https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1093/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/low-expectations-are-easy-to-exceed-r1314/"Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he is never disappointed." – Alexander Pope Have you ever gone to see a movie that was hugely hyped, only to walk out of the theater underwhelmed after deeming it just OK? Conversely, another film that was “just OK” might have impressed you if your friends...1314Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opening-day-thoughts-r1311/I'm not going to write about every game or every day of the season. However, I watched a lot of baseball yesterday and I have some thoughts to share. The Minnesota Twins game went about as would have been expected, and I was happy that they made it close near the end. I don't like to get too caug...1311Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-87-opening-day-r1310/John and Aaron talk about loving Opening Day at the ballpark and on the couch, the Minnesota Twins' lowest expectations ever, moving Joe Mauer up and Brian Dozier down in the batting order, what to do with Justin Morneau, appreciating the greatness of Johan Santana, bullpen and bench usage issue...1310Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-tigers-twins-41-r1308/It's Opening Day! In a rare Opening Day homestand, Target Field looks to be blustery and cold for the home opener as baseball begins anew in 2013. Several questions linger from Spring Training... How will the Twins pitching staff hold up amidst several injuries?[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] How will the new p...1308Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trying-to-calm-the-crashing-storm-r1307/Three years ago, the Minnesota Twins were in an ideal position. The organization was proud to be opening Target Field on a beautiful day in downtown Minneapolis. Minnesota would be on their way to 94 wins, the most for the franchise since the 2006 season. It would be a memorable season for Twins Ter...1307Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-stories-for-2013-1-gardys-gauntlet-r1306/In many ways, Ron Gardenhire’s present situation reflects the paradox faced by the 2013 Minnesota Twins. After two straight 90-loss campaigns, the long-tenured manager has been put on notice. He enters this season without a contract extension in place.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Several of his assistants h...1306Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-home-openers-1980-89-degrees-at-gametime-r1304/1304Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-starting-pitcher-r1303/If ever there was a clear culprit for a ruined season, it was the Minnesota Twins' starting pitching corps in 2012. While reasonably decent in the lineup and bullpen, the team stood no chance of competing thanks to an outrageously bad year from the rotation. Pinpointing exactly what went wrong withi...1303Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blue-jays-claim-alex-burnett-off-waivers-r1301/La Velle E. Neal III reports that right-handed reliever Alex Burnett, who has made 174 appearances out of the Minnesota Twins bullpen over the past three seasons, is officially no longer with the organization. After being placed on outright waivers, presumably to make room on the 40-man roster for o...1301Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-10-stories-for-2013-5-can-mauer-catch-and-stay-healthy-r1300/Joe Mauer carries a lot of pressure on his knees, both physically and metaphorically speaking. Some of that is pressure a few of us can relate to, like being a newly married man with a family on the way (twins, no less). Most of it, however, we can’t. Like checking your bank account and seeing a fig...1300Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-relief-pitcher-r1299/Perhaps no group on the Twins suffered more as a result of the starting staff’s struggles last year than the bullpen. Success stories were overlooked, dominant relief outings were often wasted in losses and the unit as a whole was generally taxed and overworked. That’s too bad, because the signific...1299Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-introduce-new-menu-items-to-target-field-lineup-r1298/The Minnesota Twins and Delaware North Sportservices hosted a sampling of the new Target Field food lineup and TwinsDaily’s John Bonnes and Parker Hageman were on-hand to cover the new items and some ballpark favorites. Beginning at Hrbek’s the Twins introduced some of their new food items, includi...1298Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:27:02 +0000