Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Pitchers adjusted their plans for Minnesota’s plate discipline savant and sent him spiraling into a deep sophomore slump. How can he counter and get back into the Twins’ plans? There are a few different reasons young players experience the dreaded sophomore slump. Sometimes, it’s simply a matter of perception … [Read more...] about Opposing Pitchers Mixed It Up on Edouard Julien
Spring Training Game 7: Orioles at Twins
Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Twins’ quest for the Grapefruit League title continues. First Pitch: 12:05 PM CT TV: None Radio: WCCO 830, Audacy App 92.3 HD2, The Wolf 102.9 FM The Twins aren’t on TV today which means the starters will take the field. Keep an eye on the bottom of the lineup where Edouard Julien, Jose Miranda, and Brooks Lee all hit … [Read more...] about Spring Training Game 7: Orioles at Twins
Spring Training Game 6: Pirates at Twins
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images First rematch of the Spring! First Pitch: 12:05 PM CT TV: None Radio: Audacy The Twins’ trend of playing the starters when they are not on TV continues. They roll with what we can assume will something close to the Opening Day lineup, sans either Lee or Julien at second base. Pablo Lopez will also make his 2025 in-game … [Read more...] about Spring Training Game 6: Pirates at Twins
Is this the real life—is this just fantasy?
Gardy & Ullger studying up for a fantasy draft | Set Number: X76473 TK1 R1 F0 Draft season cometh Since 2004—a year that cemented by baseball fandom in more ways than the Minnesota Twins—I’ve been playing fantasy baseball. While obviously not reaching the social status of its football brethren, fantasy baseball remains the O.G. of made-up sports. Because it is … [Read more...] about Is this the real life—is this just fantasy?
All-Time Twins team by state of birth
And by “state of birth,” I don’t mean “naked and screaming.” (Take a circle from Bert if you got the reference in the subhead.) For no other reason than curiosity, I wanted to see which Twin (expansion era only) born in each U.S. state had the most valuable Minnesota tenure. Don’t have much more of an intro than that, except maybe with OOTP 26 on the way, this can spawn another … [Read more...] about All-Time Twins team by state of birth