Pittsburgh Pirates right-fielder and All-Star Dave Parker (#39) signs some autographs for fans at a game in April of 1980 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Photo by James Drake/Getty Images One of the cheapest-a** ownership groups this side of Sacramento is, once again, not putting a fabulous team on the field. First pitch: 7:10 Central Weather: … [Read more...] about Game XCIV: Pirates @ Twins
Twins 2, Pirates 1: Correa hurt as Ryan, Twins outlast Paul Skenes
Get better, good sir. | Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The thing you don’t want to see in a game you do want to see. Carlos Correa had to leave in the seventh with what’s being called a “mild right ankle strain.” It puts a dour mood on a night where the Twins beat one of baseball’s top pitchers, with a gutsy getting-better performance by Joe Ryan. Inning-by-inning … [Read more...] about Twins 2, Pirates 1: Correa hurt as Ryan, Twins outlast Paul Skenes
Game 93: Cubs vs. Twins
Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images Get yo’ brooms out, the Twins hope to sweep this Wednesday First Pitch: 12:10 p.m. TV: Twins.TV, MLBN Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy Opposing Team: Bleed Cubbie Blue Twins Lineup: 1. Willi Castro LF 2. Trevor Larnach DH 3. Brooks Lee 2B 4. Ryan Jeffers C 5. Matt Wallner RF 6. Carlos Correa SS 7. Kody Clemens 1B 8. Royce … [Read more...] about Game 93: Cubs vs. Twins
Cubs 8, Twins 1: Twins fall flat in finale
Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images The NL Central-leading Cubs finally get the best of the Twins The Minnesota Twins couldn’t get it done today at Target Field, falling 8–1 to the Chicago Cubs in a game that, at times, sounded more like a road contest than a home matchup. With a heavy Cubs presence in the crowd, the energy never quite swung in the Twins’ favor. Chris Paddack … [Read more...] about Cubs 8, Twins 1: Twins fall flat in finale
Brian Dozier walks the Twins off into the 2015 All-Star Break
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images No Bull—Vote Dozier! Brian Dozier had a really good season for the Minnesota Twins in 2014: 156 G, 23 HR, 21 SB, 114 OPS+. He was developing into a clear franchise building block. That production continued in 2015, when Dozier also became a leadership bastion alongside Torii Hunter. But despite his growing stature … [Read more...] about Brian Dozier walks the Twins off into the 2015 All-Star Break