Category: Ron Washington

May 25, 2026

Twins sweep Sox at Fenway for 1st time in 32 years. Hard to believe

Ladies and gentleman, your 2026 Minnesota Twins: competent starting pitching, an improving young lineup and a spit and baling wire bullpen that apparently relishes the high-wire act. All of that and more was on display Sunday as the Twins battled back and forth (again) with the Boston Red Sox and finally held on for a... Continue Reading »

October 18, 2025

So you want a manager with ties to the Twins? Call Ron Washington

The names are starting to roll in as possible hires to be the next Twins manager, and a number of them have a connection to the team, according to various reports. They include former catcher Kurt Suzuki, former piranha Nick Punto, former hitting coach James Rowson and former bench coach Derek Shelton. I’ve got one... Continue Reading »

Hi, I’m Rolf Boone, Twins fan.

I became a fan of the Minnesota Twins after a friendly wager in the early 1980s. I survived Ron Davis, the meltdown in Cleveland, Phil Bradley at the Kingdome and then marveled at a rising generation of stars and two World Series wins in 1987 and 1991. Brad Radke made the 1990s bearable, while Kirby Puckett’s eye injury, exit from the game and eventual death made it almost too much to bear. The new century ushered in more talent — Joe Mauer, Johan Santana, Joe Nathan, Torii Hunter, Justin Morneau — and consecutive seasons of playoff baseball, followed by consecutive seasons of losing baseball. A winning season returned in 2015. So here we are. Go Twins.