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Midwest Swing: Cleveland Series Fallout, Uninvited Guest, Angst Levels

The Minnesota Twins lost 3 of 4 to the Cleveland Indians this weekend, and the teams are now tied for the lead in the AL Central. Brandon & Tom break down the weekend series, and offer their immediate reactions to the game and their implications on the rest of the season.

 

In This Episode:

  • Weekend Recap [5:00]
  • No surgery for Nelson Cruz [20:00]
  • Chris From Cleveland crashes the show [25:00]
  • Justin The Producer doesn’t like Justin Morneau [45:00]
  • Twitter Takes [51:00]

 

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.

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