https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/41/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Satireenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/gibson%E2%80%99s-departure-throws-your-dad%E2%80%99s-preseason-banter-into-turmoil-r8679/As of Wednesday, the latter is in flux. Gibson signed a 3-year, $30 million deal with the Texas Rangers after spending his entire career with the Twins organization. Your dad’s opinion on the matter was hard to gauge in a brief pre-Thanksgiving phone call. “He was more upset about the city plowing...8679Fri, 29 Nov 2019 13:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/fears-of-white-sox-competency-alarm-local-fans-r8661/“I don’t understand, mom,” said 6-year-old Aaron Sillman to his mother. “You said the White Sox were dog poop, like the Tigers. But worse, like Tigers diarrhea.” Joelle Sillman didn’t have a good answer. “I mean, I barely remember yesterday, much less when they won the World Series with A.J. (Pier...8661Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/holiday-gift-ideas-for-baseball-fans-r8635/Houston Astros Home Security You and your family deserve to feel safe in your own home. Let baseball’s Houston Astros get to work. State-of-the-art surveillance technology and bleeding-edge customer service are the hallmarks of HAHS. The best part: There are no costly set-up fees because they’ve a...8635Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-fan-can%E2%80%99t-shake-feeling-that-team-will-sign-kevin-correia-r8611/Now, though, he’s not so sure. “What if they sign Kevin Correia,” asked the Circle Pines educator. “What if the only improvement is Kevin Correia?” Correia, who has not pitched in the majors since 2015, was signed by the Twins to a 2-year, $10 million deal in 2013 to bolster one of the league’s wo...8611Fri, 08 Nov 2019 13:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/ron-gardenhire-asks-what-the-rules-are-for-yelling-at-robots-r8586/High-profile blown calls and ridiculous strike zones in the 2019 playoffs have only enhanced the call for robot umpires. One “old school” MLB manager accepts that something needs to be done. However, he urges caution. “I just need to know this: can I yell at the robots?” asked Detroit Tigers manag...8586Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/dark-forces-aligned-against-twins-39there-is-no-offseason39-r8562/Minnesota’s inglorious playoff exit this October had no small share of culprits, but the dark forces aligned against the Twins want to make it clear: the unjuiced playoff baseball was a key factor. “Given their lack of pitching depth and a very patient Yankees lineup, we knew they had an uphill ba...8562Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/exclusive-twins-looking-to-replace-tc-bear-with-real-live-bear-r8539/Twins Daily has learned that the Minnesota Twins plan to replace the human who portrayed beloved fake bear TC with a real, live bear. “It’s no secret that baseball’s fan base is aging, and we need to appeal to a younger crowd if we want to grow the sport,” said Twins GM Thad Levine. “The market re...8539Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/majority-of-twins-fans-now-skeptical-that-charlie-brown-will-ever-kick-football-r8516/In a stark shift in public opinion, a new Star Tribune/MPR poll finds that 67% of Minnesota Twins fans now say that they’re either convinced or strongly convinced that Charlie Brown is never going to kick the football. The poll, which started at the end of the second inning during Monday’s Game 3...8516Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/richfield-man-carves-out-six-hours-he39ll-need-for-a-twinsyankees-playoff-game-r8469/Unlike many Twins fans, Henry Blomquist doesn't fear the New York Yankees. "This is a different season. These guys are too young to care about the past, and honestly I'd rather play them than the Astros. Verlander and Gerrit Cole? Let the wild card team deal with that." However, Blomquist does car...8469Fri, 27 Sep 2019 17:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/local-goggles-sales-rep-banking-on-minnesota-playoff-run-r8436/Pete Tesch needs a win. The 57-year-old Waconia resident sells swimming gear and swimming accessories for a living. In a state with long winters, the margins are slim and the selling season short. The best way to make it to the next summer: clubhouse celebrations by local sports enterprises. “None...8436Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/win-tickets-to-meet-luis-arraez33-r8425/ENTER HERE8425Tue, 17 Sep 2019 21:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/make-every-night-quotobscure-twins-jerseyquot-night-r8422/https://twitter.com/TwinsGeek/status/1173782428701351942 The comments are a gold mine. Byung-Ho Park. Kurt Suzuki. Joe Crede. Jose Offerman. Brendan Harris. Clete Thomas. That third baseman who hit .400 for part of a season so Ron Gardenhire wouldn’t sit him. Was that Luke Hughes? Who knows? I’m b...8422Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:10:00 +0000