https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/942/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-tigers-925-608pm-ct-r4181/1. Detroit -- When people in Michigan try to describe where they are from... they always point at their right hand to show you exactly where because lower Michigan looks like a big hand or glove or mitten. The People from Detroit point at the big meaty fleshy part below the thumb and this is perfe...4181Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-you-trust-glen-perkins-r4180/Up until he successfully closed out a victory for the American League in the Midsummer Classic, Perkins had essentially been perfect in his ninth-inning role for the Twins. He converted all 28 of his save chances, held opponents to a .188 batting average, and allowed only four total extra-base hit...4180Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/for-brian-dozier-it39s-deja-vu-all-over-again-r4179/Dozier’s first half contributions helped propel an offense that was still searching for an identity. Prior to the All-Star break, the Twins’ second baseman led the team in home runs (19), doubles (26) and scored a whopping 67 times while driving in another 50. In fact Dozier was so much on fire t...4179Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lurking-in-the-shadows-r4178/The Twins used their fourth round pick in 2010 to take Rosario, a high school kid out of the mean streets of Guayama, Puerto Rico. He signed quickly and went to the GCL. He teamed with the likes of Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, Kennys Vargas and Miguel Sano. Rosario hit a solid .294/.343/.438 (.781)...4178Thu, 24 Sep 2015 08:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/indians-hold-key-to-twins-reaching-postseason-r4169/Earlier this morning, I dissected the Twins final slate of games. The rest of the way, they have a three-game home series with the Indians, travel to Detroit for three, then to Cleveland for four, before finishing with three against the Royals at home. Looking at what I believe it will take to pla...4169Thu, 24 Sep 2015 06:34:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/duffey-is-ahead-of-the-curve-r4177/Jose Berrios was the most buzzworthy arm in Minnesota's system this year, and with good reason. He was named Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Year by Twins Daily and will surely receive the official nod for a second time in a row when it's announced by the Twins soon. Berrios might be the most...4177Wed, 23 Sep 2015 05:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-awaits-the-twins-in-the-final-13-games-r4176/The series matchups don’t favor the Twins, either. Danny Salazar takes the mound for Cleveland Tuesday night, and he’s proven to be one of the most physically gifted pitchers in the American League, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine, a league-average groundball rate and a 3.48 ERA to go along with legi...4176Tue, 22 Sep 2015 22:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-indians-922-710pm-ct-r4175/1. Time -- Let's be honest... It's the thing to think about. I have no doubt in my mind that the Twins could catch the Astros if they just had more time. For example if the Twins were allowed to keep going until 2017, I'm pretty sure that we would catch someone and get in. However... the Clock sto...4175Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/that39s-the-ticket-bright-stars-big-series-r4174/At the trade deadline, the Indians began to ship out their veteran players, trading the likes of outfielder David Murphy, Brandon Moss, Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher and using less known commodities in guys like Abraham Almonte and Giovanny Urshela instead. Those moves were also preceded by the p...4174Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pub-crawl-becomes-a-doubleheader-twins-lose-we-win-r4171/Wally the Beer Man joined the crawl at our last stop, serving up beer for the crawlers and being generous with his time for pictures. He’s a Twin Cities baseball institution and we were honored to have him join us. A few local media luminaries jumped into the fray at various points. I don’t wan...4171Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-216-clinging-to-the-wild-card-r4168/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_214_Clinging_To_The_Wild_Card.mp34168Mon, 21 Sep 2015 03:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-angels-917-710pm-ct-r4160/1. Wild Cards -- Wild Cards can ruin a good game of poker. I have a Flush and you got a straight flush because the 2's and 7's were wild. If you end up playing poker with a guy who consistently declares wild cards when he names the game each of his turns as dealer, move the Thursday night game els...4160Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:10:00 +0000