Paul TostoBaseball players hardly ever get hurt so badly that an ambulance is driven onto the field. But it happened tonight in New Britain, Connecticut, to Byron Buxton, the Twins’ top prospect, the top prospect in all of baseball. Buxton and another outfielder collided tonight going for the same ball. Just before the collision. @RockCats Buxton going Read more →
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Tag: Minnesota Twins
Life’s not all that bad if you’re a kid in the Minnesota Twins low A rookie league. Read more →
Bob CollinsHere's Knoblauch's mug shot from when he was arrested yesterday after allegedly beating his wife in front of family. pic.twitter.com/XQL5zXcQ06 — Jace Larson KPRC (@jacelarson) July 24, 2014 The Minnesota Twins have decided to cancel their hall of fame induction of former secondbaseman Chuck Knoblauch. The only question is why they intended to honor him Read more →
The experts say there’s no way the Minnesota Twins could’ve known David Ortiz would become a feared hitter. They’re wrong. Read more →
This is how every mother’s birthday should be. Read more →
Last night’s temperature at Target Field at game time was 31 degrees, the coldest temperature ever recorded at the start of a game at the stadium. Good times for the announced crowd of 20,000. Read more →
The Minnesota Twins are working hard to get the snow off seats nobody will be sitting in for today’s doubleheader with the Toronto Blue Jays. Read more →
Here’s Target Field during the first pitch of today’s Twins-Oakland game. It’s not the fault of the Minnesota weather, apparently. The official attendance was announced as 20,650, which is a lie.
The Twins aren’t a good team. Who to blame for this? Where to start? Read more →
Judging by the reports from Fort Meyers, the Minnesota Twins better get their laughs in while things are still funny. Read more →
Nate Minor
Some one get that bear a glove! Actually, it doesn’t appear that he needs it. Read more →
A Gold Glove, batting-title winning catcher is more valuable — since there are not a lot of them — is a lot more valuable than a high-average, low-power first baseman. At $23 million a year, that’s a lot of money to pay. Read more →
The Minnesota Twins are reportedly taking a step toward assuring there’ll be no more of the same old losing at Target Field today by continuing more of the same in the manager’s office. Ken Rosenthal, one of Fox’s baseball reporters says Gardenhire will be rewarded with a two-year contract. Sources tell me and @jonmorosi that Read more →
Do big-spending MLB teams have an unfair advantage over smaller market teams? Read more →
Fans don’t have any responsibility to support a bad team any more than a car buyer has an obligation to buy a lousy car, but criticism of Minnesota fans is unwarranted. Read more →