Twins Blog: Opening Day Feelings
Pro baseball players are paid to use their skills at a high level, and to bury their emotions to get the job done.
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Pro baseball players are paid to use their skills at a high level, and to bury their emotions to get the job done.
A lot of Twins fans were snapping pictures at the home opener Friday, especially at the Tony Oliva statue unveiling. Now, it's easier to share those pictures.
Long before the game started, before Target Field gates even opened, Twins fan Shelley Neibaur was in the Twins Majestic Clubhouse Store shopping for new clothes.
Joe Mauer and Denard Span delivered RBI singles in the eighth inning against the superb Brett Anderson to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics in their home opener on Friday.
Minnesota Twins second baseman Tsuyoshi Nishioka will not need a cast or surgery for his broken left fibula.
It wasn't just the sun that had people smiling in downtown Minneapolis Friday afternoon -- baseball was back in Twins territory.
When one thinks of a romantic evening with that special someone, baseball hot dogs may not immediately come to mind. It may be great ballpark food but it's not exactly date night dinner kind of cuisine.
The Minnesota Twins are set to take on the Oakland Athletics Friday for their first home game this season.
With the excitement of the Twins home opener in the air, a Minnesota health insurer says baseball fans should watch the amount of hot dogs, Cracker Jacks and beer going down the hatch.
With the first Twins home game on Friday being a sell-out, people are wondering if it's still possible to get tickets to a game. The short answer is yes.
Thousands of fans are expected to attend the 2011 Twins Home Opener, with the Twins taking on the Oakland Athletics.
It always hurts a little bit more losing there. Today it hurt a lot.
Twins infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured left fibula, the team announced.
Derek Jeter passed Rogers Hornsby for 33rd place on baseball's all-time list with two hits, and the New York Yankees' relievers held off the Minnesota Twins in their first game since blowing a big lead to win 4-3 on Thursday.
The cost to go to a Minnesota Twins game ranks among the priciest in the nation.
