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TwinkieTown Movie Night: Young Frankenstein
Tonight’s movie is at 7:30, here’s the link. It’s a Russian site we’ve watched before, and it’s 100% safe to watch; I wouldn’t try downloading. Young Frankenstein is directed and co-written by Mel Brooks, and man did that guy marry UP. That’s no sin – so did I. But Anne Bancoft wasn’t just a recent […]
Might L-O-N-G spell relief again soon?
We currently reside in a starting pitching era dictated by the “third time through the order penalty”. Basically, the number-crunching has shown that what Tony Oliva always said was actually true (not that we ever doubted Tony O, of course): the more times a batter faces a pitcher, the more the pendulum of success swings […]
Grading the 2026 Twins: Starting Pitchers
It was an up and down 2026 for the Twins and there’s no position group who represents that trajectory than the starting pitchers. From Joe Ryan’s second half fall off, to Bailey Ober’s journey to break 88 MPH with a fastball, to the historically terrible performance from Simeon Woods Richardson, it was quite the journey […]
Twinkie Town writer always shocked to see OOTP players in real life
In reviewing Arizona Fall League rosters for the original draft of this article, Twinkie Town writer Matt Monitto was stunned into silence by what he saw. “I’m scrolling through the rosters on MLB.com, and I come across Frank Mozzicato, Tate Southisene, and I have to sit back,“ Monitto said in an interview with a mirror. […]
A Big Hurt: The 2006 Twins turn back into a pumpkin
The last weekend of the 2006 season was magical for the Minnesota Twins. After chasing the Detroit Tigers all summer, they final caught—and overtook!—the Kitties on the season’s final day. This afforded the 96-66 AL Central champion Twins the opportunity to stay home and welcome in the 93-69 AL West champion Oakland Athletics for the […]
Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Hit The Roof” Edition
We’re already through the Wild Card round and halfway through the Division Series in the playoffs and there are plenty of former Twins making the news in the playoffs. Old friend Ty France almost helped the Padres upset the Brewers in Game 1, but hit a moonshot of another old friend, Trevor Megill, that doinked […]
Who’s up for another round of TwinkieTown Movie Nights?
So, I’m up for doing this again this year… but there’s a problem. The problem is, we did almost all the good Baseball Movies last year. The only famous one we missed was Pride of the Yankees, with Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig. We can do that movie if people want to. (I avoided it […]
How much 2027 baseball are you willing to lose for salary cap/floor progress?
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has a rule: don’t talk about negative subjects or collective bargaining topics (one and the same, really) until after the trophy in his name is hoisted. Sorry Rob, but to paraphrase the Clown Prince of Crime: “the only sensible way to live in this world is without rules—and tonight […]
2026 Twins All-System Team
Last week, I released my 2026 Twins Minor League Awards, so go check that out if you haven’t! This week, I am continuing to recognize the top performers in the Twins organization with an all-system team, building a roster of the top minor league performers in the Twins system this season. In order to qualify […]
Year at the ballpark(s): 2026
For the fifth time in six years, the Minnesota Twins clocked out at the end of September—eschewing October overtime. On many occasions I was in the trenches with them, attending 27 contests (most at home, some away). My personal 11-16 record wasn’t exactly sterling—but neither was the club’s. You know the old mantra: “a bad […]
Twins to part ways with pitching coach Pete Maki
The Twins announced this morning they have parted ways with pitching coach Pete Maki as well as assistant pitching coach Luis Ramirez. Maki had been with the organization since 2018, starting as a minor league pitching coordinator and working his way up the ranks until taking over as the pitching coach in 2022. Maki was […]
Monday Morning Minnesota: The “We’ll See You…Next Year” Edition
The Twins ended the season on a high note, winning their last two series, including playing spoiler in the AL West race, taking two games from the Rangers. This wraps up the season with a 77-85 record, good for 3rd in the AL Central, a distant seven games back from the last wild card spot, […]
A quizzical season: can you name every 2026 Twin?
Another season is complete, and the Twins once again saw their campaign end before October. Through all the frustrations, injuries, streaks, slumps, and cheers, there is always one certainty once the Minnesota Twins have recorded their final out of a year: the end-of-season Sporcle quiz. This year’s edition is… well… just like it is every […]
Twins 6, Rangers 4: Out with some bangs
It is tempting to turn the commentary on Game 162 of a playoff-less season towards current complaints and hopes for next season. I’m not going to do that here—plenty of posts from myself and the entire cadre of Twinkie Town writers will dig into all that soon enough. For today—one final time in 2026—a Minnesota […]
Game 162: Rangers at Twins
First Chuck: 2:10 PM (new anthem each week!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Lone Star Ball Picture this scene: A lone (tall) man outside walking. It is 5:00 PM CST—and pitch dark. The man is clothed in long underwear, sweatpants, three shirt layers, and a parka with fur […]
Rangers 6, Twins 2: Ober and Out
Well, in their quest to aid major-league history and prevent a sub-.500 team from winning their division, the Texas Rangers knocked the Twins around in a rain-delayed, 6-2 victory on Saturday afternoon. With the Houston Astros just underway, the Rangers improve to 80-81, and give themselves a fighting chance of claiming the West with another […]
Game 161: Rangers at Twins
First Pitch: 3:10 pm CDTTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy Last night, you got Joe Ryan and Jacob deGrom. This afternoon, you get Bailey Ober and Nathan Eovaldi. After another full season of Saturday previews, all I can tell you is that after last night’s veteran matchup resulted […]
Twins 10, Rangers 2: Ryan settles down and Twins bat around
After a shaky start, Joe Ryan settles in nicely (except for hitting Alejandro Osuna twice) and the bats come to life. Good chance to play spoilers this weekend! Inning-by-inning notes: 1: Walker Jenkins almost makes a great catch on a sinking Brandon Nimmo liner, but close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, curling, darts, and […]
Game 160: Rangers at Twins
Time: 7:10 Central Weather: Absolutely great, start temp 67° Opponent’s SB site: Lone Star Ball TV: Twins TV. Radio: Gladden will soon be cruising on his motorcycle being Weird for six months, say “hi” if you see him Well, what we all wanted is for the Twins to be playing meaningful baseball in September, right? […]
The 2006 Twins spent one day in first place—but it was a good day
When we last left the 2006 Minnesota Twins, they were weathering injuries while continuing to win. With seventeen contests left in the season, only 1.5 games separated them from AL Central-leading Detroit. The next two weeks produced more of the same: a 10-4 mark from September 14-September 28. Two players in particular pushed the potential […]
2026 Twins Minor League Awards
Every minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins has closed out their season, which means it is time to look back at who the top performers were. It was a mixed bag of a season across the organization. Many of the top prospects were riddled with injuries, but there was plenty to be excited about, […]
Twins 4, Giants 2: Luke towards the future
Game goes: the season is endingWith Prielipp and the glovemen defending.Now Luke swings, and a homer is sending:We are ahead. So here we are in a year bizarre;How to finish? Who can tell?We’ve earned and reeled on the baseball field;Overall, it wasn’t swell.We’ll finish stronger atPac Bell. (I don’t care that it’s been named Oracle […]
Game 159: Twins at Giants
First Pitch: 2:45 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Oppo: McCovey Chronicles Little jubilation,The season near complete:They’ve reached elimination nowAnd can’t avoid defeat.Depressingly expectedFrom the early lack of pay,But where are they projected now?It’s too early yet to say. These are the gamesThey’ve gone down in flames.Now who points […]
Twins 3, Giants 2: Just enough for a win
Taj Bradley wasted no time in getting his 200th strikeout of the year tonight, fanning Drew Gilbert. He became the 10th Twins pitcher to record at least 200 in a season, the last one being Pablo Lopez in 2023. It was the first of six strikeouts he would tally tonight, going six innings and allowing […]
Game 158: Twins at Giants
First Pitch: 8:45 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App Know thine enemy: McCovey Chronicles If Taj Bradley gets a strikeout tonight he’ll reach the 200 strikeout milestone for the season. The last Twins pitcher to do so was Pablo Lopez in 2023 with 234 strikeouts. I just […]
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