https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1043/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-9-dave-dombrowski-r3346/This post is part of a series in which Mark Armour and I count down the 25 best GMs in history, cross-posting from our blog. For an explanation, please see this post. After the 1996 season Florida Marlins owner Wayne Huizinga—angling for a new publicly-financed stadium–asked general manager Dave D...3346Wed, 04 Feb 2015 06:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sizing-up-the-competition-chicago-white-sox-r3347/"They've made a real statement with what they're doing," said an anonymous AL Central official. "It's apparent they're better. They're a good club," said Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski. "Rarely has a team so successfully and systematically answered so many of its major questions" in an offseason, wrote...3347Wed, 04 Feb 2015 05:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/no-juice-podcast-41-sunday-at-jl-beers-r3345/On this week's No Juice Podcast -- recorded from JL Beers in Northeast Minneapolis -- Dan Anderson and Parker Hageman discuss the Minnesota Twins' struggles with their first round draft picks, the possibility of Joe Mauer never bouncing back and more. Click to listen. Other topics include super...3345Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-10-frank-cashen-r3343/This post is part of a series in which Mark Armour and I count down the 25 best GMs in history, cross-posting from our blog. For an explanation, please see this post. Frank Cashen had two stints running a big league baseball operation. In his first job he oversaw a budding great team as president...3343Tue, 03 Feb 2015 01:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-179-meltdown-recap-amp-roster-projection-r3335/Aaron and John sample a lot of beers at Lynlake Brewery, review Winter Meltdown talks with Minnesota Twins President Dave St. Peter and outfielder Jacque Jones, shift blame from John to Aaron for last week's lack of a podcast, speculate on the differences between Ron Gardenhire and Paul Molitor, w...3335Mon, 02 Feb 2015 04:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sizing-up-the-competition-detroit-tigers-r3341/It wasn't so long ago that the Tigers were the laughing stock of baseball. From 1998 through 2005 they lost an average of 97 games, including a 119-loss season in 2003 that was among the worst in major-league history. To say that Detroit has come a long way would be an understatement, as the Motor...3341Mon, 02 Feb 2015 03:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-players39-super-bowl-predictions-r3340/The Twins Daily and Vikings Journal writers posted their Super Bowl predictions earlier in the week. Today, I asked several current, former and future Twins to make their Super Bowl predictions as well. So, keep reading to see their picks and then be sure to post your predictions before the game s...3340Sun, 01 Feb 2015 06:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-11-billy-beane-r3339/This post is part of a series in which Mark Armour and I count down the 25 best GMs in history, cross-posting from our blog. For an explanation, please see this post. Michael Lewis’ 2003 book Moneyball depicted Billy Beane as the leading figure in the spread of analytics (more broadly: the use of...3339Sun, 01 Feb 2015 04:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-12-sandy-alderson-r3338/This post is part of a series in which Mark Armour and I count down the 25 best GMs in history, cross-posting from our blog. For an explanation, please see this post. Sandy Alderson’s three pennants and one World Series championship, while afirst-rate achievements, may not be quite enough to justi...3338Sat, 31 Jan 2015 04:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sizing-up-the-competition-kansas-city-royals-r3337/I watched it all unfold, but I still have a hard time comprehending it. It feels weird -- almost oxymoronic -- to utter the phrase "American League Champion Kansas City Royals." This is a franchise that had been mired in a losing culture for nearly my entire life. Throughout most of the 2014 seaso...3337Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-bite-sized-history-a-rocky-start-r3336/The Minnesota Twins first home baseball game was played on April 21st, 1961, but that 5-3 loss was the tip of a large and rocky iceberg. Minneapolis and St. Paul civic leaders, yearning for their metro area to be considered “big league,” had been chasing a major league team for almost a decade. It...3336Fri, 30 Jan 2015 13:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/dozier39s-expected-extension-r3333/Brian Dozier isn't arbitration eligible until next offseason but rumors are already starting to build about a possible extension between the second baseman and the Twins. He is under team control until 2019 when he will be coming off his age-29 season. There isn't necessarily a rush to get a deal...3333Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:50:00 +0000