https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/page/41/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/town-ball-umpire-hopes-patio-crowd-insults-him-%E2%80%98just-to-feel-something%E2%80%99-r9413/9413Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/let39s-remember-some-twins-r9391/Deadspin is terrible now, but it used to be somebody. The old, good Deadspin ran a segment called Let’s Remember Some Guys, wherein they would open a pack of old baseball cards and remember some guys. Like Steve Jeltz. Steve Jeltz! Since everything is objectively terrible, and we are sorely lacki...9391Fri, 29 May 2020 11:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/twins-maintain-division-lead-as-memorial-day-weekend-begins-r9363/Last season’s 101-win performance elevated 2020 expectations for the Twins, but they wouldn’t have been the first Minnesota team to turn optimism into a sadder reality. With the team in first place at the unofficial start of summer, Twins Daily asked players and staff to comment on the season so f...9363Fri, 22 May 2020 11:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/desperate-twins-fan-turns-to-nascar-r9337/With baseball’s return still nebulous at best, one local fan looks to competitive auto racing for a different kind of sporting event. Motorsports have never been Mike Holmberg’s thing. “I was never a car guy,” said the Minneapolis accountant. “I didn’t even own one until after college. That peopl...9337Fri, 15 May 2020 11:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/trevor-plouffe-latest-twins-third-baseman-to-be-gifted-with-the-second-sight-r9318/Mysterious connection between the hot corner and precognition defies experts, imparts semi-valuable information. When Trevor Plouffe broke news of baseball’s potential 2020 comeback on Tuesday night, he was both mocked and ridiculed. Vindication soon arrived, as ESPN’s Jeff Passan confirmed much...9318Fri, 08 May 2020 11:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/just-for-fun/despondent-statistician-creates-metrics-for-real-housewives-r9296/St. Paul man doesn’t have any games to analyze or stats to crunch. In these desperate times, he’s creating his own. 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 sha...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 NFL Draft is one of the dumbest things I watch, and I’ve watched a lot of dumb things. Super dumb things. For example, I once paid money to watch Scott Aldred pitch. The evolution of the NFL Draft doubles as a history of ESPN. What started as a janky, beige vehicle for middle-management types...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/“When I realized there wasn’t room for another fake baseball column, I picked up the clay and became one with it.” 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. Th...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/The Rutherford Elementary student who pitched the “everyone goes to Arizona for the summer” idea says he will consider new initiatives after snack time. 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...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/In previous installments of this series, I’ve recommended full television series that are anywhere from seven to 78 hours of entertainment. Today I offer you a simple, two-hour movie. It’s nice. I should note that it should not be a just a two-hour endeavor. There should be multiple, bloated sequ...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/Very few things are as good as advertised. Hype, especially in today’s overdriven media cycle, can drain the joy out of experiencing something on its own terms. Even if it’s good, you’re left wondering what all the fuss was about. But when something keeps every promise made on its behalf, like 201...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/A few months back, well before COVID-19 became an international pandemic, a group of 16 Twins Daily writers committed to starting a fantasy baseball league. Despite no guarantee that there will be a 2020 Major League Baseball season, we decided to move forward with the draft on Sunday night. This...9149Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:00:00 +0000