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Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports A very boring blow out. Cutting right to the chase, J.A. Happ has not been good for a while and that did not change tonight. In the 1st, and on the first pitch, J.P. Crawford hit a homer to right-center. Despite this ominous start, Happ got through the first in short order, and everything seemed fine. Then the 2nd inning Happ-ened. The … [Read more...] about Mariners 10, Twins 0: We lost

It’s happening. | Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Let’s see if something happens today. First Pitch: 9:10 pm CDT TV: Bally Sports North Radio: WCCO 830, Audacy, The Wolf 102.9 FM, TIBN, twinsbeisbol.com Know Thine Enemy: Lookout Landing The last time J.A. Happ started, Nelson Cruz walked off the Yankees. Let’s hope for some of that energy today. Today's … [Read more...] about Game 67: Twins at Mariners

Plouffe wins charity derby | Kamie Roesler Joe really cares. Plouffe can mash slow pitch softballs. While Twins fans cringe...nightly, it’s nice to have fun events to look forward to. The Joe Mauer charity event was a success, raking in nearly $350,000 for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. Speaking of raking, Trevor Plouffe hit a slowpitch softball with a wooden … [Read more...] about Joe Mauer is a really good guy, and Plouffe should’ve been in an MLB Home Run Derby

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images How to enjoy a lost season In my last post on this site, I was angry. When the phrase “institutional failure” is bandied about—rightly or wrongly—it’s never a good sign. Since that Shoemaker-and-Happ-inspired rant, I had to take a slight step away from analyzing this team’s faults and gnashing my teeth over the losses piling … [Read more...] about The perks of bad baseball

Photo by: 2021 George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images twinkie town after dark First Pitch: 9:10 pm CDT TV: Bally Sports North Radio: WCCO 830, Audacy, The Wolf 102.9 FM, TIBN, twinsbeisbol.com Know Thine Enemy: Lookout Landing After another series loss, the Twins roll into Seattle with some reinforcements. Luis Arraez and Kenta Maeda have been reinstated from … [Read more...] about Game 66: Twins at Mariners

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images dark twinkie town after dark “A vast silence reigned over the land. The land itself was a desolation, lifeless, without movement, so lone and cold that the spirit of it was not even that of sadness. There was a hint in it of laughter, but of laughter more terrible than any sadness- a laughter that was mirthless as the smile of the … [Read more...] about Mariners 4, Twins 3: Blow it Up

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images These are my predictions and in no way factual. The Twins lead all of baseball with 93 home runs. Shocking isn’t it. Twins fans dig the long ball, and they will get to see a lot of dingers on June 15 when the early 2000s makes its way back to Target Field. Joe Mauer has gathered his old teammates and some other … [Read more...] about Predictions for the Mauer charity home run challenge—this is how it will play out

Photo by Jordan Johnson/MLB Photos via Getty Images The 2021 data reveals a change in strategy. How is it working out? Over the past year and a half, I’ve written about the Twins’ use of defensive shifts on the infield a couple of times. The summary version of those old posts is that Minnesota had increased its use of defensive shifts on the infield each season since … [Read more...] about Checking in on the Twins use of infield shifts

Jordan Johnson-USA TODAY Sports What will the FOX say? FIRST PITCH: 6:15 pm CDT TV: FOX Sports FOX (you know, just the main FOX one) Radio: WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / TIBN <div data-anthem-component="actionbox" data-anthem-component-data='{"title":"Cr*wfish Boxes","description":"A Houston Astros … [Read more...] about Game 64: Astros at Twins