https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/40/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Satireenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/despondent-statistician-creates-metrics-for-real-housewives-r9296/John De Vries loves doing the math. Baseball’s endless supply of statistics has led the local data analyst down pleasurable wormholes about launch angles, exit velocity, and win shares. MLB shutting down amid the COVID-19 outbreak prevents new inputs and has caused a minor crisis in the De Vries h...9296Fri, 01 May 2020 11:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/what-to-watch-while-you-wait-for-baseball-part-v-r9273/The evolution of the NFL Draft doubles as a history of ESPN. What started as a janky, beige vehicle for middle-management types doing their jobs in sport coats at card tables is now its own industry. Draft analyst is a real job that people have. MULTIPLE PEOPLE. If you had shown up at the NFL Draf...9273Fri, 24 Apr 2020 11:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/only-baseball-blogger-not-doing-a-simulated-season-takes-up-pottery-r9250/Corey Bulow, 36, has written about baseball his entire adult life. Even in the off-season, he’s found enough material in winter baseball and hot stove speculation to keep posting. The COVID-19 outbreak has proven to be a content challenge he can’t surmount. “There’s just nothing to write about,” s...9250Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/8-year-old-child-asked-for-another-plan-to-resume-baseball-r9219/Major League Baseball’s proposal to start the season in May in front of empty Arizona stadiums received a mixed response earlier this week. Some, understandably desperate for baseball/any kind of sports, were enthusiastic. Others, including players themselves, were much more skeptical, citing issu...9219Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/what-to-watch-while-you-wait-for-baseball-part-iv-r9190/I should note that it should not be a just a two-hour endeavor. There should be multiple, bloated sequels with unnecessary cameos and soundtrack contributions from, say, Post Malone. There should be t-shirts in Target with quotes from it. There should be midnight showings of it at the kind of movi...9190Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/what-to-watch-while-you-wait-for-baseball-part-iii-r9160/Which brings us to Tiger King. The 7-part Netflix documentary is the thing the internet has decided will distract us from the slow-motion horror of the current moment. The internet, which is almost never right, is completely right about this. (Fox Sports tanning bed mishap Colin Cowherd called the...9160Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/an-introduction-to-the-twins-daily-writers-fantasy-league-r9149/This article will look to give you the details of the league and, more interestingly, provide an analysis of the draft. This piece will be, at times, objective using FantasyPros as a reference to assess how teams drafted. At other times, you will see “Commish Commentary” which is more subjective a...9149Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/what-to-watch-while-you-wait-for-baseball-part-ii-r9125/The show is Patriot. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen. You might hate it. You might love it more than your childhood pet. There’s no in-between. The most straightforward description of the show is that it involves a government intelligence officer attempting to prevent a foreign country from ge...9125Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/what-to-watch-while-you-wait-for-baseball-r9102/You all know from sources more reliable for health information than this one about flattening the curves, washing your hands, and distancing your socials. What you don’t know is what you’re going to watch now that there’s no baseball (or any other sport—they canceled golf for pity’s sake) for a go...9102Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/real-live-wolf-broadcasts-twins-game-dozens-injured-r9070/Gloria Runnells knew something was wrong immediately. “We’ve been coming to Fort Myers for Spring Training games for years,” said the Little Falls retiree. “We always sit by the play-by-play booth, Dan Gladden will wave at us, it’s a real fun time. When we got there on Thursday, there was debris e...9070Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/the-last-days-of-my-beautiful-twins-zubaz-r9054/Do I wear them expecting they’ll bring me closer to the Minnesota Twins as I slumber? Absolutely. Pajamas should always be a bridge to pleasant dreams. In truth, I often dream of going to Twins games. Usually I’m just wandering Target Field, trying to meet up with some group of people I’m supposed...9054Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/new-streaming-option-for-twins-fans-just-your-friend-describing-the-game-over-the-phone-r9040/“Buddy, I’ve got all the channels.” This was the text sent by your friend Duane on Thursday evening, after news broke that your Fox Sports North provider, YouTube TV, was no longer going to be carrying Twins games after failing to reach an agreement with FSN owner Sinclair Broadcast Group. Duane,...9040Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:04:00 +0000