https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/1131/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/20-twins-trades-viola-for-the-broken-heart-of-a-seven-year-old-r1725/Back in 1989, the Twins ripped my tiny heart out and traded my favorite person from New York for a bunch of crap that I didn't care about. Let's investigate why they would devastate a child in such a manner. The Trade: BREAKDOWN! On July 31, 1989, the Minnesota Twins traded the truly beautiful Fra...1725Sat, 29 Jun 2013 01:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/royals-present-a-note-of-prospect-caution-r1724/On Thursday, the Twins and Royals kicked off a four-game series at Target Field. The two teams are nearly even in the standings, although the ways they've reached their present records have been drastically different. Kansas City owns the American League's lowest team ERA by a sizable margin, thanks...1724Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/fastball-key-to-samuel-dedunos-success-r1723/Samuel Deduno likes to refer to his fastball as “crazy”, hinting that the pitch has a mind of its own. As opponents haplessly attempt to put wood on it, Deduno’s fastball also confuses the Pitchf/x computer system. Deduno’s movement – the diving, the darting, the running, et cetera -- tricks the sy...1723Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/weekly-links-n-thinks-r1722/Another week of baseball's season has come and gone. For the Twins there was plenty of news this week. The Marlins turned out to be pesky but they have surprised more than one team in the National League this season. Kyle Gibson will be making his big league debut on Saturday and this is a moment to...1722Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/those-damn-yankees-americas-rivals-r1721/This is the 9th story in "Those Damn Yankees" series, stories about Twins-Yankees rivalry by some of our favorite Twins Daily writers, leading up to the Bombers visit July 1st to the 4th.   I became a Yankees fan in 1962, near the end of a long period when it was fashionable to hate the Yankees. I...1721Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-checklist-for-kyle-gibson-r1719/The 2009 MLB Draft has to feel like eons ago to Mr. Kyle Gibson. He was supposed to be a high first round pick but some injury concerns caused him to drop to the Twins with the 22nd pick. In 2010, he went on a tear through the Twins farm system, starting the year in High-A and finishing at Triple-A....1719Fri, 28 Jun 2013 01:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/those-damn-yankees-a-minnesota-twinkie-in-king-riveras-court-r1718/This is the 8th story in "Those Damn Yankees" series, stories about Twins-Yankees rivalry by some of our favorite Twins Daily writers, leading up to the Bombers visit July 1st to the 4th.   I used to be the worst kind of person in the world: a Yankees fan that didn't live in New York. As lewd and...1718Fri, 28 Jun 2013 01:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/series-preview-twins-vs-royals-627-630-r1717/The fourth place Minnesota Twins look to get back on track against the third place Kansas City Royals in a four game set at Target Field. It will be a daunting task, as the Royals will be sending both Ervin Santana and James Shields to the mound in the series.   But what Twins fans are most interest...1717Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/dont-blame-ampquotthose-damn-yankeesampquot-r1714/This is the 7th story in "Those Damn Yankees" series, stories about Twins-Yankees rivalry by some of our favorite Twins Daily writers, leading up to the Bombers visit July 1st to the 4th. The Twins, according to legend, are afraid of the Yankees. And you know what, after some quick post-season exit...1714Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/forgotten-twin-bernardo-brito-r1712/For those who are unfamiliar with this feature, I scour the most reliable internet sites trying to determine whether or not a former Minnesota Twin is forgotten or not. I use all the best sites – Wikipedia, Google, Bing, eBay, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Baseball Reference. If the player isn't...1712Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/which-pitcher-will-lose-his-job-r1710/With all the hype and excitement surrounding the Kyle Gibson promotion, the Minnesota Twins, behind closed doors, are likely pondering a more complicated question: who is going to get the axe to make room for Gibson's long-term presence in the rotation? Twins’ General Manager Terry Ryan has stated t...1710Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/new-swing-helps-twins-clete-thomas-contribute-r1708/What Clete Thomas experienced last year at the major league level was the opposition's complete ownership of the airspace in and around the strike zone. He was, as the internet kids say, pwned. In 29 plate appearances in 2012, he struck out 16 times and did not draw a walk. What the data tells us,...1708Wed, 26 Jun 2013 02:56:00 +0000