https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23963-and-so-concludes-my-golden-anniversary-year/And so concludes my Golden Anniversary year. Not the Golden Anniversary of my birth. I’m a little way past that. And not the Golden Anniversary of my wedding. We’re a little way short of that. Rather, this past July 13 marked the Golden Anniversary of the Detroit Tigers beating the homest...23963Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:32:59 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23833-50th-anniversary-of-715/Unless I missed it, no one on Twins Daily posted anything about the significance of this past Monday in baseball history. Here is an adaptation of something I posted on Facebook that day. There's no Twins connection here, but hopefully this is okay, given the historical significance. ---------...23833Wed, 10 Apr 2024 02:38:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23712-you-helped-design-my-man-cave/Thanks, folks.  A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog inviting feedback for some paint schemes for the wall in a room that has transitioned from our youngest son's bedroom to our office. Alas, he got married and moved to North Carolina -- we like the married part, just wish he didn't live so far fro...23712Fri, 13 Oct 2023 03:14:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23705-playoff-scenarios-how-they-look-friday-morning/Regretfully, a few things have come into focus.  Thankfully, that makes this shorter.  Specifically... The East is settled. The Twins are locked in to the 3 seed.  But here goes: Current standings: Baltimore (100-59), Tampa Bay (97-62), Texas (89-70), Toronto (88-71...23705Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:49:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23703-playoff-scenarios-%E2%80%94-how-they-look-thursday-morning/The snapshot has gained a smidge more focus from Wednesday morning, but not much. Here’s an updated look at things heading into Thursday’s action.  Current standings: Baltimore (99-59), Tampa Bay (97-62), Texas (89-69), Toronto (87-71), Houston (87-72), Seattle (85-73), Minnesota (85-73)....23703Thu, 28 Sep 2023 05:13:30 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23702-playoff-scenarios-what-they-look-like-wednesday-morning/Here's a snapshot (though perhaps a blurry 8x10) of how I think things are sitting as it relates to the playoffs and seeding in the American League:    Current standings: Baltimore (98-59), Tampa Bay (96-62), Texas (88-69), Toronto (87-70), Houston (86-72), Seattle (85-72), Minnesota (84-...23702Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:14:34 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23701-help-design-my-man-cave/Alrighty, folks.  Mrs. IT thinks I spend too much time on TD, but I tell her it's a community worth trusting. I could use your help in proving me right.  Here's the deal. When Tony O got elected to the Hall of Fame last year, I took it upon myself to collect each of his baseball cards, in...23701Wed, 27 Sep 2023 01:53:53 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23513-one-guys-take-on-the-roster-makeup/The end is in sight. While I'll have one eye on Caitlin Clark and her Iowa Hawkeye team's amazingness the next six weeks (hopefully), it's great to see Spring Training starting this week. Much speculation has been made about the roster, so I'll add my read on how I see things shaking out. Here goes...23513Tue, 14 Feb 2023 03:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23491-one-guys-time-at-the-hall-of-fame/TD didn’t have gobs of coverage and discussion around last summer’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction weekend for Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat. With the announcement coming on Wednesday for this year’s selections by the writers, I decided to share something that I put together. I had attended Kirby P...23491Sun, 22 Jan 2023 17:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23402-its-offseason-blueprint/The idea of taking a shot at an offseason plan is always a fun one. Here's my attempt. As best as I could, I used the arbitration projections cited elsewhere. I also used the free agent projections at MLBTradeRumors as starting points. And I had the advantage of being able to include the Urshela an...23402Thu, 24 Nov 2022 02:10:53 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23396-short-starts-wasnt-the-plan/Quite a number of posts have railed about “The Plan” for Twins starters to make short starts and never face the Third Time Through the Order, but I did a fairly deep dive into looking at box scores and would offer a different analysis of their starter usage this season. Here’s an alternative take f...23396Thu, 10 Nov 2022 02:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23334-marty-pattin-rocks/This date in baseball history. On July 13, 1974, Aurelio Rodriguez’s fourth-inning single broke a 2-2 tie, propelling the visiting Detroit Tigers to an 8-2 win over the homestanding Kansas City Royals. Woody Fryman (4-5) went the distance to pick up the win for the Tigers, scattering 12...23334Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:06:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23302-one-guys-review-of-globe-life-field/Having completed my trek to visit all 30 current major league stadiums a few years ago, the Rangers threw me a curve by opening a new park, even though the old one wasn’t that old. My hope had been to visit the new Globe Life Field when it opened in 2020, but then this thing called COVID happ...23302Mon, 06 Jun 2022 02:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23248-pastorformer-twins-pitcher-tom-johnsons-perspective-on-baseball-church/I'm an ordained minister and this is Good Friday, but this is intended as a sociological post, not a theological one. Tom Johnson was a favorite relief pitcher for me as a kid, though he had a pretty meteoric rise and a similarly quick fall, perhaps at least in part to Gene Mauch using him for...23248Fri, 15 Apr 2022 21:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23226-if-the-bird-isnt-the-word-what-is/Too many Larry and Sue Capital One commercials, I guess. But I've been thinking: now that Opening Day is just eight days away, what's the one word that best describes your perspective going into the season?  I'm writing as an eternal optimist, but I'm going to go with "intrigued." ...23226Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/23183-is-this-heaven-no-its-the-all-time-baseball-movie-lineup/Hey, it’s the Christmas season and there’s no real baseball on TV. Nor is there any real baseball news, and I don’t want to discuss one more time whether the Twins are in rebuild or retool mode. But it’s a wonderful life, and there are movies to watch. On a recent road trip with my son, we tri...23183Sun, 26 Dec 2021 01:27:00 +0000