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Game 84: Rockies at Twins

First Pitch: 6:10 pm CDTTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy One night after what many are already calling the dumbest game of all time, Target Field is playing host to the Battle of the Mikes. Mike check, one-two, one-two. Heh. Hilarious. For the Twins, it’s Mike Paredes, who has […]

Twins 9, Rockies 8: Royce walks off game with crazy (idiotic) finish

Derek Shelton’s Magical Arm Barn managed to quickly cough up a seven-run lead, but heads-up baserunning and a nice hit by Lewis sends the fans home happy. (Or starts off tonight’s postgame Ludacris concert with good vibes.) Inning-by-inning notes: 1: Do we get good Taj or bad Taj tonight? Well, six pitches and three outs. […]

Game 83: Rockies at Twins

Time: 7:10 Central Weather: Poifect! Party cloudy, 78° Opponent’s SB site: Purple Row TV: Twins TV. Radio: head sang “Fake Plastic Trees” and I like it Tonight’s Rockies starter is Tomoyuki Sugano, who, as you can guess from the name, is not Swedish. A six-time All-Star with the Yomiuri Giants, he was eligible to play […]

The 2006 Twins shuffle the deck and catch fire in June

When we last checked in on the 2006 Twins, they were being walked-off in Seattle on June 6 and falling 11.5 GB the division-leading Detroit Tigers. The next day, GM Terry Ryan and manager Ron Gardenhire rattled some cages: The shuffling worked immediately. From June 7-15 the Twins went on a 6-1 run, including one […]

The Future: Walker Jenkins

After missing over a month with a shoulder sprain, Walker Jenkins is back in Triple-A and just one step away from the big leagues. He played four rehab games between Single-A and High-A, going 9-for-16 with a pair of homers. A couple days later, he faced off against reds rehabber Hunter Greene in his first […]

Dodgers 4, Twins 3: Late chances stranded

(original song here; lyrics cover used as reference for parody shown above) What can we doWhen the Dodgers enter boasting power?None can redoOnce we reach the game’s appointed hour.(Always, we’re always watching!)Can we beat them,Or will they be sweeping? Started off when Mookie hit one out,Certain to deflate a hoping crowd.But they are determined, there’s […]

Game 82: Dodgers at Twins

First Pitch: 6:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: True Blue LA When the season has been tryin’And our hope is really slight,Raise up your bat on a Wednesday night;Though so much is mortifyin’And we’re constantly in plight,Raise up your bat for a fervent fight:Let’s pull ahead and […]

Dodgers 12, Twins 3: The Dodgers are good

Kendry Rojas got the start tonight in lieu of Joe Ryan who was sick (he’ll pitch tomorrow, it sounds like), and immediately walked the first two Dodgers. Then, after a couple strikeouts, Tommy Edman hit a liner up the middle, past the glove of Luke Keaschall, to score LA’s first run. It was a fairly […]

Game 81: Dodgers 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: True Blue LA Joe Ryan was going to start today, but he’s got some sort of illness, so Kendry Rojas gets the unenviable task of pitching to the Dodgers. The Dodgers will trot out […]

Dodgers 2, Twins 1: Forgot to pack the runs

It’s a big night when the reigning champs come to town. Anthony Banda got his championship ring, the Target Field concessions workers went on strike, and Zebby Matthews got to remind everyone that his real, government registered name is Zebulon. Unfortunately, it appears they forgot the bag labeled “runs” back in Phoenix as there was […]

Game 80: Dodgers at Twins

First Pitch (CT): 6:40TV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: True Blue LA After an ultra-successful roadtrip last week, the Twins will face their biggest test yet in the villainous, evil, powerful, omniscient Los Angeles Dodgers. However, because it’s baseball, even the best are fallible and while the Dodgers’ do have the […]

Twins 4, Diamondbacks 2: The old Bell and chain

(to match the theme with Zach’s anthem, here’s another song that was performed on Family Guy) Well, the series began with the very first game:The win was Arizona’s;And the series went on with a second game rout,A kick to their cojones.And the series concludes with the third time around,Pitching all right, hitting resound,Not a chance […]

Game 79: Twins at Diamondbacks

First Chuck: 2:15 PM (new anthem each week!) The Tube: NBCSN/Peacock The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: AZ Snake Pit Hello from Chase Field in Phoenix! As I take in this weekend series in the desert, let me set up the final contest with my stream-of-consciousness thoughts on this uncommon Minnesota Twins […]

Twins 16, Diamondbacks 8: The Beautiful Game

In the dumbest Twins game any of us will see all year, the Twins jumped out to your classic 16-0, fifth-inning lead, then handed the ball over to the bullpen to drag us kicking and screaming towards a finish line placed just ahead of 12:30 am CT. You’ve maybe never seen a former All-Star become […]

Diamondbacks top Twins 9 to 5: It’s a way to stop the winnin’

Both starter Connor Prielipp and reliever Travis Adams were doing alright… until they weren’t. Some bad defense didn’t help, either! Inning-by-inning notes: 1: Oops Byron. We still love you, but oops. He hits one to left and admires it for a sec; it hits the wall and THEN Bux turns on the speed. He’s thrown […]

Game 78: Twins at Diamondbacks

First Pitch: 9:10 pm CDTTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy I’m a sucker for Weird Baseball, so anytime the Twins are on a west coast trip and we get those beautiful 9:00 pm start times, the odds of bizarre vibes and midnight local baseball go ratcheting right up. Cheers […]

Game 77: Twins at Diamondbacks

Time: 8:45 Central Weather: 103° outside, They Have A Roof Opponent’s SB site: AZ Snake Pit TV: Steve Wozniak TV. Radio: By the time I get to Phoenix, she’ll be in the Twins’ bullpen Your Diamonbacks starter tonight is one Michael Soroka, a Canadian from Calgary who was a goalie in youth hockey because OF […]

Thank you, Byron Buxton

I generally don’t like to repeat post topics—one of the great things about baseball being the endless opportunities for new stories or discussions. But after extolling the virtues of Byron Buxton at the end of the 2025 season, I am compelled to do the same at this juncture. In recent seasons, Twins fans have been […]

Twins 9, Rangers 3: Bullpen gives it their all (to try and lose the game)

The Minnesota Twins looked to secure their third series sweep of the season, this time in Arlington against the Texas Rangers. The Twins offense continued their being hot from Tuesday night and the bullpen didn’t screw it up too much while the Rangers made a valiant effort. The game started off on the right foot […]

Game 76: Twins at Rangers

FIRST PITCH: 135p CentralTHE TUBE: Twins.TV, presented by ProgressiveTHE WAVES (ENGLISH): WCCO 830 AM, KMNB 102.9 FM, Cory & Danny Baseball Network, Audacy ApplicationLAS ONDAS (ESPAÑOL): LosTwins.comKNOW THE FOE: Lone Star Ball After a scheduled off-day mid-series due to SAH-KER, the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers will tangle once more in Texas – where Bob […]

A New Era of Twins Catching Prospects

With Ryan Jeffers set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason and Victor Caratini on a moveable two year contract, there is plenty of uncertainty at the Twins catcher position going forward. While I would LOVE to see Ryan Jeffers get an extension, it is entirely possible that he hits free agency this winter […]

The unworn: Exploring uniform numbers no Twins have donned

When the Twins acquired Yoendrys Gómez in their spaghetti vs. wall style of bullpen construction, they also set a team first. Gómez is wearing #94, the number he has worn for most of his career, with Minnesota, and he has become the first Twin in history to wear that number. Because I will take any […]

Twins 12, Rangers 2: 17 hits secure a series win

Trevor Larnach got this game going with a bang, specifically a solo homer deep to right field on the second pitch from Rangers starter Kumar Rocker. Next, Byron Buxton singled, stole 2nd, and was brought home later by a Josh Bell 2-out RBI single to put the Twins up 2-0. With Zebby Matthews going strong, […]

Game 75: Twins at Rangers

First Pitch: 7:05 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, LosTwins.com, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App Know thine enemy: Lone Star Ball Zebby Matthews gets the start tonight for the Twins, and he’s hoping to not give up 7 earned runs as he’s done in 2 of his last 3 starts. If he […]