Dave Overlund

Did anyone else notice Buxton is not among the confirmed guests for TwinsFest?

You can’t keep Kriskie on the bench all weekend and expect to win.

I took my kid to the game on Sunday. Got 'free' tickets from Kwik Trip, took the Northstar into town, brought our own food/snacks/drinks in a cooler and got $10 in 'free' concessions for signing up for the My Twins scam. This is the way. I'm not strong enough to quit the Twins, but I will be extremely mindful about spending money with them until they show a willingness to do otherwise.

If there was a city ready for a team to relocate, the A's would already be on their way. Instead, they are going to play in a minor league park on artificial turf this season in Sacramento. The Twins aren't going anywhere.

Thanks for these recaps every week Nick. I can only imagine how much work goes into them, especially when everything went negative. You all do an amazing job with this site.

Personally, I don't think the players should be "cut," but they are backups for a reason. I think the best players should play full games in most situations and the backups spell them as needed. Does Manny Margot get into 116 games for any other playoff team with a -0.5 WAR? Austin Martin with 86 games played and a -0.8 WAR? If the Twins want to do the super-platoon thing, they need to invest in better players all the way down the roster. Otherwise, you play whatever studs you can afford to keep and ride them until the wheels fall off. They love talking about player development and whatnot, but how did Larnach feel after being lifted in a clutch situation for Christian Vazquez? Is that a positive for his development/psyche? Or Wallner sitting on the bench for a 28-year-old rookie?

One of my fondest Twins memories is going to Dome Souvenirs Plus with my grandpa after one of the World Series games when I was nine in 1991. He bought a 91 Upper Deck Willie Banks rookie for $5 and told me it would someday pay for my college.

Thank you!

Haven't been to a bobblehead day in many years, bringing my Duran-obsessed 6 yo on Saturday for one. Any advice for how early to get there and/or what gate we should aim for? Thanks in advance!

Rochester Honkers legend Tony Kemp

The way the Oliva card says "Minnseota" is driving me nuts!

Last night I was at the game and, of course, had to take my five-year-old souvenir shopping. We were checking out the game-used booth when this caught my eye. That's right my friends, an empty, unsigned, completely unremarkable EMPTY bucket of gum for the low, low price of $300. How do they sell this with a straight face?! We got him a Duran jersey instead!

Nelson Cruz for Joe Ryan was a clear win. Graterol for Maeda was pretty good. Eduardo Escobar for Jhoan Duran was a win. Getting rid of Donaldson in a trade was a massive W as well. Don't get me wrong, there are many more that turned out terribly but these were all pretty good trades.

I remember Erin Andrews interviewed Hamilton first, which was odd since he lost, then turned and called Morneau “Jason” to start their interview.

What is the answer?