MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets

Luck Is The Residue Of A Pitcher Who Pinch Runs

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So there’s three main points that I want to make about the Mets’ 8-7 victory on Saturday, a win where…

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MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox

Smell Baseball

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Ervin Santana, who has followed me on Twitter for years, is now a New York Met. It’s destiny. (Okay, so…

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The Daily Target 8/19/18

Last Night: Detroit 7, Twins 5 – The Twins clubbed 4 home runs, but three of them were solo shots,…

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The Daily Target 7/26/18

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Last Night: Twins 2, Boston 1 – Well, this certainly makes life interesting. The Twins got 8 innings and 120…

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Minnesota Twins v Los Angeles Dodgers

OK, so here’s Ervin Santana

It’s a bit surprising to me how many people point to Ervin Santana’s absence to date this season as a…

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The Daily Target 5/23/18

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Last Night: Detroit 4, Twins 1 – The Twins were unable to get it going in the series finale in…

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Minnesota Twins v Texas Rangers

Ervin Santana is broken

The story with the Twins all off season has been their need for more starting pitching. Would they try to…

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Minnesota Twins v Los Angeles Dodgers

A case for moving Ervin Santana

My opinion going into this trade deadline is for the Twins simply to seek out the best deals. They made…

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Seattle Mariners v Minnesota Twins

The Twins’ new rotation

With some maneuvering over the past couple of weeks, the Twins have a completely revamped rotation. Let’s check in with…

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Minnesota Twins v Texas Rangers

Buy? Sell? Neither!

With two weeks left before the trade deadline, every team has to come to a decision on whether or not they…

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Colorado Rockies v Minnesota Twins - Game One

The Twins refuse to stay consistent

Among the many remarkable things about this year’s iteration of the Twins is how they keep bouncing back after being…

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Minnesota Twins v San Francisco Giants

Mariners 6, Twins 4 – Ervin Santana is plummeting back to the mean

The Moment: Mike Zunino has been a real pest for the Twins, which is crazy, because Mike Zunino is not…

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Minnesota Twins v San Francisco Giants

Twins 4, Giants 0 – Ervin Santana is our everything

The Moment: The Giants were held scoreless by Ervin Santana, and as usually the case, the first time multiple runs…

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Minnesota Twins v Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Angels 7, Twins 2 – Albert Pujols makes history

The Moment: From a historical perspective, Albert Pujols’ grand slam for career home run #600 was undoubtedly the highlight of the…

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Twins 2, Orioles 0 – ERV

The Moment: The best moment of this game might be one that didn’t happen. In a cool, drizzly night, there…

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Colorado Rockies v Minnesota Twins - Game One

Rockies 5, Twins 1 (Game 1) – Ervin is beginning to look human

The Moment: Mark Reynolds is known as a raw power hitter who strikes out a ton, but this season, he has…

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Minnesota Twins v Cleveland Indians

Twins 1, Indians 0 – This game is already over

The Moment: The only scoring came in the first inning when Miguel Sano hit a solo home run, but that…

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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim v Oakland Athletics

Fox Sports and the very bad article

Everyone loves a good article in which trade targets and destinations are bandied about. Trade partners are pondered and deals…

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Boston Red Sox v Minnesota Twins

Red Sox 17, Twins 6 – It happened again

The Moment: Is it just me or does it seem like there is some random guy on every team that…

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Kansas City Royals v Minnesota Twins

Twins 9, A’s 1 – Tater Tot Hot Dish

The Moment: In a game with 6 home runs, which home run was the most influential? It was Miguel Sano’s…

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Minnesota Twins v Texas Rangers

Twins 8, Rangers 1 – Cashner Outside, How bow dah?

The Moment: It seemed like the Twins were never going to capitalize on Andrew Cashner’s inability to get anywhere close…

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Chicago White Sox v Minnesota Twins

Twins 6, White Sox 0 – Ervin Santana is a one hit wonder

The Moment – The Twins wanted to make sure we could spend the entire game focusing on honoring Jackie Robinson, so…

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Minnesota Twins v Chicago White Sox

Twins 4, White Sox 1 – Back in the saddle

The Moment – As has seemed to be the case pretty regularly so far this season, the big swing in momentum was…

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Kansas City Royals v Minnesota Twins

Twins 7, Royals 1 – Baseball is here, and the Twins have a win

Welcome to the first Twins Target recap. I was out of town yesterday (Great timing, yes), but usually, the recap…

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Seattle Mariners v Minnesota Twins

Hector Santiago is bad.

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Nearly universally, writers and fans applauded Rob Antony for trading Ricky Nolasco to Anaheim, along with Alex Meyer, for Hector…

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Minnesota Twins v Detroit Tigers

The next obvious move

The Twins and Dodgers appear to have reached an impasse in their discussions revolving around a Brian Dozier trade, sending…

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Minnesota Twins v New York Mets

Two moves on the table and three to consider for Twins

We are now a couple of weeks into the offseason and the Derek Falvey/Thad Levine era. We’re already starting to…

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Minnesota Twins v New York Mets

Twins host awards, Brian Dozier wins everything, Terry Ryan pitied

The Twins were awful this year, but an annual tradition is an annual tradition. The Baseball Writers Association of America…

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