https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1161/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blow-by-blow-blogging-of-our-annual-pack-of-baseball-cards-r642/I decided many years ago to stop collecting baseball cards. Much as I loved them, they didn't do much--they certainly didn't increase in value, and my packs tended to come up with a whole lot of relievers and utility infielders and not a lot of stars. But after our most recent move, I found a thick...642Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trading-season-opens-prepare-for-disappointment-r641/Oriiginally posted at Knuckleballsblog.com It seems ridiculous at this point to suggest Twins fans need to be prepared for disappointment. We’ve been getting slapped in the face by disappointment for going on two years, after all, and we’re pretty much resigned to this team continuing to disappoi...641Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-athletics-07142012-710pm-r639/The Twins took another tough loss last night against an AL West opponent. Liriano was on top of the game, striking out 15 batters over 8 innings but lost the game with one mistake pitch that A's left fielder Gomes sent out of the park for a grand slam. Tonight, we see two young pitchers take the...639Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-vs-athletics-07132012-710pm-r636/Finally, back to baseball. After three days of zero ball and one night of awful All-Star play where the National League drubbed the American League 8-0, we can finally get back to baseball that (mostly) matters. Tonight, the Twins square off against the A's, who entered the break on quite a tear...636Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r637/Happy Friday! I hope you made it through the week and you are looking forward to the weekend. It's hard to believe that it is already the 13th of July. Where is the time going from this summer? Make sure you spend some time this weekend enjoying the warm weather and the wonderful outdoors. It won't...637Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-target-team-profile-washington-nationals-r635/The Big Picture At the All Star Break last year, the Washington Nationals were playing .500 baseball (46-46) but were already 11.5 games back behind the National League East leading Phillies. To be sure, it was just their second non-losing first half of the season since they emigrated from Montreal....635Fri, 13 Jul 2012 05:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/capps-reinstated-from-dl-waldrop-optioned-to-rochester-r633/The Twins have reinstated reliever Matt Capps from the 15-day disabled list. Capps was placed on the disabled list on June 25 (retroactive to June 24) with right shoulder inflammation. In his two outings with the Fort Myers Miracle Capps worked two innings while striking out one against Florida Sta...633Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-target-team-profile-the-baltimore-orioles-r632/The Big Picture The Orioles are currently seven games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East. However, they are currently 45-40 as the second half starts and that puts them 0.5 games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays for the second Wild Card. The Orioles last finished with a .500 record (and last made...632Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-target-team-profile-the-pittsburgh-pirates-r630/The Big Picture The Pirates are in first place at the All-Star Break. Oops - hold on. I didn’t say that with the right emphasis. Let me try again. The PIRATES are in FIRST F*$%ING PLACE at the ALL-STAR BREAK. Wha? How? That’s a fair question, considering their offense has scored 345 runs this year,...630Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ten-second-half-storylines-r629/Last night I posted an article musing about what it might take for the Twins to get back into the AL Central race in the second half. It was mostly the stuff of pipe dreams, naturally, since the club would need to play .650-plus baseball and leapfrog four teams, requiring an historically unprecedent...629Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-would-it-take-to-come-back-r628/Here at the All-Star break, the Twins find themselves 11 games out of first place, with a record 13 games below .500. The most likely scenario is that they sell off their assets within the next couple weeks and coast to a forgettable finish near the bottom of the division. But just what would it tak...628Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-all-star-game-nl-vs-al-07102012-700pm-r626/It's that time of year, folks. The All-Star Game is upon us. Tonight, Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants goes up against Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers. As has been much-discussed here at Twins Daily, Joe Mauer is the only representative for the Twins. What inning do you see him enter...626Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:18:00 +0000