Brock Beauchamp

Sweet Lou and Ol' Gregg recap the Colorado and Houston series, discuss Ludacris, and look ahead to the upcoming road trip to New York. Listen using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twins-off-daily-podcast/id1741266056 Listen using Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4tb78XlurcPTYYSsARdbD7 Listen using iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-twins-off-daily-podcas-167548600/ Listen using Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/nvclbt0w Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twinsdaily View full article

At least it wasn't the bullpen that lit itself on fire last night. That's a good thing, right? Also, look at Bradley's ERA. It starts with a 3 again! FRI SAT SUN MON TUE TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 4 7 0 11 Travis Adams 0 0 0 35 0 35 Taylor Rogers 0 9 0 0 0 9 Mike Paredes 0 74 0 0 0 74 Marco Raya 0 40 0 0 25 65 Kody Funderburk 20 25 0 0 0 45 Eric Orze 14 0 0 0 23 37 Andrew Morris 6 0 15 0 0 21

With the drastically changed defensive alignment and a few guys actually hitting, I've talked myself into the idea that this team might actually be mediocre instead of bad. Progress! THU FRI SAT SUN MON TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 0 4 7 11 Travis Adams 0 0 0 0 35 35 Taylor Rogers 0 0 9 0 0 9 Mike Paredes 0 0 74 0 0 74 Marco Raya 0 0 40 0 0 40 Kody Funderburk 0 20 25 0 0 45 Eric Orze 0 14 0 0 0 14 Andrew Morris 0 6 0 15 0 21

Just saw this. There was a temporary issue with the TD front page on Monday morning.

Well, that was certainly a baseball game. Not a *good* game, mind you, but a game. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 10 0 0 10 Travis Adams 0 30 0 0 0 30 Taylor Rogers 17 38 0 0 0 55 Mike Paredes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kody Funderburk 0 0 0 0 20 20 Eric Orze 11 0 0 0 14 25 Anthony Banda 0 0 24 0 11 35 Andrew Morris 15 0 7 0 6 28

Sweet Lou and Ol Gregg try to figure out whether the Twins are frisky or not. How many more bullpen arms will sail into the Great Beyond? Will Byron Buxton be traded regardless of all evidence to the contrary? And we play a very original segment: Type This Up. Listen using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twins-off-daily-podcast/id1741266056 Listen using Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4tb78XlurcPTYYSsARdbD7 Listen using iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-twins-off-daily-podcas-167548600/ Listen using Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/nvclbt0w Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twinsdaily View full article

To me, contention is being within a couple of games of a playoff spot at the end of the season. It's a pretty loose definition, but I don't really consider advancing or not. Baseball is too random to try to predict that sort of thing. Are the Twins contenders? Only in the loosest sense of the word. They're hole-ridden, and a pretty weak team overall. Still, I'd prefer to see them hang around and try to get into October baseball than not. It's more fun, even if their likelihood of going anywhere is low. Their position right now makes their complete and utter failure to address the bullpen even more unacceptable than it was when it happened.

Not taking that eminently winnable game one, and then getting absolutely demolished is 100% pure, unfiltered 2026 Minnesota Twins. FRI SAT SUN MON TUE TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 7 20 0 0 27 Travis Adams 42 0 0 0 30 72 Taylor Rogers 0 0 0 17 38 55 Mike Paredes 0 0 75 0 0 75 Eric Orze 0 24 0 11 0 35 Austin Voth 0 0 0 0 96 96 Anthony Banda 0 12 10 0 0 22 Andrew Morris 0 0 17 15 0 32

I see Jim Bowden is at it again. I mean, he's not 100% wrong on this, but he's still Jim Bowden.

Alright, so the Twins lost to a terrible pitcher yesterday. Now they get to face a good pitcher. Nice game from Zebby, though. THU FRI SAT SUN MON TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 7 20 0 27 Travis Adams 0 42 0 0 0 42 Taylor Rogers 15 0 0 0 17 32 Mike Paredes 0 0 0 75 0 75 Eric Orze 12 0 24 0 11 47 Cody Laweryson 17 5 0 14 0 36 Anthony Banda 0 0 12 10 0 22 Andrew Morris 8 0 0 17 15 40

Wait. The Los Angeles Dodgers and their $4.3 billion payroll, are starting Eric Lauer tonight? WED THU FRI SAT SUN TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 0 7 20 27 Travis Adams 0 0 42 0 0 42 Taylor Rogers 0 15 0 0 0 15 Mike Paredes 0 0 0 0 75 75 Eric Orze 0 12 0 24 0 36 Cody Laweryson 0 17 5 0 14 36 Anthony Banda 0 0 0 12 10 22 Andrew Morris 0 8 0 0 17 25

Well, the first half of that game was pretty fun. Even the Twins bullpen couldn't defeat that lead. TUE WED THU FRI SAT TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 0 0 7 7 Travis Adams 13 0 0 42 0 55 Taylor Rogers 0 0 15 0 0 15 Mike Paredes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Lawrence 0 0 18 0 40 58 Eric Orze 0 0 12 0 24 36 Cody Laweryson 20 0 17 5 0 42 Anthony Banda 0 0 0 0 12 12 Andrew Morris 0 0 8 0 0 8

This is the best description of Bowden that I've heard.