Twinkie Town 47 mins ago
Twinkie Town Prospect Vote 2022: Round 8
Welcome to Round 8 | Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports “Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.” – Yogi Berra Josh Winder was our selection in round seven. He is on the 40 man roster and on the cusp of making his debut for the Twins. Royce Lewis 40% (Martin 37%, Balazovic 23%) Austin Martin 65% (Balazovic 25%, Duran 7%, Woods-Richardson 2%) Joe Ryan 43% (Balazovic 27%, Miranda 24%, Duran 4%, Woods-Richardson 2%) Jordan Balazovic 48% (Miranda 45%, Duran 4%, Woods-Richardson 2%, Celestino 1%) Jose Miranda 68%...
Twinkie Town 23 hours ago
Yo Rocco—evaluating the Twins skipper
Photo by David Berding/ Baldelli has seen it all during his three years at the helm Nearly 30 years ago—September 1992—Twins manager Tom Kelly passed Sam Mele to become the winningest manager in franchise history. It’s a rank TK holds to this day. Yes, this man is the winningest manager in Twins history Despite the proliferation of metrics everywhere on the diamond, evaluating the individual at the end of the dugout is still tricky business. Was, say, Joe Torre one of the true managerial greats—or did having the 2000s Yankees lineup and...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jan 26, 2022
Dominant DH David Ortiz makes Hall of Fame in first year on ballot
This summer's Hall of Fame induction ceremonies took on even more of a Twins tint with the election of David Ortiz, who will join Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat in Cooperstown.
Puckett's Pond Jan 25, 2022
Minnesota Twins: No Twins Baseball? At least we have the St. Paul Saints
As fans of the Minnesota Twins, we were hoping MLB brass and the MLBPA would play fair and timely in contract negotiations to avoid any delays to the MLB season. In a billion dollar industry, these can be tricky things to just expedite along. As it stands today, a delay to the season seems to […] Minnesota Twins: No Twins Baseball? At least we have the St. Paul Saints - Pucketts Pond - Pucketts Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community
Puckett's Pond Jan 25, 2022
Minnesota Twins: My 2022 FanSided Hall of Fame Ballot, Explained
As the lockout continues onward, Minnesota Twins fans don’t have much to look forward to for the rest of the offseason, with no clear end in sight and a strong chance that some baseball will be missed due to the owners locking out the players (though the MLBPA hasn’t been completely blameless in all this). […] Minnesota Twins: My 2022 FanSided Hall of Fame Ballot, Explained - Pucketts Pond - Pucketts Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community
Twinkie Town Jan 25, 2022
Twinkie Town Prospect Vote 2022: Round 7
Jhoan Duran takes round six | Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports “In baseball, even the best hitters fail seven of ten times, and of those seven failures there are different reasons why.” - Ichiro Jhoan Duran is our selection in a close round six vote. We are wishing him a healthy season and hoping for a 2022 major league debut for Duran. Royce Lewis 40% (Martin 37%, Balazovic 23%) Austin Martin 65% (Balazovic 25%, Duran 7%, Woods-Richardson 2%) Joe Ryan 43% (Balazovic 27%, Miranda 24%, Duran 4%, Woods-Richardson 2%) Jordan Balazovic 48% (Miranda 45%, Duran 4%,...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jan 24, 2022
Joe Nathan, a dominant reliever for Twins, hopes to stay on Hall of Fame ballot
A crowded field of candidates might prevent the righthander from getting five percent of the votes from writers, but Joe Nathan thinks he deserves a closer look.
Twinkie Town Jan 24, 2022
Should Joe Nathan be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
Photo by Adam Bettcher/ The powerhouse closer probably deserves a better look than he’s getting. This is the second article in a breakdown miniseries regarding the 2022 Hall of Fame candidates with ties to YOUR Minnesota Twins. Links to previous/future articles will be updated here! HOF, Minnesotan Style | Justin Morneau | Joe Nathan | Torii Hunter | JoeurneymaNathan Nathan, Texas Ranger. And San Francisco Giant, Detroit Tiger, and — remember this one? — Chicago Cub. Also, unofficially, Washington National. After six incredible (and one explainably mediocre)...
Twinkie Town Jan 22, 2022
Ron Gardenhire, Dan Gladden, César Tovar named to Twins Hall of Fame
Unlike this play, Gladden is now safe at home. | Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via The three will be inducted in August. The Minnesota Twins have announced their three newest members of the team’s Hall of Fame: Congratulations to the #MNTwins Hall of Fame Class of 2022! We can't wait to celebrate during Hall of Fame Weekend in August. pic.twitter.com/aWHSWiIxcQ— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) January 20, 2022 Gardenhire began his managerial career as the Minnesota skipper in 2002 after the retirement of fellow MINHOFer Tom Kelly. He helmed the team for the next 13...
Puckett's Pond Jan 21, 2022
Minnesota Twins: Three New Additions to the Twins Hall of Fame
Every year, the Minnesota Twins elect a class to the Twins Hall of Fame, from the first year they started the process in 2000 up until the present. The only exceptions were 2014, 2015, and last year in 2021. To make up for a lost year last year, the Twins added three new members for the […] Minnesota Twins: Three New Additions to the Twins Hall of Fame - Pucketts Pond - Pucketts Pond - Minnesota Twins News, Rumors, and Fan Community
Twinkie Town Jan 21, 2022
Friday Four: Liriano, Top Prospects, International Signings, and Some Dongs
Photo by Hannah Foslien/ Welcome back to another edition of the Friday Four! I normally like to open these with a funny anecdote, but I’ve been in a bit of a slump recently. I tried using my wife’s keyboard, made some tweaks to my typing stance, even tried out Jason Giambi’s gold thong for good measure, but no luck. Please enjoy this video of the 1991 Twins behaving in the most 1991 way possible instead. Liriano Hangs ‘Em Up On Monday, Francisco Liriano officially announced his retirement, to which many responded, “he was still playing?” While the last...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jan 20, 2022
Twins elect Gardenhire, Gladden, Tovar to team Hall of Fame
The Minnesota Twins will induct former manager Ron Gardenhire and former players Dan Gladden and César Tovar into the teams Hall of Fame this summer.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jan 20, 2022
Cesar Tovar, Ron Gardenhire, Dan Gladden elected to Twins Hall of Fame
Player, manager, broadcaster — the trio of inductees for 2022 epitomize versatility. Tovar has an especially unique distinction.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jan 20, 2022
After too many years, Cesar Tovar getting Hall of Fame recognition he deserves from the Twins
Cesar Tovar's selection to the Twins' Hall of Fame may not register with many fans in the same way as Dan Gladden's. But it will bring special joy to a teenage baseball star in the Twin Cities.
Twinkie Town Jan 20, 2022
Players locked in for 2022, and how much they are making
Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/ A quick look at Twins player contracts for 2022 and beyond It’s been a quiet offseason for the Minnesota Twins. Other than the Buxton extension (yay) and the signing of RHP Dylan Bundy, it’s been uneventful. I have been quiet too, but I’m ready to get back in the baseball swing of things. I saw an article recently about Kepler being trade bait. The basis of the article is not why I bring this up. I bring it up because I need a refresher on some current Twins contracts. Let’s start with RF Max Kepler. In 2019 he locked in a 5 year...
