https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1149/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/28-players-28-projections-r287/Happy Twins Opening Day to all of you!! After a disappointing 2011 season, a long, cold offseason, here we are. Opening Day! It's a great feeling as a fan. I can only imagine what's going through the minds of the players who will be making their first Opening Day roster. Guys like Trevor Plouffe, Lu...287Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pitching-will-be-biggest-issue-in-2012-r285/On Thursday, Ron Gardenhire announced his opening day lineup. Giving it the once over, you will notice that the lineup is filled with “professional” hitters, a stark contrast to the motley crew that the manager was forced to field at the end of last year. Headlining names like Joe Mauer, Justin Morn...285Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/contest-select-the-twins-ampquotpick-2-cliqampquot-r284/UPDATE: Did you pick Josh Willingham for your Twins "Pick 2 Cliq" candidate? Congratulations, you will receive $50 for your CliquorStore.com account! Interested in winning $50 in free booze? Of course you are. Twins Daily and CliquorStore.com are proud to present the “Pick-2-Cliq” contest. In order...284Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/read-transcript-of-nicks-live-chat-thursday-r282/Itching to talk baseball here on the eve of Opening Day? I'll be hosting a live chat here at 1:00 PM, CT. Bring your questions, comments and grievances as we usher in the 2012 campaign and cover some offseason and spring training topics for the last time. See you at 1! [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Twins Dai...282Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/your-target-field-food-tour-r279/I know this comes as a shock to a lot of you, but I like to eat. And drink. And I like baseball. And especially outdoor baseball. So when I find out there is a Food Preview at my favorite outdoor baseball park, there is roughly a 3050% chance the I'm going to be there, with or without access. That's...279Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/official-mlb-predictions-thread-r278/Alright, the season is already underway and the Twins get started Friday, so let's get these obligatory MLB-wide predictions out of the way. I've listed my guesses for all the division winners and award recipients; please add your picks in the same categories so that we can all look back at the end...278Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2012-season-preview-r277/On September 28th of last year, Carl Pavano tossed a five-hit shutout at Target Field, leading the Twins to a 1-0 victory over the Royals. It was the final game of the 2011 season, and its only significance was keeping the Twins from reaching 100 losses – a deflating milestone even if it's virtuall...277Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/weekly-minnesota-twins-podcast-r276/On Tuesday night, Seth was joined by Topper Anton (Curve for a Strike) on the SethSpeaks.net Weekly Minnesota Twins Podcast. Topper spent time in Ft. Myers last week and reported on what he saw at minor league camp and at a couple of Twins games. The rest of the show, Seth answered questions from t...276Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/five-things-to-watch-as-you-watch-this-april-r275/While many fans will be focusing their attention on the more mainstream topics such as Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau’s health, Denard Span’s lingering concussion effects and Francisco Liriano’s resurgence, here are five things you can point out to your buddies as you watch games this month to make yo...275Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-blog-spotting-4312-r274/Here at Twins Daily, you can read some terrific Twins content just by reading the front page. You can converse and discuss our favorite team in the Forums, and we definitely encourage you to share and express your thoughts and opinions there. However, Twins fans who come to Twins Daily should be sur...274Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-ampamp-the-geek-ep-35-scholarships-and-access-with-ben-goessling-r272/Pioneer Press sports reporter Ben Goessling joins Aaron and John to talk about the Twins final roster decision and media access. Here are: the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe and the podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).272Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/doumit-demonstrating-patience-r270/When the Twins signed Ryan Doumit, they gained a switch-hitter who had a moderate level of pop and decent batting average ability thanks to a high line drive rate. What they did not necessarily sign was a patient hitter who has been able to coax walks. The former Pittsburgh Pirate has held a 6.8% w...270Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:08:00 +0000