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I'm very lucky I had an opportunity to do that and I'm thankful it got me in contact with so many great people here, also happy you enjoyed it!

It was fun seeing him for real yesterday. I'm happy I finally got to write a game-thread about the real club!

Catch-Up We finally made it and it was beautiful. The Twins led Major League Baseball in HR's last season and on the first pitch of last night's game, Kepler started us right back on the path to break records, maybe this season will be the most in a 60 game stretch? Despite Berrios' rough start, the bullpen looked fantastic. May lighting up the radar gun, Stashak's slider looked vicious, and now after not having baseball for four months, the Twins have an opportunity to win their first series of the year within a 17 hour window. Where to Listen WCCO 830, TIBN Where to Watch Fox Sports North Starting Pitchers Minnesota: Randy Dobnak*| 2-1, 1.59 ERA, 28.1 IP, 1.13 WHIP in 5 starts and 4 relief appearances in 2019.Chicago: Dallas Keuchel| 8-8, 3.75 ERA, 112.2 IP, 1.37 WHIP in 19 starts in 2019.*=Randy Dobnak: Per Twins Daily writer Ted Schwerzler on twitter: Dobnak vs. CHI in 19' Minnesota Batting Order* C, Mitch Garver 0-3, SF RBI 3B, Josh Donaldson 0-3, 2 BB's DH, Nelson Cruz 2-4, 2 Run's Scored SS, Jorge Polanco 2-5, 2 RBI's 1B, Miguel Sano 0-4, Run Scored LF, Eddie Rosario, 1-4 RBI & Run Scored RF, Marwin Gonzalez, .264BA, 15 HR's, 55 RBI's, .736 OPS in 114 games in 2019. CF, Max Kepler, 2-5, 2 HR's 2B Ehire Adrianza, .272BA, 5 HR's, 22 RBI's, .765 OPS in 83 games in 2019.*=Per Baseball Reference, against a starting LHP in 2019, the Twins as a club batted .286 and slashed .357/.529/.885 in 39 games. Chicago Batting Order SS, Tim Anderson, 2-5 2 Run's Scored 3B, Yoan Moncada, 3-5 3-Run HR 1B, Jose Abreu, 0-4 RBI DH, Edwin Encarnacion, 0-4 LF, Eloy Jimenez 2-3 Run Scored RF, Nicky Delmonico 0-4 CF, Luis Robert 2-4 in MLB Debut last night. C, James McCann .273, 18 HR's, 60 RBI's 19' AL All-Star in 118 games. 2B, Leury Garcia 0-3 Run ScoredStorylines 1. Per Twins Daily writer Tom Froemming on Randy Dobnak, Notebook 7/25 Dobnak basically gained instant notoriety due to both his performance and incredible back story. It’s amazing to think he’s developed such an identity across Twins Territory despite logging just 30 1/3 innings with the Twins (including the postseason).Dobnak faced the White Sox in his second MLB game. He gave up two unearned runs on five hits over three innings out of the bullpen. With Odorizzi on the IL and now Hill being pushed back, the team’s rotation depth is already being tested. Good thing this club has as good of backup options.2. The Twins bullpen combined last night between May, Clippard, Duffey, and Stashak went a combined 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB's, and 7 K's and still have a fully-rested Taylor Rodgers, Sergio Romo, Zach Littell, and more ready for today's push to win the first series of the year.

What a game! I am incredibly sorry for not having this post up sooner it'll be all ready to go for tomorrow. I had something come up today and forgot to message the mods about it. Can't wait for tomorrow!

ALCS Game Seven: Houston Astros @ Minnesota Twins 7:10pmCT (Series tied 3-3) Catch-Up Kevin Love was asked about what LeBron told team members on the Cav's that inspired them to comeback from a 3-1 deficit and he said they saw Klay Thompson talking about how they were arguably better the "Showtime," Lakers and all that and LeBron told Love, "Tonight's going to be a fight, it's going to come down to the final minutes, but if we bring this back home, game seven anything can happen." This was the quote I ran with yesterday and now we're here. The Twins haven't played perfectly but still, they've made it. And now in front of their home crowd are 27 outs away from a date with destiny. Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network Playoff Picture - HOU vs. MIN (Series Tied 3-3) - CIN vs. CHC (Cubs Clinch World Series Birth) Starting Pitchers Astros: Lance McCullers Jr.* 2-0, 4.85 ERA, 13.0 IP, 9 K'sTwins: Jake Odorizzi** 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 12.0 IP, 14 K's*=McCullers Game Two: 7.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K's in Win. **=Odorizzi Game Three: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 9 K's in Win. Houston Batting Order* CF George Springer .200 BA, 1 HR, 5 RBI 2B Jose Altuve .408 BA, 3 HR, 5 RBI 3B Alex Bregman .182 BA, 1 HR, 2 RBI DH Yordan Alvaraez .271 BA, 5 HR, 15 RBI SS Carlos Correa .333 BA, 6 HR, 12 RBI 1B Yuli Gurriel .298 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI RF Josh Reddick .311 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI LF Michael Brantley .180 BA, 2 HR, 5 RBI C Martin Maldando .182 BA, 2 HR, 9 RBI*Tale of Two Cities: In the 3 games Houston won: GM1, 6 Runs, GM2, 7 Runs, GM4, 11 Runs. But in the three games Houston lost combined they've scored 6 Runs. Minnesota Batting Order* 2B Luis Arraez .259 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .156 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .390 BA, 6 HR, 16 RBI RF Max Kepler .222 BA, 4 HR, 13 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .316 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .189 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI C Mitch Garver .308 BA, 4 HR, 10 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .308 BA, 3 HR, 10 RBI CF Byron Buxton .343 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI*=Dance with who brought you: The Twins are electing to use the same lineup three games in a row to try and clinch the series tonight. Storylines Heading into Game 4 the Twins bullpen ERA was 6.67 this postseason. Now in Game 5, 2 gutsy shutout innings from Bailey and Rodgers working out of two errors in the 8th still not allowing a run. Game 6 another gutsy 2 shutout innings of relief from Homer Bailey followed by Trevor May shutting the door also working around an error. The Twins bullpen was abysmal to open this series and now at the most important game, they are red hot. Of all the starting pitcher's this Postseason, none have had the Twins number like Lance McCullers. An incredibly dominant start in Game 2, now with an opportunity to add his third win of the postseason tonight and for the Twins, two days in a row of starting a guy on short rest. The Twins might only get 4.0 IP out of Odo, but Twins fans are hoping it'll be enough.

American League Championship Series: Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros 4:10pmCT, 6:10pmCT*if needed (HOU leads series 3-1) Catch-Up Kevin Love was asked about what LeBron told team members on the Cav's that inspired them to comeback from a 3-1 deficit and he said they saw Klay Thompson talking about how they were arguably better the "Showtime," Lakers and all that and LeBron told Love, "Tonight's going to be a fight, it's going to come down to the final minutes, but if we bring this back home, game seven anything can happen." This is the same scenario for the Twins, heartbreak in Game 1, heartbreak last night in game four. The fate of the season hangs in the balance, and it's going to get a whole hell of a lot more interesting if the Twins can bring it back to Target Field. Pre-game 3:45pmCT Game One, 5:45pmCT Game Two if needed Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network Playoff Picture - HOU vs. MIN (Astros lead series 3-1) - CIN vs. CHC (Cubs Clinch World Series Birth) Starting Pitchers Game One Twins Jose Berrios/Homer Bailey (Gametime Decision) 0-0, 4.66 ERA, 9.2 IP, 12 K's 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.0 IP, 4 K'sAstros Justin Verlander* 2-0, 4.15 ERA, 13.0 IP, 14 K's*=Justin Verlander: Won Game 1 & 5 in the ALDS and is the reason the Astros are even here in the first place. He can either end the Twins season tonight, or ignite a spark in the Twins clubhouse before bringing this back to Minnesota. Minnesota Batting Order* 2B Luis Arraez .200 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .120 BA, 1 HR, 1 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .375 BA, 4 HR, 10 RBI RF Max Kepler .231 BA, 4 HR, 13 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .367 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .214 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI C Mitch Garver .323 BA, 4 HR, 10 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .303 BA, 3 HR, 10 RBI CF Byron Buxton .321 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI*=Twins need a change to mix it up, this lineup is Nash Walker's own opening day lineup courtesy of Twins Daily Houston Batting Order* CF George Springer .214 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI 2B Jose Altuve .390 BA, 2 HR, 3 RBI 3B Alex Bregman .167 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI LF Michael Brantley .186 BA, 2 HR, 5 RBI SS Carlos Correa .405 BA, 6 HR, 12 RBI 1B Yuli Gurriel .275 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI RF Josh Reddick .368 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI DH Yordan Alvarez .286 BA, 5 HR, 15 RBI C Martin Maldando .189 BA, 2 HR, 9 RBI*Sent into orbit: Correa and Altuve in game one, Gurriel in game two, Correa again in game three, the spearheads of this order for Houston have been carrying the series and now have a chance to dagger Minnesota. Storylines Berrios on short rest, the second extra-innings lose of the postseason, Twins fans may feel there's no hope left for a playoff push. But in our best Dark Star impression Down Memory Lane we Go! Since 1925, 11 teams in baseball history have overcame a 3-1 deficit in the playoffs and the most recent example was the 16' Cubs in the World Series and most recent ALCS was 07' with the Red Sox. If, the Twins can defeat Verlander in Game 5, Game Six will immediately follow at 6:10pmCT and if needed, Game Seven would be tomorrow night at 7:10pmCT.

ALCS Games 3 & 4:Minnesota Twins @ Houston Astros 4:10pmCT, 6:10pmCT (Houston leads series 2-0) Catch-Up All of that training, all of that work throughout the season, comes down to two games in Houston. The Astros have taken the first two games of this series in gut-punching fashion and now have the Twins on the ropes. They took down New York and it was beautiful but now they play two games tonight and if they lose both, it's over. It's do or die for Minnesota, and we're going to find out pretty early if there's any fight left in this club. Pre-game 3:45pmCT Game One, 5:45pmCT Game Two Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network Playoff Picture - HOU vs. MIN (Astros lead series 2-0) - CIN vs. CHC (Cubs lead series 2-1) Starting Pitchers Game One Twins: Jake Odorizzi 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 5.0 IP, 5 K'sAstros: Josh James 0-1, 0.00 ERA, 4.1 IP, 6 K's*=Jake Odorizzi: In 2019 in the loss against New York, Odorizzi delivered a gutsy performance and in this year's ALDS he did as well. The Twins season is on the line and now more than ever, they need a well pitched game from Odo. Minnesota Batting Order* RF Max Kepler .250 BA, 3 HR, 10 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .364 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI C Mitch Garver .304 BA, 2 HR, 7 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .375 BA, 2 HR, 7 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .435 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .200 BA, 3 HR, 7 RBI 3B Marwin Gonzalez .200 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI 2B Ehire Adrianza .667 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI CF Byron Buxton .333 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI*=Josh Donaldson (2-22 with 15 strikeouts) and Luis Arraez (1-15) have been in a word, miserable, this postseason. For now, Marwin will play at 3B for Donaldson and Adrianza will play at 2B. Houston Batting Order* CF George Springer .212 BA, 1 HR, 2 RBI 2B Jose Altuve .364 BA, 1 HR, 2 RBI 3B Alex Bregman .214 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI DH Yordan Alvarez .324 BA, 5 HR, 14 RBI LF Michael Brantley .171 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI SS Carlos Correa .448 BA, 4 HR, 9 RBI 1B Yuli Gurriel .250 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI RF Josh Reddick .333 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBI C Martin Maldando .200 BA, 2 HR, 8 RBI*Sent into orbit: Correa and Altuve in game one, Gurriel in game two, the Twins so far have had no answer for the vaunted bats in this order for Houston. Storylines From 2015-17, the Astros at Minute Maid Park were 11-2 in the playoffs in the Trash Can Era, but since then they are 5-8 at home. Without their biggest aid, could this be the Twins chance to get back into this series? Big Mike blew game two after a great start by Kenta Maeda was ruined (4.1 IP, 0 ER) and we talk about Odorizzi needing a great start but the bullpen for Minnesota needs to wake up. Combined they have a 6.67 ERA this postseason and the only men who haven't allowed a run are Sergio Romo and Taylor Rodgers. I would imagine Wes Johnson had a lengthly talk with his bullpen along with Eddie Guardado about coming back strong tonight.

I'd do it for free, hell I'd even pay them to have me do it. I would be shouting so loud calling it Sergio Romo would hear me from the bullpen

ALCS Game Two: Houston Astros @ Minnesota Twins 6:10pmCT (Houston lead series 1-0) Catch-Up Grienke and Berrios went blow for blow like Ivan Draggo and Rocky did in Rocky IV, and then we went to the bullpen and each club went blow for blow with each other and in one of the most dramatic games of the year, the Astros take game one. Tonight the Twins once again turn to Maeda with the same task at hand, even the series. Pre-game 5:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network Playoff Picture - HOU vs. MIN (Astros lead series 1-0) - CIN vs. CHC (Series Tied 1-1) Starting Pitchers Game One Astros: Lance McCullers Jr. 1-0, 9.53 ERA, 5.2 IP, 2 K'sTwins: Kenta Maeda* 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.1 IP, 9 K's*=Kenta Maeda: Despite the Trash Can year of 2017, Maeda still did fantastic against the 'Stros in the World Series. In 4 appearances he registered 5.2 IP and only allowing one run. Houston Batting Order CF George Springer .250 BA, 1 HR, 2 RBI 2B Jose Altuve .345 BA, 1 HR, 2 RBI 3B Alex Bregman .240 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI DH Yodran Alvarez .310 BA, 4 HR, 11 RBI LF Michael Brantley .194, 1 HR, 4 RBI SS Carlos Correa* .440 BA, 4 HR, 9 RBI 1B Yuli Gurriel .214, 2 HR, 2 RBI RF Josh Reddick .346 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBI C Martin Maldando .231 BA, 2 HR, 8 RBI*Carlos Correa: Delt the initial blow in the 9th, with a Go-Ahead 3-Run HR followed by Altuve's dagger in the 10th. Minnesota Batting Order* RF Max Kepler .292 BA, 3 HR, 10 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .368 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .111 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .474 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .381 BA, 2 HR, 7 RBI C Mitch Garver .316 BA, 2 HR, 6 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .187 BA, 3 HR, 7 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .091 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI CF Byron Buxton/Jake Cave (Gametime Decision) .333 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI Buxton .229 BA, 3 HR, 16 RBI in 51 games this season for Cave*=Is it enough?: The Bomba Squad scattered XBH's all over the field against New York, even in their only lose of the series. But tonight the question has to be asked how much is enough. All three games the Twins won they scored 9 runs or more all the while allowing an average of 4 runs a game. The Twins will once again need an outburst of offense again tonight. Storylines Kenta Maeda already pitched the game of his live in ALDS GM 2, but now he's being called upon again, to even the series. With Minnesota trying to even the series before heading to Houston for 3 games, this game tonight enters must win territory for the Twins. McCullers will the Twins customer tonight and in his only start this season against Minnesota, he went 4.0 IP allowing 2 ER's but that game is a key to look into Minnesota tonight. They've been successful this postseason making pitcher's work early and getting to the pen and they'll need another battle tonight to even it up.

Was hoping someone was going to make this! Thanks Tom!

ALCS Game One: Houston Astros @ Minnesota Twins (Series Tied 0-0) 7:10pmCT Catch-Up The Twins have sleighed their biggest antagonist over the past 20 years and now advance to the ALCS for the first time since 2002. In this series they will again take on an AL West opponent, but this time it's the Astros who have come a long way to get here. Winners of an extra innings ALWC game with Tampa and their series with the Angels went all five games and was won thanks to Verlander's second start of the series. Houston on short rest, Twins potentially on too much rest, we'll see who has the upper hand tonight. Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network Playoff Picture - Hou vs. Min (Series Tied 0-0) - Cin vs. CHC (Reds lead 1-0) Starting Pitchers Game One Astros: Zack Grienke* 1-0, 3.86 ERA, 7.0 IP, 6 K'sTwins: Jose Berrios 0-0, 10.80 ERA, 3.1 IP, 4 K's*=Zack Grienke: Career 4.64 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in 24 starts against Minnesota. Houston Batting Order CF George Springer .304 BA, 1 HR, 2 RBI 2B Jose Altuve* .333 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI 3B Alex Bregman .286 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI DH Yodran Alvarez .346 BA, 4 HR, 11 RBI LF Michael Brantley .179, 1 HR, 3 RBI SS Carlos Correa .476 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI 1B Yuli Gurriel .250, 2 HR, 2 RBI RF Josh Reddick .318 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBI C Martin Maldando .261 BA, 2 HR, 8 RBI *Jose Altuve: 2019 Postseason MVP (SLG north of .700, OBP north of .450, and 5 HR's between 11 games in the ALDS and ALCS. Minnesota Batting Order* RF Max Kepler .316 BA, 2 HR, 9 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .313 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .071 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .500 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .437 BA, 2 HR, 6 RBI C Mitch Garver 200 BA, 2 HR, 6 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .250 BA, 3 HR, 7 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .143 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI CF Byron Buxton .437 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI *=High's and Lows: Some players on this club were incredibly exceptional in the ALDS, namely Kepler and Cruz, but there were also some players who were expected to play very well and underperformed to a dramatic degree (Arraez and Donaldson). Look for those guys to pick it up tonight at Target Field. Storylines 1. The whole goal of this project was to show what the real season could have in store and in theory, it's all gravy from here. Knocking out New York and clinching at home and all, but Rocco's crew has aspirations for the Fall Classic, and they're four wins away. 2. Because Verlander started Game's 1 & 5 in the ALDS to advance Houston, Grienke get's the nod in game one making his 25th career start against Minnesota while Jose Berrios will look to hopefully redeem himself after a poor outing in the Game One loss against New York.

I'm assuming this means FSN is following suit with other stations and carrying the game? Or at the very least a crappy camera for Facebook Live, but I think and speak for everyone saying I'd take a 240p stream at this point, I miss live baseball.

ALDS Game Four: New York Yankees @ Minnesota Twins 7:10pmCT (Twins lead 2-1) Catch-Up It doesn't all come down to tonight but it kinda does. The Yankees take game one in a back and forth thriller and a game Twins fans are all too familiar with, Twins up early, hearts broken late. Games 2 & 3 have been a different story as the Twins have gotten deep into that Yankee bullpen and are poised to take the series. We saw one piece they added this winter come through in game two, they're going to need the other piece from L.A. to finish the job tonight. Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network Playoff Picture American League - HOU vs. LAA (Astros lead 2-1) - NYY vs. MIN (Twins lead 2-1) Playoff Picture National League - CIN vs. WSH (Reds win series 3-1)* - CHC vs. LAD (Series tied 2-2) If anyone wants to watch, Game 5 on Thursday at either 3:10pmCT or 7:10pmCT depending on outcome of tonights game. Starting Pitchers Game Four Twins: Rich Hill 5-6, 5.10 ERA, 95.1 IP, 99 K'sYankees: Jordan Montgomery 11-15, 4.13 ERA, 181 IP, 162 K'sMinnesota Batting Order* C Mitch Garver .091 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI RF Max Kepler .400 BA, 2 HR, 9 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .333 BA, 3 HR, 7 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .545 BA, 2 HR, 4 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .500 BA, 2 HR, 6 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson 0-10, 0 HR, 0 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .286 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI 2B Ehire Adrianza .327 BA, 7 HR, 22 RBI in 57 games this season CF Byron Buxton .417 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI *=Despite the slow start, Rocco is still going with Garver at Catcher for Game Four in the lead-off spot and after a day off, we'll see if a more composed Josh Donaldson is here tonight after striking out 7 of 10 at-bats this postseason. New York Batting Order* 2B D.J. LeMahieu .357 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI LF Brett Gardner .300 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI RF Aaron Judge .273 BA, 1 HR, 5 RBI DH Giancarlo Stanton .273 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI SS Gleyber Torres .100, 0 HR, 0 RBI C Gary Sanchez .222 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI 1B Luke Voit .000, 0 HR, 1 RBI LF Gio Urshela .231 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI CF Mike Tauchman .143 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI *Yankees have started late in both games 2 & 3 and won game one because of early scoring that silenced Minnesota. If they're going to take this back to New York, they're going to need to bring out the heavy hitters. Storylines 1. The last time the Twins clinched a series at home it was game 7 of the 1991 World Series behind argubaly the greatest postseason start in MLB history in Jack Morris. The Twins went out and acquired Rich Hill for games like this. With the Twins one win away from their first ALCS birth in 18 years, emotions are going to be high strung at Target Field. 2. Not only have the Twins taken the last two games but they're heavily depleted the Yankee bullpen. If New York wants to take this to game 5 they are going to need a huge start from Jordan Montgomery who is making his first career postseason appearance.

Highlight from Game Three: https://clips.twitch.tv/CrispyBigAntelopePicoMause The support on this has been incredible I hope anyone who's tuned in has enjoyed it. Go Twins!

American League Divisional Series Game Three: New York Yankees @ Minnesota Twins 7:10pmCT (Series Tied (1-1) Catch-Up Playoff monkey be damned! For the first time in 16 years the Twins have won a playoff game and it was against New York! But now the celebration ends abruptly, the Twins have a chance to advance to the pennant and every game counts, especially tonight in front of their home crowd at Target Field. Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network Playoff Picture American League - HOU vs. LAA (Astros lead 2-0) - NYY vs. MIN (Series Tied 1-1) Playoff Picture National League - CIN vs. WSH (Reds lead 2-1) - CHC vs. LAD (Cubs lead 2-1) Starting Pitchers Game Two Twins: Jake Odorizzi* 9-11, 5.29 ERA, 163.1 IP, 178 K'sYankees: Masahiro Tanaka** 14-19 4.07 ERA, 203.2 IP, 194 K's*=Jake Odorizzi: Revenge game, only start in Postseason was against NYY in 2019 ALDS (5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K's in the loss). **=The Right Man for the Job: Tanaka in 46.0 IP in his postseason career has a 1.76 ERA and what's worse for Twins fans, 1.06 ERA in 3 ALDS appearances. Couple that with a 0.706 career WHIP in his ALDS appearances and the Twins will have to fight hard to break this rock solid pitcher. Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .300 BA, 1 HR, 6 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .222 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .556 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .500 BA, 1 HR, 2 RBI 3B Miguel Sano .400 BA, 2 HR, 3 RBI C Mitch Garver .125 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI 1B Alex Avila* .250 BA, 10 HR, 23 RBI in 55 games this season. 2B Luis Arraez 0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI CF Byron Buxton .444 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI*=Avila gets the start as Sano moves to 3B because of Donaldson being benched for GM 3. This postseason Donaldson is 0-10 with 7 strikeouts. New York Batting Order* 2B D.J. LeMahieu .556 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI 3B Gio Urshela .222 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI RF Aaron Judge .250 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBI DH Giancarlo Stanton .429 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI SS Gleyber Torres 0-6, 0 HR, 0 RBI C Gary Sanchez .200 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI 1B Miguel Andujar .223 BA, 16 HR, 45 RBI in 81 games this season. LF Brett Gardner .286, 0 HR, 1 RBI CF Aaron Hicks 0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI*Tale of Two Cities: The top half of the Yankees order (1-4) have supplied 80% of the runs scored and are batting a vastly higher clip than the bottom of the order. Storylines Although it ended as a loss, Odorizzi pitched his heart out last fall against New York and gave 5 very solid innings at Target Field, but it wasn't enough. Tonight Odorizzi gets a rare chance to do it all again against the same foe in New York. But Odo isn't the only story here. The Twins may have scored 11 runs in Game Two but the Yankees are starting potentially their best pitcher for this situation. Tanaka in last year's ALDS shut the Twins down to only a run in 5 innings while striking out 7 and his other stand-outs stats speak for itself (see starting pitchers above). The Twins got the 16 year old monkey off their back in Game Two and Rocco had to quickly kill the celebration. It was an important game but it was also just that, a game. With the next two games at Target Field, the Twins have an opportunity to play for the American League Pennant if they plays their cards right, or have their hearts ripped out again at home to the Yankees. Another crucial game in this series begins tonight.

American League Divisional Series: Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees 7:10pmCT (NYY leads 1-0) Catch-Up The top half of the 1st? A three-RBI bases clearing double by Max Kepler, and then the rest of the game happened. I'm not sure if the Twins have to go full Major League on the bit and sacrifice a bucket of KFC chicken or something, but something has got to change, and the Twins might have the man for the job on the mound tonight. Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network Playoff Picture American League - HOU vs. LAA (Astros lead 1-0) - NYY vs. MIN (Yankees lead 1-0) Playoff Picture National League - CIN vs. WSH (Series tied 1-1) - CHC vs. LAD (Series tied 1-1) Starting Pitchers Game Two Twins: Kenta Maeda* 11-5, 3.35 ERA, 158.2 IP, 188 K'sYankees: James Paxton* 14-10, 3.55 ERA, 203.0 IP, 253 K's*=Maeda v. Paxton II: In first encounter, Twins won on June 20th 2-1. Maeda went 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, and 9K's while Paxton went 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, and 3 K's. Minnesota Batting Order C Mitch Garver 0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI RF Max Kepler* 2-4, 1 HR, 5 RBI 1B Miguel Sano 0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI DH Nelson Cruz 0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 BB LF Eddie Rosario 2-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson 0-5, 0 HR, 0 RBI SS Jorge Polanco 1-5, 0 HR, 0 RBI 2B Marwin Gonzalez .237 BA, 3 HR, 26 RBI in 60 games this season CF Byron Buxton 1-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI*=Kepler this season in 7 games against NYY: .481 BA, 5 HR, 16 RBI SLG 1.012 New York Batting Order 2B D.J. LeMahieu 4-4, 0 HR, 1 RBI 3B Gio Urshela 1-5, 0 HR, 0 RBI RF Aaron Judge 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI DH Giancarlo Stanton 2-5, 0 HR, 1 RBI SS Gleyber Torres 0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI 1B Mike Ford .308 BA, 8 HR, 20 RBI in 37 games this season. C Gary Sanchez 0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI LF Brett Gardner 1-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI CF Mike Tauchman .171 BA, 8 HR, 27 RBI in 56 games this season.Storylines This is why the Twins went aggressive in Free-Agency and traded away a top prospect in Graterol, for a pitcher like this. Maeda is going to make his fifth postseason start and between being a reliever for the Dodgers and a starter, this isn't his first rodeo. With all of Minnesota's hope in the balance, this is the biggest game of the year and the right man is on the bump tonight for Rocco's Twins. D.J. LeMahieu continues his rampage against the Twins this season, now batting .678 this season against the Twins as it appears he has taken over the mantle previous held by Didi in bludgeoning Minnesota. The Yankees in game two will turn to Big Maple, James Paxton, who is making his second postseason start against Minnesota (His first back in 2019 he went 4.2 IP allowing 2 HR and striking out 8 in the Yankees victory).

At least we broke the Post-season losing streak sobs into pillow

With the real Twins around the corner, I have elected to sim to the playoffs to try and tease how the real club will do this fall, and as it so happens, they will face a familiar foe in the ALDS. American League Division Series Game One: Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees 7:10pmCT Catch-Up Well, it's time. I could go through all the miserable stats we have against New York like a national broadcast would at a time like this but we all know what this is. Rocco Baldelli said last year that this is a new Twins team and they don't believe in the curse from New York and he didn't even acknowledge there was one, but yet the Twins were swept by New York in the ALDS last year. Who knows what the real team has in store come October but either way, I believe it's the Twins fate to sleigh this dragon. Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network Playoff Picture American League Wild Card:Houston Astros (95-67) @ Tampa Bay Rays (98-64) ALDS:Minnesota Twins (97-65) @ New York Yankees (99-63) Winner of ALWC @ Los Angeles Angels (99-63)Starting Pitchers Game One Twins: Jose Berrios* 17-4, 3.71 ERA, 196.1 IP, 211 K'sYankees: Gerrit Cole** 19-6, 2.89 ERA, 233.2 IP, 308 K's*=Berrios v. Cole III: In the two prior meetings this season, Berrios bested Cole in both outings and lead the Twins to 10-6 and 10-2 victories. **=Gerrit Cole: MVP and Cy Young (First time that has been done since Clayton Kershaw in 2014). Minnesota Batting Order 2B Luis Arraez* .324 BA, 4 HR, 34 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .262 BA, 16 HR, 77 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .266 BA, 30 HR, 82 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .291 BA, 41 HR, 124 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .263 BA, 37 HR, 87 RBI RF Max Kepler .278 BA, 43 HR, 92 RBI C Mitch Garver** .307 BA, 32 HR, 81 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .290 BA, 33 HR, 91RBI CF Byron Buxton .253 BA, 18 HR, 68 RBI*=Luis Arraez: AL Batting Champ (.324) **=Mitch Garver: AL Silver Slugger, Catcher. New York Batting Order 2B D.J. LeMahieu* .319 BA, 17 HR, 80 RBI 3B Gio Urshela .314 BA, 28 HR, 74 RBI RF Aaron Judge .257 BA, 18 HR, 55 RBI DH Giancarlo Stanton .293 BA, 53 HR, 106 RBI SS Gleyber Torres .259 BA, 41 HR, 105 RBI 1B Luke Voit .243 BA, 25 HR, 74 RBI C Gary Sanchez .215 BA, 13 HR, 34 RBI LF Brett Gardner .232 BA, 16 HR, 50 RBI CF Aaron Hicks .229 BA, 16 HR, 49 RBI*=D.J. LeMahieu: Gold Glove 2nd Base Storylines I was 7 years old the last time the Twins won a playoff game and it's been even longer since the Twins won a playoff series. But unlike year's past the Twins have had some success against New York this season. They nearly swept the Yankees in New York for the first time in 60 years, they took the season series 5-2, but now they face their toughest task yet, and game one is the most important of the series. We've talked about the Twins success this year against New York but nobody has been sharper against the Yankees than Max Kepler and Jose Berrios. First on Kepler, in 23 at-bats against New York this season he is batting .478 with 4 HR, 11 RBI and his slugging a RIDICULOUS .929. If that's not enough Jose Berrios has been lights out against New York this season. In his only two starts against them he is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA with only 3 BB and 20 K's. The Twins have the firepower and the pitching to back it up, but will it be enough to defeat the Evil Empire? You'll have to tune in to find out.

The 91st Mid-Summer Classic, Major League Baseball's All-Star Game AL vs. NL 4:10pmCT Where to Watch Since I am horrible at formatting on this wesbite, I am just going to share my post for the pre-game from the Minnesota Twins subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesotatwins/comments/hl4mni/game_thread_7420_the_91st_midsummer_classic_major/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

Regular Season Finale: Playoffs start Sunday 7/5 and will move to a blog. 7/3/20 Doubleheader: Minnesota Twins (54-34) @ Cleveland Indians (45-43) 6:00pmCT, 8:00pmCT Moving Forward Tonight will feature the Twins and the Indians playing a doubleheader for the game they were supposed to play tonight and July 4th's game because I will be out of town. So here is the plan moving forward to get us geared up for the REAL Twins returning. I am going to sim to the playoffs on July 5th and although I can't guarantee how it will go, this is the plan if the Twins go the distance. July 3rd-July 4th Regular Season Twins @ Indians July 5th-July 9th Wild Card/ALDS TBA July 10th-14th ALCS TBA *if Twins make it. July 19th-22nd/23rd World Series TBA *if Twins make it. Pre-game 5:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 54-34 2. Indians 45-43 3. Royals 45-43 4. White Sox 44-45 5. Tigers 33-55 Starting Pitchers Game One Twins: Randy Dobnak* 7-1, 3.71 ERA, 63.0 IP, 42 K'sIndians: Aaron Civale 7-4, 3.39 ERA, 104.0 IP, 58 K's*=Randy Dobnak: Mostly has appeared out of the bullpen this season, this will be his 6th start and 3rd spot start of the year. Minnesota Batting Order Game One RF Max Kepler .264 BA, 25 HR, 49 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .277 BA, 12 HR, 51 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson* .266 BA, 15 HR, 38 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .285 BA, 22 HR, 62 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .279 BA, 21 HR, 52 RBI C Mitch Garver .307 BA, 24 HR, 59 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .278 BA, 27 HR, 65 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .316 BA, 2 HR, 16 RBI CF Byron Buxton .251 BA, 10 HR, 29 RBI *=Josh Donaldson: 12 Game Hitting-Streak. Cleveland Batting Order Game One SS Francisco Lindor* .294 BA, 21 HR, 46 RBI DH Cesar Hernandez .248 BA, 7 HR, 30 RBI 1B Carlos Santana .267 BA, 15 HR, 49 RBI 3B Jose Ramirez .277 BA, 11 HR, 47 RBI RF Franmil Reyes .268 BA, 22 HR, 53 RBI LF Domingo Santana .336 BA, 18 HR, 58 RBI C Roberto Perez .153 BA, 3 HR, 16 RBI 2B Christian Arroyo .276 BA, 6 HR, 23 RBI CF Oscar Mercado .234 BA, 7 HR, 31 RBI *=Francisco Lindor: First in AL SS All-Star Vote with 629K votes (2nd overall in votes and ahead of 2nd place for SS's, Andrelton Simmons .302 BA, 13 HR, 50 RBI, 9 SB). Bomba Tracker - 2020: 168 - 2019 through 88 games: 157 Storylines 1. I've covered 5 Walk-Offs, 6 Extra Inning games, 88 regular season Virtual Twins games, and it all comes down to this. Sunday begins the Virtual Playoffs and tonight we close the door on the regular season with games 89 & 90 before giving you all a taste at what the Twins can really do. 2. Game one starter for Minnesota will feature the lights out Randy Dobnak who outside of one blemish, has a sub 2.00 ERA as a starter this season and will come in for a spot start in game one before turning it over to Odorizzi in game two.

7/2/20: Minnesota Twins (53-34) @ Detroit Tigers (33-53) 7:10pmCT Catch-up The season series at 5-4 in favor of Minnesota, this series tied at 1 as the Twins won game one behind some bombas and the Tigers winning game two from an incredibly unlikely source, their bullpen. The series comes down to tonight behind some of the best starting pitchers in the American League. Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 53-34 2. Indians 45-43 3. Royals 44-43 4. White Sox 44-44 5. Tigers 33-53 Starting Pitchers Twins: Kenta Maeda 4-3, 3.25 ERA, 74.2 IP, 108 K'sTigers: Daniel Norris* 8-4, 2.50 ERA, 100.2 IP, 83 K's*=Daniel Norris: 1st in American League, ERA (2.50, ahead of 2nd place Lucas Giolito 2.59 ERA). Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .265 BA, 25 HR, 48 RBI SS Ehire Adrianza .311 BA, 2 HR, 11 RBI 1B Miguel Sano* .279 BA, 27 HR, 65 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .282 BA, 22 HR, 61 RBI C Mitch Garver .299 BA, 23 HR, 58 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .273 BA, 21 HR, 52 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .263 BA, 14 HR, 36 RBI 2B Marwin Gonzalez .246 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI CF Byron Buxton .247 BA, 9 HR, 28 RBI *=Miguel Sano: AL Offensive Player on the Month, June Detroit Batting Order CF Cameron Maybin .268 BA, 12 HR, 43 RBI SS Niko Goodrum* .308 BA, 13 HR, 42 RBI DH Miguel Cabrera .286 BA, 15 HR, 47 RBI 1B C.J. Cron .258 BA, 13 HR, 34 RBI 2B Jonathan Schoop .221 BA, 7 HR, 27 RBI 3B Harold Castro .281 BA, 6 HR, 28 RBI RF Victor Reyes .291 BA, 5 HR, 31 RBI C Austin Romine .289 BA, 11 HR, 35 RBI LF Christian Stewart .201 BA, 4 HR, 17 RBI *=Nike Goodrum: 1st among qualified AL SS's in Batting Average (.308), 9th in RBI's (42), 5th in Stolen Bases (6), 3rd in Gold Glove vote for SS. Bomba Tracker - 2020: 165 - 2019 through 85 games: 156 Storylines 1. It all comes down to tonight. With the Tigers being 19.5 out of the division, it may seem like this season series should go the Twins way, but Gardy's Tigers have given us some of the most dramatic loses this season. At Target Field back to back doubles by former Twins C.J. Cron and Jonathan Schoop, the walk-off 1B by Cameron Maybin, and the Walk-off HR by Niko Goodrum. Should be another thriller tonight. 2. Tonight's match-up isn't all about the lineup cards either, the Twins leader in K's in Kenta Maeda (13.02 K/9 averaging 4.2 IP per start), versus the American League Leader in ERA Daniel Norris (His only start this season against Minnesota on 5/12/20: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's and a ND).

6/30/20: Minnesota Twins (52-33) @ Detroit Tigers (32-52) 7:10pmCT Catch-up The season series at 4-3, 3 of the 7 games have been won by more than one run, Gardy's Tigers and Rocco's Twins have gone head to head this season and now they will faceoff for the third time this season, and second in Detroit (Last time in Detroit Tigers split the series 2-2 thanks to two walkoffs by Goodrum and Maybin). Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 52-33 2. Indians 44-42 3. Royals 43-43 4. White Sox 43-43 5. Tigers 32-52 Starting Pitchers Twins: Jose Berrios* 9-2, 3.58 ERA, 98.0 IP, 105 K'sTigers: Jordan Zimmerman 1-5, 6.02 ERA, 83.2 IP, 46 K's*=Jose Berrios: Against Detroit this year in 2 starts: 1-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 11 K's Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .262 BA, 25 HR, 48 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .282 BA, 12 HR, 49 RBI LF Eddie Rosario* .273 BA, 19 HR, 49 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .279 BA, 27 HR, 65 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .278 BA, 21 HR, 58 RBI C Mitch Garver .296 BA, 23 HR, 56 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .264 BA, 13 HR, 34 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .312 BA, 2 HR, 16 RBI CF Byron Buxton .246 BA, 9 HR, 28 RBI*=Eddie Rosario: In month of June, .301 BA, 10 HR, 22 RBI, SLG% .689 Detroit Batting Order CF Cameron Maybin* .270 BA, 12 HR, 43 RBI SS Niko Goodrum* .308 BA, 12 HR, 39 RBI DH Miguel Cabrera .281 BA, 15 HR, 45 RBI 1B C.J. Cron .258 BA, 12 HR, 32 RBI 2B Jonathan Schoop .224 BA, 7 HR, 27 RBI 3B Harold Castro .272 BA, 6 HR, 27 RBI RF Victor Reyes .291 BA, 5 HR, 30 RBI C Austin Romine .288 BA, 11 HR, 35 RBI LF Christian Stewart .194 BA, 4 HR, 16 RBI *=Cameron Maybin: 4th among AL CF's in All-Star Vote Bomba Tracker - 2020: 161 - 2019 through 85 games: 151 Storylines 1. We've had 4 of the 7 games this season series change leads in the 9th inning, and the other three were blowout wins. It has been at times, some of the best baseball all year and at other times, it's been a barn burner. The FINAL series of the Virtual season between Detroit and Minnesota begins tonight.

For whatever reason there was a blip with the highlight for Kenta Maeda so if you want to see him looking good in a Twins uniform, here's a highlight: https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/clip/BigDeadUdonNerfBlueBlaster?filter=clips&range=all&sort=time

We're a couple days away from Summer Camp opening up for the Twins and the rest of Major League Baseball, I can't wait for the shirts, and we're about 25 days away from Opening Day pending the official schedule release, so I thought it fitting to make my prediction about how the season will unfold for Minnesota. Everybody and their mom have done Virtual seasons, from Aaron Gleeman managing the club on OOTP Baseball, to Ted Schwerzler posting post-game reports on Twitter daily, to myself managing the Twins but also calling every game on MLB The Show, there's been a lot to follow here on Twins Daily. I'm 23 years old and I can honestly say this has felt like the highest expectations for the Twins in my lifetime. Currently on Oddshark.com, the Twins are tied for 5th with the 2019 World Champs for the highest odds to win the World Series. https://www.oddsshark.com/mlb/world-series-odds This basis for the Twins success in those odds isn't all based on last year's historic season either. From adding arms like Kenta Maeda, Rich Hill, Homer Bailey, and Tyler Clippard to one of the splashiest moves this off-season in acquiring the Bringer of Rain Josh Donaldson, the feeling throughout Twins Territory is that this team has a chance to have us partying on Nicolette Ave. come October (if we can even have parades by then). But how have those free-agent moves panned out for the Virtual Twins? Let's take a look and that and more through the first 60 games. Firstly let's take a look at some of those Free-Agent acquisitions and how they have panned out: Josh Donaldson: After starting the season with an 11 game hitting streak, the Bringer or Rain ran into a drought at the plate for Minnesota. After 60 games Donaldson was batting .250, 6 HR, 18 RBI, and was 2nd last among the tradition starting nine for Minnesota in RBI's (Arraez in last with 9 RBI's). Donaldson's bat has picked up some in late June but for the purposes of this outlook I'm only examining the first 60 games which goes to show how weird this season is going to be. https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/clip/OutstandingDoubtfulEmuPeteZaroll Kenta Maeda: Throughout calling games for the Virtual Twins one of my favorite players to examine has been Maeda. in 54.2 IP, Kenta had racked up 83 K's and would have him registered with the highest K/9 in baseball except for the fact that he wouldn't qualify in regards to innings pitched. From his most dazzling performance against Oakland where he racked up 14 K's, to a 2.96 ERA, Maeda has been just what the doctor ordered for a reliable starter in the middle of the Twins rotation. http://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/clip/OutstandingDoubtfulEmuPeteZaroll Homer Bailey: Before COVID-19 a talking point among Twins fans was how there was pitching to back up some notable starters who were still months away from joining the club like Michael Pineda and Rich Hill. Those pitchers included Jhoulys Chacin and Homer Bailey who were viewed as stop gap starters to hold the fort until reinforcements arrived, but in the Virtual season, Bailey was making a case to be the Twins ace. Through starting the year as a LRP and then being moved to the starting rotation after a rough open by Devin Smeltzer, Homer Bailey had the 2nd best ERA in the American League behind Gerrit Cole at 2.01 in 78.1 IP and despite the strikeout totals being significantly less than Maeda at 50, Bailey was missing bats and leading the Twins staff. A talking point among pitchers for Minnesota is how much Wes Johnson has helped in their development, could the same happen this real season to find whatever is left from Bailey's tenured arm? Next, let's take a look at the AL Central Standings through 60 games and pillage through the rough to find out meaningful information: First of all in the Virtual season the Twins repeated as AL Central Champs (hooray!) but there are differences to how the real season will be played. 40 of the 60 games are against the division and extrapolating the data from the Division category the Twins would've gone 25-15 against the division in a 60 game season, meaning going .500 against the NL Central would more than likely guarantee a playoff spot. But as you can see minus a game the Indians had essentially the same record against the division so in theory it would be a tight race for the Central. This season is going to be 37% the normal size of a regular season so each game will feel immensely more important, it will be a tough race indeed for Minnesota. Before closing with notable stats for the Twin's starting nine, I wanted to share some highlights we will sadly be missing this year due to the schedule realignment. We will first of all miss pitcher's batting with the Universal DH, so enjoy what could've been with Jose Berrios getting his first career RBI double (yes you read that right). https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/clip/BitterSpoopyMarjoramBrainSlug Who knows what the postseason will entail, but we will miss the Twins playing the Yankees in the regular season, so enjoy Max Kepler completely dismantling the Bronx Bombers in New York. https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/clip/KnottyDreamyHamYee Finally, at least for the start of the year, we will miss being at Target Field. Moments like when baseball starts will still be special, but will be significantly different without fans in the stands. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/583432621 Finally let's take a look at the starting nine you can expect on day one for Minnesota and what their stats may look like come the end of the season Garver building off his silver slugger (at the time of game 60 he lead the MLB in Slg and OPS), Nelson Cruz not showing any signs of regression, Kepler and Sano flourishing in their prime, there are a lot of reasons to be excited as Twins fans. This season will be different than any other we've ever had and even though I hate the extra innings rule for a runner at 2nd, we should embrace the weird and enjoy, from what we can gather from the Virtual Twins, what looks to be a seemingly unforgettable year for Minnesota. For those who want to follow along with the finale of my Virtual Twins project, you can keep updated here in the megathread. http://twinsdaily.com/topic/37528-virtual-twins-baseball-megathread/ Also the plan moving forward for this project will go as follows: Sim to the playoffs on June 5th, Wild Card/ALDS July 5th-9th, if Twins make it, ALCS July 10th-14th, and finally if they make it, The World Series from July 19th-22nd/23rd depending on what the official start date is for the Twins, and it all can be followed at the Virtual Twins network, http://twitch.tv/thuuuuney.