https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/36/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/breaking-almost-half-a-season-left-r10998/Multiple sources confirm to Twins Daily that nearly 50% of the 2021 season is yet to be played, another blow to a struggling team and disappointed fanbase. Last Saturday’s 6-3 loss to Kansas City was already another unremarkable defeat in a wildly disappointing 2021 Twins campaign. But in 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/It's a fair question. RandBall's Stu attempts to answer it. 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? Hi...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/'It’s not an existential threat to all human life but Byron is for sure going to be out indefinitely.’ 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 Eart...10936Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/hrbek-confirms-hoagies-not-on-banned-substances-list-r10906/‘This is a victory for the Twins and America,’ said the former Taco John's spokesperson. 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 n...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/Twins skipper hopes the '70s music legends inspire the team to turn a lost season around. 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 Da...10878Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/the-kansas-city-road-trip-journal-r10862/With fans being welcomed back into stadiums and travel once again becoming a possibility, Twins road trips are back on the menu for the 2021 season. Kansas City was a logical first destination for many Twins fans, so here are some tips and experiences from one such fan who made the trip this pas...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/"Next one's free," said a source familiar with the team's high-deductible medical plan. 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 Refsny...10843Fri, 04 Jun 2021 10:37:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/off-day-allows-twins-fan-to-convince-himself-season-isn%E2%80%99t-lost-r10813/The team's recent run of near-competence has at least one fan convinced that things are turning around. Thursday’s off day allowed the battered Minnesota Twins 24 valuable hours of rest. What it did for the fan base was perhaps even more critical. “You know, they’re only nine games belo...10813Fri, 28 May 2021 07:00:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/rare-unwritten-rule-triggers-name-change-for-minnesota-twins-r10784/Team must now go by 'Minnesota Cocaine Dentists' for two weeks. When the Minnesota Twins took the field against the Los Angeles Angels for the second half of Thursday’s doubleheader, they technically weren’t the Minnesota Twins. In the latest twist involving baseball’s unwritten rules and th...10784Fri, 21 May 2021 07:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-bring-on-bob-baffert-in-consultant-role-r10749/The controversial Kentucky Derby trainer is seen by some as a bold, if unconventional choice, to turn the team’s flailing fortunes around. With the Minnesota Twins 2021 season on the precipice of disaster, the team’s front office made it clear that they are willing to think outside the box i...10749Fri, 14 May 2021 06:47:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/state-of-minnesota-relaxes-guidelines-for-yelling-at-twins-r10723/"We’re almost to the finish line, Minnesota. Together, we can do this.” Citing increased vaccination rates and falling COVID numbers, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced new metrics for roasting the hell out of the Minnesota Twins. “I’m incredibly proud of the work Minnesotans have done in gett...10723Fri, 07 May 2021 12:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/local-contrarian-quietly-deletes-39zach-granite-is-what-byron-buxton-hopes-to-be39-tweet-r10692/Unlikable Chaska man hopes to return focus to Buxton’s injury history. On Thursday, Barry Daniel made the hard decision to delete an August 2017 tweet with a claim that even he could no longer defend. The tweet read “Face it, Twins apologists: Zach Granite is what Byron Buxton hopes to be. Deal w...10692Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:50:00 +0000