https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/897/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-minor-league-report-94-curtains-and-new-seasons-r6052/The Twins open a series in Tampa on Monday evening. They are very much in the thick of the playoff race on Labor Day, which is a pleasant surprise. All of the affiliates also entered the latter part of their season - where most team's regular season ends on Labor Day - in the playoff race as well....6052Mon, 04 Sep 2017 20:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-rays-94610pm-ct-r6051/The Twins will spend their Labor Day in Florida and they will spend it indoors working. Not everyone gets Labor Day off, and major league baseball players are excellent examples of those who must work. Nearly every place else, workers get the day off to recharge those batteries. It works out becau...6051Mon, 04 Sep 2017 12:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/on-velvet-ropes-r6050/Jim Souhan responded to widespread criticism of his August 22nd Sano-Is-Too-Fat column yesterday, and after defending the column, he shared his philosophy on how to evaluate sports writing. It is a philosophy that I have heard shared by a few other journalists. It is the Cult Of Access. Access is...6050Mon, 04 Sep 2017 03:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-332-running-wild-r6049/Aaron and John talk about the Twins entering September with the Wild Card in their sights, a missed opportunity against the Royals, Byron Buxton's miracle recovery, Jorge Polanco's crazy power surge, Joe Mauer hitting like the old days, Kyle Gibson getting everyone's hopes up again, Joe Nathan's r...6049Mon, 04 Sep 2017 02:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/kc-5-min-4-what-even-is-a-swing-anyway-r6047/The Twins ended up on the short end of a back-and-forth affair Sunday at Target Field, losing the game 5-4 and their series against the Royals two games to one. A controversial check swing call on Lorenzo Cain resulted in Paul Molitor getting ejected and allowed Cain to deliver the go-ahead hit la...6047Sun, 03 Sep 2017 23:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-17-kc-0-what-negative-run-differential-r6046/A big storyline, especially early in the season, was how the Twins had a winning record despite a negative run differential. That carried through the rest of the season, but a big August coupled with a drubbing of the Royals Saturday night has resulted in the Twins getting into the black. After a...6046Sun, 03 Sep 2017 03:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-minor-league-report-91-slegers-park-lift-wings-as-team-eyes-playoff-berth-r6044/The Rochester Red Wings maintained their grip on the International League wild card thanks to big nights from Aaron Slegers and ByungHo Park. With just three games remaining in the regular season, the Wings hold a two game lead over Lehigh Valley. Find out everything that happened in the Twins min...6044Sat, 02 Sep 2017 15:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/kc-7-min-6-oh-so-close-r6043/If there was a way to measure a team’s competitiveness, it would be safe to assume the Twins would be among the top teams in baseball. They entered the bottom of the ninth down 7-4 Friday night, but battled back and got the game-tying run all the way to third base before finally falling to the Roy...6043Sat, 02 Sep 2017 04:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-royals-91-710pm-ct-r6042/And here it is… September. It’s not just a song by Earth, Wind and Fire this year. This September we might remember. The Twins enter the month with a 1.5 game lead over the Angels for that final playoff spot and just a game behind the Yankees for that first wild card spot. Up in these parts… peopl...6042Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/nathan-leaves-rarefied-air-r6041/After just shy of 1,000 major league innings spanning 16 years, 42-year-old Joe Nathan is ready to put a bow on it. Today he steps away from the game that has been a large part of his adulthood, and he does so in front of a Twins fan base that celebrates along with him. As Nathan walks away howeve...6041Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-perfect-crime-a-look-back-at-the-twins39-trade-for-joe-nathan-r6040/There was a time, particularly during his first stint as Twins GM, that Terry Ryan was a trading partner to be feared, largely because of his ability to turn throw-in prospects into major league contributors. There are stories -- likely apocryphal -- of opposing GMs deeming a low-level prospect un...6040Fri, 01 Sep 2017 06:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/nathan39s-improbable-minor-league-journey-r6036/He failed as a shortstop. He failed as a starting pitcher. By the time he was in his late 20's, red flags surrounded his professional career. Nathan underwent shoulder surgery and couldn't find success in the upper minors. How did the Twins identify one of the best relief pitchers in history? The...6036Fri, 01 Sep 2017 04:30:00 +0000