https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1115/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/aaron-hicks-defensive-gaffes-draw-managers-ire-r1459/On Tuesday night in Boston, Aaron Hicks compounded his issues with the manager with a seemingly innocuous action on the field in the eighth inning, with the Twins securely up by six runs. With Jonny Gomes up at the plate, the Sox’s beefy right fielder lifted a fly ball into short center field. Hicks...1459Wed, 08 May 2013 05:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dont-lose-faith-in-unlucky-worley-r1458/You've probably heard the story by now. On the very day that Vance Worley was told by Philadelphia general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. that he'd been traded from the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins, the 25-year-old pitcher had been planning to pick up an engagement ring from the jeweler so that he could...1458Wed, 08 May 2013 03:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-teams-aces-did-the-twins-miss-r1456/The Minnesota Twins have struggled to accumulate starting pitching lately. This stems from a variety of factors. Their drafting strategy, their inability to sign international players and their unwillingness to spend big money on the free agent market are all factors that have gone against this club...1456Wed, 08 May 2013 00:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-birthday-of-charles-albert-ampquotchiefampquot-bender-minnesotas-first-hall-of-famer-r1452/Before there was a Winfield, a Molitor, or a Mauer, there was a Bender. Charles Albert "Chief" Bender was born in Crow Wing County on May 5th, 1884. He bounced between his home on the White Earth Reservation, and various boarding schools. At a teenager, Bender was recruited by the Carlisle Indian In...1452Tue, 07 May 2013 00:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/monday-morning-madness-r1451/A couple weeks back, I posted a Gimmick Post with some fun gimmicky ideas and I enjoyed writing it. I have also written some series' recaps here and there, but I usually only have time to hit the weekend series. Both are fun, but I don't have time for both. Frankenstein's monster, let's combine t...1451Mon, 06 May 2013 15:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-92-slumming-it-r1450/Aaron and John talk about why their Minnesota Twins podcast was dumped off of the radio this week and whip through several dozen small topics. These include a discussion the Twins winning pace, the debate the meaning of "lucky", Ticket King's local focus, Joe Mauer's slump, the tragedy of losing Nic...1450Mon, 06 May 2013 14:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-red-sox-56-r1449/The Twins continue their difficult road trip this week by heading to Boston to face one of baseball's hottest teams and co-owners of the best record in MLB. The Red Sox, 20-11 through their first 31 games, have surprised much of baseball by jumping to the front of the tough AL East division and stay...1449Mon, 06 May 2013 11:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-pelfreys-progress-plouffes-paradox-ampamp-rebounds-r1448/* Last week I wrote that Mike Pelfrey's struggles had a reached a point where he should be removed from the rotation until he demonstrated legitimate signs of progress. In his next start, which came Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, that progress was plenty evident. Go figure. Sure enough, Pelfrey deli...1448Mon, 06 May 2013 04:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/interview-with-my-anger-r1445/Hello Twins Daily Participants, It appears fortune is on my side today as I have lined up an interview with my Anger. Some may find that a strange concept, but I very often have problems accessing certain areas of my emotional palette. My anger is a very private entity and he mostly shows up when I...1445Sun, 05 May 2013 01:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-mailbag-532013-r1442/Welcome to the third installment of my (fake) Minnesota Twins mailbag. In the past, I have used this space to answer the tough questions that no one seems to want to actually ask me. Today, I have a treat! Actual questions! Well, not all of them. See if you can spot the fakes. Which flavor ic...1442Fri, 03 May 2013 19:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/weekly-links-n-thinks-r1441/The Minnesota Twins continue their longest road trip of the year so far with games in Cleveland over the weekend. A four game series with the Boston Red Sox is looming at the beginning of next week but for now Minnesota needs to concentrate on beating opponents from the AL Central.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK...1441Fri, 03 May 2013 16:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-indians-53-r1440/Through the first month of the season, the Twins have been able to hang around the .500 mark, flirting with dominant play mixed with some pretty bad play by the pitching staff, offense, and defense. Coming into the season, many thought this was a best case scenario for the team and thus far the team...1440Fri, 03 May 2013 12:29:00 +0000