Jeremy Nygaard

KYLE GIBSON!!!

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson will be a featured guest on tonight's LIVE Twins Hangouts podcast at 9:00 central time. If you have any questions for the Twins right-hander, please leave them in the comments below. Gibson was a frequent guest on Seth's previous podcasts and always was a great interview, so ask away! In addition, Seth and Jeremy will talk plenty about Twins baseball. The coaching search is down to three and there's plenty of activity in the Arizona Fall League as well as getting some other winter leagues underway.You can view the show live . (YouTube) Our event page is located here. If you couldn't catch us live, no big deal, visit here: our webpage or download from iTunes. Please ask questions! We'd love to get feedback of any kind that we can discuss on the show. Click here to view the article

I thanked him and declined. And then Steve couldn't convince him to meet us at Bushwood.

Among other things that happened that evening: I was nearly killed by a foul ball and Tommy Watkins offered to give me his underwear.

I have a mind like a steel trap! Man that was a fun night. The next morning... not so much.

It seems like every year about 85% of the AAA roster becomes MiL FAs. The Twins re-sign a handful, bring in a dozen as NRIs and promote a couple too. I don't think this year is any different. Sounds like a good topic of discussion for tonight.

Seth and Jeremy return Tuesday night with special guest Jason Kanzler to talk Twins Baseball. We'll also cover the latest on the managerial search and the latest roster and payroll news.Join us at 9 pm to talk about the latest news in Twins Territory. We'll be joined live by two-time Collegiate Gold Glove winner and FSL Champion Jason Kanzler of the Fort Myers Miracle. There has been recent talk of next year's payroll. We'll be sure to chime in on that subject. The Twins also made some recent roster moves. We'll talk about those too. You can view the show live (YouTube) Our event page is located here. If you couldn't catch us live, no big deal, visit here: our webpage or download from iTunes. Please ask questions! We'd love to get feedback of any kind that we can discuss on the show. Click here to view the article

On this week's Twins Hangouts, Jeremy and Seth were joined by Twins reliever AJ Achter and learned about his incredible journey from high school football star to Spartan to 46th round draft pick to the big leagues. The first half hour is a fun interview with the pitcher. Then the duo discussed the Twins potential managers, the Arizona Fall League and much more.The talk will be mostly about the managerial search and the freshly-started Arizona Fall League. There might even be a special guest... You can view the show live . (YouTube) Our event page is located here. If you couldn't catch us live, no big deal, visit here: our webpage or download from iTunes. Please ask questions! We'd love to get feedback of any kind that we can discuss on the show. Click here to view the article

Big news in Twins Territory today: Ron Gardenhire will no longer manage the Minnesota Twins. Join Seth Stohs and Jeremy Nygaard live tonight between 8:30 and 9pm for our take on what this all means and what will become of it. Please feel free to send us your questions to answer during the show. Link to show below.Check it out here or . (Downloadable links coming later.) Click here to view the article

Parker, I'm no expert, but I'm fairly certain you've just ruined your slow-pitch softball swing for... possibly, ever.

For the final time during the regular season, Seth and Jeremy will be doing a live Twins Hangouts at 9pm. Please leave your questions below.Seth has started his prospect countdown, so we'll be sure to visit that. As the season winds down, we'll also be able to focus more closely on when the Twins will draft in the 2015 draft. Congrats to Kennys Vargas and Jose Berrios who were named Minor League Hitter and Pitcher of the Year. You can view the show live . Our event page is located here. If you want to catch up on any previous shows, visit here: our webpage or download from iTunes. Click here to view the article

In this week's Twins Hangouts podcast, Jeremy and Seth discuss their All Twins Minor League teams of 2014 (and disagree a lot). They also answered questions from listeners and then touched on the Adrian Peterson situation... Click below to listen and discuss.With all the minor league seasons coming to an end, we'll give one last recap of those seasons. We'll turn our attention then to the big club and try to fix all of their problems. You can view the show live . Our event page is located here. If you want to catch up on any previous shows, visit here: our webpage or download from iTunes. Please ask questions! We'd love to get feedback of any kind that we can discuss on the show. Click here to view the article

It's Wednesday and we're pretty sure you're going to need something to get your over the hump this afternoon. So we're going to have a special, LIVE afternoon show at 1pm.Wednesday's agenda includes talk about the Twins bullpen, the decisions about the coaching staff that the organization will face as well as our weekly look at the minor leagues. You can view the show live . Our event page is located here. If you want to catch up on any previous shows, visit here: our webpage or download from iTunes. Click here to view the article

I'm not sure what the deal is with Thorpe's elbow. Not convinced it's phantom.

Happy Labor Day! Still a lot of meaningful activity going on as the minor league regular season comes to a close. The Twins were led to a victory Monday afternoon largely due to the right arm of Phil Hughes. The organization also made a number of September call-ups who will join the Twins on Tuesday.E-TOWN E-NOTES / APPY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Elizabethton 9, Johnson City 10 Box Score You could call this a heartbreaker. After giving up two runs in the first and four in the third to fall into a 6-0 deficit, the E-Twins turned around with nine runs in the bottom of the sixth. They then turned right around and gave up four more runs in the top of the seventh to trail - and eventually lose - 10-9. The bottom of the sixth was crazy. After a Pat Kelly double and Tanner English triple, Nick Gordon drew a walk that led to a pitching change. The reliever walked Trey Vavra and also threw two wild pitches, so English scored and Gordon advanced to third. With Tyler Kuresa batting, a third wild pitch scored Gordon and a passed ball allowed Vavra to reach third. An RBI groundout by Kuresa plated Vavra, the fourth run of the inning. Austin Diemer added an RBI fielder’s choice. Pat Kelly drove in two more on a single. Tanner English added a sac fly before Gordon closed the scoring with an infield hit that drove in a run. Unfortunately, there wasn't a whole lot more that the offense was able to put together. Sam Gibbons started and gave up six runs (four earned) in three innings. He struck out one. Randy LeBlanc came in and pitched three solid, shutout innings. LeBlanc allowed the first two runners of the seventh to reach before being relieved. Sam Clay got only one out, allowing those two runners to score and giving up two more runs of his own. Trevor Hildenberger finished the seventh and completed the game, striking out four. Decisive Game 3 will take place tomorrow night at 6:00 pm with Appy League Pitcher of the Year Felix Jorge on the bump. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Pawtucket 1 Box Score The Red Wings closed out their 2014 season with a victory to end the season on a high note and at 77-67. Unfortunately, they were eliminated from the playoff race with yesterday’s loss but were able to play meaningful games up until the (almost) very end. Additional good news came to some members of the Red Wings, as eight players will be promoted to the Twins tomorrow. Those players are: Ps Logan Darnell, A.J. Achter, Lester Oliveros, Michael Tonkin, SS Doug Bernier, CF Aaron Hicks and Cs Josmil Pinto and Chris Herrmann. Only Achter will be making his big-league debut. Hicks reached safely three times in his tune-up for his return to the big leagues. He drove in a run and finished his AAA season batting .278. Eric Farris also had two hits and an RBI. Chris Colabello, who was passed over for a September call-up, drove in the other run. This likely seals his fate as a member of the Twins organization. Pedro Florimon was also passed over. Kris Johnson made the start and only gave up one run. He allowed four hits and walked three while striking out three. Johnson picked up his 10th AAA win. In their final appearances before their promotions, A.J. Achter struck out four in two innings and picked up a hold and Lester Oliveros picked up his sixth save. He struck out one in an inning. It was a good run that the Red Wings made and hitting coach Tim Doherty and manager Gene Glynn will both be joining the Twins staff for two weeks. The Red Wings have been very successful under their tutelage and it would be an upset if the entire staff didn’t return next year in some capacity. ROCK CATS REVIEW New Britain 4, New Hampshire 3 (13 innings) Box Score The Rock Cats have had a long season, but apparently wanted it to be a few innings longer. Despite some rough patches, New Britain still had a record (73-69) that would have kept them in playoff contention if they were in the Western Division. Jorge Polanco was the offensive star for the Rock Cats. He had an RBI single in the first inning, an RBI single in the eighth inning to tie the game and finally an RBI walk-off double in the bottom of the 13th. Terry Ryan said Polanco “isn’t ready” for a September call-up. I’d beg to differ. Stephen Wickens and Matt Koch both had two-hit games to end their seasons. Alex Wimmers made the start and went three innings, throwing 35 pitches and only allowing a single hit while striking out three. It will be interesting to see how he figures into the organization’s plans. Edgar Ibarra, outrighted off the 40-man roster yesterday, gave up a two-run home run in his three innings pitched. Jim Fuller gave up a run in two innings. Daniel Turpen pitched three scoreless innings before Cole Johnson pitched the final two innings, picking up the win. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers - DAY OFF The Miracle kick off the Florida State League playoffs tomorrow at Bradenton at 5:30. Game Two and Three follow as “home games” in Jet Blue Park on Wednesday and Thursday. Both games, if needed, will be at 6:05. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Clinton 1 Box Score The Kernels ended their regular season with a victory. Ryan Eades was remarkable. He went seven innings, allowing only three hits, a walk and one run. He struck out two and ended his season with a 5.14 ERA and 10 wins. Eades was an entirely different pitcher in the second half of the season than he was in the first half. In the first half, Eades threw 56.2 innings in 12 starts, he struck out nearly a batter per inning, but also walked about four batters per nine. His ERA was 6.51. In the second half, Eades saw his strikeout rate drop to six per nine, but also saw his walk rate drop to three batters per nine. He gave up more home runs and hit more batters, but his ERA fell to 4.13) and WHIP from 1.76 to 1.26. Hudson Boyd struck out two in a scoreless eighth and Jake Reed recorded three groundball outs to close the game. In Reed’s 31 innings this year, he allowed only one earned run, and that game was on June 30th. Alex Swim and J.D. Williams both had two-hit games. Swim and Max Murphy each had an RBI. The Kernels failed to have an extra-base hit. The Kernels open the Midwest League playoffs on Wednesday against Burlington. Twins Daily Minor League Players of the Day Pitcher of the Day: Ryan Eades, Cedar Rapids Hitter of the Day: Jorge Polanco, New Britain Tuesday's Probables Ft. Myers at Bradenton (5:30 CST) – TBD (Listen) (Game 1) Elizabethton vs Princeton (6:00 CST) - Felix Jorge (Game 3) ---- The Twins won on Monday, so grab some discounted Papa John's pizza on your way home from school tomorrow! Click here to view the article

Tuesday night means Twins Hangouts. This show consists of a lot of Arizona Fall league discussion, possible September call ups, minor league post season awards, and mention of several players in the minors who are doing well. The show was even kept well under two hours!Seth and Jeremy will cover the recently-released Arizona Fall League rosters. We'll also project the September call-ups. Minor league season is winding down. Who's in? Who's out? Who's still fighting for a playoff spot? The links for tonight's show are available here: Our event page and our . If you want to catch up on any previous shows, visit here: our webpage or download from iTunes. Bring your questions and let us answer them. Click here to view the article