Midwest Swing With Brandon Warne

Tom is gone, but Brandon & Justin The Producer are back in action and ready to break down all the MLB Free Agency craziness from the last month! How badly is the Brewers rotation going to suck? What is the Twins off-season plan? JOSH DONALDSON? Twins trade ideas? Payroll? Rebuilding? All this and much more!   In This Episode: Happy Holidays! [2:00] Brewers Rotation & Off-Season [6:00] Twins Off-Season [24:00] MLB Free Agency Roundup [55:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

Welcome back to Midwest Swing! Tom Schreier is once again gone but do not fret, Brandon brought in D.B. Firstman (@dianagram) author of the upcoming book Hall of Name: Baseball's Most Magnificent Monikers from 'The Only Nolan' to 'Van Lingle Mungo' and More to talk about a myriad of topics including the book, the Simpsons, funny Twitter accounts, and of course tons of baseball!    In This Episode: Welcome, D.B. Firstman! [2:00] Hall of Name: Baseball's Most Magnificent Monikers from 'The Only Nolan' to 'Van Lingle Mungo' and More [25:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 1

Today we have another special guest as Ozzie Guillén Jr joins Brandon to talk about growing up around baseball, how his father influenced his career and his current connections with baseball. We also talk White Sox, Michael Pineda, and a behind the scenes look at the 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.   In this Weeks Episode: The White Sox [3:00] Michael Pineda [13:00] Growing up around baseball [22:00] Managing amateur baseball [31:00] Ozzie Guillén Sr [42:00] Bat boy for the 2000 Devil Rays [53:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

Special guest alert! Today we have an incredibly fun episode with Elling Hoffland who's a Product Manager for Sportradar! We break down all the news from around the league including the latest on the Astros scandal, Yasmani Grandal signing with the White Sox, some Minnesota Twins off-season updates, as well as tons of Brewers talk and a game where we run through some of the funniest names in MLB history!   In This Episode: Welcome, Elling Hoffland! [2:00] News from around the league [11:00] Zack Wheeler to.... Minnesota? [21:00] Brewers! Brewers! Brewers! [26:00] Astros Drama Continues [33:00] Funny Baseball Player Names! [55:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and

Brandon and Tom are back in studio to discuss all the biggest news surrounding the MLB (and more!) on the latest episode of Midwest Swing! The Astros are stealing signs, Odorizzi accepted his QO, AL & NL MVP's announced, Rocco wins Manager of the Year, and tons of Twins front-office news!   In This Episode: Myles Garrett [2:00] Houston Astros Sign Stealing [10:00] AL & NL MVP's [20:00] Brandon's Health Journey [38:00] Rocco Wins AL Manager of the Year [42:00] Falvey & Levine [51:00] Odorizzi's QO [55:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

Brandon and Tom are back in action and ready to break down some recent Minnesota Twins news, as well as some headlines from around the world of sports!    In This Episode: Deadspin/Kansas City/Stephen A. Smith [2:30] Jake Odorizzi QA [15:00] What did we learn from this years World Series? [23:00] MLB Trade Rumors: Twins Targets [40:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

Brandon and Tom are back in studio to (sorta) talk baseball, including some shakeups to the Minnesota Twins coaching staff, a huge recap of the World Series that includes a little bit of talk about the actual games being played, as well as tons of talk from around the league!   In This Episode: Cord Cutting & GIF's [5:00] World Series & News From Around The League [15:00] James Rowson [45:00] Matt Wisler [55:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

The world-famous Tiny Nick, known from the TV coverage of Willians Astudillo catch at the right field wall, joins the show again to prep for the Minnesota Twins offseason. Who stays? Who goes? Who do we WANT? Who do we NEED? We also discuss the fallout from the Twins/Yankees series, as well as our expectations for the upcoming World Series matchup between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros!   In This Episode: Twins/Yankees Fallout [5:00] World Series Expectations [21:00] Twins Offseason Expectations [32:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

Tom & Brandon are back to share their thoughts on the MLB Playoffs so far, as well as dive back into Brandon's "Offseason Blueprint" for the Minnesota Twins including why he doesn't have them resigning Jake Odorizzi, as well as answering some of your questions form Twitter!   In This Episode: Tom's Sketchy Uber Ride [2:00] Jake Odorizzi's Future [7:00] Nelson Cruz: Future Hitting Coach? [19:00] Twitter Questions! [29:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

Brandon Warne & Tom Schreier are back in studio to offer reactions to the Minnesota Twins season-ending press conference, as well as layout their ideas of what this offseason will look like for the team, including who will stay, who will go, and potential free agency targets they might look at!   In This Episode: Will Gerrit Cole be a Minnesota Twin? [2:00] What is the Twins plan for the off-season? [11:00] Tenders & Non-Tenders? [20:00] Free Agency Targets [30:00] 2020 Roster Predictions [40:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

The Minnesota Twins have been swept by the New York Yankees in the 2019 ALDS. They have now lost 16 consecutive playoff games, the last thirteen of which have come by way of the Yankees. This show is going to be a real bummer, so buckle up. Lets get sad!   In This Episode: We are very sad... What went wrong? Will it ever end? Red Dog / Red Bull   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

Tom is in New York and Brandon is home with his sick daughter, so this show is an absolute mess but the Minnesota Twins are in the playoffs so it doesn't matter! We break down the ALDS Rosters which were announced today, round up some news coming out of New York ahead of the series, and offer some final predictions that are sure to change as soon a the first pitch is thrown tonight! GO TWINS!   In This Episode: Tom's notes from New York [2:30] Player interviews & workouts [10:00] ALDS Rosters Announced [18:00] "Keys To the Series" [24:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before join

Brandon and Tom discuss the upcoming American League Division Series against the New York Yankees, including the injury to Luis Arraez, Rocco's comments on the history between the Twins & Yankees, as well as offering some predictions for the different playoff matchups from around the league!   In This Episode: Luis Arraez Injury [2:00] ALDS Preview [13:00] Rocco "doesn't care" about history between Minnesota & New York [22:00] Playoff Predictions [35:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

The Minnesota Twins are your 2019 AL Central Champions! Brandon calls in from Kansas City where he’s at for the Twins final regular season series against the Royals to talk Randy Dobnak, Kyle Gibson, give a preview of the playoffs and the *likely* series against the Yankees, and plenty more!   In This Episode: The Twins are AL Central Champions! Kansas City Preview [8:00] Randy Dobnak [14:00] Kyle Gibson [22:00] Playoff Preview [28:00] THE BREWERS ARE PLAYOFF BOUND BABY! [35:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. — Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer. Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

Brandon and Tom are back together and ready to breakdown what could have been the AL Central-deciding series against the Cleveland Indians last weekend! After that, they discuss the future of the Twins pitching staff, how they can begin to prep for the playoffs, and what the potential post-season lineups could be!   In This Episode: Felipe Vázquez [2:30] Twins Magic Number/Cleveland Recap [5:00] The future of the Twins pitching staff [12:00] Prepping for the playoffs [30:00] Playoff Lineups [50:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. --- Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer.  Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

Tom is in Cleveland so instead of subjecting you to another terrible call from his Uber, Brandon enlists the help of Matt Trueblood (@MATrueblood) to discuss some of the most intriguing story lines from around the MLB, as well as what the playoff picture currently looks like, how it impacts the Minnesota Twins, and some potential MLB Award Winners!   In This Episode: Most intriguing MLB story lines [3:00] Thoughts on bringing up Kirilloff? [11:00] Playoff Picture [16:00] Expectations from the Twins in October [24:00] NL Wild Card Race [33:00] Trueblood's Cubs Takes [40:00] Jeremy Jeffress & Two-Way Players [50:00] MLB Awards [53:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. --- Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer.  Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverag

Brandon & Tom are back in studio to discuss the recent series against the Cleveland Indians and the impact it has on the Twins chase for the Playoffs. Additionally, they talk about Byron Buxton's injury that might keep him out for the remainder of the season, Michael Pineda's 60-game PED suspension, what our expectations should be heading into the playoffs, and could we see Alex Kirilloff sometime soon?   In This Episode: Cleveland Recap [4:00] Buxton done for the season? [12:00] Pineda's 60-Game Suspension [28:00] Expectations for the playoffs [25:00] Is Kirilloff coming up? [29:00] Nationals Preview [35:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. --- Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer.  Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wro

Tom is back from Boston after yet another series win the for the Minnesota Twins, who are now 6.5 games up on the Cleveland Indians. Brandon & Tom give their reactions from the series, as well as talk about a few other topics including Buxton & Dyson's injury concerns, a potential Kirilloff sighting in the playoffs, as well as a preview of the potential post-season "clinching" series against the Indians!   In This Episode: Boston Recap & Rosario's Throw [5:00] Randy Dobnak and Kyle Gibson [15:00] Ian Miller & Playoff Lineups [25:00] Byron Buxton Update [31:00] Alex Kirilloff up for the playoffs? [36:00] Where is Sam Dyson [41:00] Cleveland Preview [47:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. --- Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer.  Tom Schreier (@tschreier

Tom has followed the Twins out to Boston for their series against the Red Sox, so he calls in to preview the matchup and catch up on some news over the last week including: September call ups, the Twins breaking the MLB home run record, having a chance to reach Brandon's predicted win number tonight, and plenty more!   In This Episode: Tom's in Boston [4:00] September call-ups [7:00] Twins Pitching [12:30] Potential Post-Season lineup [20:00] Angst Levels! [30:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. --- Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer.  Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

Brandon, Tom, and Justin The Producer taste test some Red Dog beer and White Claws before diving into a bunch of Minnesota Twins topics! Should the Twins trade Eddie Rosario? Where can they find more pitching? What does the current 40-Man roster look like? Division race? All of it!   In This Episode: Red Dog & White Claws [2:00] Roster Moves & Pitching [8:00] 40-Man Roster Recap [23:00] Potential offseason trades.... [33:00] Angst Levels [42:00]   Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news. --- Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer.  Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.