John Bonnes

Aaron goes solo to talk about The Legend of Willians Astudillo and the Twins' catching situation for 2019, plus lots of mailbag questions from listeners and a roundtable discussion featuring Baseball Prospectus and Twins Daily writers. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.http://traffic.libsy...3?dest-id=74590 Sponsored by Bombfell and SeatGeek. Click here to view the article

Here is the link for the tickets to the pub crawl. And here is where you can get Twins tickets to sit with us after the crawl. The Touch-Em-All Pub Crawl is next Saturday, September 29th, starting at noon. The $10 ticket includes $15 in free drinks from the three bars, so you're really just prepaying a little to reserve your spot. Here are the details:We’ll start at First Draft Taproom and Kitchen, where each ticket holder will get a $5 credit toward their pour-your-own beer. About 1:45, we’ll head to The Basement Bar, where each ticket holder gets their Red Solo Cup special, a rotating tap that’s always just $4. About 3:45, we’ll head to Brothers Bar & Grill, who has hosted the last two Winter Meltdown events. There, a keg of 612 beer will be awaiting us. After that, we’ll all head to the Twins game. You've invited to buy your own ticket from the link above and below. (This price does NOT include a Twins ticket.) If you can’t commit, you can also just join us the day of the crawl, but then you can’t get the free drink tickets; you can only get those if you order this ticket before it sells out. Again, here is the link for the tickets to the pub crawl. And here is where you can get Twins tickets to sit with us after the crawl. Click here to view the article

The final stop will be at Brothers Bar & Grill where a keg of 612 Beer will await the revelers of Twins Daily’s Touch-Em-All Pub Crawl. The event is Saturday, September 29th starting at noon. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 8 AM and are expected to sell fast, as the cost is minus -$5. That means you’ll get $15 worth of beers for the $10 ticket. We would do it for free, but we need to limit the sales.We already announced the first two stops Monday and Tuesday. We’ll start at First Draft Taproom and Kitchen, where each ticket holder will get a $5 credit toward their pour-your-own beer. About 1:45, we’ll head to The Basement Bar, where each attendees gets their Red Solo Cup special, a rotating tap that’s always just $4. About 3:45, we’ll head to Brothers Bar & Grill, who has hosted the last two Winter Meltdown events. There, a key of 612 beer will be awaiting us. (If you can’t wait that long, you might also want to check out their Oktoberfest party this weekend.) After that, we’ll all head to the Twins games. You’ll be able to buy tickets with us tomorrow morning, along with your Twins tickets. If you can’t commit, you can also just join us the day of the crawl, but then you can’t get the free drink tickets; you can only get those if you stop by tomorrow morning. Don’t hit snooze - Twins Daily’s events often sell out, and we’ve never charged a negative number for one before. We’ll see you tomorrow…... Click here to view the article

Tickets are on sale Thursday at 8AM for this year’s Touch-Em-All Pub Crawl and there will only be a limited number available. It’ll be next Saturday, the 29th from noon to 6:00, followed by the Twins game. Today we’re excited to announce that our second stop will be the new Basement Bar, and will include their free “Red Solo Cup” special.The Basement Bar, located under the swanky Nolo, has something to offer everyone: drinks, music, games, food truck. It's literally the ultimate fun party bar with lots of TV's for good sports viewing. Their special Red Solo Cup is a rotating tap that they always offer and its alwasy four bucks. This year’s pub crawl includes three stops with three different free drinks, and we’re offering at a price of minus five dollars. That means the tickets will be $10 but they include $15 worth of drinks, so you’re really just prepaying to reserve your spot, since they can only give away so much free booze. The first stop, announced yesterday, was First Draft Taproom and Kitchen, where each ticket holder will get a $5 credit toward their pour-your-own beer. Tomorrow we’ll announce the third stop. And Thursday we’ll give the link for tickets and an option so you can grab a ticket to join us at the Twins game after. Even if you don’t get a ticket on Thursday, you’re welcome to join us on the crawl, at one or all of the spots - you just won’t get the free drink at each place. So stop by tomorrow to find out our third stop and set your alarm for 8AM on Thursday to grab your tickets before they’re gone. We’ll have less than 100 tickets available, so don’t hit snooze! Click here to view the article

Twins general manager Thad Levine sat down with Aaron for an extended interview as part of Baseball Prospectus Night at Target Field, followed by a Q&A session with the audience. You can download it here.http://gleemangeek.l...com/episode-390 Sponsored by Sota Stick, RxBar, and Away Travel. Click here to view the article

It’s pub crawl time! Twins Daily’s annual Touch ‘Em All Pub Crawl will be next Saturday, Sept 29th, and will be the biggest one so far. Today we can provide two big announcements: we’ll start our crawl at the new pour-your-own-beer First Draft Taproom and Kitchen and the price will be minus five dollars*.What’s with the asterisk, you ask? Tickets will be $10, but they include a free drink at each stop that totals $15, so you’re really just prepaying a bit to reserve your spot. The first of those is a $5 beer credit at First Draft Taproom & Kitchen. It’s a brand new pour-your-own, pay-by-the-ounce taproom that acts as the craft beer, wine, and cider hub to downtown Minneapolis. You can pour local or national craft beer, wine or kombucha, and they have a unique menu full of locally sourced made-from-scratch shareable plates. We’ll start at noon at First Draft, make our way to two more bars and then head over to the Twins game at 6:00. On Thursday we’ll provide a link for tickets and a link so you can buy Twins tickets with our group, though I suspect we’ll continue crawling around Target Field. Even if you don’t get a ticket on Friday, you’re welcome to join us on the crawl, at one or all of the spots - you just won’t get the free drink at each place. So stop by tomorrow to find out our second stop and set your alarm for 8AM on Thursday to grab your tickets before they’re gone. We’ll have less than 100 tickets available, so don’t hit snooze! Click here to view the article

Cleveland's Progressive Field opened in 1994, one of the first wave of new ballparks in MLB, and fueled a dynasty that dominated the AL Central throughout the 90s. The only time I'd visited was shortly thereafter, so I'm way past due to see it again. I found a great park, especially impressive given its age. Want to visit with me? Great. Let's see what we find John and Chrissie will be visiting a few other ballparks over the next week or two, so follow them on Twitter at @TwinsGeek and @ChrissieTVOR. Click here to view the article

Aaron and John talk about returning to podcast-only mode after another season on KFAN, whether the Twins can reload or need another rebuild, the latest on Byron Buxton vs. the Twins, Stephen Gonsalves' very rough first taste of the majors, Miguel Sano being carted off the field, and mailbag questions from listeners. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.http://traffic.libsy...3?dest-id=74590 Sponsored by Eero, Casper Mattresses and Iron Door Pub. Click here to view the article

Aaron and John talk about the Twins' decision not to make Byron Buxton a September call-up and what it means for his future, plus the pros and cons of 'The Opener' strategy, trading Bobby Wilson for Chris Gimenez, Jorge Polanco's declining defense, Jake Cave forcing the issue, and mailbag questions from listeners. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.http://traffic.libsy...3?dest-id=74590 Sponsored by Harry's Razors, Pick and Shovel Wear and Bye, Goff & Rohde. Click here to view the article

It’s been fourteen long years since the Saints have won a league championship, but there are signs this could be the Saints year. The year was 2004. George Tsamis was in his second season as manager of the St. Paul Saints when the team went 61-34, winning their division while earning a spot in the playoffs. They then downed the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in four before winning a five game series over Schaumburg to win the title.That was the last time the Saints have won a league championship. In fact, that league, the Northern League, is no longer in existence, as St. Paul is now a part of the American Association. Since joining the association in 2006, the Saints have made five trips to the playoffs, reaching the championship three times but losing each of those series in five, most recently in 2011. It has been a disappointing run as St. Paul joins Sioux City in being the only original members of the league not to have won a title. The Opportunity to End the Rut Entering Tuesday night’s games, the St. Paul Saints are two games ahead of the Gary Southshore RailCats in the North Division and have a magic number of two to clinch one of the two playoff spots in the division with seven games to play. It could be quite likely that by night’s end they will have punched their ticket to the post-season as the Saints enter their game against the Winnipeg Goldeyes as winners of eight of their last 10. In any sport, there is truly no better time to get hot than just before the playoffs begin. Should the Saints get in, a near certainty, they would start play on Tuesday, September 4, most likely facing the RailCats. The RedHawks are still mathematically alive, but they are six games back with seven to play and are losers of six of their last ten. Gary Southshore has not played much better, winning only five of their last ten, but they are the team with the four game lead over the RedHawks, and only need victories in three of their final seven games to earn a post-season berth. A Hot Month of Baseball The St. Paul Saints are choosing the most opportune time to play their very best ball of the year, looking for a chance to end that playoff drought. Over the last 25 games, they are 18-7. That record includes two four-game winning streaks and one of five. They have also taken three of four from the RailCats during that stretch, the team they are likely to face in the first round. St. Paul has been devastating at home of late, winning 10 of their 13 games in August. That is in sharp contrast to the team that lost 14 of their first 26 games at CHS Field this season. They are also 8-4 on the road during the month. The Saints have been dominating opponents, scoring 178 runs in 25 games (7.1 runs per contest) while allowing 122, a 56 run differential. They have scored ten or more runs on six occasions, and are hitting .324 as a team in August. The pitching staff has not been bad either. Despite allowing nearly five runs per game, they have given up three runs or fewer in seven contests and only once have they given up four more runs than their team has scored, ensuring that this potent offense has a chance to win nearly every night. The hot performance has been a collaborative effort. Dante Bichette, Jr. had a 24-game hit streak snapped Monday night. That streak started on August 1 and is the third longest in team history. It is also the longest streak in the American Association this season.Kyle Barrett is currently on a 20-game hitting streak where he has multiple hits in 11 of those contests.Aaron Gretz has hits in six straight games, a span where he has gone 12-20 with nine runs scored and six RBI.Max Murphy tied the franchise record for hits in a season on Monday, recording his 128th hit. That ties the record set by Adam Olow who set the mark in 2004, the last time the Saints won a title.Somebody Should Break A DroughtThere are still five teams fighting for a place in the 2018 American Association playoffs. The Sioux City Explorers clinched the South Division on Monday, leaving the Wichita Wingnuts and the Kansas City T-Bones to battle it out for the final playoff spot in the division. Kansas City leads Wichita by a half game and these two teams begin a three-game series on Wednesday in Kansas City. The St. Paul Saints look like they will be the next team to earn a playoff spot as they do not face a team with a winning record the rest of the way. Should St. Paul and Sioux City win their opening series, it will mean that one of these teams will see their championship drought come to an end. Should the Saints do so, it sure will make St. Paul seem like heaven. Robert Pannier covers the St. Paul Saints as well as all of the American Association for the Minor League Sports Report. Click here to view the article

Aaron and John talk about their night at Target Field with Twins GM Thad Levine and 150 friends, Joe Mauer's latest milestone and 2019 outlook, a too-early glance at the upcoming free agent market, Eddie Rosario's ups and downs, Stephen Gonsalves' rough first taste of the majors, Jake Cave's growing fan club, and mailbag questions from listeners. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.http://traffic.libsy...3?dest-id=74590 Sponsored by Rotowire, Seatgeek and Bye, Goff & Rohde. Click here to view the article

Aaron and John talk about the end of Ervin Santana's Twins career, the beginning of Stephen Gonsalves' Twins' career, Miguel Sano continuing to look good, Tyler Austin and Joe Mauer hitting homers, breaking down the possible payroll plans for 2019, and celebrating seven years of podcasting. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.http://traffic.libsy...3?dest-id=74590 Sponsored by Sota Stick, RxBar, Rotowire, Away Travel, and Bye, Goff and Rohde. Click here to view the article

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