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[Minnesota Twins]

Twins 5, Orioles 2: Bat flips don’t lie

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Makes a man want to hit a slam... ish.

Taking a request tonight!
Tonight in...
(We got from sandwiches asking here)
Tonight in...
Tonight in...
We’re here, we’re here!

It’s always good to see the Twins advance like this,
Know how to grant any glad fan’s wish,
Withhold the drama (please!), completed (please!)
No problems (we’re here, we’re here!), no problems
Go crazy with a bomb like that,
There’s Byron knockin’ ‘em flat,
Then Bader (see!) a tater (see!)
Leaving the crowd going bawdy.

All STUDS tonight,
You know the Twins don’t lie
When they’re dominant in the fight
Always in action, connection:
Don’t you see? Tell me this is perfection.

Hey now, Simeon started, was groovin’,
It was driving ‘em crazy,
And the bullpen kept on this idea,
Never giving ‘em chances.
And when the Orioles could just score, nobody got any more,
Just send them to the naughty world (just groove!)
But was the dominance expected? No matter: it’s selected,
So seize the win, we’re taking it! (let’s go!)

It’s always good to see the Twins advance like this,
Know how to grant any glad fan’s wish,
Withhold the drama (please!), completed (please!)
No problems (we’re here, we’re here!), no problems
Go crazy with a bomb like that,
There’s Byron knockin’ ‘em flat,
Then Bader (see!) a tater (see!)
Leaving the crowd going bawdy.

All STUDS tonight,
You know the Twins don’t lie
When they’re dominant as they go
Every combo, let’s go:
Don’t you see? Tell me this is perfecto.
There’s not a DUD tonight,
The Twins don’t lie
When they’re dominant in the fight
Always in action, connection:
Don’t you see? Tell me this is perfection. (we’re here, we’re here!)

Hey now, all of the offense was groovin’, all hammerin’ that man,
They go, go round the bags as they’re movin’, with a cheering from that fan
They’ll win this Wednesday game, they’ve come to play now, play now:
See, they’re doin’ what they planned, so we stand, and we go
Fully nuts: we rant and we rave!

Ballin’ on behalf of the offense,
Ballin’ on behalf of the arms,
Ballin’ on behalf of the offense,
Ballin’ on behalf of the arms.

It’s always good to see the Twins advance like this,
Know how to grant any glad fan’s wish,
Withhold the drama (please!), completed (please!)
No problems (we’re here, we’re here!), no problems
Go crazy with a bomb like that,
There’s Byron sendin’ it to fly.
Then Bader (see!) a tater (see!)
Leaving the crowd going bawdy.

Now we need to read the Comments,
Need to pick the one that will earn some adornments.
Let me see:
Gonna go with James Fillmore and Silva, he’d say!
Though there are still more yet still to see.)

We came to see a game and got to see
A rip or three that we backed with the chanting: “That’s a good win, on three!”
Drive it back with a pop, cleared the wall like Humpty Dumpty
It leaves the ballclub jazzy
(Why’d the MLB try contraction?)
It’s the politest Minnesotans
Never guilty, always kindness in our actions
No dopes, no dopes, now we’ve picked up our hopes
And we cheer cause we’re here, let’s subvert the old tropes, tropes!

All STUDS tonight,
The Twins don’t lie
When they’re dominant as they go
Every combo, let’s go:
Tell me that this is perfecto.
There’s not a DUD tonight,
The Twins don’t lie
When they’re dominant in the fight
In action, connection:
Don’t you see? Tell me this is perfection. (we’re here, we’re here!)

(Good night’n!)
(Good night’n!)

Source: https://www.twinkietown.com/2025/5/...arrison-bader-dingers-simeon-woods-richardson

 

[Minnesota Twins]

Twins 5, Orioles 2: Sweeeeeeeeep!

The Minnesota Twins sweep the Baltimore Orioles in three games at Target Field

From fishing celebrations to buck bombs to spartan helmets, this Minnesota Twins team is on fire, and it is fun to watch.

While the competition hasn’t been overly stiff, wins are wins and the Twins have won five in a row and 10 of their last 11 games at Target Field. It’s all at a perfect time when the Minnesota Timberwolves are working to beat the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals.

Despite striking out three times at the plate and an error in the field. Brooks Lee was the key player of the game this afternoon. He managed a go-ahead two-run double in the bottom of the 8th with two outs. Heading into this inning the Twins only had three hits on the afternoon.

Brooks Lee hammers a 2-run go-ahead double to put the @Twins ahead! pic.twitter.com/v48OLtOo9K

— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2025​

Despite the Orioles having a majority of the baserunners and hits, the Twins situational hitting took them to the finish in this one. Trevor Larnach tied things up with his 5th home run of the season in the bottom of the sixth.

Trevor Larnach goes yard to tie things up pic.twitter.com/VTmiQhPkFV

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 8, 2025​

“I thought I had a better chance hitting right handed than left-handed today,” Lee said to broadcaster Katie Storm after the game.

He also touched on this winning streak, and says this team is going to keep it going.

“We find a way to win, and we have been doing that for a few days now, and we are going to keep doing that,” he said.

Lee is a California transplant who loves fishing. His new celebration imitates him reelin’ in what I think is likely a nice Minnesota walleye. He went ice-fishing with Louie Varland in a few spots last year on the Twins Caravan, and according to reports, and now his new celly, he clearly loved it. Well, his big go-ahead double was just in time for the fishing opener which is Mother’s Day weekend coming up. According to my MLB app, it also has him in contention for AL Player of the Week. He says the clubhouse is meshing well right now.

“It’s been great, it’s a lot of fun. We have a great clubhouse and a great group of guys,” he said.

We would be remiss if we didn’t touch on the toss from Byron Buxton in center field Thursday afternoon, throwing out a runner at the plate.

In addition to everything else he's doing well right now, Byron Buxton just nailed a runner at the plate with a great throw from center field. pic.twitter.com/ZYtOOa7xoa

— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) May 8, 2025​

On the mound, Bailey Ober got the start for the Twins as Joe Ryan was battling an illness. Ober pitched 5 innings, giving up 8 hits and 1 ER. He walked 1 and struck out 6. The bullpen was a big part of the story though, giving up only 2 hits and no earned runs. Sands, Topa, Jax (W,) and Duran (S) all made appearances.

Next up for the 18-20 Twins is a weekend series against the San Francisco Giants. The Giants sit in a tough NL West, in third with a 24-14 record.

Let’s Go Twins! Keep it rollin’, for Mom.

Source: https://www.twinkietown.com/2025/5/8/24426439/twins-5-orioles-2-sweeeeeeeeep

 

[Minnesota Twins]

Eddie Rosario wasted no time jolting the 2015 Twins

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images

One pitch is all it takes!

After their horrendous start to the 2015 season, the Minnesota Twins had stabilized a bit following Trevor Plouffe’s panache. But heading into a May 6 contest with the Oakland (RIP) Athletics, the squad was just 14-13. Things could still go either way on the ‘15 season.

But then Eddie Rosario dug in and changed all of that with his first major league hack.

A native of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Rosario came to the Twins organization via the fourth round of the 2010 MLB Draft. His development was a bit up-and-down: the raw talent showed immediately and he played for the Puerto Rico squad in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. He also received a 50-game suspension in 2014 for use of a banned substance.

Photo by Robbie Rogers/MLB via Getty Images
Baby Eddie representing his country of birth

But when Eduardo Nunez & Oswaldo Arcia hit the IL in early May of ‘15, it opened a roster spot for the young prospect.

Entering the Target Field batter’s box against A’s lefty Scott Kazmir, Eddie led off the third inning in the 8th slot of Paul Molitor’s lineup. With a cadre of family members in the bleachers, the first sphere Kazmir sent his way did not return to the field of play...

I’ll never forget watching this moment on TV while living in Burnsville, MN. It is exceedingly rare that a first swing possesses such magic, but—as conveyed by Dick Bremer & Bert Blyleven in the booth—that was exactly what transpired here.

Rosario was no flash-in-the-pan. He’d stick with the big club for the ‘15 duration and put up this line: 122 G, 474 PA, 18 2B, 15 3B, 13 HR, 11 SB, 102 OPS+. In the field, his Cuddyer-like cannon would gun down as many runners as his scattershot brain would sometimes let on.

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images
Chugging towards 3B

After a 6-year Twins stint followed by some club-hopping, Eddie is—believe it or not—still kicking around. This year he appeared in 2 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers before being granted free agency in lieu of accepting an assignment. As the ‘21 Atlanta Braves discovered, Eddie remains a small-sample-size weapon in the biggest of moments.

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images
That swing looks VERY familiar!

The Twins would throttle the A’s 11-0 that May 6, 2015 evening (6 scoreless innings from Kyle Gibson—somewhere TJ is smiling). By the time May closed, the Twins were a remarkable 20-7 within its boundaries—moving into 1st place in the AL Central!

As you can see, I was pumped!

(Late breaking news: Eddie Rosario is now in Atlanta again! You can’t keep Rosie down!)

Source: https://www.twinkietown.com/2025/5/...irst-pitch-oakland-athletics-scott-kazmir-wow