https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/997/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/it-took-a-team-r4199/It started ugly. The home opener, an ugly 12-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals, dropped the Twins to a 1-6 start on the year. It also seemed to confirm the fan base’s worst fears: after four years of losing, this team still was not close to a turnaround. Cue turnaround. Suddenly, were were all watc...4199Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:55:51 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/episode-218-the-weekend-that-wasn39t-r4200/Aaron and John say goodbye to another Twins season and talk about falling just short of the Wild Card spot, half-full vs. half-empty, how to assess Torii Hunter, what to expect from the offseason, Paul Molitor's first year on the job, getting razor's from Harrys.com, Brian Dozier's strikeout recor...4200Sun, 04 Oct 2015 22:51:56 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/behind-byron-buxton39s-struggles-r4198/Byron Buxton’s introduction to the game’s highest level has been tumultuous at best. There is no denying that he has been over-matched at the plate – and it was not entirely unexpected. When he was called to Minnesota, FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal spoke with Doug Mienkiewicz, his manager at Chattanoo...4198Fri, 02 Oct 2015 15:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/game-thread-royalstwins-102-710pm-r4197/This will be my shortest Game Thread Opener Ever. It's game 160. At this point... The coaches are not going to change Brian Dozier's swing. There simply isn't enough time to make these adjustments. The Twins are what they are and what they are gonna be and what they are is good enough to be in con...4197Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/that39s-the-ticket-royal-pain-r4195/Now the Twins must beat and maybe sweep the team that is nine games ahead of them in the AL Central. Whew. If you’re looking for hope here it is: The Royals are 11-17 in September. The responsibility for the slide is entirely on their pitching staff, which had a 3.53 ERA entering September, but a...4195Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:40:49 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-win-wild-one-in-cleveland-r4196/We asked for this! We wanted this! Meaningful games in September, and now Meaningful games in October. This is fun, but I know I have no fingernails or hair remaining, and I'm OK with that. Nick wrote earlier this week about the Twins' resiliency, and it was again on display in this game. The Twin...4196Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-get-crushed-in-game-2-r4194/Thirty minutes following the Minnesota Twins 7-1 win in Cleveland, the two teams played the second game of the doubleheader. It was a tale of two very different baseball games. The team fell 10-2 to Cleveland after another frustrating, and very short, start for Mike Pelfrey. Scoreboard watching, a...4194Thu, 01 Oct 2015 02:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/what-if-r4193/Here we are in the final week of the 2015 MLB season and the Twins are still in contention for a playoff spot. All things considered, that’s pretty incredible. Virtually none of us expected this when the season began. Hoped for it? Sure. We all hope for it. We’ve hoped for it for the past four ye...4193Thu, 01 Oct 2015 01:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/mauer-hunter-power-twins-to-game-1-win-r4192/The Twins have a tough schedule down the stretch and it started on Wednesday with a doubleheader. The Twins were able to get a lead early and had a big inning off of Carlos Carrasco to take an early lead and held on for a 7-1 win. Also, after arguably his worst start of the season, Kyle Gibson cam...4192Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/ervin-santana-suddenly-dominates-in-september-r4191/If the Minnesota Twins somehow miraculously find themselves in the postseason, they will have Ervin Santana’s month of September as a big reason for that. Yes, it is crazy considering that by the end of August the fan base was ready to declare Santana’s signing a huge mistake. Over his first nine...4191Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/resiliency-defines-2015-minnesota-twins-r4190/This season for the Twins started on just about the flattest note possible. The club's prized free agency acquisition was nailed for steroids and suspended for half the year three days before the opener, then the team went 1-6 in its first week of games, getting outscored 45-16 by division rivals...4190Wed, 30 Sep 2015 03:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/my-twins-award-ballot-r4189/I don’t have a lot of patience for debates surrounding end-of-year awards. Too often, it becomes a platform for arguing about methodology instead of appreciating the players. But when Seth asks a bunch of us for our end-of-year choices, I’m obliged to reply. He’ll give the overall results next wee...4189Wed, 30 Sep 2015 02:31:00 +0000