April 9, 2023
Undaunted by grand slam, Twins pull away with big home run of their own
Kyle Farmer, the walk-off hero of the home opener, gave the Twins an early lead on Saturday and then Byron Buxton extended it to give the club a 9-6 win over the Houston Astros. The Twins go for the sweep on Sunday. It first appeared that the Twins were going to blow out the Astros... Continue Reading »
March 23, 2023
Now that’s more like it, Twins fans
The Twins snapped a five-game losing streak this week with 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, and then turned it into a two-game winning streak with a convincing, this-is-what-I-expect-from-the-Twins kinda win against the Boston Red Sox. It wasn’t just a win, but an 11-0 beat down of the Sox at Jet Blue Park in... Continue Reading »
February 27, 2023
Thank you, Max Kepler
Max Kepler, the Berlin-born right fielder for the Twins who continues to work on recapturing his 2019 homer-hitting form, has restored my faith in humanity. I say this after reading an MLB.com story about Kepler and how an offseason spent in Paris with his girlfriend has him feeling refreshed for the new season. That alone... Continue Reading »
January 22, 2023
We hardly knew ye, Luis Arraez
Luis Arraez, the defending American League batting champion, is a 25-year-old infielder who has consistently hit near or better than .300 in his young career, a once in a generation talent who is most often compared to Hall of Famer Rod Carew, and a player who has more career walks than strikeouts — only 131... Continue Reading »
October 1, 2022
One of the few silver linings of 2022: Joe Ryan’s pitching
Joe Ryan pitched six innings of scoreless baseball, earned his 13th win of the season and set a new single-season strikeout record for a Twins rookie with 151 strikeouts, eight of them in Friday’s 7-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. It appears this was Ryan’s last start of the season so he finishes the 2022... Continue Reading »
September 19, 2022
Finally: Twins snap 8-game losing streak to Guardians
It was back to business for pitcher Joe Ryan and the Twins, the team finally beating the Cleveland Guardians for the first time in eight games on Sunday. Ryan, who appeared no worse for wear after he missed out on a near no-hitter during his last start, fired seven-plus innings of shutout baseball and Luis... Continue Reading »
September 14, 2022
Twins win, but gain no ground on Guardians. And about Joe Ryan…
The Twins need to sweep the Kansas City Royals before their away series at Cleveland and step one is in the books after they improved to 10-4 this season against the Royals with a 6-3 win on Tuesday. The Twins scored their six runs on 11 hits, getting 10 of those hits from Luis Arraez,... Continue Reading »
August 22, 2022
Twins need series split with Rangers before facing Astros
The Twins’ four-game winning streak came to end on Saturday after they lost in extra-innings to the Texas Rangers. And then it became back-to-back losses after they managed only four measly hits in a 7-0 loss to Texas on Sunday. The Twins now seek a split of the series against the Rangers on Monday. Sonny... Continue Reading »
August 10, 2022
If the Twins should meet the Dodgers in the World Series…
I have a dream that the Twins win the division, then make their way through the postseason to the World Series. And then that dream turns into a nightmare because they have to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s then that I hear a chorus of Twins fans say, “Well, at least we made it... Continue Reading »