Starter Taj Bradley allowed just two hits over seven innings, Trevor Larnach and Ryan Jeffers delivered big hits and the Twins won another series 4-2 on Sunday over the Los Angeles Angels, making it their fifth straight series win. The Twins are now a game under .500, three games back of the division lead in... Continue Reading »

Camilo Pascual, who pitched for 18 big league seasons, most of them with the Washington Senators and Twins, and who still holds a significant major league record, turned 91 last week on Jan. 20. Congratulations to him and happy birthday. Pascual recorded 174 wins and racked up more than 2,100 strikeouts, including four straight seasons... 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 »

The Twins wrapped up their West Coast road trip with a losing record after they dropped both series to the Dodgers and Angels, including Sunday’s 4-2 loss to the Halos. And once again a familiar pattern reared its head for the Twins: Great starting pitching, terrible situational hitting (the Twins again could not score with... Continue Reading »

In 1962, a year when major league baseball still played two All-Star games, the first of those games was played before 45,000 fans at D.C. Stadium on July 10. Among the fans that day, if one can call him that, was President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy was assassinated 59 years ago today. Here's a... Continue Reading »