https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1137/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-has-happened-to-joe-mauers-defense-r820/Concerns over Joe Mauer’s defense has grown exponentially as the number of opposing kleptomaniacs have continued to accumulate more and more bases. A one-time Florida State quarterback recruit, earlier in his career Mauer had thwarted over 30% of would-be base-stealers but has seen that number drop...820Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thursdays-minor-league-round-up-r819/819Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minor-signings-make-impact-r817/Sam Deduno put together the best start of his career on Wednesday night. Pitching against the Seattle Mariners, Deduno threw seven shutout innings and allowed just two hits. He struckout a career high nine batters. Most important, and probably most inexplicable, he walked no one. He improved to 5-2...817Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mauers-not-going-anywhere-r816/Ask yourself this question, and be honest in your reply: If Joe Mauer were becoming a free agent this offseason, is there any chance – ANY chance, whatsoever – that he would fetch a six-year, $138 million contract? I think the answer is pretty clearly no.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] That's the prorated rema...816Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/video-the-85-metrodome-all-star-game-r815/Well, this is just precious. The last time the All-Star game to be held in Minnesota was in 1985. The night of the game, just prior to the national broadcast, Channel 11 (when they were WUSA, not KARE) had a special that covered it. It's a half-hour long, so make yourself comfortable if you want to...815Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2013-class-a-affiliation-gets-muddied-r814/Originally posted at Knuckleballsblog.com. These days, it’s not often that I go more than a couple of days without getting asked whether I think the Twins will be the Major League affiliate of my home town Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2013. When I’m not answering that question, I’m the one asking it of p...814Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/handle-with-care-young-pitchers-use-has-changed-r813/The big debate in the baseball world has been the Washington Nationals decision to shut-down Stephen Strasburg, one of the best young starting pitchers in the game. He is pitching in his first full season at the big league level as he only pitched at the end of last season since he was recoverin...813Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/look-for-plouffe-to-rebound-r812/It was not more than a month or so ago that third baseman Trevor Plouffe was the hottest thing in the Twin Cities. Essentially, he was “Call Me Maybe” personified. Prior to taking a Luke Hochaver offering on the right thumb back on July 20, Plouffe was compiling decent number – including otherworl...812Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/beacons-of-light-r809/On the surface, this 2012 Twins campaign seems painfully similar to last season's train wreck. On this date a year ago, the Twins sat with a 56-77 record, which sadly compares favorably to their current 52-77 mark. Both seasons were marked by abysmal starts, midsummer rebounds and late implosions (a...809Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/back-of-the-napkin-how-far-are-the-2013-twins-from-contention-r807/How far are the Twins from contention? One side looks at their dismal record and wants a complete makeover. The other looks at the team's players and thinks they’re just a couple of arms away from a pennant race. Which is it? Let’s do some back-of-the-napkin figuring. As of right now, the Twins are...807Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pictures-and-notes-from-a-long-weekend-with-the-snappers-ampamp-kernels-r805/Originally published at www.knuckleballsblog.com. It seemed to me like the first game of this Snappers/Kernels series on Saturday night was a long one… and it was. The game took three hours and twenty minutes to play and since the Snappers pretty much dominated the entire game on their way to a 13-2...805Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/snappers-visiting-the-rapids-notes-on-a-mr-horrorpants-road-trip-r804/Finally, I made the trip. Cedar Rapids is only an hour away from where my parents live, and I finally got out on the open road to watch the Beloit Snappers play the Cedar Rapids Kernels. The following notes and pictures will not provide any interesting baseball knowledge, but they might inspire othe...804Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:29:00 +0000