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Balls, Bats and Bases: St. Paul Saints Style

Camargo “Catches” Williams in Season-Ender 2023 Season: Game 148 Recap – Sept. 24 By CAP’N JOHN CLINGER Jair Camargo laughed when I asked him about fellow Saints catcher Chris Williams’ special request of him last Wednesday night. “Just doubles and triples for the rest of the week,” so that Williams could keep the team’s triple-A season home run record of 21 that he had just set. Williams had just passed Brent Rooker for the most 4-baggers in St. Paul’s three-year affiliatio

September 25, 2023

Saints Take 4 of 5 from Mud Hens, Look Forward to 2024

Saint Paul, Minnesota - The St. Paul Saints had three players on MLB Rehab Assignments in the lineup on Sunday afternoon. Byron Buxton sent a ball to the warning track in the bottom of the ninth but in the end, it was dominant Mud Hens pitching that helped Toledo get past the Saints 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in front of 6,003. The Saints finished the 2023 season with a record of 84-64. In the second, Nick Maton walked. Next, Justice Bigbie singled, which moved Maton to second. Ryan Kreidler

September 24, 2023

Mud Hens and Saints Cancelled

Saint Paul, Minnesota - Rain, rain, go away. The Toledo Mud Hens and St. Paul Saints wanted to play on Saturday night, but mother nature had other plans. The Saints and Mud Hens game was canceled due to rain. With Sunday being the last day of the season, this game will not be made up. The Toledo Mud Hens and St. Paul Saints conclude the 2023 season on Sunday afternoon at CHS Field. First pitch is scheduled for 12:07 p.m. The Mud Hens are TBA while the Saints will send LHP Brent Headrick (4

September 24, 2023

Balls, Bats and Bases: St. Paul Saints Style

A Trivia Question for You Saints Fans Out There 2023 Season: Game 147 Recap – Sept. 22 By CAP’N JOHN CLINGER What do the Cleveland Guardians, Albuquerque Isotopes and St. Paul Saints have in common? Hint: It’s a grand distinction. With Michael Helmon providing the muscle, the Saints joined the Guardians and Isotopes last night (Friday) as the only teams to hit 14th grand slam home runs in season in American professional baseball history since records started being kept

September 23, 2023

MLB Rehab Update, Grand Slam History, Saints 10-6 Win

Saint Paul, Minnesota - The Saints had a seven run second inning that included a grand slam from Michael Helman. The Saints have 14 grand slams on the season, and this helped the Saints get past the Toledo Mud Hens 10-6 in front of 7,517. The Saints improved to 41-32 in the second half and 84-63 on the season. In the second, Nick Maton was hit-by-the-pitch and Justice Bigbie singled. Next, Ryan Kreidler hit a 360-foot home run to right field. Toledo had a 3-0 lead. The Saints an

September 23, 2023

Jonny Clubb's Blog

Breaking down the Twins potential first-round playoff opponents

The MLB playoff picture is taking shape and the Minnesota Twins are in position to claim their first AL Central since 2020. Barring any late run, the Twins will be the third seed in the American League and face the sixth seed, though who that team will be remains to be seen. This year’s playoff format features six teams from each league that will be made up of the three division winners and three wild card teams. The top two division winners will get first-round byes, the third division win

Jonny Clubb in Twins

September 22, 2023

Balls, Bats and Bases: St. Paul Saints Style

Dobnak Sharp, Saints’ Hitting Timely in 4-2 Win over MudHens 2023 Season: Game 146 Recap – Sept. 21 By CAP’N JOHN CLINGER The Saints faced two former Minnesota Twins pitchers last night (Thursday) at CHS Field. One kept them off the scoreboard for six innings. The other -- not so much. And when the visiting Toledo MudHens were at bat, the Saints had an ex-Twin of their own on the mound. This one went the Saints’ way. Randy Dobnak pitched 6 innings and gave up just one run on

September 22, 2023

MLB Rehab Update, An Error Costed Toledo, 4-2 Saints Win

Saint Paul, Minnesota - Bryan Sammons tossed six dominant innings for the Mud Hens. A costly Toledo error in the seventh inning helped the Saints score four unearned runs. The Saints defeated the Toledo Mud Hens 4-2 on Thursday night in front of 6,547. The Saints improved to 83-63 on the season. Toledo got on the board in the first. Randy Dobnak had a rocky start. On the first pitch of the game Dobnak hit Nick Solak with the pitch. Next, Justyn-Henry Malloy walked. Colt Keith doubled, whic

September 22, 2023

Balls, Bats and Bases: St. Paul Saints Style

“Just Doubles and Triples,” Williams Asks of Teammate; Saints Win, 6-3 2023 Season: Game 144 Recap – Sept. 20 By CAP’N JOHN CLINGER After hitting a Saints triple-A franchise record 21st home run of the season last night (Wednesday) at CHS Field, Chris Williams asked teammate Jair Camargo for a small favor. “Just doubles and triples for the rest of the week,” Williams requested of Camargo. “We laughed about it.” Before Williams’ 21st, Camargo (2023) and Brent Rooker (2021) sh

September 21, 2023

Balls, Bats and Bases: St. Paul Saints Style

Camargo, Paddack Lead Saints Past MudHens, 4-2 2023 Season: Game 144 Recap – Sept. 19 By CAP’N JOHN CLINGER Jair Camargo, he of the grand slam, joined Chris Williams with 20 home runs on the season to help the Saints dunk the MudHens of Toledo, 4-2, last night (Tuesday) at CHS Field. Camargo’s shot in the 2nd inning was of the two-run variety and staked the Saints to a 2-0 lead. Gallo and Larnach singled in the 4th to drive in the other two runs, which they would need when D

September 20, 2023

Heezy1323's Blog

Royce Lewis hamstring injury- How much time might he miss?

Im sure most here are aware that Royce Lewis strained his hamstring last night during the Twins vs. Reds game. It looked like he may have been a bit hobbled running to first earlier in the game, but returned to hit in the 8th inning. During the at bat, he appeared to aggravate the hamstring and had to leave the game. The Twins are calling this a day-to-day injury at this point. In 2018, Dr. Chris Camp (the Twins Head Team Physician) and others published the following report:

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September 20, 2023

Saints Fly Past Mud Hens 4-2

Saint Paul, Minnesota - The Saints and Mud Hens started the final series of the regular season on Tuesday night. The Saints carried a shutout into the ninth inning. In fact, the Saints were one out away from a shutout, but Dillon Dingler had other plans. In the end, the Saints shut the door and secured a 4-2 win over the Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers) in front of 6,741. The Saints improved to 81-63 on the season. The Saints got on the board in the second. Yunior Severino walked to lead o

September 20, 2023

Fantasy GM

Fire Tingler and the Trainer IMMEDIATELY

I hope the injury to Royce Lewis is not as bad as I fear. That was NOT "Hamstring tightness". ANYOEN/EVERYONE watching this game saw it, and I am guessing we all let out a simultaneous "OH F---"!!!!!! How could they not see it? Was anyone else as enraged as I was when listening to Tingler explain the injury? I do not have it recorded so I will be paraphrasing, but when asked about if the injury running down to first on the previous at bat had anything to do with it, he says

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September 20, 2023

Off The Baggy

2023 Awards Season

We’re just a couple weeks away from the final game of the 2023 Major League Baseball regular season. As postseason races start to take shape, putting a bow on the year that was is necessary. 2023 represented a return to normal baseball for the first year in a while, and we got plenty of highlight performances to watch along the way. I didn’t write a preseason prediction piece this year, but shared some award thoughts on Twitter. A few of these appear to have aged w

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September 18, 2023

Balls, Bats and Bases: St. Paul Saints Style

Saints To Open Season’s Last Series at CHS Field Tuesday 2023 Season: Game 139-144 Recaps – Game Dates September 12-17, 2023 By CAP’N JOHN CLINGER (Out of the triple-A International League playoffs with a 37-32 record in the season’s second half (80-63 overall), the Saints begin a 6-game home stand to close out the year Tuesday (tomorrow) at 6:37 p.m. against the Toledo MudHens. Game times: 6:37 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 12:07 p.m. Sunday.) Cubs 1, Saints 0 Sunday, Sept. 17

September 18, 2023

Blog Brandon

Are We Getting Enough Talent From our Drafts during Falvey's Tenure?

Andy MacPhail, a former Twins GM who helped construct the 87 and 91 World Series Teams once said his goal was to promote 2-3 players per season up to the majors to fill roles on the team. A good farm system can do that. So, with that in mind let’s review the previous drafts in the Falvey era, not to grade them but to see how Falvey. Levine and company are doing in developing 2-3 starters/ regulars (or really players who can stay on the roster all year including bench and relievers) a year. Bel

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September 17, 2023

Balls, Bats and Bases: St. Paul Saints Style

Saints in Top Three this Season but Out of IL Playoffs 2023 Season: Game 139-144 Recaps – Game Dates September 12-17, 2023 By CAP’N JOHN CLINGER Note: The Saints began the week four games out of a potential triple-A International League playoff spot with 12 games remaining as they opened a 6-game series in Des Moines against the Iowa Cubs. Cubs 7, Saints 5 Saturday, Sept. 16 Triple-A baseball has a pretty screwy playoffs format this season, with only two Internationa

September 17, 2023

Balls, Bats and Bases: St. Paul Saints Style

Larnach Smashing, Saints Crashing with 8 Games Left 2023 Season: Game 139-144 Recaps – Game Dates September 12-17, 2023 By CAP’N JOHN CLINGER Note: The Saints began the week four games out of a potential triple-A International League playoff spot with 12 games remaining as they opened a 6-game series in Des Moines against the Iowa Cubs. Remaining game times against Iowa are 6:08 p.m. Saturday and 1:08 Sunday. Cubs 7, Saints 6 Friday, Sept. 15 Trevor Larnach, the Twins