https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1106/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-al-central-hitters-r1297/There are a million ways to try to prepare for an upcoming season. In just four days, the Minnesota Twins will be at Target Field taking on the division-favorite Detroit Tigers. Everyone knows that the Twins starting pitchers will not be able to compete on paper with the other pitchers in the divis...1297Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-10-stories-for-2013-2-whither-justin-r1296/“Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use.” - Carlos Castenada It was seven years ago – in 2006 – that Justin Morneau won his American League Most Valuable Pla...1296Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-to-roll-with-vance-worley-for-opener-r1295/Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire confirmed a floating rumor this afternoon that Vance Worley will be indeed be the Twins’ Opening Day starter. The 25-year-old right-hander, who had tossed five innings of seven hit, two run ball with five strikeouts this afternoon, has had an up-and-down spring...1295Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-do-you-feel-about-this-years-roster-r1294/About a year ago, the Minnesota Twins left Florida with a roster of 25, bound for the Twin Cities and, ultimately, the basement of the American League Central. Quite a bit of turnover has occurred from that collection of individuals – a whopping 12 from the 2012 Opening Day roster are no longer with...1294Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-starting-pitcher-r1292/If ever there was a clear culprit for a ruined season, it was the 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 within that uni...1292Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:43:00 +0000