https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/30/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/buxton-diagnosed-with-evel-knievelism-r12922/“The ligaments that aren’t torn are ruptured. The ligaments that aren’t ruptured are torn. He has diseases that were only on episodes of Little House on the Prairie.” The Minnesota Twins have done an admirable job getting as much use out of Byron Buxton in 2022 as possible, even leading the...12922Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:08:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/social-media-influencers-changing-the-baseball-twins-tiktoker-ryan-ellingson-r12888/The pandemic stopped a lot of baseball players from having a chance to accomplish their dreams of being drafted or even finishing their college baseball careers. Covid crushed many dreams, and baseball players and others realized many truths about their career paths.  "But dreams change. Fat...12888Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:00:21 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/tik-tok-and-baseball-major-league-dreams-r12886/Dreams are all about manifestation. Whether or not we are aware of it, we are always manifesting our paths in life. Our attitudes about our goals and how we position ourselves to achieve those goals all play into the big picture.    When baseball was put on hold in 2020 while the world...12886Sat, 20 Aug 2022 16:00:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/what-social-media-is-changing-about-baseball-mlb-ambassadors-r12882/Changes are among the most challenging things about sports, mainly the sport we love so much. Not minor changes that make things run more smoothly, but the more extensive, swooping, chaotic changes bring about fear, frustration, and concern for the "state of the game." There was nothing worse fo...12882Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:00:35 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/mahle-injured-before-local-stepdad-can-mispronounce-last-name-r12891/New Twins starting pitcher exits game before new dad Kevin can try his best, reports middle schooler. Connor Landry, 12, was excited about Minnesota’s flurry of trade deadline activity. “They looked like they were really trying,” said the Eagan 7th-grader. “They got bullpen guys! They g...12891Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/slovenly-oaf-thinks-buxton-should-play-through-pain-r12854/"It's just a matter of grinding it out," said the lifelong Twins fan, who apparently is just going to wear that bathrobe all day.   As the Minnesota Twins closely monitor the condition of Byron Buxton’s knee, at least one fan thinks the whole situation has gone too far. “There’s a...12854Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:05:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/minnesotans-looking-for-answers-after-front-office-competency-r12816/“This feels like a thing that New York and Boston teams do while the rest of us trade for Sidney Ponson. Something isn’t right.”   Minnesota shored up its rotation and battered bullpen in front of the 2022 MLB trade deadline to near-universal acclaim from local and national media. With...12816Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:00:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/choose-your-own-trade-deadline-adventure-r12773/I’m writing this on Thursday night and don’t want this to be out of date by the time it posts on Friday morning. Some of the biggest moves in baseball happen while we’re in our nightcaps, sawing logs. Therefore, I’ve had to format this like a Choose Your Own Adventure book. Please follow the cha...12773Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:40:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/bremer-uses-long-all-star-break-to-get-mickey-hatcher-face-tattoo-r12737/Longtime Twins TV voice stuns family, friends, polite society with replacement-level outfielder body art.   Fans tuning in to Bally Sports North for Saturday’s Twins/Tigers tilt might notice a difference. Not on the field, but off. Dick Bremer, the veteran broadcaster who has handl...12737Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:50:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/minnesota%E2%80%99s-big-second-half-move-revealed-keep-tony-la-russa-employed-r12674/'Not a lot of managers could pull off what La Russa is doing,' said a Twins coach. 'He’s a legend for a reason.'   With obvious needs like bullpen depth and another starting pitcher staring them in the face, sources familiar with the Twins front office say they have a singular focus hea...12674Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:00:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/dozens-injured-as-twins-bullpen-attempts-to-prepare-salad-r12634/“The burning,” said a team source. “The burning.”   Thursday’s off day provided the Minnesota Twins with some much-needed downtime, including their annual Summer Potluck. But the charcuterie turned to carnage when members of the Twins bullpen botched their dish, injuring dozens in the c...12634Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:40:23 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/experts-twins-letting-cleveland-win-all-these-games-might-backfire-r12589/“While it’s admirable that they’re offering encouragement to a division rival, this could impact Minnesota negatively at some point.”   In an otherwise positive season for the Minnesota Twins, one troublesome negative stands out: They keep letting the Cleveland Guardians baseball team w...12589Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:05:10 +0000