https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1037/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-bite-sized-history-gene-mauch-rod-carew-and-the-lumber-company-r3436/In 1970, for the second straight year, the Twins won their division but were swept out of the playoffs by the Baltimore Orioles. It wasn't obvious at the time, but the team would not make another postseason appearance for 17 years. That doesn't mean they were bad. The Twins remained marginally co...3436Fri, 13 Mar 2015 04:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/corey-koskie-comments-on-2015-twins-r3434/Ask a Minnesota Twins fan to list players who have made a significant impact on the team, and one name that promises to come up is Corey Koskie. Koskie played for three teams over a nine-year MLB career, but the third baseman is best known for his seven seasons in Minnesota. It all began in 1994,...3434Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/tyler-grimes-is-happy-with-his-decision-r3435/Last summer while playing minimally with the Ft. Myers Miracle, Tyler Grimes contemplated his future in baseball. He also contemplated his future outside of baseball. His manager, Doug Mientkiewicz, talked him into sticking it out through the rest of the season. He started playing almost every day...3435Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-fall-to-tampa-three-stars-r3433/The Twins dropped a 5-2 decision to the Tampa Bay Rays at Hammond Stadium in Ft. Myers, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon. Although the score of the game doesn’t matter in the least during spring training, what happens during the game can tell us some information. There were certainly some highlight...3433Thu, 12 Mar 2015 01:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/wednesday-twins-notes-meyer-kepler-bernier-beresford-sano-vargas-r3432/It’s Wednesday in Ft. Myers. It’s Game Day, and the grounds crew at Hammond Stadium has made this field look pristine. It’s going to be another hot day in southwest Florida, with temperatures nearing 90 degrees. As always in Florida, there is a chance of rain. In fact, a good chance. I had a chanc...3432Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-if-the-twins-drafted-mark-prior-r3428/I wish I had written this story earlier, when public opinion towards Joe Mauer was more favorable than it is presently. Some of the hot takes regarding Mauer’s (perceived) lack of toughness have been poorly reasoned and while Mauer has not provided good value relative to his salary in recent seaso...3428Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/aaron-hicks-is-striding-in-the-right-direction-r3431/After a season and a half of floundering against right-handed pitching, Minnesota Twins’ outfielder Aaron Hicks made the decision to stop switch-hitting and bat exclusively from the right side. Several pitches later, the outfielder admitted he made a huge mistake and went back to swinging from bot...3431Wed, 11 Mar 2015 04:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-wisely-taking-aggressive-international-approach-r3430/When the Boston Red Sox signed Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada with a $31.5 million bonus last month, they were taking advantage of a flawed system that likely won't be in place much longer. Although it's on a much smaller scale, the Twins appear to be preparing to make a similarly savvy move with 16...3430Wed, 11 Mar 2015 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/thorpe-williams-and-the-mustache-make-their-returns-r3429/The Minnesota Twins made a two-hour road trip early on Tuesday morning north to Dunedin. A couple of regulars made the trip, but most of the veterans stayed back in Ft. Myers and got in their work. I remained in Ft. Myers as well and made frequent treks between the big league workouts and the mino...3429Wed, 11 Mar 2015 01:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/this-time-it39s-different-r3427/I walked into the Twins clubhouse at Hammond Stadium this morning. There were a couple of games of cards being played. Some players were on their phones at their locker. 20-year-old Jose (JO) Berrios sat at his desk quietly. He had a stack of envelopes in his locker and one on the floor next to hi...3427Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/first-report-from-the-fort-r3424/For the next month, Twins Daily will be in Ft. Myers, filing daily reports from The Fort. Seth made the trek to southwest Florida. On Monday, he arrived at Hammond Stadium. Despite few players being at the stadium, we were able to see a lot of baseball action and talk to a few players. Below you w...3424Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/we-have-a-new-soccer-website33-r3426/Why in the world would we launch a soccer website, especially before a basketball web site? There are three good reasons. The first is that soccer coverage in Minnesota has been mostly ignored by corporate media. (If there is one thing that gets a bunch of bloggers blood boiling, it’s seeing corpo...3426Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:31:00 +0000