https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1015/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-the-gardenfire-929-r3103/Check it out here or .(Downloadable links coming later.)3103Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-targets-r3099/Pitchers: 1. Cole Hamels Hamels has four years plus an option year left at $22.5 million each. He would be tough to get, but the Phillies are going to need a youth movement soon, so he may be obtainable. 2. Andrew Cashner Cashner will be a free agent in 2017, but could potentially be extended. Thi...3099Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-emulate-the-royals-r3101/While wallowing near the bottom of the AL Central and perpetually searching for a way out, the Royals often sported an impressive collection of minor-league talent. Understandably, they tended to be protective of those assets, considering them the lifeblood of their rebuilding process. But, as ten...3101Mon, 29 Sep 2014 04:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-no-juice-podcast-episode-23-that39s-a-wrap-and-jamie-ogden-r3100/Other topics include Up North Weddings and general sports banter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU7oj-TArAE Listen below, on iTunes or on Stitcher: THE NO JUICE PODCAST, EPISODE #23: THAT'S A WRAP AND JAMIE OGDEN3100Mon, 29 Sep 2014 04:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brian-duensing-striking-out-batters-striking-out-cancer-r3097/“I became the tackling dummy,” he said, “and at that point I said ‘enough football.’” Duensing shifted his focus to baseball, and he continued to find success on the pitcher’s mound. “I wasn’t a standout, but I worked hard and found my way up the ladder.” Before he knew it, Duensing accepted a sch...3097Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-16-walks-of-phil-hughes-r3096/For the entire season, Hughes had 16 walks charged to him over the course of close to 210 innings. If he doesn't pitch again this season, he will have set the record for best strikeout to walk rate in the history of the game. There were only two games this season where Hughes allowed multiple walk...3096Fri, 26 Sep 2014 02:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/think-you-can-hit-a-100-mile-per-hour-fastball-r3095/According to ESPN/TruMedia, in the Major Leagues this year there have 821 fastballs thrown over 100 miles an hour -- with Cincinnati’s closer Aroldis Chapman firing the bulk of them. The results have been understandably poor as hitters have batted just .144 off the triple digit heat. Professional...3095Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/if-i-owned-the-twins-r3094/I read the columns by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s baseball writers and columnists recently, in which they were asked to share their ideas concerning what the Twins need to do to “fix” the sorry state of affairs at Target Field. Jim Souhan believes manager Ron Gardenhire has to go. Patrick Reuss...3094Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hughes-ends-season-with-record-without-bonus-r3093/Phil Hughes was cruising on Wednesday afternoon in the final Target Field game of the season. He had given up just one run to the Arizona Diamondbacks on five hits. He walked none and struck out five. He was at 96 pitches after eight innings of work. With a 2-1 lead, it appeared he would reach the...3093Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-have-a-problem-r3091/This season ticket group was a bunch of hardcore Twins fans, especially the actual seat-holders. But even they could no longer justify the cost, especially at a time where all games after July consistently carry no level of drama or intrigue. It's a drain. The new ballpark honeymoon period has pas...3091Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:30:53 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-top-10-pitching-seasons-r3090/There hasn't been a player of Kershaw's caliber in the Twins rotation since the Johan Santana days in the Metrodome. However, there have been some very good seasons from past Twins pitchers. Last week ESPN tried to rank the top 20 pitcher seasons of the last 50 years. There were no Twins on the li...3090Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/video-how-difficult-is-it-to-frame-a-100-miles-per-hour-pitch-r3088/It is possible that velocity plays a difference in how a catcher receives the ball or how an umpire gauges it. According to ESPN, since 2009, 9% of balls taken out of the zone that were 99 MPH or below were called strikes. In that same time, 7% of all pitches thrown 100 MPH or above and taken out...3088Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:24:00 +0000