https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/838/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-core-seven-r6088/Let’s start by saying that The Core Four is still the core. At the time of the July article, Byron Buxton was in the middle of a mini-slump. However, with his defense, he was still very valuable. He figured some things out in August and had a huge month. A hand injury likely has stolen some pop fr...6088Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-vs-blue-jays-914-710pm-ct-r6087/1. International Falls – With an estimated population of 6,068, the town that calls itself the "Icebox Of The Nation" is in sharp decline. Back in 1990 the paper mill was going strong and International Falls was bursting at the seams with a population of 87 million plus. That was the apex of the p...6087Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-3-sdp-1-rosario-hits-walk-off-hr-in-10th-inning-r6086/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) https://twitter.com/TwinsHighlights/status/908181665700343811 We knew it was unlikely the Twins would explode for double-digit runs again, but one night after slugging seven homers they really struggled to scratch across runs. Their lone run prior to extras came in...6086Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2017-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-year-r6085/Before we get to the Top Five, and the eventual winner, it's worth noting a few honorable mentions. Across the organization, Minnesota saw lots of winning in 2017, and it was on the back of good starting pitching that many of those victories were earned. Here are some of those candidates just miss...6085Thu, 14 Sep 2017 02:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-16-sdp-0-twins-hit-7-hrs-set-new-record-r6084/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) Brian Dozier got things started with his 30th homer of the year to lead off the first inning. Then it was Jorge Polanco in the second, Jason Castro in the third, Eddie Rosario in the fourth, Castro again in the fifth, Eduardo Escobar in the sixth and finally Kennys...6084Wed, 13 Sep 2017 03:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/getting-to-85-r6082/(All records below are before yesterday's games. I need to get some sleep.) In the five years in which there has been a second Wild Card, that second team in the AL has won between 86 games (2015) and 93 games (2012). This year may set a new low, with 85 wins looking like a very real possibility....6082Wed, 13 Sep 2017 01:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-final-three-weeks-r6081/The Twins have just one off-day (on Monday, September 25th) remaining. Other than that, it's full-steam ahead toward the regular season's finish line. There remain high hopes among players and fans alike that the season will continue beyond the regular season's final regularly scheduled day (Sunda...6081Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-padres-912-710pm-ct-r6080/1. Hills, Minnesota – Just as San Diego is tucked into the extreme Southwestern corner of the United States, Hills is tucked into the extreme Southwestern corner of Minnesota. There are many similarities, such as, if you travel due south you enter Iowa where very few speak English. If you travel d...6080Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-heroic-hildy-golden-buck-amp-molitor39s-last-stand-r6076/* Michael Tonkin. Pat Light. J.T. Chargois. Neil Ramirez. Alex Wimmers. These are all right-handed relievers that the Twins tried to bring along last year, with little-to-no success. Minnesota's whiff rate on bullpen reinforcements (and the lack of significant offseason moves on this front) is a p...6076Mon, 11 Sep 2017 01:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kc-11-min-3-big-dud-from-big-sexy-amp-co-r6074/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) Big Sexy lasted just 1.2 innings, but lucky for the Twins they had a couple of fresh long relievers to choose from. But Colon wasn’t the only Minnesota pitcher feeling the Sunday blues right now. John Curtiss got rocked for four runs while recording just a single o...6074Sun, 10 Sep 2017 22:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-333-frontrunners-r6073/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_333_Frontrunners.mp36073Sun, 10 Sep 2017 11:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kc-5-min-2-molitor-pushes-all-the-wrong-buttons-in-loss-r6072/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) Eduardo Escobar led off the third inning with a homer, which was followed by a Jason Castro single. Robbie Grossman, who was 6-for-13 with two homers in his first four games back from the DL, laid down a sac bunt to advance Castro to second. Yes, that same Robbie G...6072Sun, 10 Sep 2017 03:28:00 +0000