https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/911/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-249-total-system-failure-r4687/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/5-8-16_Gleeman_and_the_Geek_final.mp34687Mon, 09 May 2016 02:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-52-wade39s-world-anderson-just-saving-it-r4685/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 0, Pawtucket 8 (Game 1) Box Score Yuck. There’s not much more to say. Kennys Vargas provided Rochester’s only hit and the team only took three at-bats with runners in scoring position. (And they obviously went “oh-fer”.) The pitching of David Martinez was equally inept....4685Sun, 08 May 2016 03:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twinswhite-sox-56-710pm-r4682/1. East African Savanna -- The climate transitions can be quite severe and the animals who live through these changes struggle to survive. Acres of grasslands turn to acres of dust; bodies of water that sustained life dry up and leave fish flopping in what is now mud. The many animals who rely on...4682Fri, 06 May 2016 16:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/total-support-why-jim-pohlad39s-unsatisfying-comments-may-be-wise-r4681/Few who have watched this team so far would disagree with owner Jim Pohlad’s characterization of the team to the Star Tribune’s Chip Scoggins as a “total system failure.” The offense sits in the bottom third of the league, eight percent below league average; their defense has provided negative val...4681Fri, 06 May 2016 12:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trending-out-of-the-park-r4677/Byung Ho Park, designated power hitter If you haven’t been paying attention and I told you that Byung Ho was on fire, you might think that I just ate some hot wings. And while you might not be wrong, that’s not what I’m talking about in this particular case. Over his last seven games, Park is batt...4677Thu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota39s-misuse-of-meyer-r4676/To paint the full picture, let's go back to Meyer's Minnesota origin. The Twins traded for Meyer in the winter of 2012 as they sent Denard Span to the Nationals. Meyer was a year removed from being a first-round pick after a three year collegiate career at the University of Kentucky. He's been a t...4676Wed, 04 May 2016 19:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-may-is-leading-an-evolving-bullpen-r4673/Last year, the Twins ranked dead last in the majors in strikeouts by relievers, with 392. In 2014 they ranked third to last. With bullpens across the league loading up on hard-throwers and strikeout pitchers, Minnesota was on the outside looking in, especially after an offseason that was devoid of...4673Wed, 04 May 2016 01:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-52-wheeler-deals-in-complete-game-loss-r4671/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 0, Syracuse 1 Box Score Jason Wheeler twirled a gem. Tossing a complete game, featuring seven strikeouts with no walks and only six hits allowed, Wheeler allowed one only run to cross the plate - a Trea Turner single followed by a stolen base and then another single. But...4671Tue, 03 May 2016 03:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-stats-galore-join-sabr-on-may-16-for-free-talk-r4669/Van Slooten will provide a brief history of the website, reveal some of the lesser known corners of the site and provide a tutorial on the site’s play indexes. He will also answer questions and run any play index queries requested by the audience. While some may consider spending their day working...4669Mon, 02 May 2016 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-astros-52710pm-ct-r4668/1. My First Job -- I was 13 and I had a paper route. Do you remember newspapers? Back in 1978... a staff of writers and editors would compile all the news and print it into something called a newspaper; and then load them into trucks and circulate them around the city and surrounding area. I was a...4668Mon, 02 May 2016 14:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/return-of-the-swing-r4667/For any player there is no guarantee that he can maintain a torrid pace set in the first month of the season -- particularly for a player that has sustained various leg injuries and is on the wrong side of 30. Plus, just this spring Mauer admitted that he had troubles even seeing the ball, a prob...4667Mon, 02 May 2016 12:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/april-in-the-minnesota-twins-bullpen-r4666/Every outing gets a “grade” of either Yes or No. Yes, he got the job done. No, he did not perform well for the situation he was called into. We have looked at this a couple of times already this month, so I thought a monthly recap would be important. It will also give us a basis for what happens i...4666Mon, 02 May 2016 03:17:00 +0000