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Tom Schreier
Tom Schreier is the founder and proprietor of Zone Coverage. He created Zone Coverage with the goal of mixing new age media with old-school journalism. His goal was to create an economically sustainable platform for sports content for Minnesota fans. Before Zone Coverage, Tom wrote for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.
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5/21 GAME NOTES: Twins Lose First Game of Doubleheader 6-4, Win Second Game 8-4
By Tom Schreier - May 21, 2017
Both games of today’s doubleheader between the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals started similarly. The end result of each game, however, was much different. In the […]
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5/21 PREGAME NOTES: Doubleheader (Hughes vs. Junis, Mejia vs. Kennedy), Protecting Sano
By Tom Schreier - May 21, 2017
Greetings from Target Field, where it’s 48 and overcast and likely will be that way all day. Rain isn’t expected until 9:00 pm tonight, and given that […]
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5/20 PREGAME NOTES: Game Postponed, Straight Doubleheader Tomorrow (Hughes, Mejia)
By Tom Schreier - May 20, 2017
With rain steadily coming down on Target Field and expected to last all day, the Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals game has been postponed until tomorrow. […]
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5/18 GAME 2 NOTES: Berrios Strikes Out 11 in Twins 2-0 Win Over Rockies
By Tom Schreier - May 18, 2017
Jose Berrios topped his 7.2 inning 2017 debut against the Cleveland Indians by punching out 11 Rockies hitters in the Minnesota Twins 2-0 win over Colorado in […]
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5/18 GAME 1 NOTES: Twins Go 0-for-9 with Runners in Scoring Position, Lose to Rockies 5-1
By Tom Schreier - May 18, 2017
Ervin Santana’s ERA jumped from 1.50 to 2.07 and the Minnesota Twins were 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position in a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies in […]
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5/17 PREGAME NOTES: (UPDATE: Game Postponed), Balancing Winning and Development
By Tom Schreier - May 17, 2017
Greetings from Target Field, where it is overcast and thunderstorms are in the forecast until 10:00 pm tonight. [UPDATE: The game has been postponed. It will be […]
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5/16 GAME NOTES: Twins Give Up Four Runs in the Sixth Inning, Lose to Rockies 7-3
By Tom Schreier - May 16, 2017
A four-run fourth inning ultimately doomed the Minnesota Twins, who fell to the NL West-leading Colorado Rockies 7-3 after a remarkably close start to the game. “Yeah, […]
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5/16 PREGAME NOTES: Hughes vs. Freeland, “First Place” and Balancing Info and Intuition
By Tom Schreier - May 16, 2017
Greetings from Target Field, where it’s 80 degrees and sunny. It might be the only nice day this week — thunderstorms are expected tomorrow, rain on Thursday, […]
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STAFF POD: NHL/NBA Playoffs, Twins-Wild Comps and Home Field Advantage
By Tom Schreier - May 16, 2017
Join Sam Ekstrom, Arif Hasan, Heather Rule and Tom Schreier as they welcome a new member to the Zone Coverage family, discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs […]
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SCHREIER: Berrios Needs to be First of Many Young Pitchers to Make Impact on Twins This Season
By Tom Schreier - May 16, 2017
You have to be excited about the performance we received from him. — Twins manager Paul Molitor after Jose Berrios’ 2017 debut on Saturday Jose Berrios had […]
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STAFF POD: NBA vs. NHL Playoffs, Twins Talk and Harrison Smith Slighted
By Tom Schreier - May 9, 2017
Join Sam Ekstrom, Brandon Warne, Heather Rule and Tom Schreier another roundtable discussion with the Cold Omaha/Zone Coverage staff. First, they debate the pros and cons of […]
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SCHREIER: Falvey and Levine Are Already Leaving Their Fingerprints on the Minnesota Twins Roster
By Tom Schreier - May 9, 2017
It was an encouraging meeting, for them to have so much confidence in what I can do. — Twins pitcher Kyle Gibson, discussing his meeting with Falvey […]