During the 2025 MLB season, I attended 29 live contests—all featuring YOUR Minnesota Twins (for better or for worse—heavy on the latter). Twenty-three at 1 Twins Way and six more at various away locales. One less than ‘24—perhaps understandable considering the post-July slump (only 3 attendances in August & 3 in September).
The tale-of-the-tape & highlights…
Overall Record
13.5 wins, 15 losses. Why the 0.5? Well, on one occasion a game I was at got suspended due to rain and finished up the next day (in a MN victory!).
So, pedantically I saw 13.5 wins.
Kyle Lohse Memorial Award
(So named for the amount of times I saw him pitch at the Metrodome when I wanted Johan or Radke)
- Chris Paddack: 6 starts seen
- Bailey Ober & Joe Ryan: 5 starts
- SWR: 4 starts
- Zebby & Pablo: 3 starts
- David Festa: 2 starts
- 1 bullpen game
Dog Days of Summer
Twice I Barked at the Park with my sisters’ golden retrievers and doodle. A great time was had by man and beast.
Thievery—and not the Byron Buxton variety
In my second game of the season, I had the baseball glove I’ve been taking to games since 1999 stolen out from under my seat during a restroom run. After navigating the five stages of grief, this necessitated new leather.
Leavin’ on a Jet Plane
I was fortunate enough to get to Seattle, Houston, & Colorado (where I ran into a few of our tribe—John Foley & Brandon Brooks) this summer. Three more check marks on the ballpark bucket list! The utterly improbable comeback against the Mariners was unreal!
Fun Foodstuffs
From dogs to donuts to on-the-road fries, I ingested some fun ballpark cuisine in 2025.
At-Home Highlights
- April 22: Byron Buxton’s game-saving, walk-off catch!
- May 10: Seven wins in a row!
- May 23: I see London, I see France hit a walk-off winner!
- June 7: Riding the Northstar Line for the final time—with my locomotive-obsessed 4-year old nephew.
- July 12: Seeing Byron Buxton’s cycle with the aunt who brought me to so many games at the Metrodome.
- July 28: The bell tolls for Jhoan Duran one final time.
- September 12: A wild comeback capped by Luke Keaschall.
It was—by almost no metric known to man—a good season for the Minnesota Twins. But I managed to squeeze as much fun out of it as I could. I hope you were able to do the same.
