Twins vs. Yankees: Who Ya Got? Twins Territory Responds

[RandBalls Stu]

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The New York Yankees are mired in a seven-game losing streak. The Minnesota Twins, while not setting the world on fire, are keeping the .500 mark in view and are very much in the Wild Card hunt in a weak American League. Could this weekend’s series see a reversal in the Bronx Bombers’ decades-long chokehold on the rivalry? We asked Twins Territory for their thoughts:

Butch Perry, 68, Alexandria
“I expect the Twins to lead every game going into the 9th inning and to lose by five runs. I realize this is mathematically impossible. It doesn’t matter.”

Lee Torgersen, 55, Willmar
“It looks like the Yankees are missing Aaron Judge, Max Fried, Giancarlo Stanton and a number of other big names. I expect them to win by 30 the first two games and eke out an 8-run win on Sunday.”

Allison Lemke, 41, Albert Lea
“My partner and I are going to Home Depot to buy drywall after work today. We anticipate punching and kicking new holes all weekend long, and we both have Monday off to hang, tape, and mud the new stuff. I really like having these travel days to plan ahead for the sadness and rage.”

Greg Zanoth, 35, Burnsville
“It defies logic and any kind of analysis that the sins of past Twins squads would be visited on the 2026 team. Both the Twins and Yankees are dealing with injuries, the Yanks are really struggling right now, and you could argue the Twins are handling their misfortune better with a league-leading offense.

"Oh, that’s right, you said you wanted a prediction. The Twins are definitely getting their heads caved in. Math hasn’t watched the last 25 years of Twins/Yankees. I have.”

Darryl Ewing, 49, Minneapolis
“I expect the Twins to steal two out of three games in the Bronx and wake up Monday morning to find they were given a red card by Rob Manfred and the two victories given to New York.” 

Rick Dunhill, 77, Maplewood
“I’m already moving on to being mad at the Vikings for drafting J.J. McCarthy.”

Colin Boyd, 20, St. Francis
“Remember when Jason Kubel smoked that grand slam off Mariano Rivera to beat the Yankees in Yankee Stadium in 2010?

Jim Thome was grinning like an idiot in the dugout, Gardy was hopping up and down? Remember that? Yeah, I don’t, I was 4. Everything is bad and I hate it. Yankees by a million and everyone who isn’t hurt gets hurt in a subway accident."

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[DJL44]

The Yankees have lost 7 in a row and several players are dealing with food poisoning (or maybe a parasite?). 
 

Twins are getting swept.

[Patzky]

15 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

The Yankees have lost 7 in a row and several players are dealing with food poisoning (or maybe a parasite?). 
 

Twins are getting swept.

I see no other logical conclusion. And they just recalled Bednar from paternity leave. Congratulations 🎉