https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/321/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/where-were-the-twins-daily-writers-for-the-last-twins-playoff-win-before-yesterday-r15113/Since the Minnesota Twins last playoff win - before yesterday - was many years ago and in a baseball stadium far, far away, we decided to take a look at where some of the Twins Daily writers were in their lives in 2004.  On Tuesday, the Twins topped the Blue Jays 3-1 in Game 1 of the Wild Ca...15113Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-2023-awards-most-improved-r15105/When a team gets next to no offensive production from its main superstars and still wins the division, somebody must have exceeded expectations and delivered in the clutch. Here are the 2023 winner of the Twins Daily "Most Improved Twin" award. Before we begin, a word of caution to this year...15105Wed, 04 Oct 2023 17:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/with-0-18-curse-lifted-suddenly-anything-feels-possible-r15117/Based on the postgame tears, hugs, and the raucous roar of the crowd on Tuesday evening, one might have thought that the Twins had just done more than win one playoff game, the series opener in the Wild Card Round to the Toronto Blue Jays. But this was not just a singular win; it was a watershed...15117Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:42:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-2023-awards-unsung-hero-r15115/We move onto the important, but perhaps overlooked contributors to the AL Central-winning Twins. This one was purposely nebulous: is an unsung hero an underrated player? Was it someone who stepped up in another’s absence? We allowed our writers to interpret the term independently before send...15115Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/royce-lewis-is-officially-a-minnesota-twins-legend-for-life-and-hes-just-getting-started-r15116/Frank Viola. Jack Morris. Kirby Puckett. Royce Lewis. On Tuesday night, Royce Lewis etched his name into Minnesota Twins lore and became a legend for life. Heading into the 2023 postseason there were plenty of questions surrounding the availability of Royce Lewis. Less than two weeks ag...15116Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/royce-lewis-is-contagious-r15119/Let's start with the obvious: this will be remembered as the Royce Lewis Game. This game has a title. And this kid? We keep trying to contextualize what Royce Lewis has done. We keep failing, because we are used to talking about statistics or subtleties. At Twins Daily, we believe in those d...15119Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-3-blue-jays-1-national-nightmare-over-lewis-lopez-and-defense-deliver-playoff-win-r15114/15114Tue, 03 Oct 2023 23:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-daily-2023-awards-top-rookie-r15102/The Twins found multiple everyday contributors in arguably the best rookie class since 1982. Although various rookies caught our attention, one stood out among the rest. Congratulations to Twins Daily 2023 Rookie of the Year Award recipient Royce Lewis. 2023 was a challenging year to select...15102Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:21:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/navigating-the-emotions-of-the-twins-in-the-playoffs-r15111/Twins fans are going through a lot right now. Let's try to make sense of it all and see if we can keep a level head. As the Twins enter the playoff field for the seventh time since the 0-18 streak began, the emotions started coming back for me. Let’s explore them. 1) Unrelenting dread:...15111Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-announce-wild-card-roster-r15112/No Buxton, but Royce Lewis and Carlos Correa are back!   The Minnesota Twins had to submit their Wild Card Round roster by 10:00 this morning, 5 1/2 hours before Game 1. There were certainly a lot of questions, but now we have answers.    Pitchers (12) Starters: Pablo Lopez, Sonn...15112Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/reviewing-the-zips-game-by-game-odds-for-the-twinsblue-jays-series-r15108/Anything can happen in October, and the Twins have one of their strongest rosters in recent memory. So, how do the Twins compare against the Blue Jays for each game in the Wild Card Series?   Dan Szymborski has run ZiPS models at FanGraphs and other site for years, and it is widely cons...15108Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-ready-to-rewrite-playoff-history-r15065/The Minnesota Twins have lost 18 straight postseason games. The last playoff win for this franchise came on October 5, 2004 against the New York Yankees. Everyone in Twins Territory is aware of that. Most news outlets are aware of it. The players in the clubhouse though, could care less.  ...15065Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:21:01 +0000