https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1006/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cliff-notes-guide-to-the-2014-minnesota-twins-quotthe-insistant-tune-of-a-broken-violin-on-a-summer-afternoonquot-r3031/Like Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby or the Narrator in Proust's In Search of Lost Time the Twins are party-goers without an ounce of composure or self-reliance. Hidden away in a corner of their stadium until the final moments, they emerge just in time to see the celebration end. Yet when everyon...3031Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-closer-look-at-the-2015-twins-r3032/The article here on Twins Daily generated nearly 200 comments. The re-post on the Star Tribune added another 70. Multiple people nominated me on Twitter for KFAN's Preposterous Statement Tournament, and on Friday the proprietor of that tournament ridiculed the column on his show. If you want to li...3032Tue, 02 Sep 2014 03:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-promote-eight-for-september-r3027/The Twins have called up pitchers Logan Darnell, Michael Tonkin, Lester Oliveros and AJ Achter. Catchers Josmil Pinto and Chris Herrmann were also called up. Aaron Hicks was called up, and infielder Doug Bernier will also return to the Twins. Aaron Hicks was demoted to AA earlier in the season. Af...3027Mon, 01 Sep 2014 22:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-160-live-from-the-state-fair-r3029/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episods_160_Live_From_The_State_Fair.mp33029Mon, 01 Sep 2014 22:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-geek-challenges-twins-daily39s-writers-r3028/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB89sTHLbD4 This is open to anyone who writes on any of the blogs on these sites. For those of you that have already done the challenge, tweet out the evidence and I'll be happy to include you in the donation pool. Thanks, John3028Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-831-rochester-eliminated-r3025/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 4, Pawtucket 10 Box Score After a season full of awards and honors, Jose Berrios struggled in his Triple-A debut. He allowed six earned runs on seven hits in three innings of work. He struck out three and walked three before being taken out. The last pitcher younger than...3025Mon, 01 Sep 2014 01:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/vargas-kennys-keep-it-up-r3019/He ranks 5th in MLB in RBIs (23), 13th in hits (33), 13th in batting average (.333), 16th in slugging percentage (.525) and 18th in on base plus slugging (.890). If we compare his stats to just those in the American League he stands 3rd in RBI, 6th in hits, 6th in BA, 7th in SLG and 8th in OPS. So...3019Sat, 30 Aug 2014 15:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-to-make-of-jordan-schafer-r3020/There are plenty of scouts in the Braves, Astros and Twins organizations who would say they knew he was capable of this type of production. Once upon a time, Schafer was a top-50 prospect in the Braves system but that promise never came to fruition in two stints in Atlanta which sandwiched time i...3020Fri, 29 Aug 2014 06:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/vikings-journal-top-10-r3017/7. What’s trending, what’s worth defending and what might be ending? 8. Can Cordarrelle Patterson to reach 1000 yards receving? 9. Adrian Peterson is drinking the purple Kool-Aid. 10. Long interviews with offensive coordinator Norv Turner and defensive coordinator George Edwards.3017Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/only-one-spot-to-address-for-2015-r3014/Here's the lineup that Ron Gardenhire has written out for each of the last three games: Danny Santana, CF Brian Dozier, 2B Joe Mauer, 1B Kennys Vargas, DH Oswaldo Arcia, RF Trevor Plouffe, 3B Kurt Suzuki, C Eduardo Escobar, SS Jordan Schafer, LF Each of those players remains under team control for...3014Wed, 27 Aug 2014 01:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-in-arizona-r3013/The plan is for Byron Buxton to repeat in Arizona after playing well there last year. It’s been a long, frustrating season for the outfielder. In his 2013 season, split between Cedar Rapids and Ft. Myers, he was named the Twins minor league hitter of the year and in the offseason was the consensus...3013Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-plouffe-third-base-or-utility-role-r3010/Plouffe has improved his overall hitting and his defense. He has made far more good plays and botched far fewer routine ones. He has hit better with runners on base, he has hit better against right handers and seems fundamentally sound finally. For all the years that Plouffe has played third, he h...3010Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000