I don’t care if it’s a pick-up game, a softball game, or some kind of private exhibition at either Yankee Stadium or Target Field. Anytime the Twins can run up the score on the New York Yankees is cause for celebration. So break out the party hats and funny whistles because on Thursday the Twins... Continue Reading »

You never know when you’re going to have a Minnesota Twins moment. There I was watching You Tube when an old WGN White Sox/ Twins broadcast popped up in my feed. The game? Oct. 3, 1981, the second to last contest of the strike-interrupted season in which Minnesota wrapped things up at Comiskey Park. The... Continue Reading »

If one tuned in early to Tuesday’s game between the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees, it appeared they had clearly re-established their goliath/punching bag relationship as Gotham rushed out to a 10-1 lead through four innings. But credit the Twins with showing a little fight as they scored three runs in the fifth inning,... Continue Reading »

The Twins got a firsthand look at two new pitching prospects over the weekend and things did not go well, resulting in a series loss to the Chicago White Sox. On Sunday, Taj Bradley, who came to the Twins in the deal that sent reliever Griffin Jax to the Tampa Bay Rays, got the ball... Continue Reading »

All-Star Joe Ryan stepped up on Sunday and did what ace pitchers are supposed to do: halt the losing streak by keeping the other team in check. Ryan accomplished both and the Twins avoided being swept by the worst team in baseball, the Colorado Rockies, with a 7-1 victory. Although the offense banged out 12... Continue Reading »

Someone once said that baseball success begins with the guy on the mound. Not sure that’s entirely true (or if it was ever said), but for the moment it appears to stick because after the Twins suffered their way through most of June, they suddenly find themselves with a three-game winning streak. And look how... Continue Reading »

A day after lamenting the state of the Twins rotation, particularly young hurlers Simeon Woods Richardson and David Festa, the Slim Reaper went out and proved me wrong, making a quality start against the team that bombed the Twins on Tuesday, 16-4. But on Wednesday, Festa scattered three hits against the Texas Rangers, allowing just... Continue Reading »

The Twins won their sixth straight game on Friday, a 3-1 win over a good San Francisco Giants team that was less about hitting and more about the effort the Twins got out of starter Chris Paddack. In short, Paddack had one of his best outings of the season. He went seven-plus innings on a... Continue Reading »

After three terrible losses — the embarrassing collapse against the Houston Astros, the ridiculous pitch timer violation called on Simeon Woods Richardson and the lousy fielding on display Tuesday — the Twins finally righted the ship with some quality pitching and timely hitting to shut out the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Wednesday. Starter Joe... Continue Reading »