https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1012/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/my-first-and-only-game-at-the-met-r3384/The Vikings were beaten by the Raiders in the Super Bowl and Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown. In the movie theaters we were introduced to Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Rocky Balboa. We also lost the King, Elvis Presley. But for one 14-year old kid from North Dakota the highlight of the year wa...3384Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forum-friday-02202015-r3391/The Astros and Twins share several traits: young teams, loads of potential, good farm systems, and bad records. Fangraphs scribe August Fagerstrom compares two young outfielders who each made an impression on their respective teams last season: George Springer and Oswaldo Arcia. Comparing George S...3391Thu, 19 Feb 2015 20:30:26 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/terry-ryan-at-the-helm-part-one-r3390/Nevertheless, Ryan’s new position was far from ideal. On one side he had Tom Kelly, a successful manager who had a definitive idea of what he liked in a ballclub, coming off of the two World Series victories, and wielding a lot of influence within the organization. On the other he had owner Carl P...3390Fri, 20 Feb 2015 04:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bite-sized-history-killebrew-leads-a-revival-r3389/When Killebrew returned to the majors, he burst on the scene with a league-leading 42 home runs. He would do so another five times before his career was over, and finish in the top five an astounding 12 times. He won the American League MVP in 1969 and received votes for the first 11 years of the...3389Thu, 19 Feb 2015 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-did-kirby-puckett-become-a-power-hitter-r3387/In baseball history there are a handful of players who have transformed from a mediocre player into a power threat overnight. Toronto’s Jose Bautista is an example of that -- someone who had hit home runs in the low double-digits and was suddenly jacking 30-plus home runs each season. Like Minneso...3387Wed, 18 Feb 2015 07:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-burning-questions-for-spring-training-r3386/1. What's up with the catching depth? Kurt Suzuki is locked in as the starting backstop, but it's less clear how things will play out behind him. It appears that the plan is for Josmil Pinto will back him up and start once or twice a week, but the Twins are hardly enamored with his defense and hav...3386Wed, 18 Feb 2015 04:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/more-power33-r3377/In the forty-plus years since 1973, the Twins have out-homered their opponents in only three seasons and those by narrow margins. The 2014 Twins scored a lot of runs, but would have been an elite offensive club had they hit more long balls. What is exciting is the promise that in the future they w...3377Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5th-starter-candidate-trevor-may-r3383/The Background The Twins acquired Trevor May, along with Vance Worley, in December of 2012 from the Phillies in exchange for outfielder Ben Revere. May had been Philadelphia’s fourth-round draft pick in 2008 out of Kelso High School in Washington. Following a 2011 season as a 21-year-old in the Fl...3383Tue, 17 Feb 2015 05:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-181-twins-killers-705-and-wiggins-vs-buxton-r3382/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_181_Twins_Killers_71_wins_and_Wiggins_vs_Buxton.mp33382Tue, 17 Feb 2015 04:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-43-spring-training-preview-with-rhett-bollinger-r3381/Other topics include cheating in Little League, Charles Barkley's anti-analytics rant and Phil Cuzzi's promotion. Mike Evans from JL Beers joins the show to talk about their mobile app and upcoming events, including the addition of the delicious and limited Bell's HopSlam to the taps on February...3381Tue, 17 Feb 2015 03:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-1-branch-rickey-r3378/By that time he had already built one of history’s best organizations, winning six pennants and four World Series while completely revising baseball player development and instruction and inventing the farm system model that is still in place nine decades later. When you add in his Brooklyn years,...3378Sat, 14 Feb 2015 04:05:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forum-friday-021315-r3376/Torii Hunter seems to have taken to Aaron Hicks almost immediately, joking around with the younger player and teaching him a few tips and tricks. Can the veteran help right the Aaron Hicks ship? Hunter Needling Hicks Halsey Hall continues to report on the happenings in Ft Myers as Twins players st...3376Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:00:00 +0000