https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1160/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/table-setters-needed-r125/One of the questions posed on our new TwinsDaily.com message board was how the Twins will account for 200 runs in their runs scored/runs allowed differential over the 2011 season which would bring the club back towards 81 wins and beyond. On the defensive/pitching side of the ledger, Minnesota allow...125Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-2008-blueprint-r124/In my attempts to determine a plausible best-case scenario for this year's Twins team, I've struggled to come up with real-life examples to use for comparison. On the forum earlier this week, Twins Daily member sam.ekstrom pointed to the 2008 Twins as a potential "doppelganger" for the 2012 squad. I...124Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ball-cap-mojo-r121/As a long-time Twins fan, like many of you, I have collected a fair number of Twins caps over the years. I wear them to games, while doing yard work, and sometimes in my office. I wear them when watching Dick-n-Bert. I wear them while listening on my MLB GameDay app. I wear them while reading th...121Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-2012-postseason-award-the-twins-can-win-r120/The way it seems right now, even with the optimism that accompanies Spring Training, it's tough to imagine the Twins hoisting the 2012 World Series trophy. In fact, I can't reasonably imagine the Twins having the AL Cy Young award winner on their pitching staff, or the AL MVP in their batting order....120Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/to-block-the-plate-or-not-to-block-the-plate-r119/The thought of Joe Mauer getting taken out at the plate is a scary thought for fans to process. ~~~ One of the hottest topics across the baseball universe as pitchers and catchers have reported is surrounding whether catchers should block the plate. The Giants suffered a major blow last season wh...119Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/burroughs-fairy-tale-ending-r118/Third baseman and non-roster invitee Sean Burroughs reported to Twins spring training camp yesterday and apparently took some time to talk to reporters, as you'll find him in numerous stories today. That's not surprising. Burroughs is a good story - a Little League hero who rose to prize prospect, f...118Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bad-days-r117/Eight months after suffering a concussion in a home plate collision with Royals catcher Brayan Pena, Denard Span still says he has "bad days" in which his head doesn't feel quite right, but he has no way of knowing whether or not those symptoms stem from the incident in Kansas City. Span's situation...117Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2012-al-central-standings-part-1-r116/Let's do our division picks, poll style. Today I'll post a poll for who will win the AL Central. Tomorrow we'll eliminate the winner and post a poll for who will finish second and we'll repeat on Thursday and Friday. Don't just vote - give your reasons. You can find the poll and the thread for comm...116Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gabbin-grapefruit-francisco-lirianos-delivery-r115/The 2011 season was quite a mess for Francisco Liriano. Coming off the solid 2010 season, expectations had been high for the lefty and instead of moving forward he regressed heavily, turning in one of the worst seasons among qualified starters. Command-wise, his 12.7% walk rate was the highest among...115Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/puckett-and-the-hall-yes-again-r114/Jesse over at TwinkieTown published an essay over the holiday weekend which was the result of a bit of soul-searching over Kirby Puckett and the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jesse's point seems to be that, when comparing Puckett to the other centerfielders in the Hall of Fame, Puckett may be far below the...114Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gabbin-grapefruit-terry-doyle-r113/La Velle had a good piece on Rule 5 pick Terry Doyle at the Strib today. The 26-year-old right-hander discussed some his route to the Twins organization, listening in on Internet radio at his home in Warwick, Rhode Island when he found out that Minnesota had drafted him. For their part, the Twins...113Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gabbin-grapefruit-terry-doyle-r112/La Valle had a good piece on Rule 5 pick Terry Doyle at the Strib today. The 26-year-old right-hander discussed some his route to the Twins organization, listening in on Internet radio at his home in Warwick, Rhode Island when he found out that Minnesota had drafted him. For their part, the Twins w...112Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:48:00 +0000