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PODCAST: The Breakdown - Ep 12 - Winter Ball

Cole and Brandon discuss the latest in MLB playoff action, including Jose Bautista's crazy bat flip, share Chris Colabello's amazing story about how a game of poker saved his baseball career, Cole's dog, Baybee is in the studio causing trouble, the guys talk about winter baseball and Cole's experience with Los Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan League, and, as always, answer your Twitter questions.   https://www.spreaker.com/user/sbarnard4/the-breakdown-ep-12-winter-ball
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8/4 PREGAME NOTES: Colon vs. Perez, O'Rourke Progressing, Injury Updates, Concert Fallout

It’s overcast and warmer than Thursday as the Minnesota Twins prepare for game two of a four-game weekend set against the Texas Rangers. It’ll be left-hander Martin Perez (5.13 ERA, 4.48 FIP in 112.1 innings) toeing the rubber for the Rangers against righty Bartolo Colon (7.70 ERA, 5.09 FIP in 78.1 innings) for the Twins.   More on that in a bit.   Manager Paul Molitor said there were no reported issues with the grass in the outfield after multiple concerts were held at Target Field while the te
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8/4 GAME NOTES: Colon Overcomes Rocky Start to Toss Complete Game in 8-4 Win over Rangers

Like a young fighter perhaps half his age, Bartolo Colon was on the ropes and in danger just two pitches into Friday night’s game. The Minnesota Twins righty allowed a single to leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo and a double off the fence in right to shortstop Elvis Andrus, and the Rangers were immediately in business. One batter later, Adrian Beltre looped a single into center to bring home both runners, and the Rangers had an early 2-0 lead just 10 pitches into the game.   At this point, who knew i
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8/5 PREGAME NOTES: Hamels vs. Gibson, Santiago and Perkins Heading Out, Sano Still Sore

It’s overcast and warm as the Twins prepare for game three of a four-game weekend series against the Texas Rangers. It’ll be left-hander Cole Hamels (4.01 ERA, 4.64 FIP in 76.1 innings) dealing for the Rangers this evening with righty Kyle Gibson (6.08 ERA, 5.52 FIP in 94.2 innings) returning from Rochester to make the start for the Twins.   More on that in a bit.   The roster move initiated Friday night became official on Saturday, as Zack Granite was sent out to Triple-A Rochester to make room
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8/5 GAME NOTES: Hamels Returns Favor in Complete Game 4-1 Win over Twins

For the second night in a row, a Minnesota Twins starter dug a hole in the first inning. For the second night in a row, a starter tossed a complete game at Target Field.   Unfortunately for the Twins, the parallels stop in between those two sentences. One night after Bartolo Colon dug an early 2-0 hole and pulled himself out of it in a complete-game win, Rangers stud lefty Cole Hamels continued his July roll into August as he scattered four hits and just one unearned run in a 4-1 win over the Tw
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PODCAST: The Breakdown - Ep 13 - The Replacements

With Cole gone on a safari, Zach Bennett and Tom Schreier of Cold Omaha join Brandon in studio to discuss Timberwolves and Lynx basketball and, of course, the Twins.   https://www.spreaker.com/user/sbarnard4/the-breakdown-ep-13-the-replacements
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The Tommy John Files: LHP Zach Duke

This is an excerpt of an article that appears in full on Zone Coverage. Please click here to read the full story, and please consider subscribing to the site here.   Tommy John celebrated his 75th birthday on Tuesday, but the surgery that bears his name is well over 40 years old. In fact, enter a room of pitchers and you’ll find that the sampling of those who’ve had Tommy John surgery is akin to going to a fraternity and trying to find a dude who has ever had a hangover.   Orthopedic surgeon Fra
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8/8 PREGAME NOTES: Mejia vs. Garza, Closer Music and Miggy Back

It’s mostly sunny and super warm as the Minnesota Twins prepare to wrap up the first half of a home-and-home series with the Milwaukee Brewers. Youngster Adalberto Mejia (4.30 ERA, 4.85 FIP in 83.2 innings) will take the mound for the Twins, while former Twins righty Matt Garza (3.68 ERA, 4.03 FIP in 88 innings) will toe the rubber for the Brewers.   More on that in a bit.   Miguel Sano is back in the lineup after a three-game absence following being hit by a Tony Barnette pitch on Friday night
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8/8 GAME NOTES: Bombs Away! Twins Swat Five Homers in 11-4 Win over Brewers

Matt Garza was in a charitable mood on Tuesday night at Target Field. His team staked him to a 1-0 lead, and he gave it back twofold. His team turned around a half-inning later by doubling the original lead to 4-2, and he again paid it back doubly by again putting his team behind the 8-ball with an 8-4 deficit.   The final damage for the right-hander was 3.1 innings, eight earned runs, four home runs allowed and an early shower as the Twins pummeled their old friend 11-4 in front of 34,186 fans.
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PODCAST: The Breakdown - Ep 14 - "Save It"

Cole is still on safari in Africa, so Zach Bennett and Tom Schreier are joining Brandon again to discuss the World Series, the Wolves' first game, Flip Saunders' legacy, Torii Hunter's retirement, and a lot more. Check out Zach and Tom's work at @ColdOmahaMN.   http://www.spreaker.com/user/sbarnard4/the-breakdown-ep-14-save-it
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The Tommy John Files: RHP-Turned-Advance Video Scout Jeremy Hefner

This is an excerpt of a post that appears in full on Zone Coverage here. Please click through to read it, and consider subscribing here.   Tommy John celebrated his 75th birthday last Tuesday, but the surgery that bears his name is well over 40 years old. In fact, enter a room of pitchers and you’ll find that the sampling of those who’ve had Tommy John surgery is akin to going to a fraternity and trying to find a dude who has ever had a hangover.   Orthopedic surgeon Frank Jobe performed the fir
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PODCAST: Midwest Swing, Episode 27

Mike Berardino (Pioneer Press) joins Brandon Warne and Tom Schreier to discuss the Minnesota Twins decision to relieve Terry Ryan of his duties and who should replace him.   http://coldomaha.com/2016/twins/midwest-swing-mike-berardino-joins-to-discuss-terry-ryans-firing/
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WARNE: The Minnesota Twins’ Secret Extension Candidate

Post originally appeared at 105 The Ticket's Cold Omaha:   There’s a Minnesota Twins player who has quietly turned himself into one of the best players in the American League at his position, and it might be time the team takes notice financially.   It’s not Joe Mauer, who is still signed to that hotly-contested deal through 2018. It isn’t Brian Dozier, who inked a four-year, $20 million extension just before the season started.   No, it’s third baseman Trevor Plouffe, whom many in Twins Territo
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PODCAST: The Breakdown - Ep 15 - Welcome Home, Cole!

Cole is back from his safari in Africa! The guys talk about that, Torii Hunter's retirement, speculate on veteran free agents to possibly replace Hunter's leadership, answer your Twitter questions, and more.   https://www.spreaker.com/user/sbarnard4/the-breakdown-ep-15-welcome-home-cole
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WARNE: The Most Improved Twins From the First Half

When a team plays drastically better from one year to the next, it usually means one of a couple things. With some teams, it means a number of key offseason acquisitions have paid off. For others, especially if the roster is largely intact from a season ago, it suggests that some guys — usually younger players — have taken a step forward and elevated their game to a new level.   Considering the complexion of this current Twins roster, the latter seems far more likely. Sure, players from the outs
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8/15 PREGAME NOTES: Colon vs. Salazar, Perkins Lurking and Santiago Sidelined

It’s overcast and warm as the Minnesota Twins prepare to take on the Cleveland Indians in the first of three games to start a six-game homestand. It’ll be a pair of righties tangling on the mound, as the Indians will send Danny Salazar (4.15 ERA, 3.72 FIP in 80.1 innings) out while the Twins will counter with Bartolo Colon (6.77 ERA, 4.73 FIP in 94.1 innings).   More on that in a bit.   The Twins come into the series 59-57 -- five games behind first-place Cleveland and in search of their first w
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8/15 GAME NOTES: Bombs over Bartolo in 8-1 Loss to Cleveland

For three innings Tuesday night at Target Field, Bartolo Colon was a veritable Harry Houdini.   The 44-year-old righty worked in and out of danger, and was staked to a 1-0 lead before allowing three solo home runs over a two-inning span on the way to an 8-1 loss to Danny Salazar and the Cleveland Indians in front of nearly 30,000 fans at Target Field.   The loss sent the Twins to a stunning 0-8 against the Indians at home this season. The Twins are 5-1 against Cleveland at Progressive Field this
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WARNE: Injury Updates; Arcia’s Benching; Mauer Trivia

This post originally appeared at 105 The Ticket's Cold Omaha:   Prior to Monday night’s game — the opening of an 11-game homestand that ranks as the longest of the season — Twins assistant general manager Rob Antony provided injury updates on the pair of pitchers currently residing on the club’s disabled list, as well as an update on Trevor May:   Reliever Brian Duensing (strained right intercostal) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session, and it is expected that he’ll throw live to hitters before Thu
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8/17 GAME NOTES: Twins Split Doubleheader, Break Home Losing Streak Against Indians

Robbie Grossman’s swinging strikeout against Nick Goody to end the first game of Thursday's doubleheader was the icing on a very frustrating cake for the Minnesota Twins. Not only did it cap a 9-3 loss to push the Twins back to .500, but also sealed a dubious team record as the 19th time a Twin had struck out against Indians pitching.   In fact, most of the game was emblematic of the Twins’ recent pursuit of the Indians in the standings. The Indians didn’t play particularly well all day, and let
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8/18 GAME NOTES: Twins Use Power, Speed for 10 Unanswered Runs in Comeback Win over Diamondbacks

The Twins were in a festive mood on Friday night. They honored Rod Carew by showing heart after being down 3-0 just two innings into the game. They also honored his offensive pedigree by pounding out 17 hits. The offense also provided some in-game fireworks prior to the customary postgame ones that happen every Friday at Target Field.   What it all added up to was 10 unanswered runs — including seven over the final three innings — in a 10-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Target Field on Fr
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WARNE NOTEBOOK: Updates On Injuries, Ex-Twins And Affiliates

The Twins announced a pair of roster moves following Friday night’s game. With Ricky Nolasco (right elbow inflammation) and Brian Duensing (right intercostal strain) set to be activated, the Twins needed to make a pair of moves to free up spots. Caleb Thielbar was essentially sent down in favor of Duensing. Thielbar made six appearances spanning five innings in his stint with the Twins, striking out five and walking none while allowing three earned runs (5.40 ERA).   The other, perhaps more surp
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8/29 PREGAME NOTES: Santana v. Shields Rematch, Injury Updates, AFL Assignments

It’s sunny and warm at Target Field as the Minnesota Twins prepare to open a three-game set against the Chicago White Sox. It’ll be a pair of righties doing battle, as the Twins send Ervin Santana (3.24 ERA, 4.66 FIP in 169.1 innings) to the mound to tangle with James Shields (5.63 ERA, 6.13 FIP in 80 innings) of the White Sox. This will be the second matchup in a row between the pitchers, with the White Sox beating the Twins 4-3 last Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.   More on that in a bit.
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WARNE NOTEBOOK: Arcia’s Replacement; Buxton Heating Up; Affiliate Reports

The Minnesota Twins promoted well-regarded prospect Eddie Rosario from Triple-A Rochester on Monday. Rosario wasn’t in uniform in time to start the game, and ultimately didn’t get in as the Twins eked out a close 8-7 win.   Rosario, a two-time top-100 prospect according to Baseball Prospectus, was hitting just .242/.280/.370 at Rochester, leaving some to question why Aaron Hicks didn’t get the call instead due to his superior statistics. Manager Paul Molitor suggested it was not necessarily a lo
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8/29 GAME NOTES: Silky Santana, Polanco Power Guide Twins to 68th Win of the Season

Please click here to read this story in its entirety at Zone Coverage.   Players Weekend is over and it went by without Ervin Santana throwing a single pitch. He still stood true to his jersey nickname on Tuesday night at Target Field, however, as for five innings he performed Magic in a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox.   It was a nice bounce-back performance for Santana, if that’s what you’d like to call it. The Twins lost his last start 4-3 at Guaranteed Rate field on Wednesday -- also a Sa
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