https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1034/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-and-business-the-twins-and-timing-r3043/The team was bad and fielding rather pathetic lineups. The idea that fans would pay extra to watch players like Wilkin Ramirez or Pedro Florimon take BP -- players that would be in AAA on a good team -- suggested to me that the organization was out of touch with a large portion of its fan base. Ye...3043Fri, 05 Sep 2014 01:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-93-miracle-advance-r3040/So let’s get into the updates. MIRACLE MATTERS Game 2 - Ft. Myers 6, Bradenton 2 Box Score They play nine innings, but sometimes just one of those innings can make the difference. That was the case in this game. The Miracle scored six runs on five hits in the bottom of the 3rd inning to take a 6-...3040Thu, 04 Sep 2014 05:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-august-2014-r3038/Honorable Mention RHP – Tyler Duffey – Rochester – 4 GS, 2-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 23.1 IP, 20 H, 7 BB, 21 K LHP – Matt Tomshaw – Ft. Myers – 5 GS, 2-3, 2.61 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 31.0 IP, 35 H, 8 BB, 19 K LHP – Steven Gruver – Ft. Myers – 6 GS, 2-1, 2.00 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 27.0 IP, 25 H, 7 BB, 15 K RH...3038Wed, 03 Sep 2014 05:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/that39s-the-ticket-september-sox-r3034/Below are the 12 years of the Gardenhire era. The first column is the year. The second is how close the Twins were to the top of the AL Central when September started. And the last two columns were how they did in September: With the possible exception 2008, a season in which they finished Septe...3034Tue, 02 Sep 2014 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-no-juice-podcast-episode-19-august-and-everything-after-r3035/But wait! That’s not all! If you act now, you will also receive non-baseball talk which includes Parker Hageman’s Health Issues, Dan Anderson’s State Fair Visit, the Minnesota Vikings and much, much more! Listen below, on iTunes or on Stitcher: THE NO JUICE PODCAST, EPISODE #19: AUGUST AND EVER...3035Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cliff-notes-guide-to-the-2014-minnesota-twins-quotthe-insistant-tune-of-a-broken-violin-on-a-summer-afternoonquot-r3031/Like Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby or the Narrator in Proust's In Search of Lost Time the Twins are party-goers without an ounce of composure or self-reliance. Hidden away in a corner of their stadium until the final moments, they emerge just in time to see the celebration end. Yet when everyon...3031Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-closer-look-at-the-2015-twins-r3032/The article here on Twins Daily generated nearly 200 comments. The re-post on the Star Tribune added another 70. Multiple people nominated me on Twitter for KFAN's Preposterous Statement Tournament, and on Friday the proprietor of that tournament ridiculed the column on his show. If you want to li...3032Tue, 02 Sep 2014 03:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-promote-eight-for-september-r3027/The Twins have called up pitchers Logan Darnell, Michael Tonkin, Lester Oliveros and AJ Achter. Catchers Josmil Pinto and Chris Herrmann were also called up. Aaron Hicks was called up, and infielder Doug Bernier will also return to the Twins. Aaron Hicks was demoted to AA earlier in the season. Af...3027Mon, 01 Sep 2014 22:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-160-live-from-the-state-fair-r3029/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episods_160_Live_From_The_State_Fair.mp33029Mon, 01 Sep 2014 22:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-geek-challenges-twins-daily39s-writers-r3028/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB89sTHLbD4 This is open to anyone who writes on any of the blogs on these sites. For those of you that have already done the challenge, tweet out the evidence and I'll be happy to include you in the donation pool. Thanks, John3028Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-831-rochester-eliminated-r3025/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 4, Pawtucket 10 Box Score After a season full of awards and honors, Jose Berrios struggled in his Triple-A debut. He allowed six earned runs on seven hits in three innings of work. He struck out three and walked three before being taken out. The last pitcher younger than...3025Mon, 01 Sep 2014 01:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/vargas-kennys-keep-it-up-r3019/He ranks 5th in MLB in RBIs (23), 13th in hits (33), 13th in batting average (.333), 16th in slugging percentage (.525) and 18th in on base plus slugging (.890). If we compare his stats to just those in the American League he stands 3rd in RBI, 6th in hits, 6th in BA, 7th in SLG and 8th in OPS. So...3019Sat, 30 Aug 2014 15:10:00 +0000