https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1127/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-ballad-of-big-jim-r1221/Twitter started sizzling yesterday. There's a chance Jim Thome rejoins the Minnesota Twins and puts a few more taters over the right field flag pole. There's no way this helps the Twins long term, but I can't help but be excited. Jim Thome is so heroic Greek mythology borrows heavily from his caree...1221Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-mauer-hates-pop-ups-r1220/Sometimes inspiration strikes in odd ways. Today, Rhett Bollinger, the Twins' MLB.com beat writer, sent out this tweet: Joe Mauer just popped out. Something he did only once last year in 641 plate appearances. #MNTwins — Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) February 26, 2013 Wait, what? I saw that c...1220Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-will-willingham-do-for-an-encore-r1219/One of the biggest surprises in the 2012 season was the performance of Josh Willingham. The veteran outfielder signed a free agent deal with the club before the season and he went on to have the best offensive campaign of his career. He led the Twins in a variety of offensive categories including ho...1219Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-82-jim-thome-and-blondes-vs-brunettes-r1218/Aaron and John talk about the Twins possibly bringing back Jim Thome, mailbag questions submitted by listeners, Baseball America's top 100 prospects, Jennifer Lawrence at the Oscars, snarking on Twitter, attendance and revenue, choosing sides on blondes vs. brunettes for charity, Kyle Gibson's ve...1218Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thome-or-not-thome-that-apparently-is-the-question-r1217/Ever since Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire mentioned to the media a couple of days ago that he would like to add a potent bat to his bench, conversations among Twins fans have revolved around just one player; Jim Thome. And why not? Twins fans’ memories of the hulking, Paul Bunyan-esque slugg...1217Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-mlb-teams-rebuild-part-2-r1214/Not all bad teams are created equal. Some teams are bad for just one injury-plagued season. Some teams are bad for a few seasons and then good for a few seasons. Some teams are just chronically bad. Bad teams have the benefit of receiving good draft picks, but other than that, they don't really gai...1214Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:30:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/finding-relief-r1216/When the Twins rose to prominence after the turn of the millennium, dominating the AL Central for nearly a decade, they always relied on a steady bullpen that protected leads. During that time, Terry Ryan was extremely adept at plucking overlooked assets from other organizations, which allowed him...1216Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-mlb-teams-rebuild-part-1-r1213/Good franchises can field bad teams. The Boston Red Sox might have been the most successful franchise of the 2000s, but finished in last place in 2012. The Minnesota Twins were successful during that same decade, but has suffered through two consecutive last place seasons. As hard as it may be to...1213Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-on-twitter-2013-r1212/Seemingly everybody is on Twitter these days. I remember sitting with John Bonnes during the middle of the 2009 Twins season, and he told me that I should be on Twitter. I hesitated, but then I figured, Why Not? Since then, I've gradually followed more and more people. Frankly, it is my news source...1212Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ill-say-it-r1211/The Twins spring schedule kicks off tomorrow. I know many are looking forward to it, even without the belief that the Twins will be competing for an AL Central crown this fall. That doesn't make this spring any less interesting. So with that in mind, I'm going on record and making predictions... s...1211Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reliever-ryan-pressly-leaves-an-early-impression-r1209/Ryan Pressly’s odds of making the bullpen when the Minnesota Twins break camp in April appear somewhere between slim and none. On a liberal guess, there are likely three spots open and two of those may already belong to Alex Burnett and Anthony Swarzak. The remaining vacancy? That’s competition betw...1209Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-fun-blogs-r1208/It's the weekend, so start having some fun. Our bloggers are... With horseplay and jumping rope threatening the health of the Minnesota Twins starting rotation, it's no wonder the Twins are firing off memos about the dangers of childhood hazards to their players. Kirsten Brown was fortunate enough...1208Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:12:00 +0000