https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/31/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Satireenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/simmons-wants-to-know-the-real-story-behind-reliever%E2%80%99s-broken-hand-r11384/When Milwaukee’s ace setup man Devin Williams fractured his pitching hand after celebrating the team’s playoff clinching victory, reactions were pretty much uniform: that’s some real bad luck for the Brewers and/or worse decision making by Williams. For one shortstop, it only led to more questio...11384Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:42:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/who-will-be-the-next-first-pitch-legend-r11356/Watching MMA superstar/whiskey pitchman/gross person Conor MacGregor fail gloriously at the task of heaving a ceremonial first pitch somewhere towards Schaumberg at Tuesday’s Twins/Cubs game led to two thoughts: 1. This guy who could choke me out in ten seconds has never, not ever, encounte...11356Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:25:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/sources-injury-gods-also-surprised-by-lack-of-joe-ryan-injury-r11327/As entities that predate recorded history, it’s very hard to get something by the Injury Gods. Yet that’s exactly what happened on Tuesday afternoon, as a wicked comebacker found Joe Ryan’s pitching hand without causing lasting damage. “Ryan’s a big part of their future plans so it seems li...11327Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:29:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/a-celebration-of-joe-ryans-hair-r11275/Some might say the promise of Joe Ryan's debut (An 8-pitch, all-strikes first inning! Five innings of relative competency!) was marred by the 3-run dinger he surrendered to Frank Schwindel, the only runs scored in yet another Twins loss, this one 3-0 to the Chicago Cubs. Some are full of cr...11275Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:02:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/yankees-move-make-up-game-to-2022-r11241/The New York Yankees have petitioned Major League Baseball to reschedule last Sunday’s postponed game versus the Minnesota Twins to 2022. While make-up games are ordinarily played in the same season, the Yankees claim that there are special circumstances about this matchup that make it more...11241Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:49:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/how-to-deal-with-a-meaningless-yankees-series-r11216/The season’s shot. The Yankees can’t hurt you any more than the Twins already have. And yet here we are, a 4-game series against New York on the road. The Yankee Stadium house of horrors should be causing you to [drink heavily/guzzle Pepto-Bismol/both] as the first pitch approaches. Instead, you...11216Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:29:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/experts-naming-five-twins-starters-right-now-pretty-good-r11164/When the Twins opened a 4-game series versus the Houston Astros on Thursday, the lineup was markedly different from their brief 2020 playoff series. No Nelson Cruz, no Jose Berrios, and a lot of "wait, who's that again?" Experts say that reaction is nothing to be concerned about. "I had sea...11164Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:45:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/2021-trade-deadline-satire/If you went by Dennis Solomon’s Twitter feed on Thursday, you’d think that the Minnesota Twins were the new home of Aaron Judge, Kris Bryant, and a significant percentage of the Baseball Prospectus Top 100 Prospect list. You’d also be profoundly misinformed. “Pops gets fooled by the interne...11115Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/shohei-ohtani-willians-astudillo-science-satire/The Los Angeles Angels make their yearly visit to Target Field this weekend, meaning Twins fans will get to see the brilliant Shohei Ohtani. In the other clubhouse, Willians Astudillo returns from St. Paul to take Alex Kirilloff’s place on the roster. And that has some physicians worried....11076Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/glenwood-man-readies-self-for-next-bad-trade-r11041/  With the trade deadline looming, the Minnesota Twins are acknowledged sellers. And for Benjamin Mason, the awful dread of which future former Twin will become an All-Star in 2023 is consuming his every waking moment. “I’m resigned to Jose Berrios winning the Cy Young next year for so...11041Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/breaking-almost-half-a-season-left-r10998/Last Saturday’s 6-3 loss to Kansas City was already another unremarkable defeat in a wildly disappointing 2021 Twins campaign. But in a stunning revelation confirmed by team and league officials, it also marked the halfway point of the MLB season. “There are 162 games in the season,” said a...10998Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:02:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/does-jose-miranda%E2%80%99s-rise-mean-i-have-to-listen-to-hamilton-r10960/Jose Miranda, the surging Minnesota Twins third base prospect, is now mostly known for two things: hitting three home runs, including a grand slam, in his debut as a St. Paul Saint, on his 23rd birthday no less. The second thing? His cousin, the playwright/actor/musician Lin-Manuel Miranda....10960Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:21:01 +0000