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Game 135: White Sox at Twins
Time: 7:10 Central Weather: Mostly cloudy, which I love, you don’t, 82° Opponent’s SB site: South Side Sox TV: Twins TV. Radio: Hawk Harrelson ran the Sox for a year and stunk at it Tonight’s White Sox starter, Luis Castillo, was pretty darn good until he wasn’t. From 2019-2025, an ERA of 3.48 and a […]
The 2006 Twins wobbled but didn’t fall down in August
The birth of the Piranhas and Smell ‘Em in July of 2006 was an iconic time to be a Minnesota Twins fan. Unfortunately, the dog days of August ‘06 brought injuries and uncertainty. Through it all, Gardy’s bunch—like the iconic Weeble toy—wobbled but didn’t fall down. The unrest began on August 7 when after four […]
Twins top prospect Walker Jenkins to debut Friday
Per Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline, Twins top prospect Walker Jenkins will make his Minnesota debut this Friday against the Chicago White Sox. Jenkins is ranked #13 overall by MLB Pipeline, #4 by FanGraphs, and #9 by Baseball America. He is the highest ranked Twins prospect to debut since Byron Buxton in 2015. Minnesota will […]
DSL Twins 2026 Season Recap
The Dominican Summer League season wrapped up last week, and it was not a good one for the DSL Twins. They finished with a 19-35 record, allowing just under 9 runs per game, the 3rd most in the league. While its always good to win games, individual player development is prioritized in the minor leagues, […]
A’s 7, Twins 4: Morris meltdown
It’s been a long, long year,And we’ve been waiting for ignition;It’s getting late, we fear,And this flat collapse is now tradition.Three guys hit some early homers,Thus giving the Twins a rapid lead.But in the sixth, after Prielipp was done,They called the ‘pen to prevent the run;Instead, they bleed. This has been the plight of an […]
Game 134: Twins at Athletics
First Pitch: 8:05 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Athletics Nation How to do it?Pushing through it,August plummeting.A little wet in the feetIn the Cali heatInstead of steady summiting. Though down, not out— but it’s getting dire —So light a fire in their bottom.There are twenty-eight games To […]
Athletics 4, Twins 2: Bats go cold
The A’s jumped out to an early lead in the 2nd inning when Carlos Cortes smacked a 2-run homer to right. Fast forward to the 5th, with the Twins offense still struggling against lefty rookie Gage Jump, Taj threw 9 pitches and all of them were strikes for the first immaculate inning in Twins history. […]
Game 133: Twins at Athletics
First Pitch: 8:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App Know thine enemy: Athletics Nation For game two in Sacramento the Twins will send out Taj Bradley against the Athletics’ rookie lefty Gage Jump. Will the mostly right handed lineup of the Twins make Gage Jump look like […]
Twins 9, A’s 6: (Mostly) Back on track in Sac
In the past 10 days, the Twins have been swept by the Phillies, swept the Braves, and then were swept by the Padres. It’s all or nothing in the dog days of summer and hopefully the win today puts them back in the “all” category. The Twins got off to a great start and, unlike […]
Game 132: Twins at A’s
First Pitch (CT): 8:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Athletics Nation Today in my weekly game thread pontification, let’s look at the Twins’ two top prospects in St. Paul who are banging down the door to get a shot: Walker Jenkins and Emmanuel Rodriguez. Rodriguez had his best game as […]
Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Sweepers Get Swept” Edition
For a tantalizing 24-hour period, the Twins were in the playoffs after sweeping Atlanta. One weekend trip to San Diego later, and those good vibes were gone as the Friars did the sweeping. Fortunately for the Twins, all the other teams vying for that last spot in the Wild Card were similarly mediocre last week, […]
Padres 8, Twins 1: Not stellar
In the early 90s, I was a freshman at a college in L.A., and I’d struck up a kind of dating / friendship thing with a very out-of-my-league lady; much my superior in looks, decency, and maturity. It wasn’t destined to last and it didn’t. I did spend some time at her parents’ house, in […]
Game 131: Twins at Padres
First Chuck: 3:10 PM (new anthem each week!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Gaslamp Ball I’ll be at a ballpark today—but I won’t be seeing any of this Minnesota Twins versus San Diego Padres clash. How is this possible? While the Twins battle on the West Coast, I’ll […]
Padres 7, Twins 5: Things fall apart, the bullpen cannot hold
(…what? were you expecting blink-182?) Well, Luke Keaschall led it off with a quickly-blasted homer,Then Brooks Lee and rookie Kaelen matched his power blow for blow.But middle letters three were in fact a misnomer,‘Cause the Twins couldn’t win tonight in San Diego. Now, the Padres got a tally with a shot from Jackson Merrill,But then […]
Game 130: Twins at Padres
First Pitch: 7:40 pm CDTTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy Today, I report to you LIVE from San Diego. Such is my commitment to TWINKIE TOWN DOT COM. As I understand it, it’s a weird start time back in Minnesota, and it’s a weird start time here. I […]
Padres 6, Twins 2: Gaslit in Gaslamp
Amongst perfect weather, a world-renowned zoo, and a gem of a ballpark, the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego, CA is a 16-block bastion of bars, eateries, shopping, and nightlife. Alas, the Minnesota Twins won’t be enjoying any of those spoils tonight. Instead of Gaslamp, they were gaslit by the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park. […]
Game 129: Twins at Padres
Time: 8:40 Central Weather: “Patchy fog after 11,” game should be over by then, 76° Opponent’s SB site: Gaslamp Ball TV: Twins TV. Radio: Apparently San Diego once had a shock jock named Cookie “Chainsaw” Randolph Tonight’s Padres starter, Randy Vásquez, grew up playing “vitilla” in the Dominican Republic — a form of backyard/street baseball […]
Brian Dozier provided the only 2016 spark
As has been well-documented, the 2016 Minnesota Twins were a mess of a ballclub. Even when things were at their best, bad decisions (Miguel Sano in RF) were made and folks (GM Terry Ryan) were fired. But there was one—and quite literally just one—spark: a home run barrage from Brian Dozier. In 2015, Dozier had […]
A Long-Awaited Debut is on the Horizon
The Twins’ No. 3 prospect has battled a heap of injuries throughout his time in the organization, but he has been one of the most explosive hitters in Minor League Baseball when healthy. Now back in action after a three month absence due to a thumb injury, it is only a matter of time before […]
Twins 6, Braves 4: In-Clemens weather
I feared that it would linger,I feared persistent woe;The club had left us frowning,But now they’ve got a glow.A sweep — beyond a win! —Has let excitement grow (oh, yes it has)Behind the arm of BradleyAnd Kody’s bat in tow… oh… You know we love them;We always will.And every winOnly adds to our thrill.They’ll see […]
Game 128: Braves at Twins
First Pitch: 12:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Battery Power Sha-la-la la-la la-la-la,Sha-la-la la-la la-la-la,Sha-la-la la-la la-la-la… When the month is August,Every stathead cataloguistWonders if they’re dreamingWith this club that’s somehow seemingTo be playoff-trying (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)For October ball (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)‘stead of limply dying;It don’t make sense at all! Is […]
Twins 4, Braves 1: For whom the Bell tolls
The Twins jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the 1st thanks to Josh Bell’s 17th homer of the year. That came with Ryan Jeffers on base to put them up 2-0. Over the following four innings Tyler Mahle and Zebby Matthews traded zeros. A couple double plays grounded into by the […]
Game 127: Braves at Twins
First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App, LosTwins.com Know thine enemy: Battery Power Tyler Mahle gets the start for the Braves against his former team, while the Twins will start Zebby Matthews. Today’s Lineups BRAVES TWINS Drake Baldwin – DH Luke Keaschall – CF Ronald […]
Twins 4, Braves 2: Same same. Different, but still same
Yesterday against the Phillies, the Twins scored four in the first, failed to add on in the middle innings, and ended up losing the game after the bullpen blew the lead. Tonight, the Twins scored four in the first, failed to add on in the middle innings, but won the game when the bullpen was […]
Game 126: Braves at Twins
First Pitch (CT): 6:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Battery Power Fresh off a sweep where the lineup went mostly dormant outside of the 1st inning yesterday, the Twins have finally summoned reinforcements to get the bats rolling: Alex Jackson. Now, you may be thinking, is this the same Alex […]
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