Minnesota Twins Talk

Looking to kill some time? Here's the ultimate bomba squad highlight reel. Enjoy!

Catch-up After a dramatic win over Chicago, Minnesota improves it's road record to 8-2 and look get hot in Toronto before starting their longest homestand of the season so far. The Twins will turn to Jake Odorizzi today in the hopes he can go deep in this one after a 13 inning game yesterday taxed the bullpen. Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. http://twitch.tv/thuuuuney Starting Pitchers Toronto: Ryan Borucki 1-1. 5.29 ERA, 17.0IP, 6 K's Minnesota: Jake Odorizzi 1-2, 5.17 ERA, 15.2IP, 16 K's Minnesota Batting Order CF Byron Buxton .226 BA, 3 HR, 4 RBI SS Jorge Polanco** .296 BA, 2 HR, 11 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .311 BA, 2 HR, 5 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .254 BA, 2 HR, 10…

All: With all the free time due to not having a new MLB season to follow, I was thinking back to baseball past. Things like the sacrifice bunt, the importance of the RBI and the fun that Knuckleball pitchers brought to the game. This led to try and find if there were any Knuckleball pitchers still baffling hitters in the big leagues. According to an article last summer in the Washington post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/08/15/mlb-knuckleball-is-quickly-going-extinct) Steven Wright of the Red Sox was the only active Knuckleballer in the big leagues last season. The article talks about the steady decline of Knuckleballers over the past dozen years, and…

Preface For those who don't know, I am running a SIM on MLB The Show for Twins baseball. I do the color commentary over the games and it's been received very well so far. I hope you enjoy the game! Catch-up Rick Renteria must've had a great talk with his ball-club yesterday. After leaving a ton of runs out in the field Friday the White Sox come back with a vengeance and take game two 9-2. The Twins will turn to La MaKina, Jose Berrios, to try and take the final game of the series in Chicago. Pre-game 12:45pmCT, 1:10pmCT start. Where to watch. https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/ Starting Pitchers Chicago:Reynaldo Lopez 1-0. 4.26 ERA, 12.2IP, 1.58WHIPMinnesota:Jose …

Catch-up All across the board, the Twins had a fantastic ballgame yesterday. Timely hitting by Adrianza, a superb start from the Twins, "ace," in Kenta Maeda, and excellent work by the bullpen. Chicago left a ton of runners out on the field yesterday and Rick Renteria's White Sox will look to bounce back and even up the series today. Pre-game 12:45pmCT Where to watch. https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/ Starting Pitchers Chicago:Gio Gonzales 0-2, 14.73 ERA, 7.1IP,2.45 WHIP Minnesota:Jhoulys Chacin 1-0, 2.45 ERA,11.0IP, 1.36WHIP Minnesota Batting Order C Mitch Garver .333 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .267 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .245 BA, 2 HR, 8 RBI LF Ed…

Here's an entire highlight reel of just pitchers reacting to Twins bombas. Enjoy.

Catch-up The Twins are coming off of a bummer of a homestand (2-4) and are looking to bounce back in Chicago. Meanwhile the White Sox are trying to claw back early in April and make a bid for the AL Central title for the first time since 2008. Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/ Starting Pitchers Chicago Carlos Rodon 1-1. 8.59 ERA, 7.1IP, 2.18 WHIP Minnesota Kenta Maeda 0-0, 2.70 ERA, 10.0IP, 0.80WHIP Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .224 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .291 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .313 BA, 2 HR, 5 RBI C Mitch Garver .333 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI LF Eddie Rosario** .333 BA, 3 HR, 9 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .2…

Tom Verducci posted an article today on SI.com about Noah Syndergaard and the relationship between velocity and elbow injury. I thought it was pretty good. Also, feel free to check out my blog posts about TJ surgery decision-making and techniques, if you're interested.

Twins Sheet.pdf Preface As some of you may have seen on my profile, I have been running an MLB The Show SIM of the Minnesota Twins 2020 season. If you have not seen it yet, I let the CPU play while I do color commentary, run bumper music, and try my best to make it feel like you've tuned your tv to FSN. I will continue to post everyday with full game-threads of each game, but I wanted to do something cool for today since the Twins are, "off," until Friday's game in Chicago. Below you will find a summary of the game with imbedded highlight cuts directing you to that point in the game so you can get a better immersive experience. Finally, Twitch is the platform I am running…

For those who don't know I am running a Minnesota Twins SIM where I let the CPU play while I do color commentary. I run the broadcasts similar to a radio broadcast with bumper music and statistical breakdowns. I am in the process of posting a more comprehensive statistical breakdown but the bulk of the production lies in the game where you can tune in at 6:45pmCT for pre-game and 7:10PMCT for game-time. The series is knotted up at 1. The Al Central lead is down to 2. The final game of this April AL Central Collision between the Twins and the Indians should be a good one as we've had 24 combined runs in 2 games, hope you brought your glove. Pre-game 6:45pmCT Wher…

For those of you who don't know, I have been acting like the Twins have been,"playing," everyday and doing the color commentary over the games and it has been received very well so far. Below is the Game-Thread for todays game and all other broadcasts can be found at my twitch channel as well as highlights (see below). https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney The Twins look to find their footing, (22ER in last 10 Innings) and even the series against Cleveland. Meanwhile Cleveland looks to continue their red hot April and go for the 10-game winning streak! Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney Starting Pitchers Cleveland: Mike Clevinger 0-1…

For those who have a subscription to the Athletic, there is a very interesting article I saw that was a deep dive into the 2019 postseason baseball, indicating that there is some evidence that the balls used in 2019 were a mix of 2019 and 2018 postseason balls. Fascinating for a baseball nerd like me. Thought some others might like it as well. Stay safe, all. heezy

Hi all - In honor of Opening Day there are a lot of classic MLB games being streamed today. One of them is the 2009 AL Central Tiebreaker that will be streaming at 10:15 CT from the Minnesota Twins Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Twins/) or on Twitter from the account @LasMayores at 10:15am CT. I will be watching and thought it might be fun to start a game thread here to discuss the game in "real time". It's as close as we can get to baseball on what is typically the best day of the year, right?

https://old.reddit.com/r/minnesotatwins/comments/fqan41/bauer_alright_for_all_you_twins_fans_in_my/ Not sure if anyone has watched any of his videos he has been making lately but they are pretty good. People have been hounding him on twitter like mad and he has finally agreed to do a breakdown on the streak. It should be a good time to say the least. Only thing that could make it better would be if he could get Max Kepler involved as well.

https://www.mlb.com/news/opening-of-regular-season-to-be-pushed-back In accordance w/ CDC guidlines of limiting groups of 50 or more for 8 weeks, MLB is pushing back opening day. 8 weeks from now is mid-May. Be Safe everyone and wash your hands -Sconnie

MLB and the player's union agreed on adjustments to be made in the short season. It appears that when the season starts, all teams will have a roster of 29. Service time will be prorated so however long the season goes will be counted as a full year this year. The draft has been modified and pushed back. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/03/mlb-mlbpa-reach-deal.html The Twins might get almost a full season out of Rich Hill, probably a better deal than they could have expected, and it would make sense that Michael Pineda's suspension will be prorated.

Per Phil Miller of the Star Tribune https://www.startribune.com/hardy-has-elbow-surgery-lewis-larnach-kirilloff-sent-to-minors/569174942 "The Twins signed longtime Tigers pitcher Blaine Hardy last winter in hopes he could help retire lefthanders out of the bullpen. If it happens, it won’t be in 2020. Hardy, who owns a 3.73 ERA in 233 career games over six seasons in Detroit, underwent Tommy John surgery to replace a ligament in his pitching elbow last week, and will need at least a year of rehabilitation to recover. The surgery, performed by Twins team physician Dr. Christopher Camp last Friday, also repaired damage in Hardy’s flexor pronator, the group of muscles j…

Seems like teams like much of the world are going to take a huge financial hit. I would expect the Twins and likely other teams with below average revenue are going to need to severely cut payroll next year. They would likely let free agents go and take very few players to arbitration. I expect a large free agent pool and well below market offers to all but the elite. The White Sox have a huge opportunity and not just in the central. They have a young core with many locked up. They have a great lease agreement, a good tv deal and reasonable costs this year. They will be positioned to take advantage of the market next winter. Their window should be wide open for sev…

From mlbtraderumors.com, the Twins have optioned Lamonte Wade Jr. and Sean Poppen, both of whom saw time last year with the Twins. The option of Wade tells me that the health of Buxton and Gonzalez is assured so that Wade had no chance to make the club. I expect Poppen will get more chances with the Twins at some point this year.

C,mon Mr Baldelli be honest with us , ever gonna see this kid , getting old

Since we have some extra time on our hands, I thought we might start a string of your favorite baseball books. I'll kick it off with a few on my bookcase shelf Shoeless Joe by WP Kinsella - This was the book that produced Field of Dreams. The Iowa Baseball Confederacy by WP Kinsella - If you thought Field of Dreams was weird, you're right. But this is even weirder. Somehow I remember it better. Cool of the Evening by Jim Thielman - Documents the 1965 Minnesota Twins season. Excellent inside view of that team.Baseball in Minnesota by Stew Thornley - The Twins Official Scorer is also a local historian, and this covers the entire history of baseball in Minnesota, going back …

How long has it since the Twins won a ST game? How long has it been since we tried to have a game thread? Pure coincidence, i'm sure. But here is a thread what can serve as a game thread for those too lazy to start one. Right now St. Louis has them on the ropes 6-0...

Twins Daily had the link to a 1959 vintage Home Run Derby between Harmon Killebrew and Willie Mays. Harmon was in his Senators Uniform and I remember listening to that team on the 1955 Buick radio when we lived in Florida. The car radio was able to pick up WTOP in Washington at night but it wasn't perfect and I remember getting upset when it would fade during a key part of the game. That team is the reason I am now a Twins fan. What "struck" me about the derby was the dimensions of the minor league park they held the derby in. 340 to right and left, 412 to center with about a 10' high wall. The other thing was how similar Killebrew's and May's batting stance was. Almost…

http://www.cardsconclave.com/2020/03/18/playing-pepper-2020-minnesota-twins/ Cody and I have been participated in Playing Pepper for probably a decade. C70 has asked us several questions each year before the season starts. He does this with every MLB team and today he posted the Twins version, which also includes TJ from Twinkie Town.

So with Seth confirming Morneau calling 60 games this year, how do the rest of the games break down? Morneau - 60 Bert - 20? Smalley - 25? Will Torii Hunter be back? Who else am I missing?

Looks like the Twins 2nd series of the season in Seattle might be moved to Arizona.

Hey all, crowdsourcing a conundrum. I've seen a picture online of the classic "this is fine" dog being replaced with a cartoon of TC Bear, but I can't find it anywhere (which means I may have imagined it). Could anyone confirm the existence of this picture and or/assist me in its location?

The season hasn't started yet, but I was motivated to start this thread a bit early after getting a message from Van, suggesting that I start one for the new season. He also mentioned that Carlos Gomez had announced his retirement, which I hadn't heard yet. Anyway, this thread can serve as sort of reminder or "heads up" about what has happened to those well-loved and not-so-well-loved ex-Twins players who are still playing in 2020.

LHP Lewis Thorpe RHP Jhoan Duran RHP Jorge Alcala RHP Dakota Chalmers INF Nick Gordon INF Travis Blankenhorn OF Gilberto Celestino RHP Fernando Romero was placed on the restricted list.

Kenta Maeda struck out six batters over four shutout innings in his most recent spring training start. Here are some quick highlights followed by a rapid-fire review of every pitch he threw in that outing.