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.
Episodes
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Nov 2, 2019 • 1h 43min
Episode 451: The Pitching Plan
Aaron and John talk about the many paths the Twins can take to rebuild their rotation, saying goodbye to Sam Dyson, claiming Matt Wisler, how to approach the qualifying offer with Jake Odorizzi and Michael Pineda, and Derek Shelton remaining in limbo.
Oct 27, 2019 • 1h 37min
Episode 450: Re-Drafting the Future
Aaron and John talk about the Twins losing hitting coach James Rowson, Royce Lewis winning MVP of the Arizona Fall League, the team's most valuable long-term building blocks, what happened 28 years ago, and the making of playoff legacies.
Oct 20, 2019 • 1h 45min
Episode 449: Gambling and Risk Taking
Aaron and John talk about their preseason over/under bets, why the Twins need to finally take some risks, the less-juiced playoff baseball, Rocco Baldelli being nice at Brasa, and the Yankees losing to someone other than the Twins again.
Oct 12, 2019 • 1h 41min
Episode 448: Season Ends, Offseason Begins
Aaron and John talk about the ALDS and its depressing end, and then set up the offseason with payroll, arbitration, and free agent decisions to come.
Oct 5, 2019 • 1h 21min
Episode 447: ALDS Game 1
Aaron and John talk about the Twins' ALDS Game 1 loss to the Yankees and the lead up to Game 2. For postgame episodes for Game 2, Game 3 and beyond, check out our midweek Patreon podcast at Patreon.com/Gleeman.
Sep 28, 2019 • 1h 26min
Episode 446: Yankees Week
Aaron and John talk about the Twins winning the AL Central and look ahead to another playoff matchup against the New York Yankees.
Sep 24, 2019 • 1h 35min
Episode 445: Playoff Pitching
Aaron and John talk about the state of the Twins' bullpen (good!) and rotation (bad!) heading into the playoffs, Ron Gardenhire playing a weird part in all of this, Nelson Cruz and Miguel Sano crushing in tandem, and what an ideal playoff lineup might look like.
Sep 16, 2019 • 1h 32min
Episode 444: In the Driver's Seat
Aaron and John talk about the Twins' big series win in Cleveland, losing Michael Pineda and Byron Buxton for the season, Brusdar Graterol getting loose, Miguel Sano's knockout blow, and the latest on the Twins' many injured hitters.
Sep 7, 2019 • 1h 40min
Episode 443: The Pineda Bomb
Aaron and John react in real time to the news of Michael Pineda's season-ending suspension, and also talk about potential playoff roster scenarios and the first game of the Cleveland series.
Sep 1, 2019 • 1h 34min
Episode 442: Expanded Rosters and Expanded Leads
Aaron and John talk about the Twins increasing their AL Central lead and shattering home run records, Brusdar Graterol's triple-digit debut, Byron Buxton's unexpected return, getting to know the September call-ups, and problems throughout the rotation. Want more Twins talk? Subscribe to our midweek "Off The Record" podcasts via Patreon.com/Gleeman.
