https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/21/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Satireenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/%E2%80%98significant-recycling-haul-kickstarts-twins-free-agency-r15639/The Minnesota Twins freed up some much-needed free agency money this week, thanks to the Jorge Polanco trade. But the real key to overcoming the franchise’s self-imposed offseason austerity could be in that can of Diet Coke you’re holding. “When we greenlit Operation Walking Distance for ou...15639Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/more-like-worst-ballot-hall-of-famer-r15599/(Note: This piece from Anoka resident Tom Hanson has been edited for clarity, punctuation, and to remove potentially actionable threats against the President, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and the National Weather Service.) I bet a lot of you are happy that Joe Mauer got into the Hall of Fam...15599Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-put-tv-rights-on-facebook-marketplace-r15562/With spring training less than a month away, the Minnesota Twins face more than a few outstanding questions: Will they sign one of the remaining “big-name” free agents? Will the rumored trades happen? Who is the starting center fielder? Perhaps most importantly: How is anyone going to watch...15562Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/local-baseball-writer-regrets-calling-spouse-%E2%80%98toolsy-r15530/It began, as these things often do, with an attempt at a compliment. Keri Jones-Youngblood had finished off a frenetic afternoon of putting out fires at her job, going to the gym, picking her son Alex up from school, and stopping to grab some dinner. Her husband, local baseball writer...15530Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:43:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-front-office-looking-to-sign-even-more-obscure-player-to-get-you-goofballs-all-riled-up-r15497/As the big (and not-so-big) names in MLB free agency continue finding homes, the Minnesota Twins have done the bare minimum. And they’re leaning into it. “You sickos produced an extraordinary amount of content over Josh Staumont,” said a Twins front office source, referencing the wealth of...15497Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/least-liked-intern-given-josh-staumont-hype-video-task-r15465/The first Minnesota Twins free agent signing of the offseason was not quite the spectacle that Shohei Ohtani’s was. Or Carlos Correa’s. Or, well, name a baseball player. Still, given the team’s inactivity and self-enforced payroll caution, any signing is newsworthy. Which means the team nee...15465Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/joe-mauers-its-a-hall-of-fame-life-r15438/WARNING: This tale contains some very strong language, for Joe Mauer. We have elected not to censor his voice, and to leave intact his expressions of grief and frustration. We hope you will excuse the invective. “Ah jeez,” Joe Mauer sighs, as he drains the last swig of 2% milk at the bottom...15438Mon, 25 Dec 2023 12:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/how-you-can-spur-the-twins-into-action-r15445/The current Twins regime has gained a deserved reputation for being deliberate in their offseason maneuvering, letting the big names go off the board, seeing how the dust settles, then hitting the trade market and scouring for bargains and reclamation projects. This drives otherwise normal...15445Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/are-you-angry-enough-about-joe-mauers-hof-candidacy-take-the-twins-daily-quiz-r15417/What is your highest level of athletic accomplishment? Played some college Lettered in high school Kicked off JV football team for what are now called “hate crimes” What is your major complaint about Joe Mauer’s career? Didn’t live up to his contract. Should...15417Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/inspired-local-deadbeat-uses-lack-of-tv-revenue-as-reason-to-withhold-payments-r15387/Tony Hermann is not a major league baseball team. He’s an intermittently-employed contractor who spends beyond his means and is by all accounts a lousy friend, a bad romantic partner, and a worse father. But he knows a good excuse when he sees one. “I saw that the Twins were trimming their...15387Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:45:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/the-case-against-joe-mauers-hall-of-fame-candidacy-r15360/Joe Mauer will make the Hall of Fame. Maybe not this year, but it’s inevitable. Even with injuries marring the latter portion of his career, his peak performance at the game’s most demanding position makes the honor more a matter of when, not if. Still, there’s a small, if vocal, oppos...15360Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/2023-black-friday-deals-in-twins-territory-r15337/Whether you hit the mall bright and early this morning or are firmly planted on the sofa with your laptop, there are all manner of Minnesota Twins gift options for the baseball fan in your life. Here are some of the Twins Daily staff favorites: Byron Buxton Authentic Knee Surgery Souveni...15337Fri, 24 Nov 2023 17:50:01 +0000