The Twins beat the Yankees in the regular season series for the first time since 2001! John and Ben discuss the significance of that for the Twins and the importance of stacking up wins against the lowly Royals. Topics include: first grade, the year 2001, Buck Bombs, Beef Stew, and offensive force Max Kepler.

Then, the guys look at how losing Kenta Maeda and Tyler Mahle for a long stretch will impact the Twins, and why losing 40% of their starting rotation isn’t as bad as it might seem (Bailey Ober and Louie Varland, come on down!) Finally, they talk about Alex Kirilloff’s continued minor league dominance and why the Twins aren’t calling him up right away.

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