https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1028/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fun-with-history-mauch-cubbage-ejected-1978-r2528/I am all for getting the calls right if we have the technology, but I am not a fan of how the new replay rules are working. I think they need to be much more efficient (or quick!) to not annoy and potentially lose a small part of any team's fan base. With the new replay rules, something that has lo...2528Tue, 22 Apr 2014 05:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-searching-for-answers-at-short-and-center-r2526/Out of the 276 major-league players that accrued 300 or more plate appearances last year, Pedro Florimon and Aaron Hicks ranked 257th and 261st in OPS, respectively. Although they made up for it somewhat with strong defense at key positions, both were among the worst hitters in baseball, so it was p...2526Mon, 21 Apr 2014 03:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-big-switch-jason-kubel-r2527/~ Sponsored by Switch My Trip ~ Ron Gardenhire and Jason Kubel were insistent throughout spring training. Is it possible that they knew what they were talking about when they kept saying the veteran would be just fine when the regular season began? Fans and many writers wondered aloud which Jason...2527Mon, 21 Apr 2014 02:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-plouffe-20-r2524/The Minnesota Twins are currently 2nd in the AL in runs scored (86), 1st in OBP (.353) and 1st in walks (82). They also lead the AL in runs per game at 5.76. That’s not too bad for an offense that was routinely picked to finish towards the bottom of the league in nearly every category. Yes, it’s on...2524Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-phil-hughes-and-re-establishing-the-curve-r2522/Over his career, Phil Hughes has seemingly been one solid secondary pitch away from taking over the world. Since his prospect days, his curveball was considered this dangerous weapon. For Hughes, unfortunately, the pitch never manifested as that killer pitch as projected. Eventually, the pitch was...2522Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-lineup-is-producing-r2519/The season is still very young. I don't want to get too wrapped up in early optimism, but something has to be said about the lineup and production thus far, especially considering the generally pessimistic nature I think most of us felt at the close of spring training. There was a lot of gnashing of...2519Fri, 18 Apr 2014 03:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-potato-cannons-community-and-free-pizza-r2520/You know how in between innings, sometime the mascot comes out with a pneumatic gun and shoots t-shirts or hot dogs or whatever into the crowd? Have you ever seen him shoot out pizzas? Want to know why? Because there’s a lot better way to give away free pizzas. By now you’ve noticed that the Twins a...2520Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/has-the-clock-run-out-on-jared-burton-r2516/The Twins fell to the Blue Jays on Tuesday night due in large part to the wheels falling off the Phil Hughes strikeout express in the 6th inning. After cruising through five innings, limiting the Jays to four hits while striking out five batters, Hughes suddenly couldn’t retire a single batter and w...2516Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-415-kernels-streak-ends-r2512/For the second Tuesday in a row, weather played havoc on the Twins farm system. Only half the teams were able to get on the field and both of those teams didn't exactly like the results on the night. Some hitters continued their hot starts to the year but the pitching seemed to be the biggest probl...2512Wed, 16 Apr 2014 03:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-tuesday-april-15-r2508/After yesterday's off-day, the Twins are back tonight and so is the newest edition of Twins Hangouts. Seth and I will cover the last week of action in Twins Territory - the .500 big league club and the early success of the four affiliates. So grab your favorite beverage, pop some popcorn, turn down...2508Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pedro-florimons-ampquotlimbo-lineampquot-r2507/You’ve heard of the Mendoza Line. Named after Mario Mendoza, a shortstop for the Pirates, Mariners and Rangers in the 1970s and early 1980s. He was a career .215 hitter. To this day, when a hitter has a batting average hovering around .200, it is known as the “Mendoza Line.” In his era, that wasn’t...2507Tue, 15 Apr 2014 06:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/early-surprises-in-the-2014-season-r2506/The fact that the Twins sit at 6-6 after two weeks could be viewed as a surprise in and of itself, given their low expectations and some of the rough patches we've already seen. Of course, anything can happen over the course of 12 games, and that applies to individual players as well as the team...2506Tue, 15 Apr 2014 04:35:00 +0000