https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1104/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-links-n-thinks-413-r1351/Everything was nice and fuzzy last Friday when the Minnesota Twins had pulled off some nice wins and they had themselves near the top of the American League. Things have changed in the last week as the club got swept by the Kansas City Royals and the Twins are near the bottom of the AL Central. Howe...1351Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/weather-wins-and-so-do-the-miracle-r1350/The weather conditions have wreaked havoc on the baseball schedule for much of this week. Games from the Midwest to the Northeast have been postponed, and the story was the same for Friday night.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] The Cedar Rapids Kernels were weathered-out for the fourth straight day. New Britain...1350Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-vs-mets-412-r1347/After an ugly finish to their home stand in Kansas City, the Twins limp home to a wet, snowy Target Field in the hopes that a few home games will get them back on track. The Twins looked more like their 2011 counterparts against the Royals, posting two good pitching performance but struggling to put...1347Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-bad-aaron-hicks-early-struggles-r1345/Leading baseball in strikeouts probably is not what Aaron Hicks had in mind when he daydreamed about his first week in the major leagues. He probably has visions of scorching liners into the right-center gap or sending a shot into the overhang in right field. He pictured himself[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] d...1345Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fun-with-stizzles-r1344/I just realized that my free trial of the Baseball Reference play index is going to expire on Monday. Very sad. Although, if you read this post, you already know that I am planning to purchase a subscription anyway. Happy times! Now that you can relax with this knowledge, let's find some fun stats a...1344Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/vance-worley-and-developing-pitches-r1340/You would think with a moniker like “Vanimal” that Vance Worley would be a rock star-party hard individual. Some meathead with torn off sleeves and who breaks “No Pepper” signs on the backstop with a 99-mile per hour fastball. That’s simply not Vance. He is not a huck-n-chuck hurler who puts little...1340Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-dailys-free-drafttreet-fantasy-contest-r1337/How about a friendly game of "I know more than you about baseball"? Our friends at DraftStreet have put together a contest for Twins Daily readers that costs nothing to play BUT will distribute $300 in prizes to our readers. Here's the link. And here's the deal.... [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Remember all...1337Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/patience-warranted-with-struggling-youngsters-r1335/For all the buzz he built up during spring training, it didn’t take long for Aaron Hicks to sour the widespread enthusiasm surrounding him. We’re barely over a week into the season and already we’re seeing calls for the rookie center fielder to be shipped to the minors, or at least the bottom of the...1335Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/anthony-swarzak-as-keystone-to-the-bullpen-r1334/When word came out following TwinsFest about the injury Anthony Swarzak suffered, it had to be embarrassing. Swarzak suffered a fractured rib after wrestling with some teammates during the Minnesota Twins annual fan festival. He opened the season on the DL and watched the Twins fight the Tigers and...1334Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-royals-48-r1331/Your first place Minnesota Twins.   It's not a term Twins fans have heard since October 2010 but coming into a three game set with the Kansas City Royals, that's exactly the position the surprising Twins are sitting after two series wins to open the season. Behind some solid pitching performances an...1331Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-bullpen-is-booming-r1330/Since starting pitching was obviously going to be an unavoidable weakness, the Minnesota Twins knew they would need exceptional efforts from both the offense and bullpen in order to maintain a respectable record this season. We're only a week in, but thus far, both units have answered the call. In t...1330Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-88-opening-week-intervention-r1328/Aaron and John talk about the Minnesota Twins' winning opening week, bouncing back from last week's podcast, what to make of Aaron Hicks' slow start, Glen Perkins' excellence and managing the bullpen, appreciating Roger Ebert, the upcoming "Tix For Tots" event, close games and late-inning heroics...1328Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:26:00 +0000