https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/972/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/three-bagger-schwarber-strikeouts-and-kepler-r4597/At 0-6, the Twins are off to the worst start in franchise history. To say it was an ugly first week would be an understatement. Today, we’ll look at three noteworthy storylines that have emerged. * Last year, while Miguel Sano was enjoying an explosive second half with the Twins as a rookie, Kyle...4597Mon, 11 Apr 2016 00:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-almanac-april-10-to-april-16-r4594/The Twins Almanac is back with a look at this week in Minnesota Twins history. It starts with a big trade, but there are stories of bad weather in the Met Stadium and Metrodome eras and much, much more. April 10, 1982 The Twins traded Roy Smalley and St. Cloud State alumnus, Gary Serum, to the Ne...4594Sun, 10 Apr 2016 04:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-twinsroyals-48-715pm-r4591/I’m ready for the Royals… I’m really not ready for much else right now. I’m riding Amtrak and sleep deprived as a result. Yeah… go ahead and try to sleep all curled up in a chair. Five-year-olds can do it… 50 year olds… not so much. Not sure what to think about because I’m not sure I remember how...4591Fri, 08 Apr 2016 19:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/nick-punto-and-miguel-sano-getting-the-good-to-outweigh-the-bad-r4590/Perhaps no Twin better typified the mid-2000s teams than Nick Punto. The nibbliest of the piranhas, Punto played every defensive position over the course of his career except pitcher and catcher, and played most of them better than the average major leaguer. In fact, he had nearly 4000 chances to...4590Fri, 08 Apr 2016 11:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/proving-grounds-r4588/If there's one thing last season taught us, it's that we shouldn't put too much stock into rough beginnings. As we all remember, the 2015 Twins lost six of their first seven games, getting outscored 45-16 in the process. By the end of May, they were in first place. Still, given that Minnesota ende...4588Fri, 08 Apr 2016 02:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/will-adjustment-lead-to-more-strikeouts-for-glen-perkins-r4586/In late June of last year, Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins decided to make a switch. His strikeout rate had been falling since his peak in 2013 when he whiffed over 32 percent of the hitters he faced. Suddenly, he noticed hitters were not responding the same to his slider -- his go-to when he...4586Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/trending-47-too-early-to-trend-r4584/If you have a have bad game or two and people point it out, someone will rush to your defense and claim, “well it’s only one (or two) games… don’t worry!” But when you do someone well in a game or two, those same people will praise you for making adjustments (even if you didn’t). Or maybe it’s the...4584Thu, 07 Apr 2016 03:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/kyle-gibson-and-the-second-season-opener-r4582/The start of the season is such a tease. The first game is typically a weekday affair that most nine-to-fivers have to miss, although multiple rain delays pushed this year’s opener into the evening. Then there’s that customary day off. It’s like giving someone a bite of ice cream and then putting...4582Wed, 06 Apr 2016 04:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/2016-mlb-predictions-r4579/Opening Day. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Baseball games that matter. Statistics that will show up on the back of baseball cards. Green grass on the field. Anything can happen! Play Ball! Most teams have now played at least one game, so it’s time to get you official MLB predictions in...4579Wed, 06 Apr 2016 01:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/meet-target-field39s-new-food-r4580/If you don't follow @TwinsDaily on Twitter, you might have missed our intrepid reporting on Target Field's new food options. To remedy that, you'll want to read below, as we'll recap the entire event. But then you're going to want to sign up for Twitter and follow @TwinsDaily, because it's basebal...4580Tue, 05 Apr 2016 20:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/orioles-3-twins-2-the-good-the-bad-the-rest-r4578/The Twins lost their season opener to the Orioles, 3-2 on a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth yesterday by Matt Wieters, who up to that point had been 0-4 and left five stranded on base. The game featured a couple of very promising performances, a few discouraging ones, a play that baseba...4578Tue, 05 Apr 2016 04:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/sano-and-the-strikeout-r4577/In 1969, outfielder Bobby Bonds struck out 187 times to set the single-season record for strikeouts. A year later, as a 24-year-old, he added to that record by striking out 189 times. That record lasted 32 years, until 2004, when Jose Hernandez struck out 188 times. That number has since been topp...4577Tue, 05 Apr 2016 02:11:00 +0000