
Ervin Santana

Mets 24 May 19
Smell Baseball
Ervin Santana, who has followed me on Twitter for years, is now a New York Met. It’s destiny. (Okay, so he’s following close to 200,000 (…)
Twins 19 Aug 18
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, with left them vulnerable to a more (…)
Twins 27 Jul 18
The Daily Target 7/26/18
Last Night: Twins 2, Boston 1 – Well, this certainly makes life interesting. The Twins got 8 innings and 120 pitches out of Kyle (…)
Twins 25 Jul 18
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 significant reason for the Twins’ let (…)
Twins 24 May 18
The Daily Target 5/23/18
Last Night: Detroit 4, Twins 1 – The Twins were unable to get it going in the series finale in Detroit, which is fine, since it’s getaway day (…)
MLB 07 Feb 18
Ervin Santana is broken
The story with the Twins all off season has been their need for more starting pitching. Would they try to make a trade for Gerrit Cole? (…)
Twins 30 Jul 17
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 a pretty good deal for Jaime (…)
Twins 26 Jul 17
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 the starting 5. (…)
Twins 18 Jul 17
Buy? Sell? Neither!
With two weeks left before the trade deadline, every team has to come to a decision on whether or not they are buying, selling or standing (…)
Twins 26 Jun 17
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 counted out. Perhaps (…)
Twins 15 Jun 17
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 that good. Last night, Zunino hit a (…)
Twins 10 Jun 17
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 were scored on one (…)
Twins 04 Jun 17
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 game. (…)
Twins 24 May 17
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 were no mid-inning pitching (…)
Twins 18 May 17
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 stunned everyone with his (…)
Twins 12 May 17
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 wasn’t the biggest swing in momentum. (…)
MLB 11 May 17
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 are proposed. (…)
Twins 08 May 17
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 the Twins play that just owns Minnesota? Like, (…)
Twins 03 May 17
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 moon shot, with travelled over the (…)
Twins 26 Apr 17
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 to the strike zone. (…)
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 they got this one (…)
Twins 1w ago
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 actually a continuation of (…)
Twins 2w ago
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 will be a bit more timely. (…)
MLB 02 Feb 17
The path to Twins' success is through the rotation
It’s not a secret: the Twins have been very bad for about 5 years now, and in that time, the pitching has been very bad. While there (…)