https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1044/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-mauer-michael-bradley-and-the-problem-with-artistic-athletes-r2804/So I've been more or less completely consumed with the World Cup this month. Watching every match I can, reading interviews, reports, reviewing highlights, and writing like a maniac. But I still think of baseball (and can prove it with stuff on another blog), perhaps never more clearly than when I w...2804Mon, 30 Jun 2014 02:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-episode-152-falling-to-pieces-in-more-ways-than-one-r2803/Aaron and John talk about the starting pitching (and podcast hosts) falling apart, Jorge Polanco's rushed arrival, Alex Meyer and Trevor May having issues in the minors, Chris Parmelee as a center fielder, puking in cabs, throwing out backs, Joe Mauer turning things around, Eduardo Escobar returning...2803Mon, 30 Jun 2014 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thats-the-ticket-royal-arms-r2799/Sponsored by Ticket King Ten days ago, as the Minnesota Twins stumbled home from a difficult road trip, they could take solace that they were going to face a team they have traditionally beaten up: the Chicago White Sox. What’s more, they weren’t going to face the White Sox ace, Chris Sale. If y...2799Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-call-up-jorge-polanco-directly-from-single-a-r2793/When we ranked infielder Jorge Polanco as the eighth-best prospect in the Minnesota Twins organization this spring, we noted that a strong first-half performance in High-A could put him on the fast track to the majors. Of course, we never would have suspected it would be this fast. On Thursday, the...2793Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-arcias-problems-self-correcting-r2790/After reading Parker Hageman’s recent analysis1 on Oswaldo Arcia’s approach and swing, I’ve been thinking about it since, particularly as Arcia’s slump is reaching toward extreme extents. I think Parker is spot on in his critique of Arcia’s over-aggressive, indiscriminate approach at the plate. Past...2790Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-we-be-worried-about-alex-meyer-r2786/The rosters for the MLB Futures Game were announced on Tuesday. Representing the Twins organization will be Single-A pitcher Jose Berrios and Double-A slugger Kennys Vargas. None of Minnesota's "Big Three" will be participating. Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano obviously have been injured, and Alex...2786Wed, 25 Jun 2014 04:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/burdis-arrival-a-month-of-kernels-silver-linings-r2787/June has not been kind to the Cedar Rapids Kernels. As a team, they’ve lost a dozen games this month and won just six. The first half of the season mercifully drew to a close a week ago, but the Kernels started off their second half season by dropping three of four road games to the Midwest League’s...2787Wed, 25 Jun 2014 01:30:00 +0000