https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1147/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chicks-dig-the-infield-fly-rule-sometimes-r912/Originally posted at k-bro's baseball blog An INFIELD FLY is a fair fly ball (not including a line drive nor an attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, when first and second, or first, second and third bases are occupied, before two are out. The pitcher, catcher an...912Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-you-know-r911/Joe Mauer hit just one infield fly ball all year making his 1.0% infield fly rate the second lowest in all of baseball. That’s a significant increase over his totals last year when he did not hit a single fly ball to anyone in the infield. See, there is still plenty of reason to boo him. Mauer is of...911Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bloodbath-r910/After approaching 100 losses in back-to-back seasons, the Twins clearly needed to make some changes. As we put it when introducing our Offseason Handbook yesterday, complacency was not going to be an option this winter. They wasted little time shaking things up, parting with their entire coaching s...910Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-triple-crown-still-matters-r908/I have been meaning to write a blog or an article on this topic for days. Thankfully, Kurt Mensching from the terrific Tigers blog Bless You Boys wrote it for me! (http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/10/3/3448684/the-triple-crown-still-matters-dont-let-anybody-tell-you-otherwise) Sure, he's a Tigers b...908Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-defensive-player-of-the-year-denard-span-r907/On Monday, ESPN's Mark Simon wrote an article naming Mike Trout as the "Defensive Player of the Year" for MLB. Throughout the season, he and a team of twelve voters had picked out the best defensive player for every month and their overall choice for the year was Mr. Trout. This got me to thinkin...907Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-mauer-finishes-shy-of-batting-title-quest-r905/Joe Mauer’s noble effort to obtain his fourth batting title was thwarted when those cyborgs known as Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout were unrelenting at the season's end. That notwithstanding, this has been an outstanding rebound season for the Twins catcher. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Considering the slow...905Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2012-season-review-r904/In their second-to-last game of 2012, the Twins sent Anthony Swarzak to the hill. He turned in a sub par five-inning outing, and the Twins ended up losing by a run, their 95th loss of the season. A pitcher who had no business starting a major-league game getting roughed up and putting his capable of...904Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-full-is-your-minnesota-twins-glass-r903/Two more games left. 160 Twins games have been played in 2012 season. It’s been yet another frustrating, 90-loss season for the Twins and their fans. As the offseason fast approaches, it will soon be time for the Hot Stove League. That means 40 man roster decisions, winter meetings, trades, free ag...903Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-twins-emulate-white-sox-r902/Vegas picked the White Sox to finish fourth in the AL Central this year, pegging them to win about 74.5 games. Chicago's season essentially ended last night when the Tigers clinched the division, but that means the Pale Hose' playoff hopes lasted until October, about four (five?) months longer than...902Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tsuyoshi-nishioka-was-a-ampquotcandle-in-the-windampquot-r901/The following song is dedicated to former Twins middle infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka as he exits the United States and heads back to resume his career in Japan. The tune of the song is "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John. Enjoy! Goodbye Tsuyoshi Though we hardly knew you at all You had the grace to le...901Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-60-nishioka-no-more-and-losing-las-vegas-r900/The Minnesota Twins release Tsuyoshi Nishioka, contemplate coaching changes, and the John and Aaron review the MLB season via their preseason predictions. Here are: the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe and the podcast on iTunes. If you want to chat about the topics, let us know......900Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reflecting-on-the-nishioka-experiment-r899/In assessing the Twins' payroll situation for next year, a depressing reality became clear. Between the contracts of Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Nick Blackburn, along with the $250,000 buyout that will be owed to Matt Capps, the club was set to be on the hook for about $9 million in what appeared to be to...899Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:03:00 +0000