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-12 posts tagged "Minnesota Twins"
Nate Moller | Tuesday, March 22, 2022
In a Sports Authority I wrote last week, I discussed a recent trade between the Twins and Yankees and some of the implications the trade had. For the Twins, I predicted the trade as a stepping stone to make future signings, and clearly that is what the deal was. In perhaps the biggest, most stunning
Nate Moller | Wednesday, March 16, 2022
There has been plenty of buzz around the Major League Baseball world since the lockout ended last week, and the trades and free agent deals seem to keep coming. Some of the biggest headliners have undoubtedly been the Matt Olsen trade to the Braves, the Giants signing Carlos Rodón and the Dodgers retaining Clayton Kershaw.
Nate Moller | Wednesday, August 25, 2021
In a previous sports authority I wrote before the start of the MLB season, I picked the Minnesota Twins to make the World Series. With the Twins currently sitting in the cellar of the American League Central, holding one of the worst records in baseball, I have to discuss what went wrong for them to
Andrew McGuinness | Tuesday, April 6, 2021
There has arguably never been a more relieving Opening Day than 2021. After the longest year of almost everyone’s life, things are finally starting to get closer to normal again. Major League Baseball is the latest example. A full 162-game season. Fans returning to ballparks across the league. The Yankees probably being dominant, much to
Nate Moller | Thursday, April 1, 2021
The Major League Baseball regular season is finally upon us. With that being said, it is time for some early season predictions. AL East: Often touted as the toughest division in baseball, this year should be no different with the 2020 runner-up Rays battling it out with the Yankees. While the Rays beat out the
Nate Moller | Thursday, October 8, 2020
As a diehard Twins fan, it is a rough life. In my lifetime, the Twins have had their fair share of solid teams, but they haven’t won a playoff game since 2004, when I was just three years old. On top of that, the last time the Twins won a playoff series was in 2002
David Kramer | Monday, October 5, 2020
Among our nation’s great state stereotypes, perhaps “Minnesota Nice” proves the most questionable. The torrential weather that sweeps over the fields of the North Star State forces publicly kind Minnesotans to endure abysmal temperatures in belligerent privacy. Outsiders never see the passive aggression and mass hysteria that pervades the state in five months of bone-chilling
Nate Moller | Friday, August 14, 2020
The return of Major League Baseball a few weeks ago was truly a blessing to me. It was the first time in months that I was able to sit on my couch in the evening and watch a sport that I truly love. While boxing, golf and a few other sports had been televised, there
David Kramer | Wednesday, February 12, 2020
“C’mon, Kubel! It’s about the kids!’” The shadow of majestic LECOM Park appeared to swallow my car in its not-so-majestic parking lot. I sprang from the scorching back seat of my dad’s rental car, immersing myself in the shade as I gaped at the finest attraction in Bradenton, Florida. Such a sight marked the end
David Kramer | Wednesday, February 5, 2020
A few months ago, I tightened my grip on the TV remote and cursed the New York Yankees. After a series sweep over my beloved Minnesota Twins, their black pinstripes quickly disappeared amidst a sea of locker room champagne. Sinatra’s dreaded “New York, New York” flooded my ears. I stormed away from the post-game show,