https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/685/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-flashback-carew-oliva-power-twins-to-a-9th-inning-rally-against-the-pilots-4161969-r9244/Twins 6, Seattle 4 Box Score Chance: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K Home Runs: none Multi-hit games: Carew (4-for-5, two 2B), Oliva (3-for-4, RBI, BB), Cardenas (2-for-4, RBI, BB) Top 3 WPA: Reese .344, Oliva .266, Carew .175 The Twins opened the 1969 season with a seven road game sequence, five...9244Fri, 17 Apr 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-greatest-twins-season-that-never-happened-r9249/The date is July 7, 2010. It’s the top of the eighth inning and Justin Morneau is playing in front of his home nation. After driving a single to center field off Scott Downs, Morneau finds himself a part of Jason Kubel’s 4-6-3 double play. Unfortunately, this one wasn’t routine. Justin slid into t...9249Fri, 17 Apr 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-cody-stashak-can-become-a-reliable-mlb-reliever-r9243/Cody Stashak had an impressive 2019, rising from fringy prospect status as a Double-A reliever to an occasionally high-leverage arm in the bullpen for the Twins. Across three levels, he faced 321 batters (not counting the ALDS against the Yankees), struck out 99 of them, and walked just 10. He’s a...9243Thu, 16 Apr 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-mlb-the-show-simulation-wild-card-game-r9242/Check out the previous editions of this series: April, May, June, July, August, September/Game 163. Wild Card Game: Yankees (97-65) @ Twins (102-61) Twins: Jon Gray (13-7, 2.54 ERA) Yankees: Gerrit Cole (19-6, 2.79 ERA) I bet no one expected to see the Twins and Yankees in the playoffs … I thin...9242Thu, 16 Apr 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/recapping-the-greatest-game-in-twins-history-bracket-r9245/Jack Morris Region Game 7 of the 1991 World Series is widely considered one of the best games in baseball history. It capped off a tremendous back-and-forth World Series that might be the best World Series in history (See Kirby Puckett Region below). Jack Morris pitched 10-shutout innings on the...9245Thu, 16 Apr 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-minnesota-twins-all-speed-team-r9229/We’ll work our way around the diamond using some highly scientific methods, which I’ll leave to the imagination of the reader, to find the fastest Minnesota Twin to fill out each position. But first I must offer my sincerest apologies to all of you Clyde Milan enthusiasts out there as we’re not in...9229Wed, 15 Apr 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/quick-hitter-looking-back-at-a-twins-pitcher39s-unprecedented-2005-season-r9236/On Monday, Zone Coverage writer Brandon Warne posted the following tweet: https://twitter.com/Brandon_Warne/status/1249752782015430659 Anyway, I bit on Brandon’s bait and looked up his strikeout rate and was truly shocked by what I found. 7.7-percent. Seven point seven. By FanGraphs standards, or...9236Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/unfortunate-circumstances-driving-positive-creativity-for-mlb-r9238/For the past few years, it has seemed like Major League Baseball’s Commissioner is the only one convinced that the sport is poor in its current state. Maybe you can include certain broadcasters (I’m looking at you John Smoltz), but the decisions suggested and made often have a far-fetched alterati...9238Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/you39re-going-to-love-watching-baseball-this-year-r9237/This is not a negotiation between the MLB and MLBPA. They’re mostly aligned over trying to find their path to an enormous pot of money. Both will need to give up something dear to them. The owners will need to give up stadium revenues, because these games can’t be played in front of crowds. The pl...9237Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-baseball-outsiders-became-the-game39s-biggest-swing-influencers-r9232/While the Lindbergh-Sawchik number dropped in June 2019, I’ve found that the months leading up to and into the season are a perfect time to consume baseball content, particularly in Minnesota, where the ground is still rock hard and covered in ice. In 2018, I took in Russell Carleton’s The Shift...9232Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-5-minnesota-twins-trades-that-built-contenders-r9235/In 1960, before the Minnesota Twins were that, the Washington Senators made a trade that sent Roy Sievers to the Chicago White Sox for 1B Don Mincher and C Earl Battey. At the time Sievers was viewed as the type of player that would hopefully push the White Sox over the top for the pennant. Griffi...9235Tue, 14 Apr 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-show-must-go-on-rising-power-r9234/To get caught up on what we're doing here, you can check out the introductory post in the series for an explanation of the premise and setup. But the quick version is this: We're playing a progressive simulated Twins season on MLB The Show 20 on PS4, and y'all are helping guide the ship. In each...9234Tue, 14 Apr 2020 01:58:00 +0000