Tag: Minnesota Twins
Former Twin David Ortiz is a Hall of Famer
A statement similar to the above was made by the Twins organization upon now Hall of Fame hitter David Ortiz…
Read more »Former MLB All-Star Francisco Liriano retires at age 38
Updated:Francisco Liriano, a Major League Baseball All-Star with the Minnesota Twins in 2006, retired at the age of 38, according…
Read more »The Buxton Extension was amazing, and the Bundy signing was ok
I am a pessimist when it comes to a lot of Minnesota sports things, so I am often happy to…
Read more »Jake Cave is staying with the Twins
The Twins front office hasn’t made many popular moves with the fanbase lately, and the news that has broke in…
Read more »The Twins are having a PR meltdown
Mere moments after I published a post about the Twins still being able to take a conservative approach to the…
Read more »The Twins are healing
One of the many issues with the Twins this season was how fraught with injury they were, from the top…
Read more »Three in, two out
The offseason has been underway for a few days now, and while the cloud of a potential work stoppage looms,…
Read more »You are thinking about Byron Buxton more than the Twins
Various Twins bloggers and fans have already released their offseason “plans” for the team this year. Never mind that there…
Read more »Making their bed at short
There has been a good deal of speculation of all the things the Twins will do this offseason. They need…
Read more »Zack Littell is making the Twins look bad
There are so many examples of the Twins letting go of a reliever only to have them turn around and…
Read more »Twins’ first adds will be to the coaching staff
The Twins were already short handed on the coaching staff, owing to the tragic and untimely death of bench coach…
Read more »What is real for Miguel Sano?
When a season goes sideways like it did for the Twins this year, a lot of things seem a lot…
Read more »What happened to Luis Arraez?
The accusatory eye of Twins fans has had no shortage of places to turn in 2021. Perhaps because there are…
Read more »So, I was wrong
I say a lot of stuff out here that ends up being wrong, but I am rarely called out for…
Read more »It’s not always about the pitcher
Updated:Over at Twins Daily, Ted Schwerzler speculated about whether or not Andrelton Simmons was the worst free agent the Twins…
Read more »2021 proves that depth matters
Two areas that the Twins felt pretty comfortable about heading into the season were their starting rotation and their outfield…
Read more »A light in the darkness
Updated:In a season that was implausibly disappointing, this past week may have been the toughest to endure yet, assuming you…
Read more »The pitching staff they want
There is a military expression that no plan survives first contact with the enemy. For baseball front offices, the “enemy”…
Read more »What have the Twins decided?
Updated:The big question before the deadline arrived was whether or not the Twins were going to approach the trade deadline…
Read more »Twins have active trade deadline, but not as active as expected
Updated:The MLB trade deadline came and went at 3pm CT today, and the Twins are a different team than they…
Read more »Twins trade Nelson Cruz to Rays
Updated:The Twins have started their trade deadline sale, and have really started it up for baseball. Designated Hitter Nelson Cruz…
Read more »The Falvine Gambit
Updated:Derek Falvey and Thad Levine – “Falvine” have put themselves in a precarious spot. They aren’t necessarily responsible for everything…
Read more »Sometimes, it just takes time
The Twins are having a pretty bad year. This isn’t the first time, and it surely won’t be the last….
Read more »Whatever the market wants
The perspective surrounding the pending trade deadline, really from all corners, is that this trade deadline is going to blow…
Read more »Nelson Cruz: The shining light
Updated:The All Star rosters were announced last week, and the Twins, deservedly, given their record, were slotted with only one…
Read more »Playing the blame game
There has been a lot wrong with this Twins seasons, and there is no doubt about that. The Twins won…
Read more »The Minnesota Twins are pathetic losers
Updated:The Minnesota Twins have struggled with injuries, bad luck, and poor performance when it mattered the most, and have, to…
Read more »Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Updated:There has been a lot of speculation about the Twins as we reach what is really going to be the…
Read more »The Twins need to believe they can compete in 2022
Updated:Despite articles continuing to say the Twins are running out of time for 2021, this is almost assuredly not true….
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