On a scale of 9 to 10, how would you rate the Minnesota Twins, who are about to turn in their fourth consecutive 90-loss season? The little franchise that couldn’t is getting poked today for a survey it sent to ticket-buyers. ESPN’s Keith Olbermann last night awarded the Twins marketing department its gold medal in Read more →
Cubs fans created the worst “tradition” in the history of baseball — throwing a home run from the other team back onto the field — and a play yesterday highlighted it.
In a POW camp, baseball was the one constant, said a WWII POW who this evening will throw out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game in town. Read more →
Life’s not all that bad if you’re a kid in the Minnesota Twins low A rookie league. Read more →
Here'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 →
Agnes McKee has got some game. She’s 105 years old and yesterday, with one hand on her walker, she did this in San Diego. Well, of course, she threw a nice pitch. She’d been practicing. Her goal, she says, is to walk again without a walker.
Fox created the controversy in the first place, then dismissed the controversy as the fault of social media. Read more →
Derek Jeter will get the extended standing ovation and, with any luck at all, the Minnesota fans will seize the moment and do the Jeter chant. Read more →
It’s too late for Glenn Burke but Major League Baseball might be taking one tiny, overdue step in acknowledging the gay athlete by inviting his family to the All-Star Game. Read more →
Hello, America, and welcome to Minneapolis-St. Paul! Well, actually, just Minneapolis. Read more →
The Star Tribune’s Phil Miller provides the must-read story of the day (so far) with his profile of Pat Neshek , the Brooklyn Park native who makes his first-ever appearance on the All Star game this week. Read more →
The Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 1-0 last night at Target Field. There were only a total of 14 hits between the two teams which, theoretically, should’ve been played lickety split and everyone could be heading home by 9:45 to get up for work.
But the game approached 3 1/2 hours. This is typical of baseball these days. Read more →
The only thing that would’ve made things more perfect Saturday night in Davenport, Iowa if it had been Father’s Day. Read more →
This is how every mother’s birthday should be. Read more →
When Carlos Gomez thought he hit a home run, he violated baseball’s unwritten code. Read more →
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