https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1008/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/arcia-vargas-and-rebellion-r2985/Owing to his intimidating presence in the batter's box, Vargas has often been compared to David Ortiz. As we all know, Ortiz became a star quickly after leaving Minnesota, and later went on to criticize his former organization for pressing him to alter his hitting approach. If Arcia's words made t...2985Mon, 18 Aug 2014 03:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/everyone39s-a-doctor-joe-mauer-the-injury-bug-and-the-notion-of-toughness-r2983/Anyone with even a peripheral understanding of Minnesota sports media understands the beating Joe Mauer takes on a regular basis from the area's mainstream sportswriters. The simplest of Google searches will quickly reveal a mass of articles from the likes of Jim Souhan, Patrick Reusse and others...2983Sat, 16 Aug 2014 05:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/that39s-the-ticket-your-1st-place-royals33-r2977/Leading their charge has been the same unit that has been doing so all year: their pitching. Overall, the Royals have a 3.56 ERA this year (compared to the Twins mark of 4.35) but they’ve been even better since the break, posting a 2.80 ERA over those 25 games. (You don’t want to know how THAT com...2977Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/say-hello-to-vikings-journal-r2976/The moment makes them memorable, but so does the shared sense of community. THAT is what I really value about sports. That is why “we cheer for laundry,” as the cynics say, but they miss the point. It isn’t the laundry that is important. It’s the “we.” That’s why we’re launching VikingsJournal.com...2976Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-members-on-joe-mauer-r2979/Blast From the Past: Mauer's Inside the Park Home Run, by hugelycat: A look back at one of the quirkier moments in Mauer's career. After working the count to 3-2, Mauer rips a pitch from Scot Shields to center. Gary Matthews Jr. makes a valiant try at leaping for the ball, but he can’t get to it....2979Fri, 15 Aug 2014 06:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/quietly-solid-r2975/A year ago at this time, Kyle Gibson was really struggling and was about to be shut down due to an innings limit in his return from Tommy John. He made ten starts for the Twins and went 2-4 with a 6.53 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP. It was clear that some fans were shaking their heads and wondering what all...2975Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reflecting-on-chris-colabello39s-career-r2968/It took quite the fairy tale for Colabello to make it to the big leagues. He went undrafted out of college and spent six seasons toiling in the Canadian-American Association as he waited for his chance. The Twins finally gave him an opportunity after Baseball America named him the Independent Leag...2968Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-are-making-the-right-moves-r2971/The Twins made only one deal before the non-waiver deadline on July 31st, sending Sam Fuld to the A's for Tommy Milone in what might go down as one of Terry Ryan's niftier pickups, but they've been characteristically active on the trade market here in August. Over the weekend, they dealt Kevin Cor...2971Wed, 13 Aug 2014 04:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-august-12-episode-37-r2969/Tonight's agenda: The trades the Twins have made, some pitching debuts and some minor league highlights. The links for tonight's show are available here: Our event page and our .If you want to catch up on any previous shows, visit here: our webpage or download from iTunes. Do you have any questi...2969Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/josh-willingham-traded-to-royals-for-minor-league-pitcher-r2965/Josh Willingham signed with the Twins prior to the 2012 season, ostensibly to fill the gap left by the departure of Michael Cuddyer. Initially, his 3 year/$21 million contract looked like a bargain. His right-handed pull swing seemed well-suited for Target Field as he slugged 35 home runs and won...2965Mon, 11 Aug 2014 23:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/monday-morning-madness-8-11-14-r2964/Yeah, that's what he's doing. He's got flair! I just hope the Twins don't overreact to one bad start and send him away. I don't think that's likely, so I'm not even going to address it further. Trevor Plouffe I'm not sure when this happened, but I've become a pretty big Trevor Plouffe fan. I've be...2964Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-no-juice-podcast-episode-17-twins-roster-moves-r2963/They also talk about status of the Minnesota Vikings quarterback situation after one practice and one meaningless preseason game and drinking the world’s worst alcoholic beverage, .BONUS: Dan took his Mom to the recent Paul McCartney concert. They sang the na-na-na-na portion of "Hey Jude" toget...2963Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:22:00 +0000