June 11, 2022
Twins bounce back, rout Rays 9-4
The Twins quickly put their disappointing 10-7 loss to the Yankees behind them on Friday with a 9-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Twins and Rays took a 1-1 tie into the fifth inning when the Twins exploded for six runs, including Byron Buxton’s second homer of the game. He now has 17... Continue Reading »
April 30, 2022
Twins’ Bundy stumbles, winning streak ends at 7 games
The Twins’ Dylan Bundy, who previously pitched for the St. Louis Browns,* returned to the AL East on Friday and barely survived the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays. Bundy’s line to start the game looked like this: double, double, single, home run and a walk before finally getting an out in the inning,... Continue Reading »
March 21, 2022
A look at 2 standout games from Hall of Famer Jim Kaat
Class of 2022 Hall of Fame inductee pitcher Jim Kaat, who spent 15 of his 25 seasons in baseball with the Twins, produced two standout games (among many, I’m sure) early in his career and at the beginning of a new decade. On both occasions he was part of shutout wins and homered to support... Continue Reading »
September 15, 2021
Tuesday was almost worse than Monday for the Twins
After the Twins lost again to the New York Yankees on Monday, the team flew home to play a doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians at Target Field. On the mound for Minnesota? The talk of the state, Joe Ryan, the big-time pitching prospect acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays, who pitched well in his Twins... Continue Reading »
September 6, 2021
Twins avoid the sweep, snap 4-game losing streak with win at Tampa
Rookie second baseman, Nick Gordon, was the big man on campus Sunday, collecting three hits and driving in two runs to help the Twins edge the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5. The Twins took an early lead, fell behind late, but kept on hitting to secure the win. In all, the Twins banged out 13 hits.... Continue Reading »
March 25, 2021
Here’s the sad part: If Buxton, Kepler and Sano were rookies, they’d be optioned, too
The starting pitching has been strong, the bullpen has shown improvement, but this Twins team is not hitting, and that was underscored Tuesday after they were shut out by the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0. The Twins had a grand total of three hits. After that loss, I crunched some numbers that showed the Twins have scored... Continue Reading »
March 14, 2021
Twins pitching still stellar, but where’s the hitting?
Five Twins pitchers combined to two-hit the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, once again demonstrating that the Twins appear to be more than ready on the mound. The only problem? Rays pitching was almost as good, limiting the Twins to just four hits. Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak, aka the Dobber, dazzled on Saturday, striking out... Continue Reading »
March 8, 2021
Twins starting pitching has been sensational. The bullpen? Now that’s a different story
In games that Twins pitchers Jose Berrios, Kenta Maeda, Michael Pineda, Matt Shoemaker, Devin Smeltzer and Lewis Thorpe have started so far this spring — and this is likely to be the starting rotation, give or take Smeltzer, for the regular season — they have allowed a grand total of one earned run. That came... Continue Reading »
October 31, 2020
There’s a new Sheriff in the AL Central, Twins fans
Hall of Fame manager, Tony La Russa, who began his major league managing career with the Chicago White Sox, is back where it all started after he was named the team’s new manager this week. And that means an extra level of competition for the Twins in the AL Central. The White Sox have a... Continue Reading »