Never mind what happened on the field Saturday because the Twins were shut out twice in one day for the first time since 1961, making life pretty miserable for them and Twins Territory, while making life pretty wonderful for the Cleveland Guardians and all of Northeast Ohio. Of interest to me, though, was a conversation... Continue Reading »

The Twins improved (if one can say that) to 3-6 against the AL Central on Sunday after they topped the Detroit Tigers before 15,000 fans at Target Field. That’s an underwhelming attendance figure for a sunny Sunday, but with Hall of Famer Joe Mauer in the house and a new statue of him outside the... Continue Reading »

Twins starter Bailey Ober doesn’t get knocked around too often, but when he does it’s pretty spectacular. Ober was rocked by the Royals to start the season, and he was taken to the woodshed again Monday by the Atlanta Braves, who scored nine runs in the first two innings before a 90-minute rain delay provided... Continue Reading »

Twins catcher Christian Vazquez wasn’t entirely at fault for the club’s 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Friday, but he certainly played a large role in it due to a number of fielding goofs. He couldn’t field a ball cleanly from the outfield that allowed a run to score (and if he had the... Continue Reading »

The Twins got knocked around pretty good on Wednesday, losing 12-3 to those AL East winners, the Baltimore Orioles. And the O’s took advantage of not just a bunch of pitchers trying to make the cut, but established veterans. Pablo Lopez was tagged with the loss, allowing two runs on three hits, including a home... Continue Reading »

Dick Bremer is leaving the Twins’ broadcast booth after 40 seasons, the longtime TV voice agreeing to be a special assistant and ambassador for the team. There’s some question about whether the Twins will have a TV contract for 2024 in light of the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy, but assuming that they will, who should... Continue Reading »

Before the Twins’ Game 4 loss to the Houston Astros, there was a moment of fun between two ex-Twins and some good humor in the radio booth. Former Twins third baseman Gary Gaetti threw out the first pitch to former left fielder and recent Twins Hall of Fame inductee Dan Gladden, who also does Twins... Continue Reading »

Rookie Matt Wallner crushed a first-inning grand slam and the Twins piled on from there, sending the Oakland A’s to their 109th loss of the season with an easy 11-3 win on Tuesday at Target Field. The Twins, now 84-73, end the season against two of the weakest clubs in baseball: the A’s and Colorado... Continue Reading »

After back to back wins and back to back grand slams, the offense took the night off and the Twins lost to the Cleveland Guardians, 4-2, on Tuesday. However, the Twins’ Royce Lewis, he of the two grand slams, hit a solo shot to make it three home runs in as many games, and Michael... Continue Reading »