https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1145/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-claim-erik-komatsu-dfa-clete-thomas-r386/The Twins claimed 24 year old OF Erik Komatsu and Designated Clete Thomas for Assignment. Also, Sean Burroughs cleared waivers and was outrighted to AAA Rochester. He was the Cardinals' Rule 5 pick and made the opening day roster. However, he has just four hits in 19 at bats. No surprise considerin...386Fri, 04 May 2012 18:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r385/Original post from North Dakota Twins Fan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Boy did it feel good to have a day to recover on Thursday after watching the Twins get no-hit by Jared Weaver on Wednesday night. This performance came on the heels of the Twins putting together a lack luster performance against Jerome Willia...385Fri, 04 May 2012 12:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jered-weaver-no-hits-twins-r382/The Twins were hoping to salvage game three of their series in Anaheim against the LA Angels. Instead, the Twins got another poor start and the bats were shut down. In fact, the bats managed to do nothing. Jered Weaver, one of baseball's best starting pitchers, threw a no-hitter against the Twins....382Thu, 03 May 2012 04:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/just-better-than-awful-r381/Even prior to tonight’s shellacking, the Twins collective ERA sits at 5.59, last in the major leagues. On the Gleeman and the Geek show last week, I asked “Can a team that ranks towards the bottom of the league in pitching even pretend to be competitive?” It turns out they can. Since 2000, there ha...381Thu, 03 May 2012 04:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/vote-best-twins-offensive-performance-ever-r379/Original post from North Dakota Twins Fan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9DMuI0-XtTs/T6CxgJ6MPhI/AAAAAAAABPY/--E7C0uJ1Bk/s320/Slide1.jpg On Monday night, Ryan Braun put together an amazing offensive performance by hitting three home runs and adding a triple in another one of his at-bats...379Wed, 02 May 2012 12:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/positive-steps-for-liriano-will-it-continue-r378/I have stated for some time that I believe Francisco Liriano’s greatest impediment to success is his erratic mechanics. One can argue that he may be struggling mentally but that would be a chicken-and-egg argument – is he getting down on himself because his inconsistent delivery or is his delivery o...378Wed, 02 May 2012 06:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-diary-of-a-snapper-off-day-r375/Baseball dominates a lot of our time in Beloit, so when we have a day off, we are left without an idea of what to do. An early game yesterday followed by an off day left me with loads of free time, but no clue how to fill it. What could I do to fill a day without baseball? [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] I wok...375Wed, 02 May 2012 03:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-drop-burroughs-but-why-r374/The Twins announced today that they have designated infielder Sean Burroughs for assignment to make room for Drew Butera on the 25-man roster. This one is a head-scratcher. You can certainly make the argument that Joe Mauer's knee tenderness necessitated a call-up for Butera, as he may serve as more...374Wed, 02 May 2012 00:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/anatomy-of-a-mauer-boo-r373/I’m not particularly fond of how Minnesota treats its sports stars. The Puckett-like love affair is rare. More often, we pick nits. Kevin Garnett doesn’t score enough, or isn’t clutch enough. Joe Mauer doesn’t hit for enough power or doesn’t show enough leadership. Fran Tarkenton can’t win the b...373Tue, 01 May 2012 17:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-hammer-has-landed-r369/After missing a couple games due to the birth of his child, Josh Willingham returned to the Twins lineup on Sunday and immediately made his presence felt, delivering a two-run triple in his first at-bat to set the tone in a 7-4 Twins victory. Willingham finished the day 3-for-5 with a double and a...369Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-not-the-offense-r367/If I’d told you before the season started that, 20 games in, Denard Span would have a .386 OBP, Joe Mauer would be hitting .329 and Justin Morneau would have an IsoP of .236, plus newcomer Josh Willingham would have a 1.114 OPS, what would you have expected the Twins’ record to be? Better than 5-15,...367Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-ampamp-the-geek-ep-39-ragged-rotation-r366/Aaron and John talk about the Twins' terrible starting pitching, Delmon Young not going to Hebrew school, booing Joe Mauer, putting past division titles in proper perspective, Ben Revere's brief return, skipping Francisco Liriano, Ron Gardenhire's odd bullpen usage, and jinxing anything and ever...366Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000