I'm getting worried that the Twins won't be very good this year, you guys.
Minor Details: Games of April 11
Another short version.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 4 IN ST. PAUL
Omaha scored four in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead, but St. Paul tied it with two in the bottom of the fourth and Carson McCusker hit a two-run homer in the sixth to win it for the Saints. Luke Keaschall was 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Jair Camargo and Anthony Prato were each 2-for-4. Alex Speas struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Kyle Bischoff struck out five and walked two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN WICHITA
Tyler Dearden singled home a run in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie. Wichita added single runs in the fifth and sixth. Tanner Schobel was 3-for-4 with a walk. Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3. Jake Rucker was 2-for-4. Kyler Fedco hit a home run. Trent Baker pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out three. Angel Macuare struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hits and two walks.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Beloit scored four in the sixth to tie 4-4, but Cedar Rapids came back with two in the eighth on RBI doubles by Misael Urbina and Brandon Winokur. Billy Amick was 2-for-3 with two walks. Caden Kendle and Winokur were each 2-for-4 with a double. Kendle also hit a home run. Charlee Soto struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks. Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, TAMPA TARPONS 3 IN FORT MYERS
Fort Myers led 3-0 after two. Tampa cut it to 3-2, but Fort Myers got one in the third and two in the fifth. Dameury Pena, Yasser Mercedes, and Jefferson Valladeres were each 2-for-4, with Mercedes and Valladeres each hitting a double and driving in two. Eli Jones struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks. Cole Peschi struck out four in four innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and a walk.
Happy Birthday–April 12
Vic Willis (1876)
Addie Joss (1880)
Bill Bailey (1888)
Eric McNair (1909)
Bill Wight (1922)
Bob Zuk (1927)
Johnny Antonelli (1930)
Terry Cooney (1933)
Charlie Lau (1933)
Woodie Fryman (1940)
Vicente Romo (1943)
Terry Harmon (1944)
Mike Macfarlane (1964)
Paul LoDuca (1972)
Antonio Osuna (1973)
Brad Brach (1986)
Pedro Hernandez (1989)
Dennis Santana (1996)
Bob Zuk was a long-time scout who was responsible for signing, among others, Reggie Jackson, Willie Stargell, and Gary Carter.
Terry Cooney was an American League umpire from 1975-1992.
2025 Game 14: Tigers at Twins
David Festa gets the call to step in for Pablo Lopez tonight. He pitched way more last year than I realized (13 starts!), and hopefully he's grown as both a pitcher and a person since then. Not that I know anything about him personally, I just generally like the idea of people continuing to improve themselves in any way. We can all get on board with that, right?
Reese Olson goes for Detroit, and hopefully the Twins' offense breaks him to pieces. See what I did there? Because his name is Reese?
Also because our offense has been bad...
Anyway, this is the first Friday game of the year, so... enjoy the Twins on a Friday night, I guess?
April 11, 2025: My Eyes Are Up Here
I was at a big, fancy trade convention this week. I always say that’s a chance for men to get to feel what it’s like to be a woman in the world, if only one small part of it.
Invariably, everyone will eventually try to subtly glance down at the name badge on your chest, sometimes letting their gaze linger longer than they should…
Minor Details: Games of April 10
The quick version.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 13, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 4 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul scored six in the second to take a 7-1 lead. They were aided by three walks, a hit batsman, and an error. Yunior Severino was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs. Austin Martin was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 2 IN WICHITA
Midland scored two in the first, but Wichita came back with two in the fifth and Kyler Fedco doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth. Fedco was 3-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI. John Klein struck out five and walked one, giving up no hits in three shutout innings of relief.
BELOIT SKY CARP 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Beloit led 8-2 after four and a half innings. Cedar Rapids came back and had men on first and second with two out, but a force out ended the game. Billy Amick was 3-for-4 with two walks, a run, and two RBIs. Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBIs. Nate Baez was 1-for-2 with a home run, three walks, three runs, and two RBIs.
TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS
Parks Harber hit a two-run homer in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie. Miguel Briceno was 2-for-4. Christian MacLeod struck out four and walked one, allowing no hits in two shutout innings. Pierson Ohl struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Hunter Hoopes allowed only a hit batsman in 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out two.
Happy Birthday–April 11
Pop Corkhill (1858)
Ossee Schrecongost (1875)
Matsutaro Shoriki (1885)
Sam Chapman (1916)
Barney McCosky (1917)
Jim Hearn (1921)
Bob Casey (1925)
Sid Monge (1951)
Bret Saberhagen (1964)
Turner Ward (1965)
Sean Bergman (1970)
Robin Jennings (1972)
Jason Varitek (1972)
Trot Nixon (1974)
Todd Dunwoody (1975)
Kelvim Escobar (1976)
Mark Teixeira (1980)
Andres Blanco (1984)
Alejandro De Aza (1984)
Kenta Maeda (1988)
Matustaro Shoriki is known as the father of Japanese baseball.
Bob Casey was the Twins' public address announcer from 1961 until his death in March of 2005.
Jason Varitek was drafted by the Twins in the first round in 1993, but did not sign.
Mumford & Sons – Rushmere
Also featuring an extended Jimmy Fallon bit (which may or may not be to your tastes any more than these guys are)
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2025 Game 13: Twins at Royals
DAY GAME ALERT!
First pitch at 1:10 p.m.
The Twins snapped a three-game losing streak last night and have a chance to split their four-game series with KC this afternoon. Not much has gone right for the Twins coming out of the gate this year. The starting pitching has been spotty and short and we've lost our ace to the IL for the foreseeable future with a tweaked hamstring. The bullpen is overworked already and that's when you see breakdowns in relief situations which we have definitely seen. And then there's the across-the-board lack of offense from this lineup. I don't know, maybe we need a rank summer sausage to banish the ass-bats and get things going at the plate.
Bailey Ober takes the mound today for the Twins. He's 0-1 after two starts, one of them abbreviated by performance, and he sports a 12.15 ERA and 2.40 WHIP coming into the game. The Royals counter with right-hander Michael Wacha. He hails from Iowa City, Iowa and his nickname is Wachamole. In two starts he's pitched 9.2 innings to a 4.66 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP and recorded 7 strikeouts.
The boys are back in town tomorrow to start a six-game homestand with series against the Tigers and Mets. I'll be at the ballpark for half of them. That's all I got, kids.
PLAY BALL!
Broken Social Scene – 7/4 (Shoreline)
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