https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1041/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/monday-morning-madness-july-21-2014-r2879/Does MLB offer their teams refunds for entire series? Can an MLB team get a "do over" on the first series out of a break? If a tree falls in the woods, could it possibly join the Twins' lineup and produce a few hits? Is suckatude a word? Oswaldo Arcia Arcia went 0-4 on Friday night, sat again...2879Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thats-the-ticket-indian-summer-r2877/Sponsored by Ticket King The forecast for the next few days calls for highs in the 80s and 90s, with a lot of sun. Hot days will give way to warm nights while sunlight glows well past suppertime.Sorry for waxing poetic, but… July in Minnesota. There's hardly anything better. Remember when going...2877Mon, 21 Jul 2014 05:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-154-sellers-r2876/Aaron and John talk about the All-Star experience, the Twins making it clear they should be sellers at the trade deadline, what to do with Kurt Suzuki, Aaron's illnesses, John's dancing, paying to get rid of Ricky Nolasco, details on the August pub crawl, why Danny Santana is rushed but young pitche...2876Mon, 21 Jul 2014 03:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/asg-weekend-reflections-r2873/The big All-Star bash in Minneapolis is behind us now and by most accounts, it was somewhere between very successful and close to perfect. I saw the Futures Game/Celebrity Softball Game in person on Sunday and watched the Home Run Derby and ASG on the tube. My conclusion is that, while I wouldn't sa...2873Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/deal-or-no-deal-considering-contract-extensions-r2872/As the Twins put the All-Star Game behind them and gear up for the final 68 games on the schedule, they face much uncertainty. They're only six games below .500 -- a marked improvement from recent years -- and although they trail the Tigers by 10.5 games in the Central, they are within seven game...2872Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thats-the-ticket-rays-of-sunshine-r2869/Sponsored by Ticket King If you missed the All-Star festivities at Target Field over the past few days, perhaps the incentive of seeing one of baseball’s hottest teams will bring you back downtown at a more reasonable price.   For most of their existence, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were a league...2869Fri, 18 Jul 2014 04:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-candidate-kurt-suzuki-r2868/The All-Star Game is behind us. The Minnesota Twins and Major League Baseball put together an extraordinary event. It may have jumped up on us, but we are just two weeks away from the July 31 trade deadline. There were a couple trades made before the All-Star break, and I think that teams could star...2868Thu, 17 Jul 2014 05:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-july-16-episode-33-r2864/Join Seth and me tonight for a special Wednesday edition of Twins Hangouts. We shifted away from our typical Tuesday slot because of the All-Star Game, but return at 9pm. Expect there to be plenty of Futures Game (and nachos) talk, as well as other highlights from the weekend. We'll preview the "se...2864Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/around-the-bases-all-star-edition-r2866/Single: The Single Award came from Idina Menzel at the opening ceremony for the All-Star Game. Not one, but two amazing performances. First, Menzel sang "Forever Young" for the thirty amazing teachers who were nominated by their respective teams. Then she sang a beautiful "Star-Spangled Banner" with...2866Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/an-all-star-showing-from-the-twins-r2863/As I write this, I'm feeling pretty giddy. I just got done watching Glen Perkins pitch to Kurt Suzuki in the ninth inning of the All-Star Game, closing out a victory for the American League in Derek Jeter's final hurrah. Admittedly I don't usually get too worked up about pageantry of the so-called M...2863Wed, 16 Jul 2014 04:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/all-star-stream-of-consciousness-r2862/It was a busy, long weekend, but it was a tremendous opportunity. I traveled from the tip-top of Minnesota, down to the Twin Cities on Saturday. I then spent all day Monday driving back home. One has a lot of opportunity to think while driving more than seven hours each direction, so I thought I wou...2862Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/handing-out-twins-first-half-awards-r2865/Welcome to the unofficial midpoint of the 2014 Twins season. After teasing fans for different portions of the first half, the Twins find themselves in a familiar position at the break, last place in the AL Central. The Twins enter the break six games under .500 and 10.5 games behind the Detroit Tige...2865Tue, 15 Jul 2014 07:01:00 +0000