https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/1185/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/position-analysis-catcher-r171/At my former writing home, I made an annual tradition of running through each position on the Twins' roster in March, sorting out the backup options and projecting the starter's performance. That tradition will continue here at Twins Daily, and today I'll kick off the Position Analysis series with c...171Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-outlast-rays-3-2-r170/Tuesday afternoon's game between the Twins and Rays ended with the Twins clutching to a 3-2 lead. Danny Valencia had the decisive hit, a single (with an error) that drove in the second and third run with two outs in the third innings. The Twins loaded the bases for Valencia with a mixture of small b...170Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/luke-hughes-is-battling-injury-and-for-spot-on-roster-r168/As the battle for the 25-man roster heats up in the Florida sunshine, utility hopeful Luke Hughes is going to be given a long look but no leeway, regardless of his current option situation says Twins general manager Terry Ryan: "Being out of options, that doesn't mean much. You just play the game,"...168Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-ampamp-the-geek-ep-31-spring-training-tv-r167/167Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/two-bad-innings-topple-the-twins-in-loss-to-red-sox-r166/Sometimes a team needs just one bad inning to lose a ball game. The Twins had two (really) bad innings in a 10-2 loss to the cross-town Red Sox. Jason Marquis made the start for the Twins and struck out two in a scoreless first inning. He came back out for the second frame and things did not go wel...166Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/former-twins-first-baseman-don-mincher-dies-at-73-r164/When the Twins came to Minnesota from Washington for the 1961, one of the players that came was first baseman Don Mincher. On Sunday night, Mincher passed away at the age of 73. Mincher originally signed in 1956 with the Chicago White Sox but in April of 1960, he was traded along with Earl Battey an...164Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/parmelees-promising-power-r163/There's a saying that goes: one man's persisting and possibly career-ending concussion aftermath is another man's opportunity. Something like that, anyway. Up to this point, things have gone smoothly for Justin Morneau, who has been able to get through all his workouts and delivered an RBI single in...163Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/walks-help-sox-slam-twins-r162/When the Twins opened up Target Field in April of 2010, they played host to the Boston Red Sox. This afternoon, the Twins sent a split-squad team across Ft. Myers to play against the Red Sox in the first game in the new jetBlue Park at Fenway South. The near-Fenway clone is a beautiful park, and Twi...162Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-top-tampa-thanks-to-towles-tater-r161/I’m sure discussions were beginning about what would happen should this game need to go to extra innings. The Twins sent a split-squad roster to play the Rays, so there were only a certain number of pitchers available. That’s when catcher JR Towles stepped to the plate with a runner on in the top of...161Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-spring-training-complex-fans-guide-r160/Originally posted at k-bro's baseball blog Twins 2012 Spring Training games start on Saturday! Isn't it wonderful that they figured out to have practice games in Florida right at the time when baseball fans can't stand not having baseball anymore and Minnesotans want to go somewhere warm? If you'...160Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/popular-forum-threads-for-34-r159/The beginning of the Grapefruit Season means more baseball talk, and we saw it on the forum board yesterday: The live thread of the game was a little weird because most people heard the game two hours later. That led to some talk about the limitations of MLB.TV. Also, Seth recapped the game the gam...159Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/this-weeks-links-n-thinks-r158/In case you missed any Twins coverage this week... It's hard to believe that another week has gone by and the Twins are one step closer to beginning their 2012 season. The first Grapefruit League action for the Twins took place on Saturday and Joe Mauer, Denard Span, and Justin Morneau all played....158Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:37:00 +0000