MN for the Win - A Minnesota Twins Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins managed only one victory in their four-game home series against the Chicago White Sox. The boys are disappointed as the Twins now head into the All-Star break only 2 games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians and only 3 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The guys discuss the failures on both sides of the ball throughout the series, as well as the pitching needs...

Send us Fan Mail The Twins earn a split in a brief two-game series with the rival Milwaukee Brewers thanks in large part to rookie Jose Miranda, who hit a three-run homer to end the second game for his second Major League walk-off hit. David and Dan discuss that and more, including the strong start of Joe Ryan in Game 2 and the rain-interrupted loss in Game 1. Dan is eager to ask the Miguel Sano q...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins managed only one victory in their three-game away series against the Texas Rangers. The boys discuss the heartbreaking losses in games 1 and 2, but try and find the silver lining in the offensive power provided by Jeffers, Miranda, and Sanchez as well as Buxton's stellar defense. Dan continues talking up Jose Miranda, and David expresses his delight in the...

Send us Fan Mail David and Dan return to the podcast after a one-series absence and pick apart the Twins' series victory over the rival White Sox, two games to one in Chicago. They discuss the first-of-its-kind triple play turned by the Twins and the homer-fueled hitting display by Minnesota, which got big games from Luis Arraez, Jorge Polanco and Alex Kirilloff. Once again, though, the Twins...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins left Cleveland ahead in the AL Central by a game, but as the win probabilities suggested, it could have been much more had they not suffered three more excruciating late-game losses to the rival Guardians, who end up winning the five-game series, three games to two despite the Twins leading in all five games. Hoges fills in for David as he and Dan discuss the h...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins win 2 of 3 against the visiting Colorado Rockies and now sit atop the AL Central with a two-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians. Dan has made his way to Minnesota and the boys enjoy recording together physically in studio. The boys discuss Rocco's use of Chris Archer and what his role will look like towards the end of the season, and David wants to know...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins lose 2 of 3 against the visiting Cleveland Guardians and now sit tied atop the AL Central with the Guardians. Andrew "Hoges" Hoganson fills in as Dan makes his way to Minnesota. The boys discuss the Twins inability to put away games when they are up in the late innings, and the roller coaster of emotions the Twins took their fans on throughout the ser...

Send us Fan Mail The Twins head to the desert and come up with just one win in a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, a disappointing outcome in the eyes of David and Dan. They look back at a homer-heavy series at which Dan was in attendance for all three games. Dan offers his assessment of the gameday experience at Chase Field in Phoenix, and David asks the elephant-in-the-room questi...

Send us Fan Mail With Joe Ryan and Sonny Gray back in the starting rotation, the Twins take two of three from the Seattle Mariners to begin a road trip out West. All-Star candidate Luis Arraez comes through with a big hit in Game 3 to secure a victory -- as well as a heralded(?) award from the YouTube TV broadcast crew. David picks Arraez as his series beast, but Dan saves that honor for a relieve...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins take 2 of 3 from the Tampa Bay Rays, finishing out a nine-game gauntlet against the AL East. David expresses his frustration at his difficulty in sorting out how to watch the Twins on TV, as well as at fans who use outlying stats to justify a player's worth. Meanwhile, Dan finds a way to work in both Eddie Rosario and Joe Mauer to the podcast. The boys dis...

Send us Fan Mail A series victory was within Minnesota's grasp, but when playing the New York Yankees, the best-laid plays go oft awry for the Twins. They lose two of three to the Pinstripes at Target Field. But while David and Dan wonder about Rocco's next-game-up bullpen management, they also point out the many positives: The Twins chased three Yankees starters early, Byron Buxton got...

Send us Fan Mail The shorthanded Minnesota Twins inexplicably manage to take two of three from the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. The boys are in good spirits as they would have been happy winning one against the Blue Jays in Toronto. The listeners take the W in Puckett's Picks which Dan believed he deserved. The guys eat their words from last episode as both Kyle Garlick and Jose Mirand...

Send us Fan Mail Without top starters Joe Ryan and Sonny Gray -- and then without Carlos Correa -- the Twins manage just one victory against the Detroit Tigers in their rare five-game regular season to start the week. The Twins maintain their spot atop the AL Central, but David worries that this was an opportunity wasted with three much more difficult opponents coming up over the next three series...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins split four games with the rival Kansas City Royals but lose two players to injuries in Game 4: staff ace Sonny Gray and the much-hyped Royce Lewis, who left his place in centerfield with a bruised knee. David and Dan discuss what their absences might mean for the team -- and Dan goes so far as to wonder whether Lewis' injury has Carlos Correa thinking diff...

Send us Fan Mail The Twins took two of three from the Tigers to open a seven-game home stand, and yet Dan can't help but be disappointed by the missed chance to get a series sweep. David is slightly more upbeat and focuses on the strong pitching performance of Sonny Gray, who looked like a front-of-the-line starter in a Game 2 win. Still, David takes offense at the YouTube TV broadcast of Gam...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins come back from a 0-6 deficit in game three to get their first road series sweep of the season against the Kansas City Royals. The boys discuss Kyle Garlick's impact on the team and the solid presence that Louis Arraez adds to the lineup. David is thrilled that Rocco pinch hit Correa on his scheduled off-day in game three, and admitted this lessened his con...

Send us Fan Mail Royce Lewis helps lead the Twins to a series victory, and his reward is ... a demotion to Triple-A? David and Dan discuss the shortstop swap of a now-healthy Carlos Correa for the player who looks to be the future shortstop for the Minnesota Twins. David rises again to question the lack of late-game usage of Byron Buxton, while Dan is apparently paid by the Twins to buy the compan...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins take two of three at Target Field in their first series against the newly named Cleveland Guardians. The boys continue to be impressed by Royce Lewis and Dan wants to know how the Twins should handle him upon Correa's return to the lineup. Arraez seems to have found his home at first base and the guys are impressed at his chemistry with Urshela at third. M...

Send us Fan Mail Facing the star-studded Astros without the services of their own studs, the Minnesota Twins looked helpless and hapless against Houston in a three-game sweep at Target Field. David and Dan discuss the bright spots -- the play of Luis Arraez and Nick Gordon -- as well as the dark spots (there were many). Still, Dan points out repeatedly that this is just one series; the Twins are s...

Send us Fan Mail The Twins continue their winning ways sweeping the Oakland A's at Target field. The Twins bullpen take center stage as they give up no earned runs in the entire series. The boys discuss the rash of injuries sweeping through the Twins clubhouse and the rotation and bullpen stepping up to keep the team on the winning path. Dan pulls himself even in Puckett's Picks thanks t...

Send us Fan Mail The Twins split a pair of games in a new-look Camden Yards in Baltimore, which has changed its dimensions in left field to create perhaps the most dangerous outfield in baseball. Hoges fills in for David as he and Dan recap a series that began with promise, was bungled by Bundy and Rocco and then ended with what appears to be a broken finger on Carlos Correa's hand. Hoges won...

Send us Fan Mail After getting off to a slow start and losing game one to the Rays the Twins bounce back and win the series taking the next two. The offense showed its true colors scoring 18 runs over two games, after Kenta Maeda apologized for being in the dugout of game 1. The boys discuss Rocco's quick pull of Kyle Garlick once a right handed pitcher enters the game, and they wonder if Jos...

Send us Fan Mail It was a big series for the Minnesota Twins and almost equally so for David, who revels in the success of Max Kepler as well as his Puckett's Pick, Carlos Correa. He and Dan discuss the Twins' second consecutive series sweep for the AL Central's leading team. They dive into the depth of the Minnesota lineup, which demonstrated its quality beyond its star, Byron Buxt...

Send us Fan Mail The Twins get their first series win in dramatic fashion sweeping the Chicago White Sox in a three game series at Target Field. Hoges fills in for Dan Thompson and the boys discuss the importance of Byron Buxton to the roster of the new AL Central leaders. The boys wonder how much longer Miguel Sano will be given starts at 1st if his struggles continue, and are curious if Max Kepl...

Send us Fan Mail In what can only be described as a disappointing series, the Twins win just one of three games against the Royals in Kansas City and continue to bat poorly while pitching surprisingly well. David and Dan discuss the strong turn by the starting rotation and also the ongoing offensive woes of Carlos Correa, Miguel Sano and Ryan Jeffers. David gets particularly worked up talking abou...