https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1105/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/robertson-is-ready-for-his-role-r1324/On Thursday, the Minnesota Twins got a big 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers to improve to 2-1 on the season, the first time they have been over .500 since the 2010 season. However, the game was not the blowout that the final score would indicate. In fact, there was a very key moment in the 7th inning...1324Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-orioles-45-r1323/The Twins surprised many over their opening homestand by taking two of three from the Detroit Tigers behind solid pitching efforts and inconsistent offense. They look to continue that pitching production as they head to Baltimore for their first road trip of the season, a three game set against the...1323Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-pelfrey-power-and-pedro-r1321/Welcome to the season’s first edition of Three-Bagger. In these occasional columns, I will examine three different ongoing Twins storylines worth following. Today, we’ll take a look at Mike Pelfrey’s remarkable return to the hill, promising early signs from some key hitters in the middle of the line...1321Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-lies-ahead-for-aaron-hicks-r1320/Congratulations, Mr. Hicks. You are going where few Minnesota Twins minor leaguers have gone before: Straight to the Opening Day starting lineup. Since the opening of the Metrodome in 1982, there have been just seven players in the Minnesota starting lineup to jump to from the minors to the Opening...1320Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-blog-links-44-r1319/Plenty of good blogs the last couple of days, whether you like the minors, the historical or some random thoughts on the Minnesota Twins series win over the Tigers: In AA-New Britain, our beat reporter attended the Rock Cats Welcome Home Dinner. He meets a new player that reminds him what the minor...1319Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-baseballs-fiscal-cliff-is-silly-r1318/It's a spring-time tradition. When Spring Break arrives, I say goodbye to my students, make a few Arrested Development jokes with my colleagues, and pick up as much as I can find on the impending baseball season   This year, in addition to the standard season preview issues of Sports Illustrated and...1318Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/glen-perkins-and-the-modern-pitcher-r1315/Before the opener on Monday morning, Glen Perkins sat at his locker, lacing up a new pair of cleats. His locker’s location – one of four corner spots in the spacious clubhouse reserved for the pillars of the team like Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau, a spot that once was home to Joe Nathan’s garb – is...1315Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:39:00 +0000https://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 +0000