three runs off one of the league’s best bullpens to edge the Guards in a classic Minnesota/Cleveland nail-biter 3-1 in 12 innings on Thursday. The win earned the Twins a split of the four-game series with Cleveland. It wasn’t a sweep... Continue Reading »
July 21, 2026
Twins routed again 13-4. ‘Make it make sense’
Perhaps Glen Perkins, a former Twins relief pitcher who was in the radio booth on Monday with broadcast partner Kris Atteberry, put it best as he tried to wrap his head around what was happening to the Twins in their Game 1 tilt against the Cleveland Guardians. “Make it make sense,” said Perkins on a... Continue Reading »
July 10, 2026
Twins can’t sweep Guards, but it’s still 4 straight series wins
The Twins ran into a tough customer on Thursday in the form of pitcher Gavin Williams, who is one of the best in the biz. He fanned 11 batters over seven innings — the Guardians had 14 total strikeouts — and that shut down the Twins offense en route to a 5-2 Cleveland win over... Continue Reading »
July 8, 2026
Twins win again. Can they do it?
The Twins won again on Tuesday, getting a 3-1 victory at home over the never-easy-to-beat Cleveland Guardians. That’s three wins in a row for Minnesota. They also are 7-3 in their last three games, two games under .500, three games back in the AL Central division and 1.5 games back in the Wild Card hunt.... Continue Reading »
May 10, 2026
Guess what? The Twins have another 1-run win
I woke up Saturday morning and nearly spat out my coffee after I learned that Twins starting pitcher Taj Bradley — by far the team’s best pitcher in the early going — had landed on the 15-day injured list. All you can do is laugh is what I intended to write this evening because the... Continue Reading »
October 4, 2025
Sounds like Twins’ Lopez, Ryan are as good as gone, too
Man oh man oh man oh man… what is happening to this team? I say that after reading a recent MLB.com story about Twins executive Derek Falvey and his “expectation” that the Twins’ two best pitchers — Pablo Lopez and Joe Ryan — will be part of this team next season. Here’s the money quote... Continue Reading »
September 29, 2025
It’s over, Twins Territory. What now?
The Twins ended their 2025 campaign at 70-92 on Sunday with a 2-1 loss in 10 innings to the Philadelphia Phillies, winners of the National League East. The question now is: What’s next for these Twins? There are a lot of question marks about this team, especially the bullpen, but the starting rotation looked good... Continue Reading »
September 25, 2025
There it is: 90 losses and counting for Twins
Twins starting pitcher Zebby Matthews rebounded nicely on Tuesday and Taj Bradley followed suit, allowing just a run over six innings with nine strikeouts on Wednesday. But the bullpen got into trouble again and this time the Texas Rangers emerged with a 4-2 win. Reliever Travis Adams followed Bradley and promptly served up single, single,... Continue Reading »