https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/585/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-pivotal-questions-heading-into-the-twins-offseason-r9947/1: Will fans be back at at Target Field in 2021? In some ways, this question is more pertinent to fans like myself than it is to the team. I missed seeing games at Target Field this year, and I know I'm not alone. Summer isn't the same without regular trips to the ballpark. I dread the idea of ano...9947Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/69-billion-to-1-the-true-futility-of-the-twins-postseason-r9946/Setting a baseline   Now, there's a very good chance you've seen the number 262,144 floating around Twins Twitter in the last day or two, and that's because if you were to flip a coin 18 times, the odds of each flip resulting in the same outcome are 262,144:1 against, or 218. Already,...9946Fri, 02 Oct 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-front-office-have-added-a-bat-r9945/The rationalizations they offered after the quiet passing of that deadline sounded reasonable enough. The team anticipated getting Byron Buxton and Josh Donaldson back, and that figured to improve their offense immediately. In fairness, those guys did return, and they did have a positive impact on...9945Fri, 02 Oct 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thankful-for-a-twins-journey-unlike-any-other-r9941/The 2020 Minnesota Twins were arguably the most impressively constructed roster this franchise has ever seen. Derek Falvey and Thad Levine added a premiere talent in Josh Donaldson to an already loaded roster. They tacked on some necessary bullpen pieces, and the developmental aspects of the organ...9941Fri, 02 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/quicksand-r9940/As I write this, the weather is changing. The temperature is dropping. A gray cloud rolls through downtown. The wind is positively whipping. I don’t have an answer for that. I cannot explain why, every year on the day my team gets eliminated from the postseason, the weather changes. I expect you t...9940Thu, 01 Oct 2020 03:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hou-3-min-1-hello-darkness-my-old-friend-r9939/Box Score Berríos: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Kepler -.128, Jeffers -.125, Rogers -.123 Jose Berrios came to play with his best stuff early. Through three innings, Berrios was perfect, and he only needed 29 pitches to get those nine very quick outs. Berrios made an e...9939Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/same-old-story-another-abject-postseason-failure-r9938/Over the past two regular seasons, Minnesota has gone 137-85, winning 62% of their games and capturing back-to-back division titles. In the postseason, those same teams have gone 0-5, extending the franchise's streak of postseason futility to 18 games while rarely even making the Yankees or Astros...9938Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-930-rebound-or-retire-r9937/Yesterday’s Game Recap HOU 4, MIN 1: Defensive Lapses, Lack of Offense Lead to Another Twins Loss Today Twins vs. Astros 12:08pm CDT TV Broadcast: ESPN2 Betting Lines: MIN -149, O/U 8.0 Twins Starter: Jose Berrios, RHP 4.00 ERA In game one Rocco Baldelli went with the guy who emerged as the Twins...9937Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-head-scratchers-for-baldelli-against-astros-r9936/A season ago Baldelli was named American League Manager of the Year. It was warranted. The former star player guided the Twins to a record setting home run total and one of the most successful seasons in Twins history. Often times the award is handed to a guy leading a surprising organization to n...9936Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-overreactions-to-the-twins-game-1-loss-r9935/Overreaction 1: The Twins can’t score with runners in scoring position. The first inning was rough as the Twins loaded the bases with one out in the frame. Eddie Rosario hit a scalding line drive at over 100 mph that happened to find the glove of the first baseman. With two outs, Miguel Sano hit a...9935Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hou-4-min-1-defensive-lapses-lack-of-offense-lead-to-another-twins-loss-r9934/Box Score Maeda: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Romo -.335, Duffey -.155, Rosario -.125 Presumable A.L. Cy Young runner-up Kenta Maeda gave the Twins their first scoreless playoff start since Johan Santana did it in game one of the 2004 ALDS. Maeda struck out five over f...9934Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kirilloff-in-donaldson-out-twins-wild-card-series-roster-r9933/The Twins won the AL Central Division title on Sunday. In that moment, they knew they had the #3 seed in the American League playoffs and will take on the Houston Astros in the Wild Card round starting on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, the Twins announced their 28-man roster for the Wild Card round....9933Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:11:00 +0000