Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images The Twins win on the back of a crooked fourth. Bailey Ober allowed a leadoff homer to Jose Altuve, and only pitched four innings in what he hoped would be a return to form after last weekend. But it wouldn’t matter, because the Twins were able to hang a crooked number on the board against a non-Chicagoan opponent. In another dam-breaking … [Read more...] about Twins 6, Astros 1: View Askew
Astros 5, Twins 2: What’s Cooler than Being Cold?
Photo by Matt Krohn/MLB Photos via Getty Images Ice cold! The game started off about as well as it could for the Twins, but it was all downhill from there. Joe Ryan started the game by striking out the side, including two of the best hitters alive in Yordan Alvarez and Jose Altuve. Matt Wallner then tripled (see, he is a speedy leadoff hitter!) and came in on a Carlos … [Read more...] about Astros 5, Twins 2: What’s Cooler than Being Cold?
The Twins have a favorable travel schedule in 2025
“All my bags are packed...I’m ready to go” Thanks to my name now associated with Minnesota Twins history on the web & SB Nation’s search engine optimization link trees, I sometimes get emails from folks promoting baseball content. While usually bound for the trash bin, one caught my eye recently. Full disclosure: the analysis presented hereafter comes from bookies.com (so … [Read more...] about The Twins have a favorable travel schedule in 2025
Twins Takeaways from Savant’s New Hitter Metrics
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images A new data release measures where hitters stand and where they make contact One of the best parts of our era of baseball history is the slow and steady march toward a more complete understanding of the game. Statcast and the periodic public release of new data and metrics from its measurements continually drive us forward. Early last … [Read more...] about Twins Takeaways from Savant’s New Hitter Metrics
Twins 6, White Sox 1: That’s the way to treat delay, team
Matt Marton-Imagn Images Pre-game rain delay 3:20, time of game 2:17. Let us go then, you and I,Where the ballgame is played under drizzly skyLike the stand that props a laden dripping clothesline;Let us go, through empty Chicago seats,The ashen lumber beatsIn fading lights a long-night’s sleep can tellAnd distant homers launched with massive knell:Ringing follows and … [Read more...] about Twins 6, White Sox 1: That’s the way to treat delay, team