The Twins scored a rare 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday, then gave it all back in the form of a 9-3 loss on Saturday. The result is that the Twins are again four games under .500, which is… which is… which is what exactly? They aren’t completely terrible like the White Sox... Continue Reading »

Which front office is the best in sports? That was the question recently asked by The Athletic, the New York Times’ owned sports reporting outlet, which polled 40 executives and coaches across the four major sports leagues — baseball, football, basketball and hockey — and asked them to rank the top five front offices in... Continue Reading »

I was reading a Patrick Reusse column the other day about Dave St. Peter, the Twins’ president and CEO who recently announced he is stepping down from those duties. I was about two-thirds into it when a graf about the uncertain status of the Twins stopped me cold. It had to with TV revenue, noting... Continue Reading »

Alex Kirilloff, who made his major league debut for the Twins in the postseason and accounted for one of only three hits in that 3-1 loss to the Astros, said farewell to Minnesota and his baseball career last week after he announced his retirement days before his 27th birthday. In some ways, it’s no surprise.... Continue Reading »

Dogs love cats, pigs can fly and up is down because that’s the only way I can explain what has happened to the 2024 Minnesota Twins over the past month or so. Not only are they are struggling, they are playing like a 100-loss team to wind down the season. The Twins are on the... Continue Reading »

As I have said before, no pitching and no hitting is a deadly combination for a baseball team, and yet that was exactly what was on display Saturday as the Twins lost the game and series to the Cincinnati Reds in blowout fashion, 11-1. The Twins had no answer on the mound or at the... Continue Reading »

The rally sausage, a tangy summer sausage that became a talisman of sorts for the Twins during an earlier and more successful part of the season, returned with a vengeance Tuesday night and powered the club to a 10-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels and snapped a four-game losing streak. Twins infielder Kyle Farmer... Continue Reading »

Daniel Zebulon Matthews struck out the side in the first inning of Saturday’s Game 2 matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays. But in the process, he hit a batter and then served up the following: home run, single, home run, double, single, double, single and then finally got the final two outs of the inning.... Continue Reading »

The Twins won on Thursday, but it’s clear this team misses Carlos Correa, Brooks Lee and now Byron Buxton, who has landed on the 10-day injured list with right hip inflammation. Still, the remaining contingent managed to string together three runs on six hits, including a huffing and puffing Kyle Farmer who appeared to hit... Continue Reading »