John Bonnes

Aaron and John discuss David Ortiz's election into MLB's Hall of Fame, what offseason starting pitching trades look like, the rhetoric surrounding a nerd being named the Vikings new GM, and why Aaron is once again excited about an in-person event. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link. View full article

John Bonnes and Nick Nelson explore some of the most note-worthy moments of the Twins' 2001 campaign, including their hot start that led to a Sports Illustrated cover, the drafting of Joe Mauer first overall, and yes... the infamous contraction vote by MLB owners late in the year. View full video

Aaron and John discuss the additions of Cesar Tovar, Ron Gardenhire and Dan Gladden to the Twins Hall of Fame, along with where "prospects plus" rank in the prospect hierarchy and the disturbing lack of absolutes present in following a career path. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link. View full article

Nick Nelson and John Bonnes talk about the best players in the Twins' breakout 2001 season, including one of the most underrated Twins seasons of all-time from third baseman Corey Koskie, a highpoint in the career of Joe Mays, and a career year from shortstop Cristian Guzman. View full video

John Bonnes and Nick Nelson look back to an overview of the 2001 season, the final with Tom Kelly as the skipper, and the first winning season for the Twins since 1992. The Twins saw many of their young players emerge into a core that would help power the team through the next half-decade: Corey Koskie, Torii Hunter, Doug Mientkiewicz, and many other household names in Twins Territory broke out this season and nearly broke Cleveland's long-running dominance of the American League Central division. View full video

John Bonnes and Nick Nelson discuss some of the top moments from the 2000 season. While there wasn't a lot good to talk about on the actual field - yikes, that first round pick of Adam Johnson - the franchise began laying a foundation that would lead them to dominate the American League Central division for the next decade of baseball. View full video

Aaron and John discuss Aaron's rankings of the Twins' 40 top prospects. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link. View full article

John Bonnes and Nick Nelson discuss the MVP candidates from the Twins' breakout 2000 season, including long-term Twin Brad Radke, outfielder Matt Lawton, and the on-base machine, third baseman Corey Koskie. View full video

The 2000 Twins had a clear cut MVP. What made him unique is that he a huge impact on the organization both on and off the field that year. Nick Nelson and John Bonnes review the candidates and unanimously agree on the obvious choice in Part 2 of our discussion on the 2000 Minnesota Twins. They start by reviewing the top three candidates: Corey Koskie, Matt Lawton and Brad Radke. Koskie had a breakthrough year, and both discuss how Matt Lawton is maybe one of the more forgotten players in Twins history. However, both agree that the MVP was Radke. His stats on the field certainly bear that out, especially after Nick provide some context for what it was like to pitch in the middle of the steroid era. But maybe more important, Radke signed a 4-year, $36 million extension midway through what would have been his free agent walk year. The agreement announced to fans that the Twins, who had slashed payroll two years earlier, were planning on spending again. The move established a cornerstone for the next postseason-bound Twins team. It also provided a moment to remember that we’ll talk about in our final segment of our video, coming out in a couple of days. We’re following up on last year’s “Twins in 2000s” series with videos where Nick, John and others discuss the Twins' teams of the 21st century. Just play the video for the discussion. You can also: read the original story about the 2000 Twins, Check out Part 1 where they give an overview of the 2000 season. come back in a couple of days to hear part 3 of their discussion, or share your memories or thoughts on the 2000 team below. View full article

Were the Twins of 2000 a team with a lot of promise? Actually, yeah, but it wasn’t necessarily clear at the time. Nick Nelson and John Bonnes begin their three-part video conversation by reviewing the 2000 Twins and how a bad year ended up paving the way for an awfully good decade. However, Nick points out that lost in a 69-93 record was a fair amount of promise. Future cornerstones AJ Pierzysnki and Cristian Guzman established themselves as promising regulars, and Johan Santana was on the team all year, albeit without his deadly changeup. Yet. The prospects got a lot of playing time because the payroll level was truly abysmal. Nick give some context for just how ugly by comparing the whole team to just one of the Twins' current homegrown prospects. In retrospect, 2000 was the year that the Twins bottomed out and began their climb to the summit of the AL Central. But at the time, it just felt like another year in the basement. Still, it was not without players that stood out, or special moments. We’ll cover both of those in Parts 2 and 3 later this week. We’re following up on last year’s “Twins in 2000s” series with videos where Nick, John and others discuss the Twins' teams of the 21st century. Just play the video for the discussion. You can also: read the original story about the 2000 Twins, come back in a couple of days to hear parts 2 and 3 of their discussion, or share your memories or thoughts on the 2000 team below. View full article

John Bonnes and Nick Nelson kick off their rundown of the Minnesota Twins teams of the 2000s with the overview of the 2000 season, the year before the Twins kicked off their decade-long run of AL Central dominance and Tom Kelly's final season as manager. View full video

Aaron and John talk about the Twins' best path to building a better bullpen, the New York Times buying The Athletic and what it means, and why so many starter prospects become relievers. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link. View full article

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