https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1057/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/has-the-clock-run-out-on-jared-burton-r2516/The Twins fell to the Blue Jays on Tuesday night due in large part to the wheels falling off the Phil Hughes strikeout express in the 6th inning. After cruising through five innings, limiting the Jays to four hits while striking out five batters, Hughes suddenly couldn’t retire a single batter and w...2516Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-415-kernels-streak-ends-r2512/For the second Tuesday in a row, weather played havoc on the Twins farm system. Only half the teams were able to get on the field and both of those teams didn't exactly like the results on the night. Some hitters continued their hot starts to the year but the pitching seemed to be the biggest probl...2512Wed, 16 Apr 2014 03:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-hangouts-tuesday-april-15-r2508/After yesterday's off-day, the Twins are back tonight and so is the newest edition of Twins Hangouts. Seth and I will cover the last week of action in Twins Territory - the .500 big league club and the early success of the four affiliates. So grab your favorite beverage, pop some popcorn, turn down...2508Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pedro-florimons-ampquotlimbo-lineampquot-r2507/You’ve heard of the Mendoza Line. Named after Mario Mendoza, a shortstop for the Pirates, Mariners and Rangers in the 1970s and early 1980s. He was a career .215 hitter. To this day, when a hitter has a batting average hovering around .200, it is known as the “Mendoza Line.” In his era, that wasn’t...2507Tue, 15 Apr 2014 06:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/early-surprises-in-the-2014-season-r2506/The fact that the Twins sit at 6-6 after two weeks could be viewed as a surprise in and of itself, given their low expectations and some of the rough patches we've already seen. Of course, anything can happen over the course of 12 games, and that applies to individual players as well as the team...2506Tue, 15 Apr 2014 04:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-414-miracle-explosionkernels-walk-off-r2505/The Twins enjoyed an off-day today. Tomorrow is Jackie Robinson Day around baseball and the Twins kick off a three-game series with the Blue Jays. On the farm, it was a big day for multiple former first-round picks. Make sure you're checking out the other stories featured on the front page and if...2505Tue, 15 Apr 2014 02:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thats-the-ticket-blue-jays-migration-r2511/~ sponsored by Ticket King ~ Often Blue Jays don’t migrate, staying in cold weather most of the year. This year’s flock follows their example, coming to town during a cold snap, confident they can feast on a Twins team they beat five times in six tries last year. They shouldn’t count on it; unlik...2511Tue, 15 Apr 2014 01:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-series-part-1-locals-r2595/This is the first in a series of weekly installments leading up to the June 5th through 7th draft. The focus is intended to be very Twins-specific.   --- As we are all well aware, the Twins have been very active in drafting players out of their own backyard. While this includes Joe Mauer and Glen P...2595Mon, 14 Apr 2014 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-episode-141-mauer-dl-moves-and-babygirl-r2502/Aaron and John's take a break from KFAN at Mason's and walk through the Twins various DL moves, review the trade for Eduardo Nunez, convince David Brauer to listen to the Talk To Contact podcast, wonder at the world going bat s*** crazy about Joe Mauer, notice Brian Dozier's power surge, call random...2502Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-big-switch-kyle-gibson-r2509/~ Sponsored by Switch My Trip ~ Maybe the Twins knew what they were doing when they brought Kyle Gibson north from spring training. The Twins switched their plan by including Gibson on the roster and he switched around the direction of their homestand. They had signed four free agent pitchers ove...2509Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-i-always-come-back-r2514/It hasn't been easy being a Twins fan the last few years (though if you're committed enough to the team to find my little corner of the blogosphere, I hardly need tell you that). It's been even less easy to be a positive Twins blogger, to dedicate time and energy to finding the silver linings in a t...2514Sat, 12 Apr 2014 19:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jason-kubel-off-to-a-fast-start-r2498/Let’s just say Jason Kubel’s return to Minnesota was not exactly met with wild enthusiasm from Twins fandom. Based on the previous season’s production -- a stomach-turning batting line of .216/.293/.317 (avg/obp/slg) with just five home runs in 290 plate appearances -- you could not fault anyone on...2498Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:33:00 +0000