Flyover Territory

After a long mid-season break, we're back! And better than ever as AL Central Champs once again! This week we take a quick look at what got us to this point, and then focus our attention on the task ahead; our attempt to win just one, single playoff game. And healing Royce Lewis's hamstring.

Hard to believe we already are at the pivotal 10% mark of the season, but with the passing of mid April, here we are. The Twins were off to a hot start, winning 3 of their first 4 series before splitting a 4 game series in NY. Dave and Woody are back to discuss the highs and lows of the NY series, their ideal line ups after 16 games, and Pablo Lopez signing his extension. And maybe a small Droppin...

The 2023 season is finally upon us! And Dave and Woody are here to get you ready for what to expect from your Minnesota Twins this year. Do we finally have enough pitching? What's going on with our infield? Will the Twins win the division?? Here's a hint: we both think we will win more games than we lose...

We've made it a half decade! How you ask? Definitely not PEDs... But Dave and Woody are back in time for the turn of the calendar to the 2023 Twins' season, and with that comes the obvious: Carlos Correa. Instead of telling you how it happened, we just take some quality time and chat about how two die hards were taking it all in over the course of the Giants/Mets/Twins saga. We then look a bit at...

The metaphorical weather forecast for this episode: gloomy, with a chance for rain, or maybe it's already raining. It's hard to tell sometimes in the dog days of summer, but luckily Dave and Woody are back to talk through it all. In this pre-deadline episode, the two discuss the current state of affairs with hometown Twins, a brief overview of the AL Central, and then each go through their wish li...

Has it been perfect? No, but somehow your hometown Minnesota Twins are leading the AL Central, and that has Dave and Woody excited, in a very Minnesotan way. Cautiously optimistic may be a better way to describe it, but alas, first place is first place! In this week's check in, the two discuss the pitching concerns, our young player depth issues, and a preview of what the trade deadline could offe...

Finally we're back with games that count! And with that comes Dave and Woody fresh off a near perfect game outing at Target Field (thanks for nothing Dave Roberts!). This week the two dive into the first 6 games of the season, the underwhelming sense they get if they were to base everything off these 6 games, and a little dive into some historical relevance of Clayton Kershaw as one of the last tr...

After a long, dark, turbulent 99 day lockout, Dave and Woody are back, and better than ever! Well, maybe not quite that far, but the two are back and ready to report for the 2022 Minnesota Twins season! In this season preview the two dive deep into the moves the Twins made since the lockout ended, their concerns over the current state of the pitching options, and future projections for the 2022 se...

This is a baseball podcast, but sometimes baseball is hard to talk about when you live in flyover territory. So this week, Dave and Woody briefly talk about the state of baseball for their hometown club, and then get into their main topic: Premier League Football and most importantly, the return of Cristiano Ronaldo. Understandable if you wanted baseball talk if you choose to opt out this week. We...

It's been 6 weeks, and while a lot has happened, a lot has also not happened. In this episode Dave and Woody look back at how the trade deadline went down, which saw a lot of fan favorites exit, while potentially bringing in new faces of the franchise. Then the two look at how the rest of the 2021 season should unfold, and if we're lucky enough to get to see a 2022 season, how that version of the...

Well, May 15th has come and gone, and even after the week plus extension that Dave and Woody gave the Minnesota Twins to figure it out, the time has come for more than just consideration into the rest of the 2021 season and beyond. After rolling through the current roster and attempting to chart a path forward, Dave and Woody finish off the episode discussing how they've been managing the slow par...

Recording this on April 27th, Dave and Woody are back to officially consider mashing the panic button to the 2021 Minnesota Twins season and beyond. After playing a round of "whose fault is it?" the two discuss next steps for the organization, Rocco's future, and the lack of prospects becoming big leaguers in a timely fashion. On a positive note, they end the pod discussing their current position...

We finally have made it! The 2021 MLB season is here, and Dave and Woody are ready to enjoy a few dome dogs to celebrate. After discussing ballpark snacks that they hope to enjoy in person soon, the two break down the 26 man roster as it sits entering the season, their concern about Alex Kirilloff not starting the season in the big leagues, and the things they're looking forward to the most about...

Building on last week's episode, Dave and Woody are back to dive deeper into the new addition to the pod's content this season, sports cards. After discussing how the two of them got into the hobby and how they fit into the sports cards culture of the modern times, they break down their first hobby box break venture, and where to go from here with all these Premier League Prizm base cards laying a...

We're back with season 3 of Flyover Territory! As spring training is under way for the 2021 season, Dave and Woody dive into forecasting what this year's Twins club looks like, ask if we're being fair with expectations of Alex Kirilloff, spend way too much time talking about the Chicago White Sox, and then finish off the episode with a introduction into some new sports cards content we'll be featu...

It's finally 2021! And with the new year brings a new season for your hometown Minnesota Twins, but unfortunately it also brings more front office shenanigans. Luckily, Dave and Woody are here to break down the moves the Twins have made this off-season, and the moves the two wish the team would have pursued. Like, for example, how Nolan Arenado and $50 million gets traded for essentially scrubs an...

The Hot Stove may seem like it's turned off, but we promise you we're still monitoring it! Back for the start of Off-Season #3 for Flyover Territory, Dave and Woody look to begin the breakdown of the Twins off-season, with absolutely no new news to announce on the player acquisition front. But in other big news, the two take a deep dive into what could bring a whole new level of excitement and int...

Finally able to comprehend how the 2020 Minnesota Twins' season end (and fixing a few bugs with the audio...damn you Zoom!) Dave and Woody are back with the recap of the playoffs ending, debating the need for the wild card round to be a series over just one game, and looking towards the future that hopefully includes Trevor Bauer and a healthy Byron Buxton. This was recorded right after the Twins'...

It's official, your Minnesota Twins are back to back Central Division Champs! After an action packed last day of the regular season, the Twins locked up the division, and the all important 3 seed, in the 2020 MLB Playoffs. Before the team gets started on their quest for a third World Series trophy, Dave and Woody do a quick overview of the playoff bracket, look at the potential path to the World S...

As the mid point of the 2020 MLB season flew by us, Dave and Woody sit down to discuss the Twins' would be all stars if the game were to be played this year, take a look at the trade deadline action around the league, and the deadline inaction our hometown Twins participated in, and finish up by taking a look at the pitching and hitting positives and negatives as we close out the regular season an...

After many doubts as to if we'd even make it to this point, baseball is finally back and so is Flyover Territory! Well, it's been back for almost a month now, but you get the point. Having roughly a quarter of the 2020 season to analyze before this relaunch episode, Dave and Woody take a look back at how the season has gone through 16 games, why our bullpen might be primed to carry us through the...

After sifting through the winter meetings, free agency, arbitration, and Madison Bumgarner not signing with the hometown Twins... we have finally arrived at the unofficial official start of spring training! This week Dave and Woody comb over the spring training roster, question how this team won't break it's own record of 307 home runs set just last season after adding Josh Donaldson, talk themsel...

Just when you thought it couldn't possibly get any better, Flyover Territory is back for season 2! Full disclosure, we were ready to debut season 2 at the beginning of the offseason, but the 2019 AL Central Division Champs had something to say about that. This week we dive back into everything playoff baseball, for the first time since 2010, the Twins have an actual ALDS series to play. Dave and W...

It's 47 games into the 2019 MLB Season, and the Minnesota Twins are in 1st place in the AL Central! After a hot start to April, the Twins haven't cooled down at all as they cruise through May, and Dave and Woody have been taking it all in this whole time. In this pod, the two sit down to discuss this hot start, why it's not a fluke, and check in on a few preseason predictions that may seem off for...

We've made it! It's opening day 2019, and the Minnesota Twins are 1-0! Actually, they're 4-1 at the recording of this pod, but that's beside the point. This week Dave and Woody discuss the recent results of the first week of the Twins' season. Woody shares his experience in attending his first opening day of his life, and the two discuss what the upcoming season looks like after this great start t...