Flyover Territory

After a long mid-season break, we're back! And better than ever as AL Central Champs once again! This week we take a quick look at what got us to this point, and then focus our attention on the task ahead; our attempt to win just one, single playoff game. And healing Royce Lewis's hamstring.

Hard to believe we already are at the pivotal 10% mark of the season, but with the passing of mid April, here we are. The Twins were off to a hot start, winning 3 of their first 4 series before splitting a 4 game series in NY. Dave and Woody are back to discuss the highs and lows of the NY series, their ideal line ups after 16 games, and Pablo Lopez signing his extension. And maybe a small Dropping Balls 2023 season preview thrown in for fun.

The 2023 season is finally upon us! And Dave and Woody are here to get you ready for what to expect from your Minnesota Twins this year. Do we finally have enough pitching? What's going on with our infield? Will the Twins win the division?? Here's a hint: we both think we will win more games than we lose...

We've made it a half decade! How you ask? Definitely not PEDs... But Dave and Woody are back in time for the turn of the calendar to the 2023 Twins' season, and with that comes the obvious: Carlos Correa. Instead of telling you how it happened, we just take some quality time and chat about how two die hards were taking it all in over the course of the Giants/Mets/Twins saga. We then look a bit at the current state of the roster, before maybe foreshadowing a few things to come. RIP Luis Arraez! (well, not really RIP but for all intents and purposes...)

The metaphorical weather forecast for this episode: gloomy, with a chance for rain, or maybe it's already raining. It's hard to tell sometimes in the dog days of summer, but luckily Dave and Woody are back to talk through it all. In this pre-deadline episode, the two discuss the current state of affairs with hometown Twins, a brief overview of the AL Central, and then each go through their wish lists for what they'd like to see happen at the trade deadline, but also what they actually think will happen.

Has it been perfect? No, but somehow your hometown Minnesota Twins are leading the AL Central, and that has Dave and Woody excited, in a very Minnesotan way. Cautiously optimistic may be a better way to describe it, but alas, first place is first place! In this week's check in, the two discuss the pitching concerns, our young player depth issues, and a preview of what the trade deadline could offer if these winning ways continue! Arraez for President! Or at least an all star spot!

Finally we're back with games that count! And with that comes Dave and Woody fresh off a near perfect game outing at Target Field (thanks for nothing Dave Roberts!). This week the two dive into the first 6 games of the season, the underwhelming sense they get if they were to base everything off these 6 games, and a little dive into some historical relevance of Clayton Kershaw as one of the last true starting pitcher heroes. "There aren't must win series in April, but there are can't lose ones..." might just be our first merch for the pod!

After a long, dark, turbulent 99 day lockout, Dave and Woody are back, and better than ever! Well, maybe not quite that far, but the two are back and ready to report for the 2022 Minnesota Twins season! In this season preview the two dive deep into the moves the Twins made since the lockout ended, their concerns over the current state of the pitching options, and future projections for the 2022 season. And maybe take a little bit of time to discuss the new starting shortstop, just some unknown guy named Carlos Correa.

This is a baseball podcast, but sometimes baseball is hard to talk about when you live in flyover territory. So this week, Dave and Woody briefly talk about the state of baseball for their hometown club, and then get into their main topic: Premier League Football and most importantly, the return of Cristiano Ronaldo. Understandable if you wanted baseball talk if you choose to opt out this week. We'll get back to baseball next time out.

It's been 6 weeks, and while a lot has happened, a lot has also not happened. In this episode Dave and Woody look back at how the trade deadline went down, which saw a lot of fan favorites exit, while potentially bringing in new faces of the franchise. Then the two look at how the rest of the 2021 season should unfold, and if we're lucky enough to get to see a 2022 season, how that version of the club should look (big hint: youth movement or bust!).