https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/842/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-331-byron-bleeping-buxton-r6022/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/827_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=745906022Mon, 28 Aug 2017 04:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miguel-sano-and-negativity-bias-r6021/Sano is an easy target for errant criticism, because he is big, and he strikes out a ton. You could argue both are inhibiting factors, but they are part of who he is. Every player has his inhibiting factors, and in this case, they also contribute to what makes Sano great. And let's make no mistake...6021Sun, 27 Aug 2017 22:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-tor-2-buxton-hits-3-homers-twins-win-series-at-toronto-r6020/Snapshot (win expectancy chart via Fangraphs) Buxton had a pair of bunt hits in the first game of this series at Toronto that left a lot of people wondering why the heck he didn’t bunt more often. With how easy he made those hits look, it was a valid question. Well, here’s why. Byron showed it a...6020Sun, 27 Aug 2017 21:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tor-10-min-9-sloppy-8th-inning-costs-twins-in-comeback-effort-r6017/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Escobar .331 | Kepler .080 | Dozier .046 The Twins fell behind 2-0, but managed to tie it up in the top of the fifth thanks to an Eduardo Escobar two-run homer. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays busted out in the bottom of that inning for six runs....6017Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-tor-1-buxton-bartolo-get-twins-back-to-winning-ways-r6015/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Colon .219 | Polanco .209 | Buxton .092 Buxton helped the Twins bust out of their slump by playing a little small ball. He dropped down a bunt single that scored Brian Dozier from third base to get the Twins on the board in the top of the third...6015Sat, 26 Aug 2017 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-blue-jays-825607pm-ct-r6014/1. Canada – There is only one professional baseball team in all of Canada. I was trying to imagine what that would be like if the situation was reversed. Let’s say there was a team from New York in the Canadian Football League. You have to suspend your imagination and assume that it is possible to...6014Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cws-5-min-1-twins-drop-ugly-game-series-to-white-sox-r6013/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Escobar .055 | Rosario .037 | Mauer .032 It’s almost hard to believe the White Sox managed to score five runs off Berrios, given how nasty he was. Jose only gave up four hits and struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings, but he also walked thre...6013Fri, 25 Aug 2017 03:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gold-glove-is-mauer-or-miss-r6011/Getting this out of the way early, Joe Mauer went 89 games into 2017 before making an error. He had put together an incredible streak that included something like 600 chances. While those numbers are great, his fielding percentage and lack of errors is just about the last thing you should take int...6011Fri, 25 Aug 2017 02:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-hall-of-fame-case-for-johan-santana-r6010/It’s interesting to note that both Johan Santana and Sandy Koufax pitched in 12 major league seasons. For Koufax, his career spanned 1955 through 1966. For Santana, he pitched in the big leagues from 2000 until 2012. He missed all of 2011 which is why he pitched 12 seasons. Let’s just put some of...6010Thu, 24 Aug 2017 05:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cws-4-min-3-twins-bullpen-blows-lead-r6008/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Santana .220 | Polanco .202 | Mauer .089 Despite the Twins hectic schedule with all the double headers, Rogers actually entered the night rested. Er, maybe make that rusty. Rogers had only pitched twice in the previous 11 days and did not look...6008Thu, 24 Aug 2017 03:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-330-tuesday-taproom-tour-fair-state-r6007/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_330_Tuesday_Taproom_Tour_at_Fair_State.mp3?dest-id=745906007Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-cws-1-gibson-great-twins-hit-3-more-homers-r6006/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Gibson .282 | Vargas .119 | Polanco .075 Let’s talk about bunting, shall we? The White Sox opened up this game by getting hits in three of their first six at-bats. They held a 1-0 lead in the second inning. They had runners on first and second...6006Wed, 23 Aug 2017 03:36:00 +0000