https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1152/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-church-of-baseball-r238/I remember the first time I saw Bull Durham. It was 2004 and I was still living in mom and dad's basement. I was drinking cold bottles of Miller High Life with my buddy Al, and we were flipping channels when we stopped just in time to see Susan Sarandon – who was still in Vintage Babe Form back in t...238Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/two-weeks-to-opening-day-roster-projections-r237/The past two weeks, I have attempted to project the Twins Opening Day roster. This week, we’ll try it again. I still believe that there are 20 “Givens” at this point, two weeks before Opening Day. I also believe that the five remaining positions are all pretty intriguing and could have several possi...237Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/eight-reasons-why-brian-dozier-should-start-at-shortstop-for-the-twins-in-2012-r236/[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar] He wasn't a household name last year at this time, even among many followers of the Twins' minor league system, but much has changed in the past 12 months. Depending on whom you speak to in the front office, there seem to be differing interpretations on...236Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r235/Original Post from North Dakota Twins Fan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It felt good to get back to a full week of Twins coverage here at NoDak Twins Fan and after my vacation in Arizona it was great to get caught up on all of the happenings across Twins Territory. We are only a few short weeks away from baseba...235Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-it-time-to-worry-about-morneau-yet-r234/Following Monday’s 0-for-2 performance, lowering his spring batting average to .100, Justin Morneau addressed his struggles: "It's gotten better. It's not where I want it to be yet. The swing's getting better. The swing feels a lot better than it did when I first got down here. It's a process, it's...234Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-right-field-r233/Likely Starter: Josh Willingham 2011 Stats: .246/.332/.477, 29 HR, 98 RBI, 69 R, 4/5 SB Potential Backups: Trevor Plouffe, Joe Benson, Darin Mastroianni When he hasn't been needed elsewhere, Michael Cuddyer has spent most of the past six years roaming right field for the Twins. No player has spent m...233Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-twins-fan-heads-to-the-mlb-fan-cave-r232/So most of you by now know I'm headed to New York City to inhabit the MLB Fan Cave this season and to be honest, I couldn't have done it without all of you. Twins Territory definitely stepped up when it came time to get a Twins fan into the Cave and I am so thankful for all of your support! I promis...232Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-baseball-have-a-bounty-gate-equivalent-r229/On Wednesday, the NFL decided to take the news headlines away from the other sports again by announcing the penalties for the Saints “Bounty” situation. Head coach Sean Payton was suspended for a year and the team will lose its next two second round picks. Others, such as Rams’ Defensive coordinator...229Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-center-field-r228/Likely Starter: Denard Span 2011 Stats: .264/.328/.359, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 37 R, 6/7 SB Potential Backups: Ben Revere, Joe Benson, Darin Mastroianni A good case can be made that during his first two seasons in the majors, Denard Span was not only one of the most underrated players on the Twins, but in al...228Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gardenhire-dozier-will-start-in-rochester-r227/After sending Tsuyoshi Nishioka to Rochester, many fans began to think that Brian Dozier may have done enough this spring to entice the powers that be to include him on the major league roster. On Tuesday, manager Ron Gardenhire squelched that notion. According to the Star Tribune’s Joe Christensen...227Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mining-for-twins-r226/When the Twins sent Tsuyoshi Nishioka down, they admitted that they might need to replace him with a guy from another team’s roster. They’re right. Looking at the guys that remain in camp, there isn’t another really good option, at least not one that can play shortstop. Fortunately, this is the ri...226Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/new-life-for-the-new-kid-r225/Two weeks ago, I had a post where I guessed the probabilities of four non-roster invitees successfully making the Twins’ Opening Day roster. At the very bottom was “savior” Brian Dozier, stating that his probability was an F. No chance. Nada. Well, it looks like one of the Twins brass doesn’t agree...225Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:21:00 +0000