(Tuesday) Morning Minnesota: The “Congrats to the Brewers” Edition
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – AUGUST 07: Royce Lewis #23 of the Minnesota Twins slides safely into home plate as William Contreras #24 of the Milwaukee Brewers takes the throw in the sixth inning at American Family Field on August 07, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Turns out my article from last week cursed the Vikings, the Timberwolves, and the Gophers’ secondary, but the Wild continue to be awesome. Classic Minnesota Sports Curse. Meanwhile, in the baseball world, the Brewers have won their first World Series! Congrats to old friend Trevor Megill and our frenemies in Wisconsin for finally reaching the mountaintop!
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Check out The Feed, where you can add your discussions about the Twins!
- Zach Koenig has another Twinkie Town Definitive List for this offseason, and we are on to Round 2 looking at the Greatest Washington Senators!
- Ben Jones has the news on the Twins extending a qualifying offer to Ryan Jeffers.
- Ben also looks at what the Twins can learn from the Brewers’ World Series win.
- James Fillmore will be watching Bad Day at Black Rock for Twinkie Town Movie Night this Friday. We finished out October with Little Shop of Horrors last week!
- Zach wraps up his review of the 2006 season, looking at which Twins won awards.
- Ben Jones sets us up with this season’s offseason calendar.
- Aidan O’Brien checks in on the Arizona Fall League.
- Matt Monitto is back with another OOTP tournament – the Alphaball Twins League!
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Dan Hayes at The Athletic looks at where the Twins can improve once free agency opens.
- Patrick Reusse at Star Tribune looks at what the Brewers’ World Series win means for Gopher baseball.
- Matthew Taylor at Twins Daily looks at why the Twins should want Ryan Jeffers to accept the qualifying offer.
- Theo Tollefson at Zone Coverage suggests which free-agent relievers the Twins should target in November.
In the World of Baseball:
- Finalists have been announced for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Reliever of the Year.
- Jeff Passan at ESPN talks about the inside stories of how the Brewers built a World Series Champion team.
- Kiley McDaniel at ESPN gives his rankings and contract projections for the Top 50 2026-2027 MLB free agents.
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