https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1146/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-indians-08-06-2012-605pm-r727/The Twins had quite a weekend for themselves, taking three of four in Boston and almost rallying for the second consecutive day on Sunday, scoring three runs in the ninth before ultimately falling 6-4. Overall, it's hard not to consider the weekend a success, as the Twins received solid pitching...727Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nishioka-gets-another-shot-r726/Sending Tsuyoshi Nishioka to the minors at the outset of this season was a fairly obvious decision, given his immense struggles as a rookie last year. Leaving him there for the majority of the summer has also been an easy choice, as his play in Triple-A has offered no indication that he belongs in t...726Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-53-goodbye-danny-hello-nishi-r725/Aaron and John talk about dumping Danny Valencia, bringing back Tsuyoshi Nishioka, what the trade deadline inactivity means, what can be done about the Twins' medical staff, John's new motorcycle, Alex Wimmers' elbow surgery, and a report about Miguel Sano and the Beloit prospects from special g...725Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/danny-valencia-traded-to-red-sox-nishioka-recalled-r724/The Minnesota Twins have traded third baseman Danny Valencia to the Boston Red Sox for minor league outfielder Jeremias Pineda. Valencia, who started the year as the Twins everyday third baseman, has spent most of the year in Rochester but was recalled two weeks ago when Trevor Plouffe was injured....724Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-cares-glen-perkins-cystic-fibrosis-5k-r721/Let's see if Twins Daily can do some good.... Next Sunday, the 12th, Twins pitcher Glen Perkins and his wife Alisha are organizing a 5K in downtown Minneapolis to raise money for the fight against cyctis fibrosis (CF). The whole Bonnes family is joining in, so if you would like to run with us at our...721Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-red-sox-08-03-2012-610pm-r716/Sam Deduno was effectively wild again last night, holding the Red Sox to only two hits in six innings as the Twins rolled over the Red Sox 5-0. Don't look now but the Twins pitching has slowly started to look respectable. Since the All-Star break, the Twins have posted a 4.65 ERA, good for 21st i...716Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r718/It's the first Friday in August and that means the trade deadline came and passed in the last week. There was plenty of speculation that the Twins might be in the midst of a fire sale with the team on pace for their second straight 90-loss. Denard Span, Josh Willingham, and Justin Morneau were some...718Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/morneau-is-steadily-improving-r714/In early July Justin Morneau had been plodding through a season in which he was completely lost at the plate against left-handed pitching. Even though his performance against right-handed pitchers was classic Morneausie, against the sinister his swing was basically a clusterbleep. His front side lea...714Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-red-sox-08-02-2012-610pm-r712/The Twins suffered another close loss in their final game against the White Sox, losing 3-2. It was another disappointing series for the Twins, as their received good starting pitching in the last two games but couldn't close out either with a win. Now, it's on to Boston to face the other Sox of...712Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-francisco-liriano-postmortem-r709/Last night saw a near vintage Francisco Liriano carving up his now former team. In six innings of work, the lefty punched out eight Twins batters, showcasing a well-placed 94 mile per hour fastball and a devastating slide piece. It was this first weapon, the well-placed fastball, which would have be...709Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-white-sox-08-01-2012-1210pm-r708/The Twins lost a game on a late homer last night. After receiving what was easily Nick Blackburn's best start of the year, Gardenhire opted to put Jeff Gray in for the ninth, leaving Glen Perkins on the bench. AJ Pierzynski homered and that was all for the Twins. This afternoon, the Twins send ou...708Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-flatline-r705/Tuesday's 3:00 PM trade deadline came and went with Minnesota, for a second consecutive year, standing pat. There's a lot of frustration being directed toward the Twins, who – unlike other cellar-dwellers around the league – weren't able to unload assets for impact prospects. Their only trade sent F...705Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:24:00 +0000