The Minnesota Twins, who suffered through an inordinate amount of injuries last season and were quick to replace the athletic trainer as soon as the offseason arrived, find themselves already dealing with more injuries eight games into exhibition play. It’s enough to ask: What exactly is going on? This could hardly be the fault of... Continue Reading »

The Twins rallied for a 10-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, giving them the series win, the season series win over Boston and a chance to take three games from Beantown for their second straight sweep. Joe Ryan gets the ball for the Twins on Wednesday. All is shaping up nicely for... Continue Reading »

As if the anemic offense and player injuries weren’t bad enough, the umpires once again handed the Twins a raw deal during their 4-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Tuesday. During the fifth inning, Twins starter Aaron Sanchez hit Jose Altuve in the thigh with a pitch. Altuve reacted as if the pitch had... Continue Reading »

The Twins find themselves 1.5 games back in the standings after they were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers this week, while the Cleveland Guardians swept the Detroit Tigers to move into first place with a 59-52 record. The obvious reason for the improvement is that the Guards are 7-3 in their last 10 games,... Continue Reading »

This time the bullpen did its job. Nick Gordon hit a solo home run and four pitchers, including three relievers, stood their ground to preserve the lead and give the Twins a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians. The Twins and Cleveland are once again tied for the lead in the AL Central. Devin Smeltzer... Continue Reading »

The timely hitting has suddenly disappeared. The Twins struggled with their situational hitting on Wednesday, and did it all over again on Thursday, losing 3-2 to the Kansas City Royals at home, despite connecting for 12 hits. The problem? They were 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. The bottom... Continue Reading »

After the Twins lost Game 1 of their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals, questions were raised about the effectiveness of the Twins bullpen. Two games later the bullpen had stepped up and quieted the critics, then a new question was asked: Can this Twins team hit at all? That’s because in those two... Continue Reading »

Does Kyle Garlick really need to pinch hit for Nick Gordon? OK, moving on…  Through seven innings of Sunday’s game between the Twins and Boston Red Sox, the Red Sox held a one-run lead. GET BAILEY OBER A FUCKING RUN OR TWO HOLY SHIT #MNTWINS — Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) April 17, 2022 Twins starting... Continue Reading »

Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan looked great, Miguel Sano finally broke out of a long hitless streak with a home run and the Rod Carew-like Luis Arraez cracked an RBI double to pace the Twins to an 8-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday. But all of that was overshadowed by what happened... Continue Reading »