https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1171/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseline-how-bad-are-the-2012-twins-r131/It's easy to be down on the Twins' prospects for this year. 2011 was in many ways their worst season ever, and the offseason moves by Terry Ryan didn't do much more than maintain the talent level they started with last April. So we must be headed for another dreadful season, right? Not so fast. [PRB...131Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-the-integration-barrier-broke-for-the-twins-franchise-r130/This was first published at The Tenth Inning Stretch earlier this month. I know it is kind of old, but I think that the topic might be interesting for the Twins Daily readers, so I am republishing it here... February is African American/Black History Month, so I wanted to contribute by looking at th...130Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/zumaya-injured-r129/Joel Zumaya impressed local media throwing in the bullpen, but abruptly ended his session, walking off the mound with trainer Rick McWane. Zumaya said he was OK but later GM Terry Ryan acknowledged that Zumaya had felt discomfort on the inside of his elbow. He will undergo an MRI on Sunday. Zumaya...129Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-do-we-make-of-justin-morneaus-quotes-r128/“There comes a point when you can only torture yourself so long.” Those are the words of Justin Morneau (courtesy Phil Mackey of 1500espn on Twitter), uttered just this morning while speaking to reporters for the first time since reporting yesterday to Hammond Stadium in Ft. Myers. Today the Twins...128Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fridays-recommended-twinsdaily-posts-224-r127/If you didn't read these blog posts yesterday, you might want to check them out... TwinsArmChairGM talks about a couple of candidates for that second pick in the amateur draft that the Twins have. Kirsten Brown breaks down the option of carrying two or three catchers on the 25-man roster. There wa...127Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-are-you-a-twins-fan-here-is-my-story-r126/A gesture to a suffering child wins a heart. ~~~ I have always enjoyed listening to other fans tell their stories of why they became baseball fans in general and Twins fans in particular. I hope this prompts you to reflect and reminiscence of the joys of when you became a fan. I was born in Minne...126Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:36:00 +0000https://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 +0000