Minnesota Twins Road Trip

The Minnesota Twins are set to finish up the western part of their road trip today after playing three games against Seattle Mariners (won one, lost two) and then four games against Oakland A’s (won two, lost one so far) – the Twins need to win a few more games / series in order to advance in the AL Central right now. I know the rod trips are tough, but the Twins have got to play better . . . mostly PITCH better. The marathon road trip continues to Chicago Cubs territory for a weekend series before getting the Twins back to the Metrodome on Tuesday June 16th.


Clearly, the Twins know they have a pitching weakness – in the MLB Entry draft, 16 of the Twins' 31 picks have been pitchers – good!

Minnesota Twins get swept by New York Yankees

I don’t think I will be posting mid game anymore (see my previous mid-game Monday night entry). I thought maybe it would be lucky, but I was wrong. The Minnesota Twins were swept by the New York Yankees –swept! There is definitely a Yankee Stadium curse. In fact the Twins are 3-19 at Yankee Stadium since 2002 – ouch. And they weren’t just regular run of the mill losses (don’t question me if there is such a thing), these were fluke losses where guys just didn’t play like they usually play. Pitchers sucked on the mound, batters sucked at the plate, fielders sucked on the grass. It just plain sucked.

Ok, enough grumbling. Ron Gardenhire has promised a “come to Jesus meeting” with the Twins players before they start the Cleveland Indian series so let’s hope that can inspire them to turn it around before we get too far behind the White Sox. The White Sox will be at the Dome next week. It will be crunch time for sure. Ugh.

Minnesota Twins on the Road

After finishing up a straight seven day home stand, the Minnesota Twins hit the road for a straight 10 away games. Ten is a lot! It’s a Midwest trip with stops vs. Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers. What will I do without my Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome for 10 whole days? It will be a ghost town around here. It will be an important road trip as far as the AL Central Standings are concerned. The White Sox hold a small lead over the Twins and the Indians aren’t too far back in third place. I won’t be able to trot over to the dome to see my boys of summer so I will have to belly up to the TV to catch the games over the next week! Go Twins!