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St. Paul Game Recap

Varland Lifts Saints Past Bats 5-0

Saint Paul, Minnesota - A strong pitching performance led by Saints starter Louie Varland lifted the Saints past the Louisville Bats by a score of 5-0 on Friday night. The Saints improved to 65-46 on the season and 22-15 in the second half. The game started in an hour and thirty-six-minute rain delay, but when the game started Royce Lewis got the Saints on the board with a solo home run. Later in the inning, Trevor Larnach walked and Celestino singled to right. Finally, Jair Camargo doubled
St. Paul Game Recap

Greene and Lewis on Rehab, Saints top Bats 8-5

Saint Paul, Minnesota - A unique start to the game with the first three hits coming in the form of solo home runs. The Saints were able to hang around when Hunter Greene (MLB Rehab Assignment) was pitching before breaking through, scoring five in the fifth to pick up an 8-5 win over the Louisville Bats on Thursday night in front of 8,456. The Saints improved to 64-46 on the season.  Matt Reynolds hit his 19th home run of the season, which gave Louisville a 1-0 lead.  Trevor Larnach tie
St. Paul Game Recap

Saints Fly Past Bats 6-3

Saint Paul, Minnesota - The breakthrough inning for the Saints came in the fourth and was capped off by a home run off the bat of Jair Camargo, along with a solid outing from starter Randy Dobnak the Saints defeated the Louisville Bats 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon in front of 8,368. The Saints improved to 63-46 on the season and 20-15 in the second half.  Andrew Stevenson is in the leadoff spot for a reason. That reason is he has speed and gets on base. He did both to start the game on Wednes
Data

Carlos Correa and a runner on first

Carlos Correa has 51 plate appearances with a runner on first(only) and less than 2 outs. In those 51 plate appearances he has 9 strikeouts, 6 walks, 1 HBP, 1 double, 1 home run and hit into 15 double plays. The most frequent outcome is a double play. That isn't surprising as he hits right handed, frequently makes solid contact and isn't very fast. Those factors aren't going to change. It makes me wonder how often the Twins have tried to steal a base in those situations. I can't recall any.
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What To Do With Solano Now Out

Lewis Back Up to Replace Solano? Polanco to 1B?

Well, now what do we do with Solano spraining his knee? Hard to believe that's a day to day thing. By the way, "sprained knee" is often the diagnosis until the MRI shows a torn meniscus or ligament damage.  So what do we do? God help us if the answer is play Joey Gallo every day.  I say we we cut Lewis' rehab stint in AAA short and get him back up. Lewis plays 3d, Polanco goes to 1B most days, with Gallo there only occasionally. I can already hear the chorus of "move Julien to 1B, he stinks
St. Paul Game Recap

Saints Hit Another Grand Slam, Tie Dodgers for Most, Lewis Began Rehab Assignment

Saint Paul, Minnesota - Royce Lewis began an MLB Rehab Assignment on Tuesday night. There was no shortage of action when Cincinnati prospect Randy Wynne was ejected for throwing at Severino while the Saints offense exploded for 14 runs in a 14-4 victory over the Louisville Bats (Cincinnati Reds) in front of 7,638. The Saints improved to 62-46 on the season.  Trevor Larnach got the Saints going with a solo home run in the second. This was his 10th of the season. Later in the inning, Kyle Gar
Twins fan

How did you become a Twins fan?

WARNING: THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY PERSONAL AND INTENSE BLOG POST.  One thing I've always been interested in is history. It started with my dad when I was a kid growing up in the Macalester/Groveland area in St.Paul. My dad, who is the reason I'm the Twins fan I am today (thanks, dad!), loved baseball and history. As a lover of both, I wanted to share a little bit about how I became a Twins fan and I'd absolutely LOVE to have you guys all share and tell me how you became a fan. Did you gro
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Favorite

What's your favorite...?

Twins fans, I have been a Twins fan for over 30 years and we all share a deep fandom, love and passion for the team. Over the years I've been able to meet players and collect some cool Twins items and I'd love to get the communities experiences also.  In the title of this article, I asked "Whats your favorite"...Twins autographed item you have? If you don't have any autographs, what's your most sentimental or favorite Twins item? Lastly, keep this positive, I want to use this as a
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Interview

Gene Larkin Interview

He is one of seven Twins players to play in both the 1987 and 1991 World Series. He has the last World Series hit and at bat for the Twins. He also has the biggest hit in Twins World Series history. Gene Larkin was my guest for this championship level episode of The Show About The Show Podcast. We talked about many things such as his career in the minors, how he had to grind, how failing helped him to later succeed, what makes Tom Kelly a baseball genius in his eyes and who would win a 7 game Wo
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Trey Mancini to the Twins ?

Twins should act quickly and sign Trey Mancini and dfa Joey Gallo.

Career against left handed pitchers  BA - .262; OPB - .328; SLG - .449; OPS - .777.  This year has been worse as expected. He can play 1B, OF and DH.  Mancini's fielding is not as good as Gallo's but he would be an extremely low cost, RH hitter. Mancini, a survivor of colon cancer, was one of the first to reach out to Liam Hendricks, when Hendricks was diagnosed with cancer. A classy move.  
Prospect. Interview.

Matt Canterino Interview: How's the Twins 9th-ranked prospect doing?

One of the Twins strengths this season has been its ability to pitch. Whether it's from the starting rotation or the bullpen, the staff has been fantastic this year. However, one prospect who was moving up and hoping to be a part of this staff, Matt Canterino, the Twins #9 ranked prospect by MLB.com is out for the year with Tommy John surgery. I recently caught up with him to find out how things are going in his recovery, where he's at in the rehab process and a more! DC: how's the rehab go
Deadline Moves.

Confessions of a confused Twins fan

I have to confess I do not know how to feel about the lack of movement at the deadline.  I am glad we did not give up quality prospects in order to secure average MLB talent that will not significantly impact this years results. At the same time it is very disallusioning (is that a word?) to see we did absolutely NOTHING to address the blatant issues we have with this offense. This disallusionment (again is that a word) makes me seriously consider how I want the rest of the year to go.  Am
Doc Munson

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Deadline Moves.

Last Minute trade moves

Here is a flurry of moves for the Twins in the last few hours.   #1 Trade for Justin Verlander.  Yes he has huge dollars attached, and yes he is old, but he is still JV!!! HE would be a great addition just by HIS performance, but the work ethic he can show our young guys and develop that mentality would be a huge boost.  WE trade Emmanuel Rodriguez. Yes he is supposedly untouchable, but how many other "can't miss prospects" have actually turned out for the Twins.  Scherzer return was "Just"
Doc Munson

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Twins Podcast

Todd Walker Podcast

Todd Walker debuted for the Twins on Aug, 30, 1996 against the Brewers in Milwaukee. He went one for five in his debut. I recently sat down (via Zoom) with the former Twins second baseman. We touched on a lot of topics from his thoughts on the recent MLB Draft being an LSU Alumni, his draft day experience, what it was like to be a major leaguer, he shares a fantastic Kirby Puckett story, and he doesn't mince words on seemingly always being in TK's dog house. That is a comment you don't wanna mis
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Blog

Prospecting For Kernels

Author's Note:  The game we attended was on July 23, so I apologize for the late report. But our intent wasn't a game report as much as a players scouting report.    My son (Dastard Junior) and I made the one-day trip down-and-back to Cedar Rapids to catch a glimpse of the Twins High-A Kernels. The four-hour drive (one-way) proved to be a small price to pay. As others have mentioned on TD, the ballpark is great, the fans are friendly and the Kernels are well worth watching. Our tickets
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St. Paul Game Recap

Gardenhire Picks up 200th Managerial Win, Varland Tossed Six Strong

Saint Paul, Minnesota - A critical fielding error from Wenceel Perez allowed Alex De Goti to hit a three-run home run, which helped the Saints pull away from the Mud Hens. Toby Gardenhire secured his 200th victory as a Triple-A manager on Sunday afternoon in a 7-2 Saints win over the Toledo Mud Hens in front of 8,212 fans. The Saints won four-of-six games on the homestand and improved to 59-42 on the season.  In the first, Trevor Larnach and Kyle Garlick hit back-to-back home runs, which ga
St. Paul Game Recap

Toledo Scored 6 Unanswered, Saints Home Run Overturned

Saint Paul, Minnesota - If you are coming out to the ballpark on a Saturday night you never know what you may see. Kyle Garlick had a home run overturned and Saints manager Toby Gardenhire was ejected all in the first inning. The Saints would still find a way to get a few runs across in the first, but in the end, it would be the Mud Hens that would get the last laugh in a 7-3 win over the Saints in front of 9,364. The Saints fell to 58-42 on the season.  Anthony Prato and Trevor Larnach bot
St. Paul Game Recap

Career Game for Yates, Martin First AAA Home Run

Saint Paul, Minnesota - A combination of offense and pitching helped lift the Saints past the Mud Hens 8-2 on Friday night. Dallas Keuchel, Caleb Thielbar, and Oliver Ortega all had strong performances. On the offensive side the Saints put on a show to all 8,540 fans in attendance with four home runs. St. Paul improved to 58-41 on the season.  In the third, with two outs, Nick Solak walked, Justyn-Henry Malloy singled, which allowed Solak to advance to third. On a wild pitch by Dallas Keuch
St. Paul Game Recap

Saints got Winning Run Aboard, Comeback Falls Short in 5-4 Loss

Saint Paul, Minnesota - Mark Contreras stepped to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth with a chance to win the game. With the winning run on second the Saints were unable to complete a comeback. Contreras flew out to right, which ended the game, and the Saints fell 5-4 to Toledo. The Saints fell to 57-41 on the season.  In the third, Parker Meadows walked and stole second base. Justyn-Henry Malloy singled, which allowed Meadows to score. Toledo took a 1-0 lead.  The Sain
Deadline Moves.

How do you solve the upcoming infield glut?

My apologies for the repetitive posts, but as I was finishing my recent post I realized just how challenged the Twins will be shortly.  so many potential answers I am wondering what YOUR moves are? Of course injuries and such always come nto play to resolve most issues, but.. sometime in teh near future the Twins will have a glut of players. Notice I didnt say a glut of All-Star calibur players, but a glut of players none the less. OF:  There is the usual backlog of Gallo, Kepler, Wall
Doc Munson

Doc Munson in Deadline Moves.

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Deadline Moves.

How is this for a 3 way trade

This trade will help us on the periphery (did I spell/use that word correctly??)  LOL. Willi Castro has shown the importance of speed. The Angels are now keeping Ohtani and will be buyers (and will need pitching) The Yankees need an upgrade at 3B!! What ties these three things together?   Well a creative trade of course!!! YANKEES GET: Anthony Rendon from the Angels ANGELS GET: Josh Donaldson from the Yankees, Kyle Farmer and a starting pitcher.  maybe Dallas Kuchle
Doc Munson

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St. Paul Game Recap

Kyle Garlick Grand Slam, First International League Team in Two Decades With 10 Grand Slams

Saint Paul, Minnesota - It would be in the seventh inning when the Saints would break the game open on Wednesday afternoon against the Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers). It would be Kyle Garlick that would hit the go-ahead grand slam for the Saints and Ronny Henriquez would shut the Mud Hens down on the mound, so the Saints take game two by a score of 9-7 in front of 7,511. The Saints improved to 57-40 on the season.  Toledo would come out of the gate swinging. Parker Meadows led off the gam
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Thoughts on Dylan Floro trade+ Grade

Per Craig Mish, the Marlins traded RHP Dylan Floro to the Twins in exchange for RHP Jorge Lopez in a straight one for one deal. It's the first move the Twins have made before the trade deadline and it won't be the last.  Floro, 32, was originally drafted by the Rays but is probably more well known for being an arm on the 2020 WS Dodgers team. He was traded to Miami prior to the 2021 season and has been a solid reliver all things considered for the Fish. This year he's had a down year, with
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