The SKOR North Twins Show - A Minnesota Twins Podcast

*Glen Perkins shared his thoughts on the Twins and two notable unsigned free agents on this SKOR North Twins Show *Devin Smeltzer was great in his MLB debut; are the Twins just showing off now? *We're about to reach the finish line on Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel; and the Twins could be in. *Glen did the heavy research to figure out what the Twins would give up to sign those guys BEFORE the dr...

*Judd, Ramie and Derek recap Devin Smeltzer's impressive MLB debut, and his story to this point *Twins CBO Derek Falvey joins with thoughts on Smeltzer, Buxton's status, and when Mitch Garver could be back *Another edition of "Did the Twins Bullpen do it's Job"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It's a live taping of The SKOR North Twins Show at Fulton Brewery in Minneapolis! Mackey, Ramie, Judd and Derek discuss their favorite Twins teams ever and what trades they would make to push this year's squad over the hump in October. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Reusse remembers his friend and long-time Texas Rangers beat writer Gerry Fraley *Buster Olney joins to reflect on the late Bill Buckner, discuss the future of Dustin Pedroia, and go over his MLB Power Rankings; Where does he have the Twins ranked? *More on Bill Buckner and the 1986 World Series. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

*The Twins continue to hit bombs; Is BombaSota the nickname to go with? *The Twins/Brewers series is a playoff-like atmosphere *Glen Perkins talks Twins homers; Also should they make a move at the deadline? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Minnesota Sports Rewind is brand new and available anywhere you find podcasts. Subscribe, please! On this episode: Mackey, Ramie and Wetmore discuss Game 5 of the 2002 ALDS -- otherwise known as "The Moneyball Game" between the Oakland A's and Minnesota Twins. Michael Cuddyer joins to share memories from this era of Twins baseball as well. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

*Nelson Cruz evaluated in Minnesota, could be nearing a return *Miguel Sano is working on tracking breaking pitches *That tracking went very well against Matt Harvey *The Twins really like C.J. Cron defensively, and they got a trustworthy scouting report from Rocco Baldelli *Making consistent, quality contact early in counts Derek Wetmore discuss Falvey's insights from the TV broadcast, with Manny...

*Judd on Twins continued power surge: "It is nuts... it's incredible" *The Twins improved pitching; How many people behind the scenes have made an impact? *A quick 5 Thoughts from Derek See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Athletic's Eno Sarris joined Matthew Coller on the SKOR North Live to talk baseball and why, shocking, strikeouts are bad. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*How did the Twins find Martin Perez? *What's changed to make him a better pitcher? *Is this for real? *What role does Derek Falvey play in the process? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Are we waiting expecting good things to happen to the Twins now? *Did the Twins Pen do it's job? A check in on Rogers, Magill, and May *Rhett Bollinger talks Angels and gives his thoughts on the Twins hot start See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*How good can this team be if Miguel Sano reaches his full potential? *New game; Did the Twins bullpen do their job? *Has the Twins Organization put themselves in a position for long-term title contention? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Reusse and Manny remember the 1994 Montreal Expos, who finished with the best record in baseball in a season that was cut short because of the players strike that year *The great Tom Kelly talks pitching, and has a couple of stories on Kent Hrbek and Brad Radke *Tim Kurkjian of ESPN joins for news and notes around Major League Baseball See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

*Twins Dir. of Communications and Player Relations Dustin Morse joins the show out of the gate to discuss what has made the Twins so successful this season. * How much credit should Rocco Baldelli get for the Twins being this good? *Will the power numbers cool off for the Twins this season? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

Derek Wetmore, Ramie Makhlouf and Manny Hill each have a list of the 5 players they believe will finish with the most home runs on the Twins this season. Also, they introduce a new bit called the "Power Stroke of the Week", which higlights the most impressive home run of the week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell...

*What's it like as a reliever, with the game on the line, pitching to one of the best hitters in baseball? Glen Perkins has been there before, and a few Twins relievers were in that spot this week. *Are we going to continue to accept that ball-strike calls will be missed? Would MLB players support more help from technology to help umpires get more calls correct? *Gardy was in town and got tossed,...

*Ramie, Judd, Derek & Manny are at CHS Field in St. Paul, home of the St. Paul Saints. *The time to pounce is now for the Twins, says Ramie and Judd. Does Derek agree? *Making the case again for robot umpires See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Judd, Ramie and Derek discuss how the Twins plan to replace Mitch Garver's production at the plate and from behind the dish; Was Shani Ohtani's slide clean; The unbelievable defensive ability from Byron Buxton and where does Miguel Sano fit in? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

"Don't you LOL me, Derek Wetmore!" The guys from Mackey & Judd with Ramie are wading in the optimistic waters with the Twins in contention for the American League Central. Actually, they're diving in head-first! When Derek Wetmore tried to say we should have a little patience to see how this thing develops, Ramie Makhlouf was having NONE of it. What follows is the fun chat about a first-place...

Reusse talks with Manny Hill; former Twins and current Angels beat writer Rhett Bollinger; as well as Buster Olney about baseball and the Minnesota Twins. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Derek & Ramie recap the weekend split with the Tigers; They say no reason for concern *Twins CBO Derek Falvey joins; Elaborates on what has worked for Perez; Still high on Pineda See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Derek, Ramie & Manny are all sold on the Twins pitching staff. *Ramie is convinced the offense will continue to shine *Manny believes Mitch Garver is legit *Is Taylor Rogers going to continue this dominance? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*The Twins are making their case as one of the best teams in baseball. Glen Perkins talks with Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore about the Minnesota Twins finding a new level this week. Other topics include: *Why this early success is more than a flash in the pan. *How is Martin Pérez finding success? *What the success of the pitching staff means for future free agents *Will the Twins make a big move...

Jayson Stark made his weekly visit to Mackey & Judd with Ramie to talk all things hardcore baseball. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Ramie is not surprised at the Twins start; Has this all gone according to the Twins' plan? *Mitch Garver continues to rake; Derek dives into just how good the Twins' catcher has been *"This offense is the best I've seen in years" - Derek Wetmore *More attendance talk: Only 17,000 on average at Target Field so far this year See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...