MN for the Win - A Minnesota Twins Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins embarrassingly lose 3 out of 4 from the visiting Detroit Tigers. Dan Thompson is in Minnesota and was much more lively in studio then the Twins were on the field. The guys talk through the dismal performances on both sides of the ball for the Twins, and try their best to find little bits of silver lining to the storm clouds, many of which were hovering over Son...

Send us Fan Mail First in dramatic fashion and then in a more measured one, the Minnesota Twins take two of two against the rival Milwaukee Brewers in a quick two-game set to start a 10-game home stand at Target Field. David and Dan praise the work of Carlos Correa, whose two big hits in the series -- including his first-career walk-off home run -- were huge factors in the victories. David has lot...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins bounce back after getting swept by the Rays taking 2 of 3 from the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. Dan Thompson is back in studio and the boys breakdown the Twins extra-inning victory in game 1, their offensive outburst in game 2, and Pagan's breakdown and Kirilloff's continuing feud with MLB umpires in game 3. David wants Rocco to throw cauti...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins are swept for the first time this season by the Tampa Bay Rays. Andrew "Hoges" Hoganson fills in for Dan Thompson and he has some harsh words for Rocco and the rest of the Twins staff. The Twins offense was non-existent in the series but the guys try and find the silver lining. Hoges wants to know if it's time for Rocco to blow his top to light a...

Send us Fan Mail Andrew "Hoges" Hoganson fills in for a traveling David to discuss the first-place Minnesota Twins' disappointing split of a home series with the Cleveland Guardians, two games apiece. The series featured a marvelous comeback and shutout followed by two offensive duds, leaving both Hoges and Dan to ponder just how opposite this series felt from the games between thes...

Send us Fan Mail For the first time in two weeks the Minnesota Twins win a series -- over the Houston Astros no less, and in Texas. David and Dan admire the work of various members of the Twins lineup, none of whom is named Byron Buxton or Carlos Correa. They also are skeptical that the Twins were even trying to win this series considering the starting nine put forth in Game 3, though it worked ou...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins finish their homestand at Target Field taking 1 of 3 from the Toronto Blue Jays. The recent AAA callups provide most, if not all, of the offense allowing the Twins to take the victory in a high scoring game 2. David celebrates his first back-to-back victories in Puckett's Picks and Dan expresses his frustrating with Buxton's inability to provide offen...

Send us Fan Mail David and Dan have a fundamental disagreement over whether giving up a grand slam is worse than walking in a run, the latter of which is a key factor in the Minnesota Twins losing two of three at home to the visiting San Francisco Giants. They discuss the impact of playing with a depleted lineup as well as the turbulent season endured by the Twins' bullpen. They wonder whethe...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins only managed to take 1 of 3 from the Angels in LA and the boys lament what's turning out to be a familiar script for the Twins this season. Andrew "Hoges" Hoganson is in studio filling in as Dan is traveling around California. Hoges is wondering if it's time give the 7th inning to someone other than Griffin Jax, while David wants to know if...

Send us Fan Mail Technically the Minnesota Twins lost two of three games to the Dodgers in Los Angeles this week, but neither David nor Dan are fully willing to admit it based on how the end of Game 1 went down, thanks to some bad umpiring. They discuss that as well as the Twins' bounce-back victory in Game 2 and a lackluster performance in Game 3. David returns and defends himself against th...

Send us Fan Mail After a lackluster Game 1, the Twins' bats came alive in a huge way the rest of the series to help Minnesota take two of three against the Chicago Cubs. It capped a 4-2 homestand and, as Hoges points out, looked a whole lot like the series before against the Padres. Filling in for David, Hoges highlights the efforts of Joey Gallo, Alex Kirilloff and Carlos Correa during the T...

Send us Fan Mail Despite a dismal showing in Game 1, the Minnesota Twins came back to take two of three from the visiting San Diego Padres to restore some hope in the hearts of both David and Dan, who weren't feeling too great after the first game. They discuss the bad defense that characterized the 6-1 loss as well as the timely hitting and top-notch pitching that characterized the two victo...

Send us Fan Mail In their first matchup of 2023 against the Cleveland Guardians the Minnesota Twins only managed one victory in the three-game set. The boys continue to be impressed by the starting rotation while being equally underwhelmed with the teams offensive production. David finally gets his inaugural win in Puckett's Picks and couldn't be happier about it, while Dan is excited th...

Send us Fan Mail An extra-innings victory in Game 3 helps the Minnesota Twins avoid being swept by the fourth-place Chicago White Sox, but it's hard for David and Dan to find a ton of positives in this series loss. Their bullpen struggled, their bats had difficulty getting hits in key situations, and now they head to Cleveland -- still as a first-place team in the down AL Central Division. Da...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins managed to take 3 of 4 games from the Royals at Target Field. David feels the Twins new home run celebration is a bit forced, and Dan wants to know how Salvador Perez has managed to continue his dominance of the Twins for all these years. The guys reflect on Zach Greinke's struggles against the Twins and his unfulfilled chase of a championship throughout h...

Send us Fan Mail For the first time since 2001, the Twins won the season series with the New York Yankees after taking two of three this week at Target Field. David's giddiness over the victory can hardly be contained, though Dan is a bit more tempered. Both wish they had tried harder to win Game 3, when Rocco Baldelli sent the B squad out, along with a clearly ailing Kenta Maeda. Nevertheles...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins open their 10-game homestand in unremarkable fashion dropping 2 of 3 to the lowly Washington Nationals. David is baffled by Willi Castro's lack of hearing abilities, while Dan doesn't buy the cold-weather being the cause for Pablo Lopez's poor outing. David defends his take on Rocco causing the loss in game 1 after facing pushback on Twitter, and...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins lost two of three to the Red Sox in a curious series, one that left David asking about Rocco's wardrobe choices and Dan wondering why the Twins bother to play baseball in such a strangely dimensioned (albeit historic) venue. Still, the Twins remain in first place in the AL Central, and all things considered, it wasn't as terrible of an East Coast road...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins managed a series split against the New York Yankees in the Bronx. The Twins came out of the gate hot putting up 9 runs in the first inning of game one. The series had plenty of drama surrounding the use of sticky substances which resulted in Rocco being tossed. David's ego takes a hit with his latest Puckett's Picks loss, while Dan can't help him...

Send us Fan Mail After three episodes (a continent) away, Dan rejoins David on the podcast to discuss another stellar pitching effort in another series victory by the Minnesota Twins -- as well as more injuries, which continued to pile up. Still, David has a theory about at least Joey Gallo's, and he's optimistic about the progress of Jorge Polanco and Alex Kirilloff, both of whom are on...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins take 2 of 3 from the visiting Houston Astros in their home opening series. David discusses his first trip to see live baseball at Target Field and the difficulties adjusting to the new pitch clock era. The boys discuss the Twins starting pitching proving to be a strength of the team this season, as well as the first pitch-clock violation strike out recorded by...

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins seasoning opening win streak comes to an end at 4 games, losing two of three to the Marlins. The starting pitching performances from Kenta Maeda and Pablo Lopez were all for not as the Marlin's reigning Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara shut down the Twins offense in game two, and Luzardo continued the dominance in game three. Dan is still traveling so David...

Send us Fan Mail The 2023 Minnesota Twins season has officially begun! The Twins sweep the season opening three game series against the Kansas City Royals. Andrew "Hoges" Hoganson joins David in studio filling in for Dan as he travels the world. The boys are riding high and try their best to keep their optimism in check. Hoges gloats over his Joey Gallo Puckett's Picks selection and...

Send us Fan Mail Minnesota Twins baseball is back! David and Dan are joined in studio by Andrew "Hoges" Hoganson as the boys offer up their season predictions for 2023. The guys discuss their attitudes towards the World Baseball Classic, as well as the Twins rebranding efforts this offseason. They talk through the finalized roster to start the season including Polanco and Kirilloff start...

Send us Fan Mail With the season just a couple weeks away, the Twins look to have more roster questions now than they did a month ago due to injuries. Among those is the news that first baseman Alex Kirilloff might not be ready for Opening Day, prompting David and Dan to wonder: Who is going to play there regularly? Or will it turn into another platoon? They also look at the spring training perfor...