https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/long-live-the-bay-of-pigs-r21353/Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it. Before you were born, the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers played in the same NFL division, the NFC Central. Yes, Tampa is nowhere near the central United States, but New Orleans played in the NFC West. The Seventies w...21353Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/dodgers-fan-easing-into-cowboys-season-r21327/With the Los Angeles Dodgers freshly eliminated by the Milwaukee Brewers, their fans are making the appropriate preparations for the offseason. For Steve Cowgill, it means a season of transition. "As much as I bleed Dodgers blue, I think it's about time for some dang football," Cowgill said...21327Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/the-twins-have-a-new-plan-for-bailey-ober-make-him-throw-even-slower-r21276/The Minnesota Twins have spent years trying to figure out how to make pitchers throw harder. This offseason, they are apparently going in the opposite direction. Bailey Ober has already established himself as one of baseball's most unusual starting pitchers. His fastball velocity has fallen...21276Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:04:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-waste-no-time-offering-derek-falvey-his-favorite-players-back-r21275/There are certain relationships in baseball that never truly go away. A former executive can leave an organization. A player can fall out of favor. An entire fan base can move on. But apparently, Jeremy Zoll was not going to let Derek Falvey get too far down the hallway at Citi Field before remi...21275Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:49:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/%E2%80%98horrified-twins-fan-enjoys-current-white-sox-team-r21290/As he watched the no-longer-hapless Chicago White Sox surge to a 2-0 lead in the ALDS at the Roseville Buffalo Wild Wings earlier this week, lifelong Minnesota Twins fan Mike Martinez came to a startling conclusion: He enjoyed watching them.  “I was [redacted] horrified, man. I clapped when...21290Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:03:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/elder-millennial-books-colonoscopy-upon-seeing-nick-punto-r21264/Troy Milbank was watching the San Diego Padres close out the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night when he noticed something on the home team’s bench.  Or rather, someone. “Holy [EXPLETIVE], that’s Nick Punto,” exclaimed the 46-year-old father of three in his Roseville living room, startling...21264Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/fans-asked-to-sign-giant-card-thanking-pohlads-for-trying-this-year-r21223/Twins fans hoping to catch one more look at their favorite team this weekend have a chance to do something special for the team's ownership group: Say "thank you." Sources close to the front office say they'll have giant thank-you cards stationed at each of the main entrance gates for atten...21223Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:02:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-track-down-keoni-cavaco-ask-if-hes-still-interested-in-making-his-mlb-debut-r21210/The Minnesota Twins have spent plenty of time looking back at their first-round draft history this season. Byron Buxton, Royce Lewis, Trevor Larnach, and Brooks Lee have all taken the field for the club, while Kaelen Culpepper, Walker Jenkins, and Aaron Sabato made their MLB debuts. With th...21210Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:00:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-secretly-hoping-lockout-shortens-2027-season-r21177/There are plenty of ways for a baseball team to prepare for the 2027 season. The Minnesota Twins have apparently found a new one: hoping theres less of one. With the 2026 season limping toward its conclusion, the Twins have watched another year of injuries, rehab assignments, mysterious sor...21177Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:04:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/bonnes-confirms-worst-loss-of-season-was-spilled-ipa-r21173/John Bonnes, proprietor of Twins Daily and co-host of Real Housewives fan podcast Gleeman and the Geek, is known for declaring a yearly Worst Loss of the Season for the local nine. It’s usually late in the season, and it’s usually a deciding factor in the team’s playoff push or lack thereof. ...21173Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:01:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-may-have-found-their-true-purpose-preparing-the-yankees-for-october-r21160/There are plenty of ways the Minnesota Twins have contributed to the history of the New York Yankees. Unfortunately for Twins fans, most of them involve postseason heartbreak, blown leads, devastating home runs and the general feeling that October baseball would be more enjoyable if New York sim...21160Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:09:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-underperforming-alex-jackson-clubhouse-leadership-metric-r21133/The Minnesota Twins' struggles in August and September, while not surprising, are certainly a setback for a team and a fanbase hoping to take advantage of a weak American League and battle for a playoff spot.  OK, check that. They are surprising, by one little-known statistical measure....21133Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:03:02 +0000