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2013 Game 10: Mets at Winter Wonderland

NWS predicts 35 degrees and dropping temperatures tonight. The Twins might be able to break the coldest game record two weeks into the season. They also predict the precipitation potential as holding at around 50% through the night, so this may be one of the few (only?) games where it actively snows.

Except for the freezing temperatures part compounded by lack of sun, some slight flurries might be preferable to rain. I am sure the players will take solace in that.

Jon "I'm from Ohio and snow is no big deal" Niese
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Vance "Sacramento doesn't get snow" Worley

2013 Game 4: Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles

The powers that be declared this shall be an unproductive week, thus another day game.

Baltimore sends Jake Arrieta against the mildly above average offense of the Twins. The Twins send their miserly pitching (a mere 2.67 runs a game), starting with Liam Hendriks, to take on the offensive juggernaut of the Orioles (6.67 runs a game!). Unstoppable force, meet immovable object. The Baltimore pitching is anything but immovable though; they are the one team keeping the Twins out of last place in pitcher strikeouts. Feast while you can Twins batters.

2012 Game 157: Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

Some dude
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Some other dude that's probably worse

Six games left. Another bad year. Since the season is all but over, let's take a look at how the team performed versus the league.

Batting: 9th (4.38 runs/game)
Pitching: 14th (5.19 runs/game)
Starters: 14th (5.94 runs/game)
Relievers: 8th (4.19 runs/game)
Fielding: 11th (.688 DefEff)

Compared to last year:
Batting: 13th (3.82 runs/game)
Pitching: 13th (4.96 runs/game)
Starters: 12th (5.16 runs/game)
Relievers: 14th (4.94 runs/game)
Fielding: 14th (.677 DefEff)

I don't think the numbers for this season are describing anything we don't already know: the starters have been awful. I do think the improvement in the offense and relief pitching from bad to below average makes this season not a complete loss. I am very curious what the Twins will do this offseason.