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Happy Birthday–November 27

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Bullet Joe Bush (1892)
Johnny Schmitz (1920)
Billy Moran (1933)
Jose Tartabull (1938)
Dave Giusti (1939)
Dan Spillner (1951)
Mike Scioscia (1958)
Randy Milligan (1961)
Tim Laker (1969)
Ivan Rodriguez (1971)
Willie Bloomquist (1977)
Jimmy Rollins (1978)
Kody Funderburk (1996)

Billy Moran was part of a three-team trade involving Minnesota, Cleveland, and the Los Angeles Angels. Minnesota acquired Frank Kostro and Jerry Kindall and sent Lenny Green and Vic Power to Los Angeles. Moran was sent from the Angels to Cleveland in that trade.

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Happy Birthday–November 22

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Harry Rice (1901)
Dick Bartell (1907)
Fred Bankhead (1912)
Lew Burdette (1926)
Wade Blasingame (1943)
Rich Chiles (1946)
Greg Luzinski (1950)
Lyman Bostock (1950)
Wayne Tolleson (1955)
Lee Guetterman (1958)
Mike Benjamin (1965)
Jay Payton (1972)
Ricky Ledee (1973)
Joe Nathan (1974)
Jonny Gomes (1980)
Yusmeiro Petit (1984)
Adam Ottovino (1985)
Drew Pomeranz (1988)
Austin Romine (1988)
Griffin Jax (1994)

Mike Benjamin was drafted by Minnesota in the seventh round in January, 1985, but did not sign.

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Happy Birthday–October 11

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Will White (1854)
Buttercup Dickerson (1858)
Eddie Dyer (1899)
Bob Chipman (1918)
Joe Ginsberg (1926)
Bill Fischer (1930)
Bob Stinson (1945)
Orlando Hernandez (1965)
Gregg Olson (1966)
Joe Roa (1971)
Dmitri Young (1973)
Mike Duvall (1974)
Ty Wigginton (1977)
Gio Urshela (1991)
Josh Winder (1996)

We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. CarterHayes.

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Happy Birthday–October 3

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Fred Clarke (1872)
Felix Evans (1910)
Bob Skinner (1931)
Jack Lamabe (1936)
Chuck Scrivener (1947)
Dave Winfield (1951)
Dennis Eckersley (1954)
Jim Joyce (1955)
Daryl Sconiers (1958)
Darrin Fletcher (1966)
Junior Felix (1967)
Wil Cordero (1971)
Eric Munson (1977)
Phil Gosselin (1988)
Adam Plutko (1991)
Brock Stewart (1991)

Infielder Chuck Scrivener was drafted by the Twins in the seventeenth round in 1966, but did not sign.

Jim Joyce was a major league umpire from 1989-2016.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to spookymilk.

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Happy Birthday–October 1

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Ray Kolp (1894)
Carmen Hill (1895)
Jimmie Reese (1901)
Bob Griffith (1912)
Jim Russell (1918)
Bob Boyd (1919)
Hal Naragon (1928)
Chuck Hiller (1934)
Rod Carew (1945)
Bill Bonham (1948)
Pete Falcone (1953)
Jeff Reardon (1955)
Vance Law (1956)
Mark McGwire (1963)
Roberto Kelly (1964)
Chuck McElroy (1967)
John Thomson (1973)
Brandon Knight (1975)
Matt Cain (1984)
Erik Komatsu (1987)
Robbie Ray (1991)
Xander Bogaerts (1992)
Caleb Boushley (1993)
Charlie Barnes (1995)
David Banuelos (1996)

Jimmie Reese played in the majors only briefly, but was a coach in the majors or minors for most of his life.  He was Babe Ruth's roommate for a short period and uttered the famous line that in reality, he roomed with Babe Ruth's suitcase.  He is also remembered for his skill with a fungo bat, to the extent that he would sometimes pitch batting practice with it.

October 1 takes over the lead for most Twins birthdays with nine.

We would also like to wish Beau a very happy birthday.

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Keeping Track

Minnesota Twins Team Leaders

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BATTING

GAMES

Willi Castro, 158
Carlos Santana, 150
Manuel Margot, 129

AT-BATS

Castro, 558
Santana, 521
Ryan Jeffers, 412

RUNS

Castro, 89
Santana, 63
Byron Buxton, 62

HITS

Castro, 138
Santana, 124
Jose Miranda, 114

DOUBLES

Castro, 31
Miranda, 28
Buxton, 27

TRIPLES

Castro, 5
Miranda, 4
Buxton, 3
Alex Kirilloff, 3

HOME RUNS

Santana, 23
Jeffers, 21
Buxton, 18

RBIs

Santana, 71
Jeffers, 64
Castro, 60

WALKS

Santana, 65
Castro, 51
Carlos Correa, 40
Trevor Larnach, 40

STRIKEOUTS

Castro, 150
Edouard Julien, 102
Buxton, 99
Santana, 99

STOLEN BASES

Castro, 14
Buxton, 7
Austin Martin, 7

CAUGHT STEALING

Castro, 9
Kyle Farmer, 5
Martin, 3

AVERAGE

Correa, .310
Miranda, .284
Buxton, .279

ON-BASE

Correa, .388
Matt Wallner, .372
Larnach, .338

SLUGGING

Buxton, .524
Wallner, .523
Correa, .517

OPS

Correa, .905
Wallner, .895
Buxton, .859

PITCHING

GAMES

Griffin Jax, 72
Cole Sands, 62
Caleb Thielbar, 59

STARTS

Pablo Lopez, 32
Bailey Ober, 31
Simeon Woods Richardson, 28

COMPLETE GAMES

Ober, 1

SHUTOUTS

None.

INNINGS

Lopez, 185.1
Ober, 178.2
Joe Ryan, 135

WINS

Lopez, 15
Ober, 12
Sands, 9

LOSSES

Lopez, 10
Jhoan Duran, 9
Ober, 9

SAVES

Duran, 23
Jax, 10
Sands, 4

HOME RUNS ALLOWED

Ober, 27
Lopez, 26
Ryan, 19

HIT BATSMEN

Lopez, 8
Duran, 6
Ober, 6
Sands, 6

WALKS ALLOWED

Woods Richardson, 48
Ober, 43
Lopez, 41

STRIKEOUTS

Lopez, 198
Ober, 191
Ryan, 147

ERA

Jax, 2.03
Jorge Alcala, 3.24
Ryan, 3.60

WHIP

Jax, 0.87
Ryan, 0.99
Sands, 1.00
Ober, 1.00

AVERAGE AGAINST

Jax, .184
Alcala, .190
Ober, .208

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–September 28

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Lou Bierbauer (1865)
Wilbur Good (1885)
Jack Fournier (1889)
Whitey Witt (1895)
Al Evans (1916)
Dick Gernert (1928)
Grant Jackson (1942)
Pete Filson (1958)
Jerry Layne (1958)
Todd Worrell (1959)
Ed Vosberg (1961)
Charlie Kerfeld (1963)
Matt Vasgersian (1967)
Mike DeJean (1970)
Ryan Zimmerman (1984)
Nick Greenwood (1987)
Eddie Rosario (1991)
Manuel Margot (1994)

Jerry Layne has been a major league umpire since 1989.

Matt Vasgersian has been a major league baseball broadcaster since 1997.

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Minnesota Twins

Rings in the Sky: A Twins Cautionary Hymn

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With apologies to Joe Hill.

Oh the Pohlads come out every year,
Tell Twins fans they've got something to cheer;
But when asked to shell out for their team
They won't tell you they sell a pipe dream:

(Chorus:)
Twins will win, bye and bye,
In that glorious land above the sky;
Shorthanded play, most everyday,
You'll get rings in the sky when you die.
(That’s a lie!)

A nepo baby holds the club's purse strings,
Dave St. Peter counts up their earnings,
Once they've raked your coin into the bank,
That's when they tell you the payroll has shrank.

(chorus)

The Twins needed a new TV deal,
Waves of greenbacks to steady the keel.
"Give your money to Bally," they say,
"They might televise a ballgame today."

(chorus)

There was some talent down on the farm,
Young Brooks Lee and a number of arms;
Big wheels fell off all season, you know:
Carlos, Paddack, Royce, Buxton, Max, and Joe.

(chorus)

Help was needed for several key roles,
To patch a roster with quite a few holes,
The front office was mostly clear-eyed:
Can't sign free agents — their hands were tied.

(chorus)

Private equity holds all the cards,
Socialized losses with private rewards,
Never trust their inherited wealth,
"Caveat emptor" for your mental health.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–September 27

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Jelly Gardner (1895)
Whit Wyatt (1907)
Dick Hall (1930)
Dave Wickersham (1935)
Gary Sutherland (1944)
Mike Schmidt (1949)
Bob Veselic (1955)
Don Schulze (1962)
Todd Blyleven (1972)
Vicente Padilla (1977)
Jon Rauch (1978)
Jon Garland (1979)
Matt Shoemaker (1986)
Simeon Woods Richardson (2000)

Todd Blyleven is, as you probably know, the son of Bert Blyleven. He pitched in the minor leagues for seven years, getting as high as AA, then was a scout for eight years.

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2024 Twins Game Logs

2024 Game Log 157 – Marlins at Twins

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Last Tuesday game log of the 2024 season and the Twins struggling for a playoff spot AND get to play the lowly Marlins at home for three games. What could go wrong? Well, how much time do you have? I could go on for paragraphs about the ass bats, then throw in injuries, bullpen productivity....

Bailey Ober on the mound for the Twins and it's been a really nice breakout season for him. The Twins will need to see that continue tonight and maybe later this weekend too if they want to scootch by the Royals and Tigers. Ryan Weather for the Marlins and he's just one of those guys that pitch for a team that will probably lose a 100 games.

First pitch at 6:40 and actually looks like great weather for this whole stretch, maybe get out to the park one last time this year?