We’d all like to hide behind our glove right, now Chris. | Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports They really should win this one...right? First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDTTV: Bally Sports North, FS1 (National)Radio: TIBNKnow Thine Enemy: South Side Sox| Twinkie Town Series Preview The Minnesota Twins have lost six out of their last seven games. They’re already eight games back of … [Read more...] about Game 21: White Sox at Twins
Twins 7, White Sox 0: The Twins are not the worst team in the A.L. Central
High-fives for destroying the White Sox! | Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Woof, White Sox, woof The Minnesota Twins had lost six of their last seven games. They hadn’t scored five or more runs in a game until their extra-inning explosion against Detroit nine days ago — aided by a key Tigers error and capped by a home run against a position player. The Twins were largely … [Read more...] about Twins 7, White Sox 0: The Twins are not the worst team in the A.L. Central
On Louie Varland’s Two-Strike Struggles
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Getting ahead hasn’t been an issue. Finishing off at-bats has. “Not leaving the zone with two strikes is an issue right now. I need to be better at it. I’m letting the team down, and it’s a bad feeling. … I’ve got to learn.” Louie Varland, after his last start in Baltimore One of the most powerful factors in the game of baseball … [Read more...] about On Louie Varland’s Two-Strike Struggles
Game 20: Tigers at Twins
Back from Detroit—to cover Detroit! First Pitch: 1:10 PM CT TV: Bally Sports North Radio: TIBN Know Thine Enemy: Bless You Boys Last weekend, I was able to cross the last AL Central stadium—Comerica Park—off my MLB ballpark bucket-list. Some musings on the weekend jaunt... The city of Detroit gets a bad reputation, but I don’t think it’s quite as dire as what you might … [Read more...] about Game 20: Tigers at Twins
Tigers 6, Twins 1: The Tortured Twins Fan Department
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Melancholy reigns This past Friday, Taylor Swift dropped her new album The Tortured Poets Department, prompting many Swifties to spend the weekend listening in a dark room filled with emotional angst. Minnesota Twins fans could be forgiven for taking a similar approach after dropping this afternoon’s tilt—and thus the series—to the … [Read more...] about Tigers 6, Twins 1: The Tortured Twins Fan Department