

Gleeman and The Geek
Aaron Gleeman and John Bonnes
Minnesota Twins Talk with Aaron Gleeman and John Bonnes. For more, including midweek, episodes, check out https://www.patreon.com/Gleeman.
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Sep 7, 2020 • 1h 42min
Episode 491: Donaldson, Buxton, Pineda, and Rooker
Aaron and John talk about an up-and-down week that saw the Twins snap a long losing streak, go on a winning streak, welcome back Josh Donaldson, Byron Buxton, and Michael Pineda, and call up Brent Rooker and Willians Astudillo.

Aug 31, 2020 • 1h 38min
Episode 490: Going First To Third
Aaron and John talk about the Twins' worst week of the season, what to expect at the trade deadline, the lineup's shocking decline vs. left-handed pitching, Michael Pineda's return, the latest of many injury updates, and why the new playoff format might actually help save for the Twins.

Aug 24, 2020 • 1h 42min
Episode 489: The Walking (and Winning) Wounded
Aaron and John talk about the Twins hanging onto first place despite never-ending injuries, this week's big series in Cleveland, Kenta Maeda's near no-hitter, Ryan Jeffers' unexpected debut, and Miguel Sano crushing the ball again.

Aug 17, 2020 • 1h 35min
Episode 488: Safety Squeezes and Ragged Rotations
Aaron and John talk about Jose Berrios' struggles and the Twins' in-flux rotation, the strategy behind a surprising safety squeeze, how the Twins dramatically improved their defense, what to make of slow starts by Miguel Sano and Mitch Garver, and whether or not John Bonnes is a heartthrob.

Aug 10, 2020 • 1h 41min
Episode 487: Rolled by the Royals
Aaron and John commiserate about the Twins four-game losing streak and count down the news that matters.

Aug 3, 2020 • 1h 35min
Episode 486: Crushing Cleveland
Aaron and John talk about the Twins taking three out of four from Cleveland at Target Field, unexpectedly great pitching, a soft upcoming schedule, injuries starting to test the depth, and a navel-gazing discussion about the history of Twins blogging.

Jul 27, 2020 • 1h 39min
Episode 485: Beating Up the White Sox
Aaron and John talk about the Twins' season-opening series win over the White Sox, preview the upcoming week against the Cardinals and Indians, marvel at the ageless Nelson Cruz, and imagine crazy scenarios about Dustin Morse tracking down home run balls.

Jul 20, 2020 • 1h 43min
Episode 484: Sano, Buxton, and Over/Unders
Aaron and John preview the AL Central by way of their annual over/under picks, plus the latest on Miguel Sano, Byron Buxton, Jake Odorizzi, Willians Astudillo, and the 30-man roster decisions with Opening Day right around the corner.

Jul 12, 2020 • 1h 30min
Episode 483: Schedules, Scrimmages, and Screams
Aaron and John talk about the Twins' advantages with the 60-game schedule, Rich Hill grunting his way into the rotation, hitters and pitchers both hating the robot ump, the surreal experience of games in an empty ballpark, Nelson Cruz's leadership skills, and returning to KFAN for another season.

Jul 5, 2020 • 1h 35min
Episode 482: Ready Or Not ... Baseball!
Aaron and John talk about the first few days of Twins summer camp, the decisions surrounding the 60-player pool, Miguel Sano and Willians Astudillo testing positive for COVID-19, Nelson Cruz's constant leadership, and the surreal experience of trying to cover baseball right now.


