Search Twinstrivia.com
Subscribe to Twinstrivia.com RSS feed
About Us
I am John Swol and I run this site, if you want to know more about me, you can go here.
Read and Heed!
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the American Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry FordWin Twins! 1961
<Twins official web site
Twins Coming’s & Goings
Twins Minor League Affiliates
- A – Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League
- A – Fort Myers Miracle Florida State League
- AA – New Britain Rock Cats Eastern League
- AAA – Rochester Red Wings International League
- Dominican Summer League Twins Rookie ball
- Elizabethton Twins Rookie ball – Appalachian League
- Gulf Coast League Twins Rookie ball
2013 Spring Training Schedule
-
Pictures
Twins News
Get the most up-to-date Twins news right here.
- Correia off his game as Twins fall in Atlanta (MIN Homepage News)
- Pelfrey looks to bounce back against Braves (MIN Homepage News)
- Gardenhire reflects on '91 World Series in Atlanta return (MIN Homepage News)
- Twins adjust to no DH for first time this season (MIN Homepage News)
- Twins option starter Hernandez, recall reliever Thielbar (MIN Homepage News)
- Mauer's streak ends, Twins drop finale with Sox (MIN Homepage News)
- Gardy opts for Carroll over Dozier in finale (MIN Homepage News)
- Doumit, Willingham out of Sunday's lineup (MIN Homepage News)
- Heads-up play swung momentum back to Sox (MIN Homepage News)
- Diamond, bullpen unable to contain Ortiz, Red Sox (MIN Homepage News)
- Big 10 releases baseball tournament bracket (MIN Homepage News)
- In return to lineup, Mauer extends hitting streak (MIN Homepage News)
- Mastroianni aims to return after All-Star break (MIN Homepage News)
- De Vries activated off DL, optioned to Triple-A (MIN Homepage News)
- Rookies' mistake proves costly in 10th-inning loss (MIN Homepage News)
Powered by Simple RSS Feeds Widget
-
Latest MN Twins News & Blogs
I keep reading various places that Kyle Gibson will be on a 130 inning limit in 2013. I asked this on Twitter, but I'm going ...Deduno to Start Friday, 40-Man Roster Move Coming
In a mildly surprising turn of events, the Minnesota Twins have elected to give the fifth starter's job to Samuel De...Kohl Stewart - posturing or going to school?
https://twitter.com/KohlStewart1 Kohl Stewart today said he is going to A&M and playing both football and baseball, went ...I doubt this happens but the Astros GM and owner went out to see Colin Moran this weekend. AL West Notes: Profar, Astros, Mar...Gardy: Sam Deduno to start on Friday in Detroit
According to a tweet from Twins PR man Dustin Morse, Manager Ron Gardenhire has said that RHP Sam Deduno will start for the T...Baseball dignitaries will represent at '13 Draft
A star-studded cast of accomplished baseball legends will be on hand for the first day of the First-Year Player Draft on June...You can forget about Manaea at #4...
If you were holding onto that thought, I thought there was no chance even before today, but he was removed from today's game ...Tuesday Morning Twins: Happy Kent Hrbek Day!
Happy Kent Hrbek Day Twins fans! Here are some links to enjoy: Yes, it's true--today is Kent Hrbek's 53rd birthday...This Date in Washington Senators History – McDermo...
May 21 1913 - Trailing Cleveland 2-0 in the top of the 9th, Washington’s Alva “Rip” Williams ties the contest with a 2 run, p...Is Promoting Kyle Gibson Worth It?
When the Twins announced that Friday's starter was TBD and included Kyle Gibson in the list of candidates, it right...Game Thread: Twins @ Braves, 5/21 - 6:10pm
Lineups: Twins: Braves:Standings At Close of Play of May 21, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Florida Marlins 39 23 16 0 .590 - 182 136 A...The Washington Senators dd not play on this date. Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 25 16 9 0 .640 - 129 110 Bo...Link (http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?sid=milb&org=142&ymd=20130521) Rochester at Lehigh Valley Ironpigs 6:0...Twins Notes: Thielbar, Gibson, Colabello, Hernande...
• Pedro Hernandez posted a 6.67 ERA with just 10 strikeouts in six starts since replacing Liam Hendriks in the rotation, pred...Correia off his game as Twins fall in Atlanta
Kevin Correia continued the Twins' alarming trend of their starting pitchers not going deep into games, as the right-hander s...Pelfrey looks to bounce back against Braves
Tim Hudson heads to the mound as the Braves take on Mike Pelfrey and the Twins on Tuesday at Turner Field.I think that the writing is on the wall. And it will probably not be Gardy (yet) despite of this losing streak and what he sa...MLB Final Scores: Braves 5, Twins 1
Julio Teheran is a good pitcher. It just hasn't looked like it so far this season. But today, the struggling Twins ...Miracle, Flying Tigers postponed until Tuesday mor...
LAKELAND, Fla. (May 20, 2013) - The first of a four-game series between the Fort Myers Miracle and the Lakeland Flying Tigers...Kernels Video: Goodrum and Buxton
Monday was supposed to be a noon start for the Kernels, but the storms that rolled through Cedar Rapids did a little number o...Gardenhire reflects on '91 World Series in Atlanta...
Monday marked the Twins' first return to Atlanta for regular-season play since playing the Braves in the 1991 World Series.Twins adjust to no DH for first time this season
With the Twins playing in a National League park for the first time this season, manager Ron Gardenhire had to write out his ...GameChat – Twins @ Braves, 6:10pm
doggone these east coast games.. I can’t hardly get home early enough to get these out to you! But here we go! Minnesota @ At...It has been quite the wild ride for Mr. Caleb J. Thielbar on his way to the major leagues. The 26-year old left-...I noticed the obituary for Mrs. White and will post it here. She is probably best known for her appearance on the Twilight Zo...The Kernels trailed early, but came back to beat Kane County 8-7 on Monday afternoon. Niko Goodrum collected four RBI on the ...Gamehub: Twins at Braves, Game 41
Your one-stop-shop for all things Twins tonight!&lt;a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=352eefaa6e&...Thielbar Recalled, Hernandez Optioned
Red Wings left-handed relief pitcher Caleb Thielbar was recalled by the Minnesota Twins on Monday, the club announced today. ... Blogroll
- 1500 ESPN – Twins 0
- A Fan's View 0
- Aaron Gleeman 0
- Around the Majors 0
- Bollinger Beat 0
- CBS Sports – Twins 0
- Coffeyville Whirlwind 0
- Curve for a strike 0
- D.C. Baseball History 0
- Fort Myers News-Press ST coverage 0
- Granny Baseball 0
- Hattaways Moustache 0
- Josh's Thoughts 0
- k-bro's baseball blog 0
- Kaat's Korner 0
- Knuckleballs 0
- MLB Rumors – Twins 0
- New York Times – Twins 0
- North Dakota Twins Fan 0
- Off the Mark 0
- Puckett's Pond 0
- That's Twins Baseball 0
- The Bat Shatters 0
- The Closer 0
- The Tenth Inning Strech 0
- Travis talks 0
- Twinkie Town 0
- Twins Bobbleheads 0
- Twins Daily 0
- Twins Fan from Afar 0
- Twins Focus 0
- Twins Insider 0
- Twins Locker 0
- Twins Now 0
- Twins official site 0
- Twins Target 0
- Two Men On 0
Interesting Baseball Sites
Help get TONYO to the Hall
Twins mascot – TC Bear
Archive
Categories
Top Posts & Pages
Tags
Aaron Hicks Alexi Casilla Angels Ben Revere Bert Blyleven Bill Smith Calvin Griffith Carl Pavano Cleveland Indians Danny Valencia Denard Span Detroit Tigers Francisco Liriano Harmon Killebrew Jamey Carroll Jim Kaat Joe Mauer Joe Nathan Johan Santana Josh Willingham Justin Morneau Kirby Puckett Metrodome Michael Cuddyer NIck Blackburn Oakland A's Orioles Rangers Red Sox Rod Carew Ron Gardenhire Royals Ryan Doumit Scott Baker Scott Diamond Target Field Terry Ryan Tigers Tom Kelly Tony Oliva Trevor Plouffe Tsuyoshi Nishioka Washington Senators White Sox YankeesA proud member of
Contact us
You can contact us at jjswol@twinstrivia.com. Thank you
Tag Archives: Kansas City Royals
How the AL Central is reacting to the Tigers
Today we have a guest post written by FanDuel.com. After a somewhat slow start a season ago, the Detroit Tigers really hit their stride and put away the Chicago White Sox in a two-team race in the AL Central. The … Continue reading
How important are 30 or more starts in a season from each starting pitcher?
The Twins and Terry Ryan have put in a lot of time this off-season to try to round up some pitchers that they can put in the starting rotation so that manager Gardenhire can hopefully call on each of them to start 30-35 games … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Bert Blyleven, Boof Bonser, Brad Radke, Camilo Pascual, Carl Pavano, Carlos Silva, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Dave Boswell, Dave Goltz, Detroit Tigers, Eric Milton, Francisco Liriano, Frank Viola, Jim Kaat, Jim Perry, Joe Mays, Johan Santana, Kansas City Royals, Kenny Rogers, Kevin Tapani, Kyle Lohse, NIck Blackburn, Rick Reed, Ron Gardenhire, Scott Baker, Scott Diamond, Scott Erickson, Terry Ryan, Walter Johnson, Washington Senators
Leave a comment
Straight from ASU to the Met
Eddie Bane was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 22, 1952 but grew up in southern California not too far from Disneyland. Bane was offered a scholarship by coach Bobby Winkles and before he knew it he was pitching for the … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Eddie Bane, Frank Quilici, Hank Conger, Jered Weaver, Jordan Walden, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Trumbo, Mike Trout, Nick Adenhart, Red Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tony Oliva
Leave a comment
How Twins have fared against other AL opponents
The Washington Senators played in Washington D.C. from 1901 through 1960. During those 60 years the team played 9,188 games and had 4,223 wins, 4,864 losses and 101 ties to show for their efforts. Excluding the tie games the Senators had … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City A's, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Red Sox, Ron Gardenhire, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Pilots, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tom Kelly, Washington Senators
Leave a comment
This Day in Twins History – October 15, 1968
The 1968 Major League Expansion Draft was held to stock the newly formed Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Pilots and the Minnesota Twins lose outfielders Bob Oliver and Pat Kelly, shortstop Jack Hernandez, and minor league pitcher Jerry Cram … Continue reading
