Twins 6, Yankees 2: Start Spreadin' the News! The Twins Win!

Impressive win against Jim Kaat's favorite rhyming Nestor!

Looking forward to Maeda's best effort so far this year so maybe the Twins can add "series sweep" on top of season win honors against this opponent in 2023.

This is shaping up to be a VERY interesting season...and this time it's for GOOD reasons!

I finally figured out what fantasy baseball is. Don't wake me up please.

On 4/26/2023 at 11:31 AM, SwainZag said:

Big props to Joe Ryan in this one.  He gave up a lot of hard contact in the first couple innings.  After the Yanks tied in the game in 5th on that error, he really buckled down and retired the last 7 batters he faced.

He has two wins against the Empire. I give him a deep bow just for that alone.

Sure it's a small number, but the club is just so much better in the four games Polanco has been back in the lineup. With Buxton, Correa, Larnach and Miranda all experiencing difficulties it is such a comfort to have his bat working.

Thanks for the entertaining read! Great win all around  

Also of note is Jorge Lopez (the other Lopez or the other Jorge) extending his run-less streak and has a 0.28 WHIP for the young season. 

3 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

What it means is they can make a bad play and still survive and also they don't always need four runs.

And yet, we have outscored the "Bombers," as well.

First rate write up. Fun to read... helps that they won. Thanks!

I lived in New York City in 2001 and watched those games, and let me tell you, that was a looooong time ago. It feels good to be young again!

Ryan might never be the type of pitcher that dominates on a regular basis. But here’s the thing I LOVE about him…he’s aggressive. He’s not afraid to throw the ball over the plate. Including…and this is the best part…when things aren’t going great. He doesn’t crawl into a shell when getting hit and/or behind. Getting a few ‘extra’ outs in poor, fair, and good starts. Makes the entire staff just a little bit better.

I'm all in on Joe Ryan, who pounds the zone and piles up the outs. Excellent performance tonight, 7 nifty innings to put the Evil Empire to sleep. Gray, Lopez, and Ryan sure gives me a lot of confidence at the top of the rotation.

I'm not surprised to see Polanco be such a catalyst for the offense, but it's very welcome.

Nice to see Larnach making the necessary adjustments to never seeing a fastball. Be great to see him get on a run slamming slop around and see whether he starts seeing more fastballs. 

1 hour ago, I wish the twins were good said:

Have a shot tomorrow at first three game sweep since 1991! The big apple just fell off the tree and rolled into the east river!

I’m chuckling at all the posters that are ecstatic over the Yankees season series thing. I’m happy, don’t get me wrong. And, maybe it’s just because I’m old and can easily remember when the Twins were legitimately better than the Yankees…but here’s the thing…

In the 21 seasons (2002-2022) during this streak, the Twins finished with a better record than the Yankees exactly one time. 2020, the strike-shortened season, when…you guessed it…the Twins and Yankees didn’t play during the regular season. (This, while the Yankees were competing in a superior, sometimes far superior, division as well.)

The Yankees were always the better team. And that’s what season series do. They mitigate extreme small-sample chance and separate the stronger team from the weaker team. (Or the very strong team from the strong one.) So, I honestly never felt ‘bad’ when we lost to the Yankees (just disappointed), nor did I ever feel that the Twins were unlucky, intimidated, or choking. I know it’s hard to accept across 21+ years, but sports can be cruel..especially when comparing your favorite team to the New York Yankees.

Anyway…that’s Step 1. Step 2: still be better than them in October.

The definition of “ace” that I prefer is the starter who will put an end to a losing streak.    For this week, it’s _Bailey Ober_! 😂😉😃

Just now, Boswell said:

The definition of “ace” that I prefer is the starter who will put an end to a losing streak.    For this week, it’s _Bailey Ober_! 😂😉😃

I also refuse to recognize the Yankee “win” from last Saturday.  Domingo needed to be tossed, but the boys in blue were too timid to stand up to Boonie’s “Animals” (😂) and the fans in the Bronx Zoo. 
 

A turnabout on the pitcher’s “performance of a lifetime” would make a sweep even sweeter.  5-1 on the season series - the mega millionaire Cole beat us fair and square. 

Big props to Big Joe.  7 strong!  And there's my new favorite Twin, Sonny Gray, going over stuff in an intense conversation with Joe after he came out of the game.  Polanco again lifting the Twinks to another level with his play on both sides of the ball.  He came back at just the right time!