https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1046/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-phil-hughes-is-so-good-right-now-r2758/I do not believe it is too hyperbolic to say that Phil Hughes is the greatest pitcher alive. That may be a bit extreme but it has been so long since the Minnesota Twins have been able to pencil a strong candidate into the rotation that you forget what a good pitcher smells like. (Answer: Good pitche...2758Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-is-sustainable-for-danny-santana-r2761/My first exposure to Danny Santana was a spring game in March against the Red Sox. While I certainly remember his flashy play (1-3 with a 2B, a walk and a SB), it was a costly 5th inning fielding error, leading to a 2-run Red Sox rally that gave the defending champs the game, that stuck with me as a...2761Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-tuesday-june-17-r2759/Oh, it's going to be a good one on Tuesday night! Seth and Jeremy are going to be joined live by John Manuel (of Baseball America fame) and Jim Crikket/Steve Buhr (of Knuckleballs Blog fame) on the newest edition of Twins Hangouts. Miss an episode? Well, they're all available on our webpage and iTun...2759Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/connections-between-puckett-and-gwynn-evident-r2752/On Monday, baseball lost another great. Hall of Fame member Tony Gwynn passed away at the age of 54. He lost his battle after dealing with cancer for some time. Gwynn attributed the cancer to his chewing tobacco habit during his playing days. Fans across Twins Territory can feel the pain that Padre...2752Tue, 17 Jun 2014 00:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-no-juice-podcast-episode-9-dans-dominican-adventure-r2748/Fresh off his "Destination Wetting", Twins Daily's Parker Hageman dispatches No Juice Podcast co-host Dan Anderson to spend time at the Twins' Dominican Academy at Baseball City in Boca Chica...on his honeymoon. In recent years, the Twins' facility and the Dominican Summer League have been graced w...2748Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/monday-morning-madness-june-16-2014-r2747/Weekend Recap The series started well but ended poorly. Kyle Gibson was excellent on Friday, but Sam Deduno and Ricky Nolasco got boomed like dynamite. Oh well, losing 2 of 3 in Detroit would have to fall into the "expected" category. Who did stuff that was notable? Let's find out! Ricky Nolasc...2747Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-cloudy-future-of-aaron-hicks-r2746/On May 24th the Twins were in San Francisco for the second game of a three game series. Aaron Hicks was the starting center fielder that day and this day would mark a turning point in his career. Whether it was a turning point for the better or for the worse remains to be seen. Ryan Vogelsong, a rig...2746Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-150-mixed-messages-done-deduno-ampamp-cat-fancy-r2745/Aaron and John talk about Sam Deduno being on thin ice, pitching prospects Alex Meyer and Trevor May being almost ready, the Twins sending mixed messages about now vs. later, Josmil Pinto's demotion, weird phobias, Trevor Plouffe and Aaron Hicks getting hurt, the end of the line with Jason Kubel, Va...2745Mon, 16 Jun 2014 03:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carew-to-puckett-to-hunter-to-perkins-r2741/Through my forty plus years following the Twins I have off and on had one player who stood out as my favorite. As I've grown older the reason for a player earning the designation of "favorite Twin" has evolved. The Carew Era - When I was a young baseball fan When I first tuned the radio to the Tw...2741Sat, 14 Jun 2014 14:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-big-switch-willingham-has-something-left-in-the-tank-r2742/Sponsored by Switch My Trip Josh Willingham’s career may not be as finished as previously thought.Sure, not everyone thought he was washed up. Over the winter his agent -- Matt Sosnick of Sosnick Cobbe Sports -- reassured me that Willingham was strong like bull after his knee surgery in 2013. Th...2742Fri, 13 Jun 2014 06:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-past-and-the-future-of-danny-santana-r2738/On May 23, 2010, I watched my first Beloit Snappers game - my first minor league game. In it, I saw a solid Brian Dozier play shortstop for the Snappers. After that game, Dozier was promoted to the Ft. Myers Miracle and Danny Santana was called up to the Snappers from Elizabethton. The next night I...2738Thu, 12 Jun 2014 06:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/when-will-josmil-pinto-be-sent-down-r2733/Coming into spring training, I don't think that Ron Gardenhire and the Twins were planning on bringing Josmil Pinto north with the big-league club. The young backstop had been awfully impressive with the bat during a September audition in 2013, sure, but Twins officials commented repeatedly thro...2733Wed, 11 Jun 2014 02:49:00 +0000