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His agency, Sosnick Cobbe Sports, was grown from scratch in the hills above the San Francisco Bay and relies on building relationships, sticking with clients regardless of on-field performance and adheres to p...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2158</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:20:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Not? Here's my Blueprint</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-not-heres-my-blueprint-r2157/</link><description>I&#x2019;ve never told anyone this story&#x2026;
Mostly because I just made it up...
And also because if I didn&#x2019;t make it up, you still wouldn&#x2019;t believe it&#x2026;
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I had never been more excited to attend a baseball game than I was to attend Game 1 of the 2010 American League Division Series against the Yankees.[PRBR...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2157</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mauer Wins Fifth Silver Slugger Award</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mauer-wins-fifth-silver-slugger-award-r2155/</link><description>On Wednesday night, Twins catcher Joe Mauer was presented the American League Silver Slugger Award for catcher. He had previously won the award in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. 
Joe Mauer played in 113 games for the Twins in 2013. He hit .324/.404/.476 (.880). That represents an OPS+ of 144. He hit 35...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2155</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 01:40:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Naming Names: Three Starting Pitchers The Twins Should Target</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/naming-names-three-starting-pitchers-the-twins-should-target-r2153/</link><description>It is not a secret: the Minnesota Twins biggest problem the last few woeful seasons has been the lack of a reliable rotation. While a lot of fans are looking at 2015 or 2016, when Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton "come of age", as the potential contending point for the Twins, the dirty secret is that th...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2153</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:28:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>2014 Minnesota Twins Offseason Blueprint</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2014-minnesota-twins-offseason-blueprint-r2152/</link><description>In the Twins Daily 2014 Offseason Handbook, the writers' blueprint plans are one of the best parts. There are plenty of ways to go about trying to fix the Twins team but  some patience might be required as the club waits for younger pieces to  work their way through the minor leagues.
Here is how I...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2152</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:06:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Shortcuts</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/shortcuts-r2151/</link><description>"There isn't any shortcut to get where we want to go."
Although the above quote from Terry Ryan was published back in February,  the sentiment has been a common refrain for the Twins' general manager  throughout his ongoing efforts to rebuild a broken product in Minnesota.  No shortcuts. 
And why no...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2151</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:19:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Missing Bats &amp; Big Impact: The 2013 Twins Rotation]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/not-missing-bats-ampamp-big-impact-the-2013-twins-rotation-r2150/</link><description>As plain as the nose on your face, the Twins could clearly see that a sizeable portion of their 2013 troubles was a direct result of the team&#x2019;s rotation.
&#x201C;Not missing bats and big impact&#x201D; could have been a mantra of the starting five, or at least a bestselling bumper sticker for a select number of t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2150</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Would Signing Jason Kubel Make Sense?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/would-signing-jason-kubel-make-sense-r2149/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins struck out 1430 time last season, the third most strikeouts in the history of the game.  On the offensive side of the ball, the team scored the third fewest runs in the American League while the pitching staff allowed the second most runs to be scored. The club also left the thir...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2149</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:06:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A Look at the Other End of Free Agency</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-look-at-the-other-end-of-free-agency-r2147/</link><description>Over the past two weeks, I've profiled five different high-end starting pitchers that the Twins may be inclined to pursue on the free agent market. Of course, those who have followed this organization could be excused for expressing skepticism over the likelihood of one of these big names actually l...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2147</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:19:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Gleeman and the Geek, Episode 118: Free Agent Pitching Options</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-episode-118-free-agent-pitching-options-r2146/</link><description>Aaron and John talk about the free agent starters available to the Twins  this offseason, why a Johan Santana reunion might make some sense,  credit card roulette, Twitter for single people, trimming the 40-man  roster further, Aaron's dream bar, reviewing the Jason Isbell concert,  being in or out...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2146</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 02:22:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Fishing for Holes in the Roster</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fishing-for-holes-in-the-roster-r2143/</link><description>When a team has lost 90 games in three consecutive seasons, there can be plenty of finger pointing. For the Twins, there are questions to ask about how this current roster was created and what the team can do as they try to move forward.
Where are the holes in this roster? What needs to be done this...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2143</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:43:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>November Mailbag!</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/november-mailbag-r2144/</link><description>Welcome to another Minnesota Twins mailbag.  There has been so much juicy Twins news in the past month, I just couldn't resist asking questions to qualified Twins analysts.  Unfortunately, with the iOS7 upgrade, none of my emails, texts, tweets or vines actually send, so I'll just have to answer my...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">2144</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 22:26:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
