All Things 2025 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

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Earlier today before the draft, Baseball America guy said he feels sorry for whomever the Twins draft.
Because that player will be injured throughout his career. 🥴
 









I made it about 1 minute into the home run derby where they were announcing the participants before I shut it down.
 


coolhandgopher said:
Just watched the clip where Pat McAfee and some other dude announced Buxton and I never felt more like the Abe Simpson meme yelling at clouds in my life-and I am not ashamed.
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I didn’t make it long enough to hear Buck get announced, I only muted it and didn’t pay attention. And seriously? Having the national anthem before this? I’m really over forced patriotism.

And the coverage on espn2 is way better.
 




TNGophfan said:
Buck made semi's.
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And then got run out of the ball park. So happy for him to make it and to watch his kids enjoy the moment.

On the other hand it was classic Minnesota. Make it out of the first round only to get bloodied by the other person or team.
 

They need to shorten the derby. The 1st round took 2 hours. Do 1 minute of as many pitches as you can get, then 5 outs. Shouldn’t be more than 3-4 minutes between batters.
 

coolhandgopher said:
Just watched the clip where Pat McAfee and some other dude announced Buxton and I never felt more like the Abe Simpson meme yelling at clouds in my life-and I am not ashamed.
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This is as much of a problem for MLB as a reflection on me, but I am at 576 Immaculate Grids completed, and I have only used 3 out of the 8 participants ever:

Buxton (Twins)
Raleigh (M's)
Cruz (Bucs)

Raleigh & Cruz were both used within the past few weeks because of highlights on PTI and the Sunday Today show put them in my short term memory bank.

The other 5 would have been at best educated guesses as to which teams they are representing. Hopefully I can use them in the next few days before I forget about them completely.
 

Despite giving up 13 hits and a walk, Jim "Mudcat" Grant pitched a complete game shutout of the Senators for a 6-0 Twins win in Bloomington on this date in 1964. He allowed a baserunner in eight of nine innings.

Thirteen is the most hits ever allowed by a Twins pitcher in a shutout.

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From the Parkinglot said:
And then got run out of the ball park. So happy for him to make it and to watch his kids enjoy the moment.

On the other hand it was classic Minnesota. Make it out of the first round only to get bloodied by the other person or team.
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That's what you took from this?

FFS, the guys not participating were more hyped than the guys in the final. It's a joke exhibition that somehow a crap load of people buy tickets to. I can't name a HRD winner outside of Morneau, and you shouldn't be able to either.

Buck didn't care, he wanted to do it in his home state, and he wanted to have his wife and kids there. Brix, the oldest HUGE kid bringing him the towel and [sports drink] (hey, they don't pay me to advertise, so I'm not going to mention them) told him that he should be in the derby so he could do that. Check the box, you made your kid's year. And he's only 11 years old! Sweet kid. And the younger one, Blaze, with the long curly hair, is only 4, but he's a huge 4 year old, and a spitfire. Lindsey was in the crowd with Baire, the youngest, who is not yet 2.

Sounds like a hell of a family outing, and I can guarantee you that no one in the family cared about the outcome.
 

coolhandgopher said:
Just watched the clip where Pat McAfee and some other dude announced Buxton and I never felt more like the Abe Simpson meme yelling at clouds in my life-and I am not ashamed.
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I was thinking about this a bit more—when I was growing up and becoming a baseball fan, Vin Scully was the play by play man for Saturday’s Game of the Week, Herb Carneal was the voice on 830 (can’t recall the TV guys on Channel 9), and other voices that I happened to catch were of the same order-probably the loudest voice was Al Michaels on Monday Night Baseball. Somewhere along the line, baseball commentators became more bombastic-perhaps it was Chris Berman who ushered in that era, but that we’ve landed at McAfee as the voice of the sport seems like a black diamond sized downgrade. Maybe I am viewing this through nostalgic tinged glasses and if I go back to 10 year old me I would have loved the McAfee act but I have my doubts.
 

coolhandgopher said:
I was thinking about this a bit more—when I was growing up and becoming a baseball fan, Vin Scully was the play by play man for Saturday’s Game of the Week, Herb Carneal was the voice on 830 (can’t recall the TV guys on Channel 9), and other voices that I happened to catch were of the same order-probably the loudest voice was Al Michaels on Monday Night Baseball. Somewhere along the line, baseball commentators became more bombastic-perhaps it was Chris Berman who ushered in that era, but that we’ve landed at McAfee as the voice of the sport seems like a black diamond sized downgrade. Maybe I am viewing this through nostalgic tinged glasses and if I go back to 10 year old me I would have loved the McAfee act but I have my doubts.
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I recorded the derby and played catchup until the finals. Best way to watch it as I could fast forward through all the stupid crap.
 

I wasn’t able to watch the HR Derby last night, but someone on BlueSky posted an old black and white Home Run Derby episode where Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays. I intended to watch for a few minutes but ended up watching the whole show-it was really compelling, including the awkward interplay between the players and the announcer.
 


coolhandgopher said:
I was thinking about this a bit more—when I was growing up and becoming a baseball fan, Vin Scully was the play by play man for Saturday’s Game of the Week, Herb Carneal was the voice on 830 (can’t recall the TV guys on Channel 9), and other voices that I happened to catch were of the same order-probably the loudest voice was Al Michaels on Monday Night Baseball. Somewhere along the line, baseball commentators became more bombastic-perhaps it was Chris Berman who ushered in that era, but that we’ve landed at McAfee as the voice of the sport seems like a black diamond sized downgrade. Maybe I am viewing this through nostalgic tinged glasses and if I go back to 10 year old me I would have loved the McAfee act but I have my doubts.
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I get why people, especially older ones, don't like McAfee. He's a little too over top at times but he can also be very funny. His show can be pretty entertaining and he constantly gets high profile guests that don't do interviews like that anywhere else. I think Chris Berman is a fair comparison but his show brings a lot more to the table than anything Berman did. Although I loved the early years of NFL Primetime.

ESPN in general just has horrible production across the board on nearly everything. Scott Van Pelt is by far the best, then it's McAfee, and everything else is way below those two.
 

coolhandgopher said:
I was thinking about this a bit more—when I was growing up and becoming a baseball fan, Vin Scully was the play by play man for Saturday’s Game of the Week, Herb Carneal was the voice on 830 (can’t recall the TV guys on Channel 9), and other voices that I happened to catch were of the same order-probably the loudest voice was Al Michaels on Monday Night Baseball. Somewhere along the line, baseball commentators became more bombastic-perhaps it was Chris Berman who ushered in that era, but that we’ve landed at McAfee as the voice of the sport seems like a black diamond sized downgrade. Maybe I am viewing this through nostalgic tinged glasses and if I go back to 10 year old me I would have loved the McAfee act but I have my doubts.
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Bob Kurtz was the play-by-play guy for the Twins on TV from 1979-1986. I'm pretty sure that's when KMSP-9 starting airing their games.

Previously, they were on WTCN-11 (now KARE) with Joe Boyle at the mic.
 

GopherWeatherGuy said:
I get why people, especially older ones, don't like McAfee. He's a little too over top at times but he can also be very funny. His show can be pretty entertaining and he constantly gets high profile guests that don't do interviews like that anywhere else. I think Chris Berman is a fair comparison but his show brings a lot more to the table than anything Berman did. Although I loved the early years of NFL Primetime.

ESPN in general just has horrible production across the board on nearly everything. Scott Van Pelt is by far the best, then it's McAfee, and everything else is way below those two.
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I don't think ESPN is doing him any favors. It seems like he's everywhere. I can handle him and even like him in bits and pieces but having him a part of things like the HR Derby is overkill.
 


Ope3 said:
Bob Kurtz was the play-by-play guy for the Twins on TV from 1979-1986. I'm pretty sure that's when KMSP-9 starting airing their games.

Previously, they were on WTCN-11 (now KARE) with Joe Boyle at the mic.
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Wasn't it Ted Robinson mid to late 80s?
 


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