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May 22, 2013
Dan Gladden trolls Atlanta Braves fans with Kent Hrbek jersey [PHOTO] [VIDEO]
Today, the Twins wrap up their first series in Atlanta since 1991, when Kirby and the crew took down the Braves in one of the most exciting World Series of all time. (Apparently, at one point in time, Minnesota sports fans could really have nice things.)WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Ex-Twin Knoblauch is repor ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2013
Twins Midwest Music Showcase series features P.O.S., Trampled By Turtles, the 4onthefloor, and more
Anyone who has been to a baseball game at Target Field knows that you can have a good time there no matter if the Twins are winning or losing -- though a victory by the hometown squad certainly helps make the experience even more memorable. Well, good times are going to be even easier to be had at ... More >>
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April 12, 2013
Twins criticized for having only one African-American player
Last fall, the Minnesota Timberwolves took heat from local black leaders for putting together the whitest roster the NBA had seen since the Bird- and McHale-led Celtics teams of the late 1980s. Now it's the Twins' turn.SEE ALSO: Twins offer lesbian kissers more apologies, free tickets after guard ha ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2013
Twins have fourth-highest beer price in baseball
The Twins keep slicing their payroll. On Tuesday, the organization drew tons of heat after unveiling a plan that would've charged fans $15 to watch batting practice. (They scrapped the idea later that day!) And after an ugly three-game sweep in Kansas City, the team's record is back in familiar terr ... More >>
Blogs
April 9, 2013
Twins backtrack on charging for batting practice tickets [UPDATE]
-- Update at bottom --The Twins are finding new and creative ways to squeeze a few more bucks out of fans.FROM LAST WEEK: Twins owner Jim Pohlad says there's "no ceiling" on payroll, yet it keeps going down anywayToday, team officials announced that starting Friday, they'll sell $15 batting practice ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2013
Twins owner Jim Pohlad says there's "no ceiling" on payroll, yet it keeps going down anyway
The 2013 campaign is the Twins' fourth in Target Field. Unfortunately, new digs didn't usher in a golden age from the team -- on the contrary, after winning the division championship in 2010, the on-field product has deteriorated to the point where you'd have a hard time finding a baseball pundit wh ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2013
Love 105 FM is now sports talk station The Ticket
The lite-rock stylings of Love 105 are no more. On Monday, April 1, the station became The Ticket, a CBS sports talk station.This is the latest move for the frequency that once held alt-rock listeners with Rev 105, and has revamped several times since. The switch from Drive 105 to Love 105 occurred ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2013
Minnesota Twins music director Dan Edwards is out
The Minnesota Twins have decided to take their in-game music in a new direction by letting go of music director Dan Edwards. So when the season begins on April 1, a new man with ties to another local sports team has been hired to fill the role.The move was confirmed to Gimme Noise by Joe Pohlad, Dir ... More >>
News
March 27, 2013
Major League Baseball's screwball economics
As another baseball season begins, MLB faces an unstable future — and you're picking up the tab
Blogs
March 25, 2013
Joe Mauer is keeping T.I.'s "What You Know" as his walk-up music
Well, what DO you know? Joe Mauer is keeping with tradition and T.I.'s "What You Know" remains the song we'll hear booming in Target Field when he walks to the plate in 2013.Today on Twitter, Dustin Morse who is Director of Baseball Communications and Player Relations for the Minnesota Twins confirm ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2013
Minnesota Twins should pick a Bob Dylan song for a new anthem
Summer un-officially began this month as pitchers and catchers reported to Florida to mark the start of another season of trying to survive in Twins territory. Even though about 12 inches of snow covers Target Field, we can still daydream of April 1 when the skies will be blue, and Joe Mauer and Jus ... More >>
Arts
January 30, 2013
Johnny Baseball swings and misses
Park Square Theatre's production boasts a strong creative team for an entertaining, but poorly written musical
Blogs
January 29, 2013
Remembering Michael "Sammy" Samuelson, Twins fan and Best Heckler 2012
When Michael "Sammy" Samuelson went into hospice care in mid-December, the move also meant involuntary retirement from heckling the Twins. At the time, I asked him to guess the number of games where he had been in the stands, lobbing his signature long, creative, elaborate taunts at the players. He ... More >>
Blogs
January 23, 2013
Smoking is slowly becoming illegal in Minnesota
One day after Gov. Dayton proposed a 94-cent increase in the state's cigarette tax, State Fair officials announced that smokers will be huddled into pens starting with this year's Great Minnesota Get-Together.FROM OCTOBER: State smoking ban turns five today In other words, smoking continues down the ... More >>
Blogs
November 7, 2012
Delmon Young must take program at Museum of Tolerance for yelling "F**king Jews!" during scuffle
One of the more bizarre stories of the spring was former Twin Delmon Young's booze-fueled arrest for yelling "Fucking Jews!" at a yarmulke-wearing man before getting into a scuffle while in Manhattan for a Tigers-Yankees series. So it's fitting that his punishment also contains a twist of the bizarr ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2012
Tsuyoshi Nishioka apologizes for sucking, leaves Twins
So what was your favorite Tsuyoshi Nishioka Twins moment?SEE ALSO: Tsuyoshi Nishioka, new Twins infielder, spotted at Origami downtownWas it when he botched the first routine grounder he saw this season so badly it prompted fans to wonder whether he'd been drinking sake before the game? Or maybe it ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2012
Twins finally release "It Gets Better" video, but omit GLBT-rights component of bullying issue
SEE ALSO:-- Twins' "It Gets Better" video delayed because of Dan Savage controversy, but still in works-- Minnesota Twins plan "It Gets Better" video shoot-- Target Field guard scolded lesbian Twins fans for kissingAfter being in the works for more than a year, the Twins finally released their "It G ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2012
Ryan Doumit commits three errors in an inning; first outfielder to do so since '89 [VIDEO]
SEE ALSO:-- Tsuyoshi Nishioka brutal error: Twins megabust botches first play back in bigs [VIDEO]-- A.J. Pierzynski calls Nick Blackburn a "piece of shit" [VIDEO]-- Twins' Willingham hits deck, Doumit acts as if under fire after loud thunder boom [VIDEOS]Twins defensive butcher outfielder and catch ... More >>
Blogs
August 29, 2012
Joe Mauer reportedly won't be traded to Red Sox, so calm down, everyone
SEE ALSO:-- Joe Mauer has the second-worst contract in baseball, says Yahoo!-- Rock bottom? Derek Lowe shuts out Twins, admits he basically threw one pitch all game-- Twins payroll: Why in Gardy's name is it being slashed?Last night, news broke that (gasp!) the Twins had placed hometown hero Joe Mau ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2012
Tsuyoshi Nishioka pop-fly fail: Twins megabust's latest cringe-worthy play [VIDEO]
SEE ALSO: Tsuyoshi Nishioka brutal error: Twins megabust botches first play back in bigs [VIDEO]At one time in the past, Tsuyoshi Nishioka was pretty good at professional baseball. Now, his results are comparable to what would happen in Twins manager Ron Gardenhire decided to give me a shot at secon ... More >>
Blogs
August 8, 2012
Tsuyoshi Nishioka brutal error: Twins megabust botches first play back in bigs [VIDEO]
SEE ALSO:-- Joe Mauer has the second-worst contract in baseball, says Yahoo!-- Minnesota Twins have increased in value more than any other pro sports franchise since 2000It didn't take Tsuyoshi Nishioka long to remind Twins fans why he spent the first four months of the 2012 season in the minor leag ... More >>
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August 7, 2012
Joe Mauer has the second-worst contract in baseball, says Yahoo!
SEE ALSO:-- Twins fan crafts Joe Mauer "jersey" out of bushy back hair-- Joe Mauer is 29th highest-paid athlete in world, according to Forbes-- Joe Mauer should dump T.I.'s "What You Know"Joe Mauer remains an undeniably productive player, ranking second in the American League in on-base percentage t ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2012
A.J. Pierzynski calls Nick Blackburn a "piece of shit" [VIDEO]
SEE ALSO: Twins' Willingham hits deck, Doumit acts as if under fire after loud thunder boom [VIDEOS]A.J. Pierzynski certainly likes to talk the talk. This year, more than ever, he's backing his words up with a big, ball-crushing bat.Not only did Pierzynski go deep for the second consecutive game dur ... More >>
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July 27, 2012
The Baseball Project's Steve Wynn on the Twins, Dream Syndicate, and origins
The Baseball Project is a supergroup of four veterans of American underground rock and punk. Combining talents from R.E.M., the Dream Syndicate and Minneapolis's Zuzu's Petals, each member contributes 30 or more years of experience, and they are also huge baseball fans. The band features Steve ... More >>
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July 24, 2012
Twins fan crafts Joe Mauer "jersey" out of bushy back hair
SEE ALSO: Strangers at the Twins game: A don't-call-it-a-date in their own tweetsWant to show up at the Twins game showing support for your hometown team, but too cheap to shell out $30 for a jhirt? ("jhirt" = jersey-shirt)Well, If you've got enough back hair to carpet an apartment or two, here's an ... More >>
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July 20, 2012
Twins fans hope for 2014 All-Star game at Target Field
SEE ALSO:-- Strangers at the Twins game: A blind date outing in their own tweets -- Minnesota Twins have increased in value more than any other pro sports franchise since 2000Two years from now Minnesotan baseball fans may be able to sing "Take me out to the All-Star game!"Target Field is reportedly ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2012
Minnesota Twins have increased in value more than any other pro sports franchise since 2000
SEE ALSO:-- Strangers at the Twins game: A blind don't-call-it-a-date in their own tweets-- Twins payroll: Why in Gardy's name is it being slashed?Don't let this season's on-field product fool you -- the past dozen years have been very good for the Minnesota Twins.According to a new study by Busines ... More >>
Blogs
July 9, 2012
Twins' Willingham hits deck, Doumit acts as if under fire after loud thunder boom [VIDEOS]
The first half of the 2012 Twins season ended with a thud in a game that will be remembered for a loud boom.Yesterday, the Twins got within one strike of victory in the bottom of the ninth, but ended up losing a heartbreaking 4-3, 13-inning game to the Texas Rangers in Arlington. The game was delaye ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2012
Target Field generated nearly three times more tax revenue last year than Dome did in 2009
Figures supplied by both the Twins and the public ballpark authority and a separate analysis by the Department of Revenue indicate Target Field has has significantly increased the amount of sales and use taxes generated by the Twins.The numbers show that the ballpark generated $17 million in tax rev ... More >>
Blogs
June 20, 2012
Joe Mauer should dump T.I.'s "What You Know"
In case you haven't noticed -- and judging by the attendance you haven't -- Joe Mauer is hurt again. As of today, he's hitting .314 and putting up a better year than the last, but it's still not enough for the Homer Hanky-less crowds at Target Field this season. People are getting impatient, b ... More >>
Blogs
June 12, 2012
Trampled by Turtles to play at Minnesota Twins game for Father's Day
Related:Ten local songs the Minnesota Twins should play at Target FieldFor all those cool dads (and their cool offspring and spouses) out there, here's a chance to make the tradition of a baseball game on Father's Day a little more interactive. Certainly the music folks at the Minnesota Twins must h ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2012
Twins' "It Gets Better" video delayed because of Dan Savage controversy, but still in works
In March, the Minnesota Twins said the organization planned to release its "It Gets Better" video in May. Well, May came and went without a team-sponsored anti-bullying video clip surfacing.But fear not, says Kevin Smith, Twins director of public affairs. The video is still in the works and should d ... More >>
Blogs
June 7, 2012
Twins' equipment staff mega-fails, misspells pitcher Jeff Manship's name on jersey
Apparently, Jostens isn't the only local company badly in need of a copy-editor. If you thought the Twins equipment staff might be immune to the franchise-wide malaise that has seemingly afflicted the organization since late 2010, think again.Last night, pitcher Jeff Manship took the mound during th ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2012
Rock bottom? Derek Lowe shuts out Twins, admits he basically threw one pitch all game
Anybody know what Barry Bonds and Chuck Knoblauch are up to these days? Terry Ryan should probably call them -- it's hard to imagine they'd hit any worse than the completely inept players Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is forced to trot out game after game.With a .278 winning percentage, the ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2012
The Minnesota Twins are more than twice as bad as the second-worst team in baseball
The 2012 Minnesota Twins are really frickin' awful. They're so bad that somewhere out there, Butch Huskey is watching film of last night's 6-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays and blushing.With an 8-23 record, the Twins winning percentage of .258 is almost .100 points lower than second-worst San Diego. ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2012
Minnesota Twins have worst run differential in the MLB, second largest attendance decline
Sure, a baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. But the Minnesota Twins are like a distance runner experiencing bilateral leg weakness during the first mile.You see, through 18 games, the Twins have been bad -- really, really bad, with their struggles epitomized by an 11-2 beatdown at the hands ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2012
Reggie Williams, former Twins prospect, goes on homophobic Twitter rant
Reggie Williams was drafted by the Twins in 2007 and spent the better part of five years putting up unimpressive numbers in the low minor leagues. At the time he went wild with a homophobic Twitter rant on Saturday, most everyone thought Williams was still employed by the Minnesota Twins organizatio ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2012
New York Yankees fans really hate "American Idle" Carl Pavano [PHOTO]
Coming off a 2003 season where he posted an 18-8 record and a 3.00 ERA for the Florida Marlins, Carl Pavano opted to pitch in the City That Never Sleeps in December 2004, signing a four-year contract with the Yankees worth $39.95 million.He spent much of the next four seasons on the disabled list wi ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2012
Ten local songs the Minnesota Twins should play at Target Field
Related:Minnesota Twins phase out local music programming, amp up Top 40 hitsIn 2010, the Minnesota Twins won 94 games and were Central Division champions, but last year they slid to 63-99. Chalk this collapse up to injuries, disastrous pitching, or Delmon Young, but don't discount the role that a m ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2012
2012 Twins projections: Getting comfy in the AL Central cellar
The Twins open their 2012 campaign this afternoon in Baltimore. Coming off last year's injury-plagued last-place finish, there's less optimism about the team's chances this year than any season since Ron Gardenhire took over as manager in 2002.Only two years removed from an AL Central-winning campai ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2012
Bad news for cig smoking Twins fans: You can no longer smoke at Target Field
We all know there are fewer and fewer places where smokers can light up these days, including anywhere indoors other than a private dwelling or tobacco store.Now, the Minnesota Twins are taking the smoking crackdown to the next level. Fox 9 reports that before Monday's home opener, the designed smok ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2012
Twins to unveil "It Gets Better" video in May
Last summer, the Twins said they were "looking into" making their own "It Gets Better" video. According to Kevin Smith, Twins director of public affairs, that video will finally be unveiled early this season.In an e-mail to City Pages, Smith said the video will be shot in April and will begin run ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2012
Twins auction Kardashian/Humphries baseball in strangely appropriate promotion
Perhaps the only thing in 2011 that was a bigger failure than the Minnesota Twins' season was the marriage of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, so the Twins' latest promotion is strangely appropriate.Our local MLB club is auctioning off a baseball adorned with the signatures of Kim-Kris Hump-das ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2012
Despite quiet offseason, Twins still on track to pack Target Field
The Twins lost 99 games last season, then followed that dismal compaign with a relatively quiet offseason where management cut the team's payroll from $115 million to about $100 million. As Jim Souhan writes: "As [the Angels and Tigers] have invested a combined $454 million on two players, Alber ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2012
Twins payroll: Why in Gardy's name is it being slashed?
A year ago at this time, the Twins were coming off a rousingly successful inaugural year at Target Field, and the future looked bright.As the old saying goes, what a difference a last-place season makes. After 99 losses and more injuries than you can shake a Punto at, it appears the young-talent- ... More >>
Music
December 14, 2011
Twin Cities Year in Music 2011
Howler, Astronautalis, Pink Mink, and more
Blogs
November 7, 2011
Terry Ryan replaces Bill Smith as Twins general manager
Screenshot from "Inside Pitch."Terry Ryan will return to his position as general manager.Coming off a brutal season, the Twins announced today they have replaced general manager Bill Smith with Terry Ryan, who had the job before Smith took over four years ago. "No one in the Twins' organizat ... More >>
Blogs
September 29, 2011
Cuddyer, Kubel and Nathan: Which player(s) should the Twins bring back? [POLL]
Michael Cuddyer might have played his last game as a Twin.The Minnesota Twins awful season is finally, mercifully, over. Now the Twins have to make the hard decisions of which players they want to bring back next year -- and some of those players need to make the hard decision of whether it's wor ... More >>
Blogs
September 23, 2011
Denard Span crashed into Twins teammate Danny Valencia's car, both out injured
Denard Span, Danny Valencia: Teammates in baseball, not ready for NASCAR.Denard Span and Danny Valencia should be celebrating -- or at least acknowledging -- that the Twins actually won a damn game last night after Minnesota ended its 11-game losing streak against the Seattle Mariners. Instead, t ... More >>
Movies
September 21, 2011
Brad Pitt in Moneyball
The formula works in numbers-heavy baseball flick
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