https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/36/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Satireenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/an-open-letter-from-the-1974-minnesota-twins-r9671/Hello current Minnesota Twins. We, the 1974 Minnesota Twins, want to congratulate you on your hot start to this abbreviated season. It shows a great deal of resilience and mental toughness to not only take the field, but to have one of the best records in the league. That said, you are also on tra...9671Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/fan-credits-lifetime-of-cognitive-dissonance-for-ability-to-enjoy-baseball-now-r9632/Ethan Miller wasn’t sure how he’d react. “You look at how the virus is very much not under control in many parts of the country. The testing shortages and delays are back for pretty much everyone except athletes. No one really knows what the best way forward is with schools. “But man, did you see...9632Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/breaking-down-the-2020-twins-walk-up-songs-r9624/In an effort to break it all down and so this doesn't spin out of control, I’m mainly just going to cover the batting order for the home opener, but I’ve added a few other favorites from the pitchers and bench players, as well as a much-needed walk-up song for manager Rocco Baldelli. STARTERS Max...9624Wed, 29 Jul 2020 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/local-fan-torn-between-home-opener-and-another-episode-of-magnum-pi-r9593/“Magnum’s on, man. I don’t know what I’m gonna do.” The Magnum in question is Thomas Magnum, protagonist of TV’s Magnum P.I. The long-running CBS drama airs nightly on a Minneapolis network station from 7-10 pm. And Vogt can’t get enough. “He solves mysteries, he gets in fights, he hangs out with...9593Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-replace-fake-fan-noise-with-chumbawamba%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98tubthumping%E2%80%99-r9563/Major League Baseball sent iPads to every team, including Minnesota, pre-programmed with ambient ballpark noise, from cheers to claps to walk-up music. The Twins, while grateful for the gesture, are following their own path as they prepare to play ball in an empty Target Field. “Man oh man, do I l...9563Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/with-buxton-uninjured-twins-release-2021-schedule-r9542/Byron Buxton, Minnesota’s mega-talented center fielder, is 100% healthy as the Twins begin summer workouts. Rather than play it safe, the team pushed its luck on Thursday and released a full 162-game schedule for 2021. “We never thought we’d be here,” said Twins GM Thad Levine. “The feeling is, fr...9542Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/results-mixed-as-twins-replicate-florida-spring-training-experience-r9519/Target Field saw its first baseball action of the season this week, as players began reporting for a delayed spring training. Excitement soon turned to chaos as a rogue alligator “gave a good old Everglades chomping” to numerous players, staff, and journalists. “The team wanted it to feel as much...9519Fri, 03 Jul 2020 11:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/otherwise-rational-man-allows-himself-five-minutes-to-enjoy-potential-return-of-baseball-r9497/Eugene Bauer, 67, considers himself a realist. He keeps up on the news, he’s online a little too much, and enthusiastically consumes podcasts. He knows the continued rise of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in parts of the country will make it difficult for baseball to come back, much less c...9497Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/cdc-urges-fans-mad-at-greedy-players-to-not-learn-about-owners-wealth-r9473/The Centers for Disease Control advise Facebook Rage Uncles and Star Tribune commenters to avoid learning that Major League Baseball owners are far wealthier than the players. “Right now, with public health at a premium and hospital capacity so vitally important, it’s imperative that the most irat...9473Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/in-bipartisan-agreement-mn-legislature-agrees-to-erect-and-immediately-topple-bud-selig-statue-r9450/Amid nationwide tumult over the problematic legacy of historical figures and the statues that recognize them, Minnesota DFLers and Republicans found rare common ground on Thursday. “When baseball resumes again, Twins fans will find a new statue of former Commissioner Bud Selig that they are encour...9450Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/town-ball-umpire-hopes-patio-crowd-insults-him-%E2%80%98just-to-feel-something%E2%80%99-r9413/“I hope someone yells at me,” said Petersen. “I miss it so much.” The longtime town ball and Legion ball umpire says that, with summer baseball not happening across the state, he finds himself yearning for the screams and verbal abuse heaped upon him by players and fans alike. “There’s nothing lik...9413Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/let39s-remember-some-twins-r9391/Since everything is objectively terrible, and we are sorely lacking in dumb sporting events to distract from how objectively terrible everything is, I’m going to remember some Minnesota Twins off the top of my head. They are not ranked in order of preference or ability or grit or hustle or WAR. Th...9391Fri, 29 May 2020 11:44:00 +0000