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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 »

September 15, 2026

Twins-Yankees? Do I even need to say?

The schedule Gods have not been kind to the Minnesota Twins to wind down the season. They lost series to the White Sox, Tigers and Guardians, including a 9-2 kick in the mouth from the Guards on Sunday, and then Gotham pulled into town Monday and did what the New York Yankees have been doing... Continue Reading »

September 13, 2026

Twins win season series over Guards for first time since 2021

The Twins have the longest of long shots to qualify for the postseason, but at least they have this: the team edged the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Saturday to win the season series over the Guards for the first time since 2021. And it took another top prospect to make it happen. The Twins called... Continue Reading »

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.