Twinkie Town

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Which Twins pitchers are doing things differently than in the past? Last week, I looked at some Twins’ hitters operating differently in this season’s early going. Today, let’s do the same with the pitchers. Joe Ryan: Is Fastball Heavy Again Despite Sunday’s clunker against Atlanta, Ryan has had a solid start to the season, with a … [Read more...] about Twins’ Pitchers with Updated Approaches

Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images The Twins start their home stand in desperate need of wins. First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.tv Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830 Know thine enemy: South Side Sox Not much to say here: the Twins absolutely need to win this series against the White Sox—ideally, they should sweep it. Today's Lineups WHITE SOX TWINS Nick Maton - DH Edouard … [Read more...] about Game 23: White Sox at Twins

Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images A pitchers duel turned into a nail biting finish, with Byron Buxton making an insane diving catch to end the game and give the Twins a win. After getting swept by the Braves, the Twins went into this home stand needing to take advantage of their easier schedule these next 6 games. That starts with the 5-17 White Sox. Bailey Ober got the … [Read more...] about Twins 4, White Sox 2: Buxton saves the day

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Doom and gloom on the horizon The Past Week on Twinkie Town: Need to vent about the Twins? Or provide some reasons to calm down? Check out our Game Threads and join the conversation! In case you forgot what happened this past weekend, our Game Recaps are back as well! A few transactions from the Twins this week, including sending … [Read more...] about Monday Morning Minnesota: The “We’re in the Bad Place” Edition

Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images Maybe a masterful pitching performance should be called a “Silva”? First Pitch: 12:35 PM CT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN Know Thine Enemy: Battery Power In baseball parlance, a “Maddux” is defined as a complete-game shutout where the starting pitcher uses less than 100 heaves to call ballgame. Since we are in Greg Maddux … [Read more...] about Game 22: Twins at Braves