https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1053/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-145-mlb-itunes-and-mothers-day-r2605/Aaron and John unpack the MLB/iTunes fiasco, reflect on a jumbled Twins roster, examine Phil Hughes turnaround, play a lot of GATG intros, cast a skeptical eye towards Danny Santana and Chris Parmelee, ignore their mothers and debate the size of Aaron's ego. You can listen by downloading us from iTu...2605Mon, 12 May 2014 01:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-big-switch-phil-hughes-r2604/Sponsored by Switch My Trip Phil Hughes Big Switch pitching performance on Friday night successfully stared down a three-game losing streak and Justin Verlander. It was also his fourth straight quality start, suggesting that Hughes is in the midst of his own Big Switch. That switch is half of wh...2604Mon, 12 May 2014 01:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-trevor-plouffes-hot-start-continue-r2601/Trevor Plouffe was essentially an afterthought this winter viewed as a third base placeholder until Miguel Sano takes the position from him. By the grace of the inelasticity of an elbow ligament, Plouffe's job security increased considerably. Sano's misfortune would be Plouffe's godsend. And, to hi...2601Fri, 09 May 2014 21:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mothers-day-special-a-mothers-perspective-diane-plouffe-r2599/Sunday is Mother’s Day! (All of you guys, after you’re done reading this, go to the store and pick up some flowers or at least a nice card for your mom)   Two years ago before Mother’s Day, Trevor Plouffe donated his hair to Locks of Love in honor of his mother, Diane, who is a breast cancer survivo...2599Fri, 09 May 2014 05:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-need-to-focus-on-future-not-old-favorites-r2598/Without exception, each spot on a team's 25-man roster is important. In any given week, it is likely that every last one of those players will see action in a game. On a contending team, all 25 openings should ideally be filled by guys who can play a meaningful and valuable role. Those roster spots...2598Fri, 09 May 2014 03:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/roster-shuffle-twins-add-guerrier-whats-next-r2592/Following the Minnesota Twins’ 4-3 loss in Cleveland on Wednesday night, the team announced that Logan Darnell was being optioned to Rochester and former Twins reliever Matt Guerrier was being added to the 25 man roster. At the same time, they acknowledged that on Thursday the team will make the cor...2592Thu, 08 May 2014 04:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-series-part-3-whats-new-r2596/This is the third in a series of (somewhat) weekly installments leading up to the June 5th through 7th draft. The focus is intended to be very Twins-specific.   Part 1: Locals Part 2: The Top ---   Thursday is Draft Day! Well, the NFL Draft anyway. We're also within a month of the MLB draft. Time to...2596Wed, 07 May 2014 23:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-tortured-minnesota-sports-fan-inventory-r2589/You've heard of the MMPI? Well, here's the TMSFI! You haven't heard of the MMPI. Here: wikipedia. I know, I know, this is supposed to be a Twins blog. Really, my blog is hardly that at this point, but you know what I'm generally trying to do. Thing is, with rain, days off and my own illness,...2589Wed, 07 May 2014 21:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-to-do-with-chris-parmelee-r2587/He's at it again. Chris Parmelee's 2012 season could be looked at in two different ways. On the one hand, you had a rookie hitter who looked overwhelmed against major-league pitching. On the other hand, you had a 24-year-old absolutely demolishing in his first exposure to Triple-A pitching. He was f...2587Wed, 07 May 2014 04:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ricky-nolasco-and-the-declining-strikeout-rate-r2586/The Minnesota Twins’ starting pitching shortage of strikeouts has continued into 2014. That’s not anything new but it makes you wonder if the fumes from the garbage burner are causing pitchers to simply lob the ball into the strike zone. As of Tuesday, the Twins were owners of the bottom three strik...2586Tue, 06 May 2014 18:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-tuesday-may-6-r2584/Seth and Jeremy will be live at 9pm on Tuesday. Right around the time the Twins are hopefully locking up their fourth consecutive win. We'd love to take your questions and you can leave them down below. Some topics we'll likely cover are: -How about this string of starts? -What's up with Josmil Pi...2584Tue, 06 May 2014 15:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ten-questions-with-trevor-may-r2580/Photo Courtesy of Joe Territo/RedWingsBaseball.com Entering his seventh professional season, Rochester Red Wings pitcher Trevor May is hoping this is the year he gets his chance to pitch with the Minnesota Twins. One of the key pieces sent back from Philadelphia in the Ben Revere trade, the hype ar...2580Tue, 06 May 2014 02:19:00 +0000