Photo by Jack Rendulich/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hubert H. Humphrey’s Palace Rounds 1-3 Results: Herb Carneal Tom Kelly The Metrodome Twenty years ago, the HHH Metrodome would never have sniffed top three in this poll. Twenty years from now, there’s a good chance it won’t either. But us 30-and-40-somethings remember the Dome not as a dump with … [Read more...] about Minnesota Twins Eccentricity & Ephemera: A Twinkie Town Definitive List (Round 4)
Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Tryptophan Haze” Edition
The Hot Stove is barely tepid right now in Twins Territory The Past Week on Twinkie Town: The Twins took full advantage of the long weekend and did absolutely nothing last week. Webster defines “ephemera” as “something with no lasting significance”. Zach Koenig is here to remind you of some Twins-related things that might have faded into obscurity. Round 4 drops tomorrow! Matt … [Read more...] about Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Tryptophan Haze” Edition
Breaking Down Zebby Matthews’ Debut Campaign
Zebby Matthews rocketed from high-A to the majors last season | Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images After a rapid ascension up the ladder in 2024 what’s on the development plan? To say Zebby Matthews made a fast run up the Twins’ minor league ladder would be an understatement. Coming into the 2024 season, Matthews — a 2022 eighth-round draft choice from Western … [Read more...] about Breaking Down Zebby Matthews’ Debut Campaign
Rival Roundup, Vol. 56: Turked Out
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Happy Thanksgiving. Well, folks, we made it. After Thursday’s passing, the big holiday event of the fall has come and gone. With everyone’s bellies full of all the trimmings — (“turked out,” as it were) — we can all sit back and relax, knowing that the family gatherings and big events are just about through for the year, and there … [Read more...] about Rival Roundup, Vol. 56: Turked Out
The Bare Necessities: A plea to avoid a teardown
Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Will the Pohlads leave legacy or ruin? Yesterday, millions of Americans enjoyed a hopefully-delicious Thanksgiving meal (quickly napped-off during the Cooper Rush vs Drew Lock Cowboys/Giants game). Today, those same folks will elbow each other out of the way in pursuit of stocking stuffers and Santa sundries. Thankfulness … [Read more...] about The Bare Necessities: A plea to avoid a teardown