https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1177/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/decrease-in-velocity-should-be-a-concern-for-pavano-r295/The Twins recently announced that Target Field would be a smoke-free facility starting in 2012. Apparently, they were not referencing tobacco products but rather Carl Pavano’s fastball. Minnesota’s inning-eating stalwart of the past several seasons entered Opening Day in Baltimore and was not imp...295Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-angels-by-the-numbers-r294/92.5 – The “over/under” estimate from casinos on the number of games the Angels will win this year. That’s the highest number of any team in the AL West. 73 - The “over/under” estimate from casinos on the number of games the Twins will win this year. Offseason 317,500,000 – The dollars the Angels...294Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/friday-links-n-thinks-r288/Original post from North Dakota Twins Fan Baseball is back!!! It was great to get home from work early on Thursday to a ton of action already underway across the baseball universe. I flipped through multiple games because my cable company was nice enough to give me a free preview of MLB Extra Inning...288Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:23:00 +0000https://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 +0000