https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1113/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/when-will-gibson-get-a-chance-r1498/Mike Berardino, the excellent new beat writer for the Pioneer Press, linked to a new story on Wednesday with an amusing teaser: "Attention Gibsonites: Kyle Gibson takes a step back at Rochester."   Gibsonites. I like it. And it’s a label I’ll proudly wear because, from my view, it seems obvious that...1498Fri, 17 May 2013 05:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/geeking-out-pitch-to-contact-and-team-batting-r1493/Numbers are so clean. Until they aren’t. Yesterday we studied strikeouts/game and runs/game for teams and found a “correlation coefficient,” which is a number between -1 and 1. 1 means there is a perfect correlation, like the temperature in Fahrenheit and the temperature in Celsius. -1 means there i...1493Thu, 16 May 2013 01:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/free-agent-pitching-2020-hindsight-r1492/By the end of the coming weekend, the Twins will have reached the one-quarter mark of the season with 40+ games under their belts. It’s as good a time as any to reflect upon how some of the decisions made by General Manager Terry Ryan in building the team’s roster have turned out. As a team, the Twi...1492Wed, 15 May 2013 15:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-birthdays-may-15-r1491/Scott Watkins (1970) Justin Morneau (1981) Brian Dozier (1987) Left-hander Scott Allen Watkins pitched for the Twins for about two months in 1995. He was born in Tulsa, went to high school in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, and was drafted by Minnesota in the 23rd round in 1992. A reliever throughout his...1491Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tom-brunansky-is-getting-a-feel-for-the-job-r1489/In what is thought of as one of the greatest Simpsons episodes of all-time, nuclear power plant owner turned softball manager, C. Montgomery Burns gave one of his ringers, Daryl Strawberry, an invaluable hitting tip. “You there. Strawberry. Hit a home run,” advised the decrepit hitting instructor. S...1489Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offense-looking-to-its-heart-r1488/After finishing the month of April ranked near the bottom of the American League in most categories, the Twins’ offense has undergone a stunning turnaround in May, in which they led the league in scoring through Monday. Prior to Tuesday's loss to the White Sox, the Twins had averaged 6.2 runs per ga...1488Wed, 15 May 2013 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/geeking-out-pitch-to-contact-and-team-pitching-r1487/Pitch To Contact - at this point, I think we can go with capital letters, don't you? That phrase and philosophy have drawn a fair amount of criticism, a chunk of which is just snark, but some of which at least tries to ground itself in statistical analysis. In a thread started yesterday on Twins Dai...1487Wed, 15 May 2013 01:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-the-twins-a-500-club-r1486/It's getting close to the end of the first fourth of the season and the Twins are still flirting with the .500 mark. There is a lot of baseball left to play but it has been an encouraging first portion of the season for Twins fans. Some surprise pitching performances, a good offense and a stingy...1486Tue, 14 May 2013 17:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hope-for-hicks-r1485/Coming into the game, Minnesota Twins centerfielder Aaron Hicks had a hitting line of .137/.239/.216 (.455). He had just five extra base hits in the first 30 games. He had struggled on defense as well as with the bat. And then came Monday night. After popping up in his first at-bat, Hicks came to th...1485Tue, 14 May 2013 05:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-dailys-free-draftstreet-fantasy-contest-ii-r1484/Our friends at DraftStreet are giving away more money to TwinsDaily members. $300 to be precise. It's free. It's legal. It's easy. Just draft a team for one night and get paid out as soon as the games end that night. DraftStreet.com is at the forefront of this new trend in the fantasy world and i...1484Tue, 14 May 2013 03:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-93-5000-calorie-mother-r1482/Parker Hagemen of Twins Daily subs for a vacationing John Bonnes on this week's "Gleeman and The Geek" episode and topics included whether the Twins are a legitimately decent team or a mirage, Joe Mauer's hot streak and high strikeout rate, funneling food into your face to become a star, Kyle Gibson...1482Mon, 13 May 2013 15:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mauers-hot-streaks-and-chasing-doubles-r1481/It has been a season of streaks so far this year for Joe Mauer. Things started well in the first couple weeks of the season. Through 14 games, he was hitting .393/.439/.574 with two home runs and five doubles. His batting average was high, he was hitting the ball out of the park and the Minnesota Tw...1481Mon, 13 May 2013 14:29:00 +0000