https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/939/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-220-aaron-the-bookie-the-hitters-r4224/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_220___Aaron_The_Bookie_-_The_Hitters.mp34224Mon, 19 Oct 2015 04:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/1987-revisited-gladden-slams-cards-r4222/Gladden had a dour demeanor that rubbed some people the wrong way. While with the Giants, he had exchanged blows with teammate Jeffrey Leonard during an on-field batting practice. The scuffle stemmed from Gladden’s tendency to take long batting practice sessions, fouling off balls and taking extra...4222Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/1987-revisited-twins-draw-the-cards-r4221/“Now that the Twins have become America’s team, I’ll say Minnesota in six games,” ESPN’s Chris Berman predicted. “Twins in six,” speculated the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Gerry Fraley. “Their pitching staff is in order. They have the first two games at home. They’re relatively healthy....4221Fri, 16 Oct 2015 04:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-do-the-twins-have-in-aaron-hicks-r4218/In some respects, Hicks' season could be viewed as a breakout year. His .256 batting average was a massive step up from the .201 he put up between 2013 and 2014, he cut down substantially on strikeouts, and he notched 25 extra-base hits in 97 games. His .721 OPS was 115 points higher than his mark...4218Wed, 14 Oct 2015 04:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-case-for-joe-mauer39s-contract-r4215/It would have been hypocritical for an organization to say that they need a new ballpark to retain the players that they developed, while on the other hand letting their best prospect in years, a St. Paul native, sign with an East Coast team, just as Chuck Knoblauch, Johan Santana and David Ortiz...4215Tue, 13 Oct 2015 04:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/myth-starting-pitcher-velocity-r4214/In my opinion, that is completely a myth and there are so many examples of that. Here are a few things we do know about velocity. 1) Velocity allows a greater margin for error for any pitcher. The faster the ball comes in toward the plate, the quicker the batter’s brain needs to process whether t...4214Tue, 13 Oct 2015 02:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/1987-revisited-twins-upset-tigers-r4213/Across the board, pundits anticipated a Detroit Tiger filled World Series. Washington Post’s Thomas Boswell picked the Tigers in five saying that “this series isn’t going to be worth watching unless the Twins can get a game ahead somehow.” In Detroit, Tom Gage of the Detroit News summarized the ba...4213Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-219-jackalopes-r4211/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_219_Over-Under_Review.mp34211Mon, 12 Oct 2015 02:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-you-know-r4210/Can’t handle the heat? Trevor Plouffe’s .220 average against fastballs was the fourth-lowest among all qualified hitters. On the other hand, he was one of the game’s best when it came to doing damage on breaking balls (curves and sliders). His OPS against those pitches was .820 -- 9th-highest amo...4210Fri, 09 Oct 2015 13:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-awards-2015-most-valuable-player-r4209/Each voter ranked their Twins MVP choices one through five. A first-place vote was worth five points. A second-place vote was worth four points. And so on. THE RESULTS (ballots will be shown in the comments below) Brian Dozier – 38 (6 first-place votes) Miguel Sano – 30 (2 first-place votes) Trevo...4209Fri, 09 Oct 2015 04:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/winning-season-raises-expectations-for-inexperienced-inconsistent-minnesota-twins-r4208/Looking back at the 2015 season, it was certainly an improvement, but as Brandon Warne pointed out in his eulogy for this year’s team, take away the 20-7 May, and the Twins would have finished with around 76 wins. That would be on the high end of external expectations, but would not have put the t...4208Thu, 08 Oct 2015 18:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-awards-2015-best-pitcher-r4207/Despite those facts, our Twins Daily panel of eight voters were unanimous in our choice for Minnesota Twins Pitcher of the Year in 2015. (Note that voters each voted for their top three pitchers. First place was 3 points. Second place was 2 points. Third place was 1 point.) Twins Daily Minnesota T...4207Thu, 08 Oct 2015 05:20:00 +0000