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(This article was originally posted at Knuckleballsblog.com)Ryan can spend October finding a manager, gathering with his staff for organizational meetings in Florida and putting togeth...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3119</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2014 03:48:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>2014 Post-Mortem:  Trevor Plouffe</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2014-post-mortem-trevor-plouffe-r3115/</link><description>Plouffe came to camp looking strong and had a decent spring. He started out the regular season strongly as well. Trevor hit .307 in April with a robust .892 OPS.
Plouffe had his ups and downs during the season and hit the disabled list in mid-June. From then on, he played almost every day until he...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3115</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2014 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>2014 Post-Mortem: Oswaldo Arcia</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2014-post-mortem-oswaldo-arcia-r3114/</link><description>Arcia has been in the Twins' system for seven years. In his minor league career, Oswaldo had an OBP of .376 and a batting average of .314. His top home run season was 17 in 124 games, but home run power seems to be his primary asset as a major leaguer. I submit that his batting percentage and OBP...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3114</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Terry Ryan: Still Employed</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/terry-ryan-still-employed-r3111/</link><description>2014
Kevin Correia. 23 starts. 4.94 ERA.
Johan Pino. 11 starts. 5.07 ERA.
Sam Deduno. 8 starts. 4.6 ERA.
Anthony Swarzak. 4 starts. 4.6 ERA.
Logan Darnell. 4 starts. 7.13 ERA.
Mike Pelfrey. 5 starts. 7.99 ERA.
Tommy Milone. 5 starts. 7.03 ERA.
Kris Johnson. 3 starts. 4.73 ERA.
2013
Mike Pelfrey. 2...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3111</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota Twins' Top 10 Moments of 2014 [VIDEO]</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins39-top-10-moments-of-2014-video-r3117/</link><description>Honorable Mention


On Sunday, August 3, the Twins decimated the Chicago White Sox 16-3. Within the offensive binge, Chris Parmelee, Oswaldo Arcia and Eric Fryer went back-to-back-to-back -- the first time the team had done so since July 12, 2001 when Doug Mintkiewicz, Corey Koskie and Torii Hun...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3117</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Merits of Mientkiewicz and Molitor</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-merits-of-mientkiewicz-and-molitor-r3116/</link><description>Mientkiewicz had his formal interview for the job on Thursday, one day after Paul Molitor did the same. National ball scribe Bob Nightengale tweeted that the two former first basemen are considered finalists for the position, which isn't surprising given this team's penchant for promoting from wit...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3116</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 03:44:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Do Hitters Fear Some Catchers?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-hitters-fear-some-catchers-r3109/</link><description><![CDATA[Prompted by a stat on the subject provided by ESPN’s Stats &amp; Info overseer Mark Simon, Plouffe inquired whether or not Rays’ catcher Jose Molina the leading catcher in coaxing extra strikes from outside the strike zone:



Plouffe’s intuition was close -- according to ESPN/TruMedia Molina fin...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">3109</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:28:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Who Will Be The Next Twins Manager?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-will-be-the-next-twins-manager-r3104/</link><description>Here is a quick look at some of the potential candidates, though it is always important to note that a surprise candidate could come out of nowhere. There are several qualified internal candidates, though Terry Ryan insists that they will do their due diligence and look outside the organization as...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3104</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:40:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Over at Vikings Journal</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/over-at-vikings-journal-r3107/</link><description>All that and lots more. If you're a Vikings fan, Vikings Journal needs to be in your daily rotation.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3107</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:35:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Reflecting on the Ron Gardenhire Era</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reflecting-on-the-ron-gardenhire-era-r3105/</link><description>I remember it vividly. The year was 2004 and I was a freshman in college. I had come back to the dorms after a night class, and I parked on a couch in the common room to watch the end of an ALDS game against the Yankees.
As was typical of playoff games during that era, the Twins had squandered an...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3105</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:35:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & the Geek, Ep 164: Gardenhire's Dismissal]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-164-gardenhire39s-dismissal-r3106/</link><description>http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_164_Gardenhires_Dismissal.mp3</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3106</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 03:35:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Ron Gardenhire Out As Twins Manager</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ron-gardenhire-out-as-twins-manager-r3102/</link><description>"You lose this many games, you got to do something," the Twins' manager of 13-years told the Pioneer Press this afternoon after news broke. "[Terry Ryan] called me in this morning, I said, 'Terry, you don't have a choice here; do what you have to do."
Before noon, ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick tweeted...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3102</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:52:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
