Jim Thome hits #600
Jim Thome hit the 600th home run of his career last night against the Detroit Tigers. The 40-year-old Minnesota slugger hit a two-run homer in the 6th inning for No. 599 off of Rick Porcello and then...
View ArticleThis would be a great birthday present for Jim Thome
The Minnesota Twins have placed veteran slugger Jim Thome on waivers. As reported by FoxSports.com and confirmed by a source to ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney, 40-year-old Thome, who last week became...
View Article9 to Know – Here are nine OTHER things to watch for on the final day of the...
Okay, let’s not kid ourselves, all eyes will be on the Red Sox/Orioles, the Rays/Yankees, the Braves/Phillies, and the Cardinals/Astros games tonight. Four teams battling for two Wild Card playoff...
View ArticleTerry Ryan replaces his replacement
The last time the Minnesota Twins had a major firing was on Nov. 24, 1986, when Andy MacPhail was promoted to general manager and Tom Kelly went from interim to permanent manager. Yesterday, that...
View ArticleThe IRS and Logan’s Run. Yeah, he’s the tax man
Last night, facing the Minnesota Twins, Phil Hughes held a 3-1 lead and had thrown just over 70 pitches as he entered the 7th inning. The Twins picked up a single, a walk, and an infield single to load...
View ArticleBest/Worst Seasons: Rangers/Twins
Each day we are going to look at the nine best and worst seasons for each ball club. This is not an examination of how the team did in the postseason, how well everybody got along, or anything else...
View ArticleTop 10 multi-pitcher shutouts of 2013
The Twins defeated the Royals last night, 3-0, sending the Royals to their 11th straight home game loss. The Twins used the combined efforts of five pitchers in tossing the shutout. Pitching IP H BB SO...
View ArticleMAYBE THE TWINS ARE SHY
There was a crowd of 47,754 at Dodger Stadium for Jersey Night last night, the largest crowd to watch the Twins since 2011. The Dodgers won, 6-4, extending the Twins losing streak in front of crowds...
View ArticleTHE DODGERS BEST JULYS SINCE 1913
Including tonight, the Dodgers have five games remaining this month: two against the .500 Twins and three against the .376 Giants. All five games will be at Dodger Stadium where the Dodgers have a...
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