https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/30/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Satireenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/dog-in-christmas-sweater-urges-twins-to-sign-byron-buxton-r11575/Roxy, a 5-year-old dog in a festive Christmas sweater, has two messages this holiday season. “I would very much like a treat, and the Minnesota Twins should sign Byron Buxton to an extension,” said Roxy. The dog, a Staffordshire bull terrier, hopes the gaudy garment draws attention to...11575Fri, 26 Nov 2021 12:50:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/anoka-man-thinks-buxton-should-pay-twins-r11555/Classic North Metro halfwit Tom Hanson has seen enough. With the Twins allegedly looking to move Byron Buxton, the self-taught expert on epidemiology thinks the franchise is overlooking the best path forward. “He oughta pay them to play centerfield,” said the frequently-divorced electrician...11555Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/building-the-twins-all-time-dream-team-part-1-r11541/This discrepancy is beautifully highlighted in Moneyball when Brad Pitt is talking with his scouts. “There are rich teams and there are poor teams. Then there’s 50 feet of crap, and then there’s us. It’s an unfair game,” said Pitt. When the Twins last won the World Series in 1991,...11541Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/dave-st-peters-meteoric-rise-and-how-to-get-a-job-in-sports-r11527/On Monday, Dave St. Peter was kind enough to speak about his rapid ascension through the Twins front office and his career at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, MN. Now, this was a very cool opportunity. St. Peter’s late father, Dom, was a 1954 graduate of Saint John’s, making this opportu...11527Sun, 14 Nov 2021 13:10:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/parting-ways-with-colome-leaves-some-troubled-r11524/“When I was growing up, we didn’t just cut a guy loose after a bad year, we kept him on the team for years,” said Stephen Gilchrest, an electrician from Castle Rock Township. “It sucked. I hated every minute of it.” The 50-year-old father of two was in the prime of his Twins-loving life whe...11524Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/potential-lockout-already-impacting-beat-writer-shirt-purchases-r11496/The prospect of a Major League Baseball lockout is growing by the day. While impacts on free agency and the 2022 season are only speculative at this point, some segments of the economy are already facing the consequences of a potential work stoppage head-on. “The male beat writers aren’t bu...11496Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:06:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-nostalgia-what-is-your-all-time-favorite-twins-baseball-card-r11485/Baseball card collecting has become much more intense than it was in my childhood. Our biggest choice was whether to spend the 75 cents on a standard pack of Topps or spring for the $1.25 pack of glossy, flashy, hologram-y Upper Deck. Or, if we were really feeling fancy, we could go to KB Toys a...11485Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/joe-mauer-reviews-dune-r11467/Twins Daily usually stays between the lines as regards content. However, when the best catcher in team history sends a movie review to our Friday correspondent, we disregard the baseball aspect. What follows is Joe Mauer’s review of the 2021 film Dune, now available on HBO Max and in theaters na...11467Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/i-will-always-miss-the-metrodome-r11464/I would imagine most of my love for the Dome is simply based in nostalgia. After all, it opened the year I was born and hosted many of my favorite team’s best moments throughout my childhood and beyond. But there are many other things I miss about the place. For starters, the ticket prices...11464Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:32:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/how-does-the-2021-eddie-rosario-experience-end-r11445/Atlanta is getting their first taste of the very best part of the ERE, as he demolishes whatever Los Angeles throws at him and puts the Dodgers on the brink of elimination. This is the Eddie that we all grew to love in Minnesota. HOWEVER. We know what comes next. I shouldn’t say w...11445Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:29:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/also-receiving-votes-r11429/1977 Rod Carew A sturdy and stylish neck fan for hot press box nights. “Porge Jolanco” A screenshot of the happy hour menu at The Loon Justin Fields The cool dark of the grave A pre-owned 1990 Toyota Celica that’s paid off and can still get you around...11429Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:57:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/12-different-things-to-disappoint-you-this-winter-r11410/The Minnesota Vikings. They looked incredible in one game and lost the other three games in unique and frustrating ways. It’s the platonic ideal of four Vikings games and there’s no reason to think it won’t continue.   The Minnesota Timberwolves. They have a talented young core and...11410Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:40:02 +0000