https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1015/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rod-carew-interview-part-3-hicks-gwynn-and-more-r2817/Over this past weekend, I was in Cedar Rapids to watch the Kernels play. On Saturday night, the Kernels and their fans celebrated Twins Night. TC Bear was in attendance, but the headliner was Twins legend and Hall of Famer Rod Carew. After signing autographs for fans and joining the radio broadcast...2817Thu, 03 Jul 2014 07:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/we39re-going-streaking-with-chris-parmelee-r2818/As the season progresses and the availability of real live center fielders decreases, Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has been lowering standards for center field qualifications -- such as "he smells like a center fielder" and "he reminds me of a young John Fogerty". Chris Parmelee has been t...2818Thu, 03 Jul 2014 05:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thats-the-ticket-here-come-the-yankees-r2815/Sponsored by Ticket King Given that the Twins’ season is balancing on the edge of a precipice, a showdown with the Yankees would usually be the last thing Minnesotans would want to see. But these are not your big brother’s Yankees; they lost a series to the Twins a month ago in Yankee Stadium. A...2815Thu, 03 Jul 2014 03:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/crazy-twins-stats-at-the-halfway-point-r2809/When Chris Colabello's season got off to an insanely hot start, I remember multiple people commenting to me excitedly about how he was on pace for something like 200 RBI. Some folks just love to extrapolate those grandiose "on pace" figures when a guy has a great first couple weeks. It's fun early s...2809Wed, 02 Jul 2014 05:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rod-carew-interview-part-2-working-with-young-players-r2810/In Part 1 of the interview with Rod Carew yesterday, the Hall of Famer shared his thoughts on his playing career. He has been a hitting coach in the big leagues with the Angels and also with the Milwaukee Brewers. Now he is a special instructor for the Minnesota Twins during spring training. In his...2810Wed, 02 Jul 2014 01:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/from-kernel-to-twin-jorge-polanco-r2811/A little over a year ago, I sat in the Cedar Rapids Kernels dugout before a Sunday game and did an interview with then-Kernels infielder Jorge Polanco - the same Jorge Polanco that just spent the past weekend wearing number 11 for the Minnesota Twins. I’d been told that, of the Kernels’ Latin Americ...2811Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-no-juice-podcast-episode-11-kickstarter-my-heart-r2806/Parker Hageman and Dan Anderson got together to talk about the Twins' latest heart-wrenching road trip, the fiasco in the outfield, and who Jorge Polanco's career has started off like.   They discussed soccer and World Cup trolling.   Then they had the Idea to End All Ideas when they came up with...2806Tue, 01 Jul 2014 05:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rod-carew-interview-part-1-playing-days-r2808/Saturday night was Minnesota Twins night at Perfect Game Field in Cedar Rapids. The rains came, but there was an excitement because Twins great Rod Carew made the trek to Iowa. Before the game, he was briefly in the Kernels locker room. He then spent over an hour signing autographs and shaking hands...2808Tue, 01 Jul 2014 05:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-tuesday-july-1-r2812/Seth and Jeremy return Tuesday night at 9pm to wrap up the happenings in Twins Territory. We connected Monday night to make sure we could hear each other (we could) and to make sure that our internet was working (it was), so hopefully we have more success than last week. The Twins have given us lots...2812Tue, 01 Jul 2014 04:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/halfway-home-and-hanging-onto-hope-r2805/On Monday night at Target Field, the Twins will play their 81st game, officially marking the halfway point of this 2014 season. As we reach this key milestone, the state of the club can best be summed up by a lineup decision that took place in game No. 80. In the final leg of a six-game road trip, w...2805Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/monday-morning-madness-june-30-2014-r2801/I wrote about Kyle Gibson's road struggles on Friday and then he totally redeemed himself by breaking the Twins' five-game losing streak with an excellent road effort. The rest of the series was a real drag, although Jorge Polanco's triple in the ninth on Friday was pretty exciting. In fact, Jorge...2801Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/picking-the-home-run-derby-contestants-r2800/Minnesota will host the All-Star Game in a little more than a couple weeks and this is the time of year where pundits start debating who should and who shouldn't be on the All-Star Game roster. One of the most exciting events in the almost 30 years since Minnesota last hosted the game is the Home Ru...2800Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:36:00 +0000