Brandon Warne
@warne.bsky.social
I talk about baseball on Access Twins. Jason Kubel enthusiast. I love my family, Jesus, sports cards, late 90s wrestling, Unsolved Mysteries & podcasts by Conrad Thompson & James Pietragallo/Jimmie Whisman.
Having very similar seasons too. I am stricken by the same affliction
Levi Weaver, but for baseball@threetwoeephus.bsky.social · 13h agoMy lifelong mental block that wants to combine mental files on Marcell Ozuna and Jorge Soler isn’t helped by the fact that Soler was DFAd yesterday by the Angels and Ozuna was released by the Pirates.
PODCAST @warne.bsky.social checks in on the Twins' deadline moves. omny.fm/shows/the-br...
I wrote a whole bunch of words about the Twins at the trade deadline if you’d read them that would be nice:
Grading the trades: How did the Minnesota Twins fare at the 2026 trade deadline?
The Twins made three moves; how do they look individually and as a collective group?
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Her: “I bet he’s off at a strip club or somewhere nasty with the boys” Me and the Boys:
Need Jackson Jobe to tweet his displeasure of the Skubal trade so I can finally say
Her: “I bet he’s off at a strip club or somewhere nasty with the boys” Me and the Boys:
We missed the boat by not naming MLB The Show after Maddon Maddon 2026, etc
Brilliant Guinness Moment
ALT: Brilliant Guinness Moment
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Scott Spratt@scottspratt.bsky.social · 2w agoMy bet would be that John Harbaugh is Joe Maddon, the face of an analytics-forward organization but not at all the driving force behind its modern thinking. Not to be ageist, but how often are sports lifers in their mid-50s the tip of the spear of a new way to approach their sport?
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Bobby Nightengale@nightengalejr.bsky.social · 3w agoByron Buxton, who wants to remain with the Twins for the rest of his career, chatted with Clayton Kershaw during the World Baseball Classic about spending his career with one team. “Just to see his reaction, though, I was like, ‘That’s going to be me.’” Story: www.startribune.com/byron-buxton...
PODCAST @warne.bsky.social joins the show as we talk Twins at a mark that's closer to the actual halfway mark than the All-Star break is. omny.fm/shows/the-br...
Wednesday 7-1: Brandon Warne - The Bruce Ciskie Show
We talk Twins at (just past) the halfway mark of the season with the great Brandon Warne.
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The Twins have DFA’d Justin Lawrence and activated Kendry Rojas
Trying a new feature idea: Twins stats I bet you didn’t know Here’s the first one:
Here's a Twins stat I bet you didn't know: Strikeouts
The Twins offense in June has been doing something you probably haven't noticed
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PODCAST @warne.bsky.social checks in as the Twins have surged into a playoff spot in the (putrid) American League. omny.fm/shows/the-br...
On this day in 1998, David Wells threw a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins. On this day in 2018, I wrote what I consider to be my best piece ever — a 20-year anniversary piece on the Twins being perfect game-d by Boomer:
David Wells' Perfect Game - 20 Years Later - Zone Coverage
It’s May 17, 1998. It’s 8:30 a.m. It’s a Sunday. There is nothing remotely perfect about David Wells’ state of mind as he’s on the receiving end of a
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Matt Wallner and Travis Adams have been optioned to St Paul Zebby Matthews and Ryan Kreidler have been recalled
Crazy Simeon Woods Richardson stat Earned runs allowed by inning: 1st - 0 2nd - 2 3rd - 13 (!) 4th - 8 5th - 7
Bailey Ober’s 89 pitch shutout is the fewest by a Twins pitcher in a CG SHO since Bill Krueger on 4/17/1992 (at CWS)
Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Jack Walker to a minor league contract.
How much longer can the Twins wait for Matt Wallner's bat to heat up?
How long can the Twins wait on Matt Wallner?
There remains precious little evidence the outfielder is nearing a return to form
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How much longer can the Twins wait for Matt Wallner's bat to heat up?
How long can the Twins wait on Matt Wallner?
There remains precious little evidence the outfielder is nearing a return to form
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I was there when he asked Alex Kiriloff at Twins Fest 2020 “what kind of pitcher do you want to be?” When Kirilloff informed him that he was an outfielder, he came back with “well what kind of outfielder do you want to be?”
Chris Steller@chrissteller.bsky.social · 3mo agoWCCO’s Mike Max seen in passing on Amazon’s Wolves broadcast taking the escalator at Target Center
MLB rule suggestion If you run out of mound visits, you should be able to meet at home plate but the hitter gets to eavesdrop
As someone whose sibling was in a wheelchair: 🥹 Royce Lewis saw a boy in a wheelchair at a signing and people kept cutting in front of him — so he took off his Jordans and signed them for him and went home in socks Amazing story from @audramartin.bsky.social
They offered them $11 in store credit
BadgerNoonan@badgernoonan.bsky.social · 3mo agoGameStop has the cash to buy eBay? That's wild.
Toronto Blue Jays sent RHP José Berríos on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons.
