https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1044/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/talk-to-contact-podcast-tom-kellys-zubaz-and-a-happy-new-year-r2264/Episode 65 is out for your listening enjoyment. Happy New Year from all of the gang at Talk to Contact. We debated titling the podcast after Twins Coach Nelson Prada who wore #65 a few years ago, but anytime Tom Kelly's zubaz come up on conversation you are required to title said conversation after...2264Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/january-mailbag-r2263/My one resolution for 2014 is to answer more fake questions. If someone (me) is going to go to the trouble of asking a question, the least I can do is answer it. In addition, I'm going to answer the really tough questions that others are too scared to tackle. In fact, 2014 is the year of answerin...2263Fri, 03 Jan 2014 13:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-13-stories-1-gardenhires-contract-extended-r2262/These are trying times if you're the coach of a local professional sports team. Vikings head coach Leslie Frasier got the axe this week following a season that saw his team lose 10 games. Mike Yeo is on the hot seat with the Wild under-performing. And Rick Adelman might just give up with the numbe...2262Wed, 01 Jan 2014 20:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-new-years-resolutions-r2261/It's been a while since our last post (blahblahblah job, blahblahblah earning salary, blahblahblah spending holiday time with friends and loved ones). But we're back with a very special post as we consider the 2014 resolutions of your Minnesota Twins. Joe Mauer Baseball Resolution: Hit like a boss n...2261Wed, 01 Jan 2014 14:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-13-stories-2-joe-mauer-moves-to-first-base-r2260/How many times each game or each week do we watch a catcher take a foul-tip off the chest protector or the shoulder? How often do we see the catcher or umpire get hit in his face mask? Often, the batter, catcher and umpire will get a good chuckle out of it. The announcers will joke about how it’s b...2260Wed, 01 Jan 2014 04:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-13-stories-3-twins-spend-on-free-agents-r2259/Following their third straight year of having their season torpedoed by a dismal starting rotation, the Minnesota Twins went on a free agent spending spree like Twins fans had never seen before. Within a month, they committed $86M to four players, including handing out their two largest contracts in...2259Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-top-10-moments-of-2013-video-r2258/With the calendar flipping to 2014 tomorrow, Twins fans must be eager to hurry that process along. After all, the previous season was a mire with yet another 90+ loss year on the ledger.   Although no one should be criticized for having his attention wander from the team before spring training, the...2258Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-13-stories-5-a-dismal-starting-rotation-r2256/The 2012 Minnesota Twins starting rotation was 29th our of 30 MLB teams in ERA. They identified this as their number one issue and responded with a major trade, several free agent signings, and a top prospect’s promotion. The result? The 2013 Minnesota Twins starting rotation ranked 30th in ERA. Not...2256Mon, 30 Dec 2013 04:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-episode-126-party-boys-r2255/A "No Geek Week", Twins Daily's Parker Hageman fills in for John Bonnes and joins Aaron Gleeman at 612Brew.com to talk Twins. Topics include partying at The Gleemanor, Alex Meyer the substitute teacher, dropping Darin Mastroianni from the 40-man roster, throwing televisions off balconies, hypothesiz...2255Mon, 30 Dec 2013 03:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-13-stories-6-justin-morneau-traded-r2254/August 31st marked the end of an era for the Minnesota Twins. Justin Morneau had been a cornerstone for perennial contenders, and although those days were long past by the time of his departure, the fans never forgot. In the big picture, the decision to trade Morneau was essentially a no-brainer. St...2254Mon, 30 Dec 2013 03:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-13-stories-7-twins-draft-kohl-stewart-r2253/I guess if there is one positive to having three straight 96+ loss seasons, it is the high draft picks that the Minnesota Twins have received. In 2011, the Twins had the second worst record in baseball, so they had the second overall pick in the 2012 draft. With it, they selected Byron Buxton. In 20...2253Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-13-stories-8-aaron-hicks-lost-year-r2252/Two of the biggest stories from 2012 led to one of the biggest (and worst) stories of the Minnesota Twins 2013 season. Last winter, just one week separated the trade of center fielders Denard Span and Ben Revere to NL East teams. At that point, the writing was on the wall: Twins fans would see cente...2252Sun, 29 Dec 2013 05:04:00 +0000