https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/35/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/also-receiving-votes-r11429/Jorge Polanco was the runaway winner of the MVP vote for the 2021 Minnesota Twins. But the rest of the ballot was a challenge for the local Baseball Writers Association of America, given the team’s struggles this season. Although the ballots are private, sources have provided Twins Daily with an...11429Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:57:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/12-different-things-to-disappoint-you-this-winter-r11410/Twins fans have a hole in their lives. With the 2021 season now concluded, they’re no longer spending time or energy being massively disappointed by the hometown nine. Twins Daily offers 12 things that can fill that gap. The Minnesota Vikings. They looked incredible in one game and lost t...11410Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:40:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/simmons-wants-to-know-the-real-story-behind-reliever%E2%80%99s-broken-hand-r11384/The Twins shortstop is skeptical of the official narrative behind Devin Williams’ injury. 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 Br...11384Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:42:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/who-will-be-the-next-first-pitch-legend-r11356/Many have embarrassed themselves throwing the first pitch of a baseball game. Who’s got next? Twins Daily asks the hard questions. Watching MMA superstar/whiskey pitchman/gross person Conor MacGregor fail gloriously at the task of heaving a ceremonial first pitch somewhere towards Schaumberg...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/The Old Ones, praise their names, search for answers as Joe Ryan escapes injury scare unscathed. 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 pitch...11327Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:29:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/a-celebration-of-joe-ryans-hair-r11275/In a season where little has gone right for the Twins, it's worth recognizing the good things. I speak, of course, of Joe Ryan's incredible hair. 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-ru...11275Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:02:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/yankees-move-make-up-game-to-2022-r11241/Team says the opportunity to emotionally wreck the Twins for an extra day in 2022 outweigh potential 2021 playoff benefits. 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 o...11241Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:49:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/how-to-deal-with-a-meaningless-yankees-series-r11216/You're in unfamiliar territory. The Bronx Bombers can't steal your joy this weekend. We asked a local expert about some best practices for coping with such a unique situation. 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 se...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/With two months of games left and absolutely nothing to play for, correctly guessing the Twins starting lineup is the sign of a true fan.  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 N...11164Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:45:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/2021-trade-deadline-satire/“It happens every trade deadline, but this one has been brutal,” said his exasperated son. 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...11115Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/shohei-ohtani-willians-astudillo-science-satire/“You have to ask yourself if the risk is worth it.” 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...11076Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/glenwood-man-readies-self-for-next-bad-trade-r11041/What fresh hell awaits suffering Twins fans? The waiting is the hardest part for this Central Minnesota man.   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 20...11041Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:33:00 +0000