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Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III.

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Weird Baseball with Willy

Yes, other managers "punt" games too

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The two time World Series champion Minnesota Twins won a baseball game last night against the one time World Series champion Texas Rangers. How did they win it? Rangers manager Bruce Bochy likely "punted" the game. This is something Twins manager Rocco Baldelli often does, and there are some fans who get angry whenever it happens. But last night shows that other managers do it too. Eve
Weird Baseball with Willy

Twins single season all-quarter century team

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! It is 2025! This means a lot of publications are having fun with quarter-century teams for various leagues and franchises. I have decided to join in on the action...but with a twist. Here is the Twins quarter-century team based on single seasons. Not careers. Make sure to sound off in the comments about what a big stupid dum dum I am when you disagree with the list. Catcher - 2009
Weird Baseball with Willy

Be careful what you wish for with owners

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The Minnesota Twins just swept the Baltimore Orioles in a three game series. This is good news because it's never a bad thing to sweep an opponent. It doesn't matter what their record is. Sweeps are good! Even though all sweeps are good, the Baltimore Orioles have been struggling a bit. Granted, they've been better in recent seasons. Baltimore won 83 games in 2022, 101 games in 20
Willy's What If

Willy's What If: the Twins never trade Johan Santana

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! It is another "What If Wednesday" with your ole pal William Malone IV. Scenario: what if the Minnesota Twins never trade Johan Santana? This is a trade that clearly didn't work out for the Twins. It also didn't really work out for the New York Mets. They signed Santana to a six year extension, on top of the one year he initially had left in Minnesota. This locked him up for seven
Weird Baseball with Willy

Every trade between the Twins and Mets

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The Minnesota Twins won a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers today. With the conclusion of this game, the series is over. But fear not! A new series against the New York Mets will begin tomorrow. To celebrate this highly anticipated interleague series, let us now take a look at every trade ever between these two amazing baseball clubs. December 8, 1978 Received: LHP Jerry
Willy's What If

Willy's What If: Koskie's 2004 double stays in play

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! It is another "What If Wednesday" with your ole pal William Malone IV. Scenario: what would happen if Corey Koskie's ground rule double off Mariano Rivera in game two of the 2004 ALDS had stayed in play? Let's set the scene! 2004 American League Division Series. Game two. The Minnesota Twins are playing in the Bronx against the mighty New York Yankees, but they lead the series 1-0
Weird Baseball with Willy

Fun facts straight from the 2025 Twins media guide

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! We are finally deep enough into the season where the stupid off-day after a team's first home game is no more. Less off days means more baseball! And more baseball makes fans of this wonder games so happy. Superfans of this wonderful sport are always dying for some bits of information on their favorite players. A good place to look for this is a team's media guide. Well, guess what? Yo
Weird Baseball with Willy

White Sox get burned by the long leash

Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was under fire just a few days ago for pulling Joe Ryan after five innings and just 81 pitches. It was low hanging fruit, because their bullpen immediately gave up a few runs, and the Twins wound up losing. Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable found himself in a similar situation tonight. Rookie right hander Shane Smith was dominating his Major League debut, pitching even better than Joe Ryan was just a few days earlier. Through five innings, he hadn
Weird Baseball with Willy

It's time to retire the "angry for the sake of it" gimmick

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The baseball season is in full swing and the Minnesota Twins are back in action. I know some of the frontrunners are angry at their record, but the real fans are just happy to watch their favorite team play baseball. It's such a wonderful sport, and many of us have missed the greatness of the Twins for the winter months. These negative fans have some reason to be negative. Minnesota ha
Weird Baseball with Willy

Remembering the ultra brilliance of Max Kepler

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The baseball season has finally arrived. These games count, and it is glorious. A new season comes with new player. The Minnesota Twins have added wonderful players such as Harrison Bader and Ty France. They both impressed in their regular season debuts for the team, although in a losing effort. Sadly, roster space is not unlimited. New players means you need to say goodbye to others.
Weird Baseball with Willy

A random list of Twins who played college baseball for schools that are competing in March Madness

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! March Madness is here. While March Madness isn't as wonderful as watching the Minnesota Twins compete in baseball games, the rituals of a college basketball tournament signal that baseball is near. Countless players on the Minnesota Twins, past and present, played college baseball. Many of those schools also have a basketball team, and some of those basketball teams are competing in th
Weird Baseball with Willy

Ranking every Joe Mauer season

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! While the Minnesota Twins do not have a baseball game today, they will play one against the Boston Red Sox tomorrow. Off days stink, but it only means we are one day closer to more baseball. And that's pretty cool. You know what else is pretty cool? Reminiscing about the greatness of Joe Mauer. He was awesome. You don't win five Silver Sluggers and three Gold Gloves by accident! These
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Naming the best player drafted by the Twins in every round

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The Minnesota Twins had a wonderful game this week featuring only prospects. Many of these prospects were acquired through a magical process wildly known as the MLB Draft. The MLB Draft is only 20 round these days, but it used to have an infinite number of rounds. Teams would keep picking for as long as they wanted, and then drop out once they were happy with who they had. The Minnesot
Weird Baseball with Willy

Ranking every single Opening Day first baseman in Twins history

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! Opening Day is almost here. It will be here within the month. Opening Day will come with an Opening Day lineup! Throughout the brilliant history of the Minnesota Twins, they have started 24 men at first base on Opening Day. It appears the wonderful Ty France will be the 25th such player when the season commences later in March. But who are these other 24 amazing baseball players w
Weird Baseball with Willy

Remembering a random one run win from each year under Rocco Baldelli

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The Minnesota Twins play a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox today. How awesome is baseball? Man, it's the coolest. Right? Even the stressful times are cool. Some of these stressful times come in tightly contested one run games. Under the managerial tenure of Rocco Baldelli, the Twins are 118-111 in these one run games, including a 22-20 record last season.
Weird Baseball with Willy

Ranking the post-2019 careers of Bomba Squad members

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! Opening Day for Major League Baseball is only a week away. Granted, the Minnesota Twins will not be playing a week from today. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will be opening the season in Japan. Even without the mighty Twins, it is still a most exciting time for baseball fans everywhere. A new season comes with hope! Many of the 30 teams will be awesome! Many of the 30 t
Bold(ish) Predictions

Predicting every single 2025 Minnesota Twins game

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! Regular season baseball starts next week. But this great news comes with a catch. The Minnesota Twins will not be playing regular season baseball next week. Instead, the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will have an epic clash overseas. But we need not worry. Our beloved Twins will be playing regular season baseball soon enough. There will be 162 beautiful regular season games, and
Weird Baseball with Willy

Ranking the Opening Day starters of Twins opponents this century

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The Minnesota Twins played two baseball games today. How cool is that? Baseball is such a wonderful sport, and Twins fans got double the action today. While these were not regular season baseball games, that time of year is approaching. The beginning of the regular season is marked by Opening Day! It is a wonderful holiday, or at least should be seen as a holiday. Any president who mak
Weird Baseball with Willy

Ranking every Opening Day designated hitter in Twins history

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! Regular season baseball is getting closer and closer every day. The Minnesota Twins played a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves today. The Braves were not able to get revenge from the 1991 World Series, as they failed to defeat the Twins. However, Minnesota failed to win as well. It was a 0-0 tie. The bats were not doing anything for either side. Speaking of
Weird Baseball with Willy

Remembering the epic 2006 AL Central race

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The Minnesota Twins will be back to playing baseball games tomorrow after having today off. It might not be a regular season game, but at least we're getting closer. And when that regular season does begin, the Twins will embark on yet another quest to win the American League Central. To date, they have won the AL Central nine times. The first occurrence was in 2002, and the most recen
Weird Baseball with Willy

A bunch of random bases loaded stats that nobody asked for

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! We are in the month of March. It is quite the magical time for sports fans. March Madness is coming up fast, the NBA and NHL have their playoff races heading up, and NFL free agency is set to begin. But there is one more treat for the avid sports fan. Baseball! Sometimes, the regular season begins in April. Sometimes it's July if COVID is happening. But this year, it is March! And once
Weird Baseball with Willy

A team of random dudes who started for the Twins on Opening Day this century

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The Minnesota Twins played a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox today. Sure, they lost. But all it means is that we are one day closer to regular season contests. But while we wait for the Opening Day game against the St. Louis Cardinals, it's time to take a walk down memory lane and look at some old Opening Day lineup cards. There are a lot of household names! Yo
Weird Baseball with Willy

The history of spring training taters

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The Minnesota Twins have some spring training baseball games under their belt. This means we are getting closer and closer to regular season baseball. With spring training games comes spring training home runs. Several Twins players have gone yard so far, including off-season pickups Harrison Bader and Ty France. But what does this all mean? Some of you might say "...but it's only spri
Weird Baseball with Willy

The history of 82-80

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! Spring training games are currently ongoing. This means we are getting closer to regular season baseball with every passing second. The Minnesota Twins went 82-80 last year. They became the tenth team in American League history to finish with an exact record of 82-80. Let's take a look at what the next season had in store for the first nine American League clubs to finish 82-80. 1
Betting the Twins

Twins vs the over/under

Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! Spring training baseball is finally here. That means regular season baseball is right around the corner. The Minnesota Twins enter this year with an over/under of 84.5, according to DraftKings. This is the 12th highest over/under total in the league, and the highest among AL Central teams. But we all know these games are not played by Las Vegas projections. They are played by human bei
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