Preseason, I nailed my colours firmly to the mast of the good ship Minnesota, confident that the team from Minneapolis would clinch the AL Central to give them yet another shot at postseason disappointment. In the preview podcasts, the Bat
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Episode 225 – Tim Melville Joins the Show
The newest member of baseball’s no-hitter club – Tim Melville of the CPBL Uni-Lions – joins us fresh off his 142 pitch history maker on Good Friday. We talk about his route to the Majors with the Reds, Twins, Padres
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Episode 219 – 2021 AL Central Preview
In the last of our 2021 Season Previews we head to the Midwest, to hear all about the AL Central from another stellar cast of club experts: Southside Sox’s Janice Scurio on the White Sox MLB.com’s Mandy bell on Cleveland
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Episode 190 – 2020 Baseball Visions – The Minor Leaguer with Mitch Horacek
Twins lefty Mitch Horacek joins to chat about the plight of minor league baseball players during COVID. During a candid conversation, he discusses the need for union representation in the minors, goes into the moral conundrum of ‘staying ready’ for
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Episode 162 – Lane Adams, Minnesota Twins
Current Minnesota Twin, and former big leaguer with the Royals and Braves, Lane Adams, joined John to chat everything from the upheaval to Spring Training caused by COVID19, the fight for better pay for Minor Leaguers and his lousy MLB
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Minnesota Twins 2020: Reasons for optimism
What happened in 2019? They set a new MLB record of 307 home runs while transforming from a 78-win to 101-win team in the space of one season. The Twins led the AL Central for most of the year, but
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Reasons to watch baseball – AL Central
AL EAST | AL CENTRAL | AL WEST | NL EAST | NL CENTRAL | NL WEST I’m committing myself to watching every team this season, at least one full game each. No longer will I load up MLB.tv after
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Did six teams win in the Mookie Betts deal?
With the dust still settling from the blockbuster trade that sent Mookie Betts from one coast of the USA to the other, it seems like the deal was a win-win-win-win-win-win for six teams. Is that even possible? The big winners
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ALDS preview: New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins
Nothing is certain in this world except death, taxes and plenty of home runs in the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins. Both teams exceeded the magical mark of 300 homers this season, with the Twins claiming
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September storylines to follow: Worst team of the century
With four or maybe five of the divisions sewn up, you can be forgiven for thinking that there is not much left to get excited about until the postseason starts. When real, meaningful baseball takes centre stage. The tightest AL
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