Joe Mauer needs a Homer

Last night, my boy Justin Morneau got to be a hero by hitting the homer to win the game, but his pal Joe Mauer has yet to hit a home run this season – what is going on with Joe? How many games will it take? It’s been over 50 games…will it be 60? 70? I should put a poll up. Come on Joe, show us what you got. Perhaps you need to bring out the old Quickswing!

Minnesota Twins sweep Kansas City

I wish the Minnesota Twins could play the Kansas City Royals every day! The Twins swept the Royals in Kansas City winning 4-3, 9-8 and 5-1 in the past three days. The Kansas City Royals have now lost 11 straight games. Ouch.

Last night, Craig Monroe hit a three run homer as part of a five run ninth inning for the Twins. He was so excited when he got back to the dugout. The Twins actually looked like they were having fun playing baseball. It was the second straight night somebody hit a three-run homer in the ninth at Kauffman Stadium – oh what a night! Justin Morneau got to be the hero hitting a homer to win the game. I wish I would have been at that game – it had all of the classic elements of a memorable MLB game for this Twins fan; great weather, come from behind, homeruns and my favorite player getting a home run to win the game.

Tonight, Kevin Slowey got another win and he is begging to be put on my favorite pitchers list. We’ll see Kevin – I will think about it.

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day Twins Fans! It’s a day off for our beloved Minnesota Twins and many workers in the United States. Memorial Day also signifies the unofficial start of summer, but it is so much more than that. Memorial Day is a time to remember our fallen soldiers, so please take a moment today to remember those who have died for our freedom. Happy Memorial Day!

Twins split Ranger series

The Minnesota Twins split the Texas Rangers series at the Metrodome this week ending two of the four games in extra innings. Despite the split, the Twins remain in second place in the American League Central. The Twins lost this afternoons game 7-8 in 10 innings. It was a heartbreaker because the Twins team really rallied to come back from behind to tie. Carlos Gomez was on fire with four hits including a single home run to left field. It was a beauty.

The Twins need to stop making so many errors! I read this stat on the Twins post game notes: The Twins fell to 10-15 when making an error in the game…they have made at least one in five straight games (nine total in those games). Ouch. That’s a lot of errors for a Major League Baseball team. I wonder where they rank in the MLB. If anyone knows, please share with me.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend Twins fans!

Twins swept by Blue Jays, lose two to Rockies, take on Texas Rangers

Ok, if the post title didn’t do it, let me get you up to speed, Twins fans. The Minnesota Twins were swept by the Toronto Blue Jays at the Metrodome. I had no idea that the Blue Jays were so good or rather that the Twins were so bad. The series was littered with poor fielding. Mistakes that just shouldn’t happen when you are playing on your home turf. The games were all close and the Twins just came up short (and unlucky) three times in a row.

With their momentum in the negative zone, the Twins then traveled to Denver to take on the National League Colorado Rockies. The Twins lost two of the three match-ups and returned home to the Metrodome to face the Rangers. Check back to my Twins blog on Thursday for a Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers recap! Go Twins!

Ron Gardenhire Quote

My new favorite Ron Gardenhire quote:

"We're going to be thinking about winning as many games as we can and irritating the living heck out of a lot of people who said we can't play," Gardenhire said. "Whether we can or not, we want to make it look like they have no clue what they're talking about. That's our goal."

The guy cracks me up! I bet the dugout really gets going on a good day. If you have other favorite Gardy quotes – leave them in my Minnesota Twins Blog comments!

Twins look strong against Red Sox

The Minnesota Twins played well against their foes in the American League East, the Boston Red Sox. The Twins hosted the Red Sox in a four game series at the Metrodome and came out on top winning 3 out of the four contests.

Friday: WIN 7-6
Saturday: LOSS 2-5
Sunday: WIN 9-8
Monday: WIN 7- 3

Many Twins nay-sayers predicted a season-long struggle for the Minnesota Twins. In fact, Sports Illustrated picked them to finish last in the American League Central – well, ha! The Twins are now leading the American League Central. Go Twins!

Carlos Gomez Steals Again and Again

Carlos Gomez leads the American League in stolen bases, but he still has a little trouble at the plate so I don’t think he will be breaking the 1982 season American League Rickey Henderson 130 bases record. You gotta get on base in order to steal one. He won't be breaking it this year any way, but maybe some day? I don’t know that is a tough record and Gomez has the tendancy to strike out, but he is young and still has time to smooth out the rough spots. He will definitely be a fun player to watch and I love how nervous the opposing teams pitcher gets when Gomez is dancing around behine them.

It would be nice (and 100% possible) to see Carlos Gomez get 80 stolen bases this year - he already has 13 and we have only played one month of baseball. Last year New York Mets Jose Reyes stole 78 bases, it would be sweet to see Gomez pass him up! I wonder if Carlos Gomez has a Twins locker room nickname? Like Speedy or Grease Lightning… Oh, Google of course can answer that – here are the results I get when looking for Carlos Gomez Nicknames: "Go-Go", "Speedy Gonzalez" and the “Go-Father” – very funny Twins thread – check it out. Looks like “Go-Go” it is. I will be go going to the Metrodome to see Gomez and the other Twins play very soon!

Twins lead American League Central

It feels good to be number one and the view from the top is always sweetest. That’s what our American League Central Division leading Minnesota Twins are saying today! MLB Standings. The Twins are leading the division with a 16-14 record, mostly thanks to a five game win streak. The 16-14 record is the poorest record among the six division leaders so I won’t be breaking out that World Series Homer Hanky just yet, but it is still plenty to be excited about!

The Twins will host another division leader this weekend at the Metrodome when they face the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox have started out rocky on the road this season and the Twins have a definite chance to win and for sure split the four game series in front of the Metrodome crowd. I wish my mother was a Twins fan because I would love to be at the Dome this weekend! Perhaps I can score some Twins Tickets to Monday nights game! Go Twins!

Minnesota Twins Gossip

My boss has a friend that gets insider information from the Minnesota Twins organization and the last time he went to lunch with his buddy I asked him to try and get me some juicy Twins gossip for my Minnesota Twins blog. Well, here is what he got me…it’s not all that juicy, but the source is truly an insider and my guess is he is careful about what he says.

Number 1: Carlos Gomez has got to start hitting better, Gardy is not happy with Gomez speed alone. He told Gomez very sternly to step it up last week.

Number 2: Twins expected Francisco Liriano to suck. Sure the media said he was throwing well and he said he was feeling great, but Joe Vavra and Twins coaching team knew Liriano was going to have a terrible year and they are not sure if he will ever be a star MLB pitcher.

Number 3: Denard Span doesn’t know how to play baseball. Twins coaches are irked because he misses signs and screws up the basics of baseball.

Number 4: Delmon Young has a posse wherever he goes and it irritates Ron Gardenhire and several other star Minnesota Twins players. Young thinks he’s more or a rap star than an outfielder.