As Twins' flight fought through heavy turbulence Mon., Brian Dozier piped up: "Boys, if we go down, we go down the best team in the league."
Phil Miller
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Getting paid to watch baseball, specifically the Minnesota Twins for the Star Tribune. No, I can't believe it, either.
Joined August 2010
- Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire is in the hallway outside the Twins’ clubhouse, here to offer congratulations to his friends still in the organization.
- F-35 fighter jets from the “Black Widow” squadron based in Utah, two of them flown by Griffin Jax’s brother and sister-in-law Parker and Chandler Jax, fly over Target Field during 9-11 ceremony.
00:00 - Here's video of flyover at Twins pregame -- and a bald eagle landing on Seattle starter James Paxton as he warms up in left field.
00:00 - Jim Kaat, who also played for the White Sox, Phillies, Yankees and Cardinals in a 25-year career, confirms he wants a Twins logo on his cap for the Hall of Fame plaque.
- Baseball weirdness: The Twins nearly pitched a combined no-hitter tonight, but Omar Narváez spoiled it with a single to right. So the Twins settled for their first one-hitter since April 15, 2017, when Ervin Santana allowed nothing except single to right by ... Omar Narváez.
- Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat have been elected to the Hall of Fame. Big day for the Twins.
- Carlos Correa poses with Twins fans as he heads to practice field in Fort Myers.
- If Mauer is elected, Twins have a complete lineup of Hall of Famers: C Joe Mauer 1B Jim Thome 2B Rod Carew SS Paul Molitor (54 career starts) 3B Harmon Killebrew LF Dave Winfield CF Kirby Puckett RF Tony Oliva DH David Ortiz P Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Jim Kaat, Steve Carlton
- Carlos Correa just walked up and introduced himself in the Twins’ clubhouse, so I can confirm that he’s here, and he’s very polite. Seems genuinely excited to meet his new team.
- Super-agent Scott Boras just hugged Luis Arraez, in case you were wondering if his next contract will be expensive.
- Opening Day is exactly two months from today, earliest ever. Twins will open at Oakland Coliseum for the ninth time in their history, more than any park except the Metrodome (15). But the Twins haven’t started a season in Oakland since ... 1991. Opened 1987 season there, too.
- Josh Donaldson crushes a BP homer off the batter’s eye, steps out to confer with Michael Cuddyer who demonstrates something with his swing, then steps back in and hits one off the TOP of the batter’s eye. Hits it twice more, and the fans watching erupt in applause as he finishes.
