https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1101/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-91-radio-return-and-its-april-r1422/Aaron and John's Minnesota Twin podcast moves to KFAN 100.3 FM, but that's not the only change. The Twins relatively positive start also fuels their most optimistic episode, where they talk about Kevin Correia's fantastic start, the bullpen's impact and depth and the struggles some of the younger pl...1422Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-milestone-check-r1418/The Minesota Twins have hit the four-week milestone and are above .500 at 11-10. Considering the pessimism going into the season, Twins Territory should be happy with the results. Some raw numbers: Run differential is -1. Team ERA is 3.92, the Twins have scored 88 runs despite only 14 homers and...1418Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/weekly-links-n-thinks-r1413/The Minnesota Twins actually got all their games in so far this week. Texas is in town for the weekend and it sounds like the weather is actually going to start acting like spring. Daily high temperatures will continue to rise and we all hope the Twins can continue to play .500 baseball. The weekend...1413Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/putting-aaron-hicks-in-perspective-r1412/Aaron Hicks is a batting average eating goblin. This would be a common refrain among Twins fans if “batting average eating goblin” was common baseball lingo. We should probably work on making that happen. More importantly, we should put Hicks’s numbers into a little perspective. His astronomically,...1412Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-vs-rangers-425-r1409/One might say this is the first real test of the Twins pitching staff. The Texas Rangers, co-owners of the American League's best record at 14-7, are coming to town and the weather is finally going to warm up in the Twin Cities. Until this point, the Twins have played nearly every game of the season...1409Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/there-is-a-lot-wrong-with-mike-pelfrey-right-now-r1407/Just a month removed from being celebrated for his amazingly quick recovery from Tommy John surgery less than 11 months ago, Mike Pelfrey’s numbers through his first four starts in a Twins uniform have been extremely disappointing. This raises the question of whether or not Pelfrey is completely re...1407Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cedar-rapids-kernels-week-3-hot-starts-in-cold-weather-r1404/There is no shortage of great story lines through the first three weeks of the Cedar Rapids Kernels' inaugural season as the Minnesota Twins Class A affiliate in the Midwest League. To begin with, the Kernels (12-5) sit atop the MWL Western Division standings, with a one-game lead over the Quad City...1404Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/wha-happened-4-white-sox-ampamp-vs-marlins-r1405/Here's your quick, easy, inaccurate guide to the last week in Minnesota Twins Baseball...' Game 15 Cold Weathered Out After going all the way to Chicago just to find out that another game would be postponed due to inclement weather, the Twins groaned loudly in protest. Manager Ron Gardenhire...1405Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-switch-hitters-r1400/The history of Twins switch-hitters goes back to the first game the Twins played, but it was the last guy you would expect. In baseball, a switch-hitter is a batter who can bat from the right side or the left side, depending on whether the pitcher is right- or left-handed. Most curveballs break awa...1400Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/accelerating-the-rebuild-timeline-r1403/When healthy, Joe Mauer is one of baseball’s elite players, and a fitting centerpiece for a championship-caliber team. The Twins are aware of this, which is why they locked him up with a $184 million contract back in 2010. When they committed to paying the hometown star $23 million annually for eig...1403Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/two-strike-counts-and-joe-mauer-r1399/"Strike two, you're out," seems to be the current mantra for most of baseball. Unless you're Joe Mauer. One of the biggest challenges for batters in recent years has been their ability to come back in an at-bat after falling into a two-strike count. Since 2006, there has been a steady decrease in pl...1399Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/winter-weather-blues-gimmicks-r1398/It seems that just about every Twins game is snowed or rained or winded out these days. When is MLB going to wake up and start banning weather from their games?!? If nothing else, the Twins should have no home games in April, just in case it snows. Then, they should have no home games in May beca...1398Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:47:00 +0000