https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1140/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-must-erase-memories-of-nishioka-r758/Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who was optioned to the minors today to make room for Trevor Plouffe, has probably played his last game in a Twins uniform. His memory will endure, however – probably for longer than the team would like. In a sense, you can't help but feel bad for the guy. He worked hard and tried...758Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-vs-tigers-august-13th-to-15th-r757/The Twins suffered another home sweep over the weekend, falling to the Tampa Bay Rays three in three consecutive games. Hoping to play the role of spoiler against a division rival, the Twins settle in for a three game set against the Detroit Tigers. Going for the Tigers in the first game is newly...757Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-54-half-empty-or-half-full-r754/Aaron and John talk about the Minnesota Twins' odds of contending or rebuilding in 2013, where Chris Parmelee eventually fits into the lineup, a possible minor league affiliation shuffle, exactly how bad Tsuyoshi Nishioka looked, whether Nick Blackburn should stick around with a 7.50 ERA, Liam He...754Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/just-because-it%E2%80%99s-a-clich%C3%A9-doesn%E2%80%99t-mean-it%E2%80%99s-not-true-r749/This was originally posed at Knuckleballsblog.com. I’m not sure any sport has spawned more clichés than baseball. Right now, though, even clichés that are applicable to multiple sports seem to make me think of the Twins. http://knuckleballsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cliche.jpg As I’v...749Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-rays-08-10-2012-710pm-r746/The Twins look to continue their improved play as they go into a weekend series against the Rays at Target Field. Jeremy Hellickson takes the mound for Tampa Bay while Cole De Vries gets the nod for Minnesota. Hellickson is another good young pitcher for the Rays, compiling an ERA of 3.43 this se...746Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r747/The Twins seem to have found a nice little groove over the course of the last week. In their six games since last weekend's edition of "Friday Links-N-Thinks," the Twins have posted a respectable 4-2 record with plenty of offense along the way. Jamey Carroll, Justin Morneau, and Ryan Doumit all hit...747Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-elephant-in-the-room-r744/Earlier this week, Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press asked Terry Ryan whether the team's recent run of success has affected the way he's preparing for the offseason. "Regardless of what you look like right now, you still look at the club and figure out where you're headed and where you need to ad...744Fri, 10 Aug 2012 03:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-scott-diamond-continues-to-shine-r743/One of the biggest surprises of the Twins season has to be the performance of starter Scott Diamond. Written off by many as just another “soft tossing pitcher” in the organization, Diamond has shown mastery of the strike zone and has been getting ground outs by the barrelful. This has led to a 10...743Fri, 10 Aug 2012 03:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sundays-minor-league-round-up-r729/Sunday was an interesting day in the world of Twins baseball. The Twins had a chance to complete a 4-game sweep in Fenway Park. Josh Willingham and Ryan Doumit both homered in the ninth to make it interesting, but the rally fell short. At one point early in the game I overheard Dick Bremer announce...729Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:54:44 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-roster-ampamp-payroll-2012-r742/NOTES: The data below is based on what I know or think I know. It may not be 100% accurate. Rule V and MiL FA are estimations and will be corrected as the dates approach. The "+c" designation reflects the total amount of innings the pitcher threw in his final college season plus his initial profes...742Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offensively-twins-remain-uneven-r739/"We have holes. And some of it is pitching, and some of it is not. There are other areas we need to address." - Minnesota Twins GM Terry Ryan as reported by Phil Mackey The Twins rotation currently ranks 29th in the majors in ERA and 28th in innings pitched. But Ryan is right – they aren’t the on...739Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-indians-08-08-2012-1105am-r737/Well, the Twins did it again. Trailing 5-1 to the Indians late in the game last night, they rallied in the final three frames, scoring six times on route to a 7-5 win. Almost everyone was involved in the rally and even the much-lamented Tsuyoshi Nishioka drove in the go ahead run with a sacrifice...737Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:00:00 +0000