https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/926/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/who-will-be-pitching-staff39s-odd-man-out-r5498/Paul Molitor wasn't thrilled to be handed a 13-man pitching staff and three-man bench on Opening Day. Despite the team's success in these first seven games, he isn't feeling much better about it now. The manager has already been hamstrung on multiple occasions, including the end of a Tuesday loss...5498Wed, 12 Apr 2017 03:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-tigers-411-1210pm-ct-r5496/Its’ the Twins vs. the Tigers and the big questions is: What is going in Minnesota? The last time I asked that question was when Jesse Ventura was elected Governor. Jesse “The Body” won in 1998 with a campaign war chest of 300 thousand dollars while our Twins are winning with a war chest of 20 pla...5496Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-much-can-minnesota39s-defense-improve-r5493/Minnesota's defense has shown some flaws in recent years. Putting Miguel Sano in the outfield was an unmitigated disaster. Other players like Danny Santana have been asked to play a posiition different than their natural position. Brian Dozier has also been below average at second base. With all o...5493Tue, 11 Apr 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/five-takeaways-from-a-fun-first-week-r5491/A good start to the season is only that. The Twins have played through only a tiny fraction of their schedule, and their strong play in the first week won't necessarily mean a whole lot in the grand scheme. But it sure beats the hell out of the alternative, to which we've become all too accustomed...5491Mon, 10 Apr 2017 01:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-304-reunited-and-it-feels-so-good-r5490/Aaron and John talk about the Twins' excellent first week, reunite at Tin Whiskers, rehash the decision to carry 13 pitchers, debate the logic and mysticism behind the Twins' batting order, detail the Baseball Prospectus event at Target Field, wonder about the struggles of Byron Buxton, talk way t...5490Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-white-sox-47710pm-ct-r5486/Inspired by the 3 game opening series sweep of the Kansas City Royals, my plan was to kick this thing off with a history of sweeping. My initial google search led me to a Washington Post article, “Roots is a sweeping history,” and that was not the direction I planned on heading. I continued to sea...5486Fri, 07 Apr 2017 13:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-walk-their-way-to-3-0-r5485/Turns out all the Twins had to do to get off to a good start was not swing. Of course it's not that simple. The Twins have done a lot of things well en route to their 3-0 start, but one thing that sticks out in particular is the number of walks they've been able to pile up. Twins hitters tallied...5485Fri, 07 Apr 2017 01:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/a-quick-look-around-r5483/When the Twins put Chris Gimenez in at third base and moved Miguel Sano over to first base on Wednesday afternoon, I jokingly said on Twitter that you can’t start thinking about 2019 (aka Year 1 A.7) too early. No, I don’t really know that the Twins will move Sano over to first base as soon as Joe...5483Thu, 06 Apr 2017 23:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/paul-molitor39s-opening-day-redemption-r5479/In the week or so leading up to Opening Day, Paul Molitor's lineups became a central topic of conversation among Twins fans and media. This was, in part, borne out of desperation; after an especially long spring training, we had all basically run out of things to talk about. But there was also som...5479Wed, 05 Apr 2017 01:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2017-minnesota-twins-awards-preview-r5471/Another regular season is upon us and that means that it is prediction time for a lot of writers across the inter-web. There will be surprise teams, surprise players, and even some other surprises along the way. The unknown and unpredictability of baseball is one of the most enduring qualities of...5471Tue, 04 Apr 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/just-one-of-162-but-twins-win-felt-big-r5478/To make too much of any one game is silly. We all know it’s just one game. One out of 162. Despite that knowledge, on several levels, the Twins 7-1 win on Opening Day against the Kansas City Royals felt important. It felt important on a number of levels. Let us count the ways. While no one will s...5478Tue, 04 Apr 2017 01:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twins-v-royals-43-310pm-ct-r5474/Shakespeare sets the scene at the very beginning of Richard III. That’s right… I’m pulling out Shakespeare on the opening game thread of the 2017 season. Shakespeare uses a lot of fancy words with unnecessary apostrophes, but after someone explains it all to you, the realization is that our Twins...5474Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:49:00 +0000