How many closers do the Minnesota Twins have? Well, they have 11 pitchers who have recorded at least one of the team’s 17 saves, and now the Twins have decided to add to that melange after they picked up another reliever who was designated for assignment. And why not? The Twins’ have the sixth highest... Continue Reading »

At the least the Twins could hit and score runs in 1996, but that was not the case in the strike-shortened season of 1995. They got their usual offensive support from the likes of Kirby Puckett, Chuck Knoblauch and Rookie of the Year Marty Cordova, but on the mound it was not pretty, despite the... Continue Reading »

Despite a quality start from the long-absent Pablo Lopez, the offense fell flat and the Twins extended their losing streak to five games after a 2-1 loss to the Royals on Friday. In his return to the mound, Lopez made a very Lopez-like outing. He got into a little trouble early, then settled down to... Continue Reading »

To start the week, I wrote about how the Twins could easily move up in the standings by sweeping the Las Vegas Athletics (or whatever you want to call them) this week, followed by three more wins versus the Chicago White Sox this weekend. But so far none of that has gone to plan because... Continue Reading »

The Twins took an early lead, capitalized on several walks and then held on for a rare 10-7 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. It was only the third time in franchise history that the Twins have beaten the Dodgers on their home ground, radio play-by-play voice Kris Atteberry said during the game.... 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 »

With the Twins clinging to a 4-3 lead over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, closer Jhoan Duran got the ball for the ninth inning. The first batter Duran faced singled to get on base, then the flame throwing reliever induced a groundout, struck out the dangerous Rafael Devers and then up came Alex Bregman,... Continue Reading »

After falling to 0-4 this spring with an ERA of about 8.00, the Twins’ Pablo Lopez got back on track Friday, pitching three scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in a 6-3 loss. He allowed two hits, walked one and fanned four to trim his spring ERA to 6.62. Lopez looked good, including two solid... 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 »