https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/33/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Satireenhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/nasa-newly-discovered-asteroid-will-%E2%80%98definitely%E2%80%99-land-on-byron-buxton-r10936/When NASA astronomer Steve Bland observed a new asteroid hurtling through space earlier this month, he was alarmed. The object was clearly on a path that would send it directly towards Earth. “Obviously, that’s a nightmare scenario,” said Bland. “Even a relatively small object could wreak havoc...10936Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/hrbek-confirms-hoagies-not-on-banned-substances-list-r10906/After a spirited series of phone calls, emails, and at least one in-person visit to the league office, former Minnesota Twins great Kent Hrbek announced Thursday that delicious, overstuffed hoagies are not on Major League Baseball’s banned substances list. “This is a victory for the Twins a...10906Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/rocco-baldelli-urges-team-to-%E2%80%98get-into%E2%80%99-steely-dan-r10878/With the 2021 season rapidly slipping away, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli needed to do something. With making the team healthier being out of his hands, he did what he thought best: put on some Steely Dan. “I think the players-only meetings and office sit-downs only accomplish so much,” said...10878Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/the-kansas-city-road-trip-journal-r10862/I’ve always thought of Kansas City as an underrated road trip destination for Twin Cities folks, and it seems that most people don’t realize that it takes roughly the same amount of time as driving to Chicago (6 hours, 15 minutes give or take) and only an hour more than Milwaukee. This time arou...10862Tue, 08 Jun 2021 01:55:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/tenth-twins-player-on-injured-list-triggers-valuable-savings-r10843/Caleb “Meat Raffle” Thielbar landed on the Minnesota Twins injured list Thursday with a strained groin, joining Byron Buxton, Mitch Garver, Kenta Maeda, Max Kepler, Luis Arraez, Devin Smeltzer, Rob Refsnyder, Jake Cave, and Edwar Colina. While this staggering list of casualties is alarming for b...10843Fri, 04 Jun 2021 10:37:03 +0000