https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1064/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/top-ten-overachieving-managers-all-star-selection-bias-r3002/On a previous lunch hour, between bites of an All-P sandwich* I was wondering if there was a usable correlation between the number of All-Stars teams have and an expected number of wins. I thought if a team had a lot of All-Stars and lower than expected wins, this might suggest lackluster managing...3002Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/talk-to-contact-episode-96-rob-neyer-and-paul39s-potty-mouth-r2999/This week on the podcast we are joined by the great Rob Neyer (https://twitter.com/robneyer (@robneyer),http://robneyer.com/, http://www.foxsports...-a-bit-outside) a real baseball writing celebrity. Also on this episode is Eric's potty mouth. You've been warned.You can download the new Talk to Co...2999Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/oswaldo-arcia-and-crushing-in-august-r3001/Since the beginning of August, Minnesota Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia has been one of the crushiest crushers who ever crushed. Within the small sample universe, Arcia has been murdering baseballs all over the field. Baseballs. Murdered. Dead. In that time, Arcia has jacked six home runs -- the s...3001Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/suddenly-shortstops33-r2994/Finding a non-temporary answer at the shortstop position has been a long-standing issue for the Minnesota Twins, dating back about a decade. In late April, we looked ahead to the upcoming crop of free agent shortstops, suggesting that this might be the best, or only, method for finding a palatable...2994Wed, 20 Aug 2014 03:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/wake-me-up-when-september-ends-starting-rotation-r2988/As the season starts to wind down, this is the first in a series of posts looking at different parts of the Twins roster . There have been some rough moments at the end of the last few seasons. The motto of the last few seasons might have been "Wake Me Up When September Ends" but this season might...2988Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-hangouts-august-19-episode-38-r2992/Tuesday night means Twins Hangouts. Please join us live at 9pm. Bring your questions and we'll be sure to supply you will 90 (or 120 or more) minutes of Twins Baseball talk. Tonight's agenda: We've accepted the Talk to Contact #Twins15 challenge. Seth and I will come up with one list of 15 player...2992Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/that39s-the-ticket-get-a-klue33-r2990/Starting on Tuesday night, the Minnesota Twins will begin a three-game series against Cleveland. Prior to the July 31 trade deadline, the team traded their top starting pitcher over the last several years (Justin Masterson) as well as their everyday shortstop for the better part of the last half-d...2990Tue, 19 Aug 2014 05:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-158-just-a-concussion-and-the-purge-r2987/With The Geek gallivanting around the country, Twins Daily's Parker Hageman subbed in for John Bonnes and joined Aaron Gleeman in a rousing discussion over the latest from the Minnesota Twins. Topics include the recent trade of Josh Willingham to the Royals, Byron Buxton’s incredibly scary injury,...2987Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/arcia-vargas-and-rebellion-r2985/Last week, the Star Tribune's Phil Miller wrote a great column about Oswaldo Arcia's advice to rookie slugger Kennys Vargas: "Don't worry about [going the other way], just pull the ball and hit it over the fence." The story, and that quote in particular, unsurprisingly drew some attention. Owing...2985Mon, 18 Aug 2014 03:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/everyone39s-a-doctor-joe-mauer-the-injury-bug-and-the-notion-of-toughness-r2983/This was contributed by a trevor.aufderheide on his Twins Daily blog (Tsuyoshi's Island) this week. If you would like to try your hand at writing (and getting promoted to Twins Daily's front page, which is seen by thousands of Twins fans each day) check out our primer on starting your own blog on...2983Sat, 16 Aug 2014 05:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/that39s-the-ticket-your-1st-place-royals33-r2977/Sponsored by Ticket King Coming to town are the AL Central leading…..ROYALS?!? Yup. 6.5 game back after the All-Star break, the Royals started their second half by losing their first four games – and have won 17 out of the 21 games since. Combine that with a Tigers team that has gone 2-7 on the...2977Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/say-hello-to-vikings-journal-r2976/On a day-to-day basis, Twins Daily talks Twins, but what fuels Twins Daily is Community. That’s what I (and most of us) find even more rewarding than our baseball obsession. That’s true of other sports, too. I don’t know how many times The Voice of Reason™ and I have gone out to watch a sporting e...2976Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:25:00 +0000