https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/983/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-episode-182-topless-prospects-and-talkless-haircuts-r3400/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_182_Topless_Aaron_and_Talkless_Haircuts.mp33400Tue, 24 Feb 2015 05:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/catching-up-with-the-klaw-part-1-r3399/Anything can happen. Dreams can come true. Tom Klawitter’s big league career may not have been real long. Many Twins die-hards may not even remember it. However, his story is one worth telling. It’s worth telling to Minnesota Twins fans. It’s worth telling to Minnesota Twins minor leaguers, and mi...3399Tue, 24 Feb 2015 03:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who39s-up-first-r3398/Candidate 1: Danny Santana Santana jumped from the bottom of the lineup to the top one month after being called up last year, and never looked back. He consistently led off for the Twins over the final four months and did a terrific job, batting over .300 with tons of steals and surprising power....3398Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bite-sized-history-a-quick-rise-a-quick-fall-r3397/The World Series pitted the Twins against the favored Dodgers. The Twins won the first two games handily in Minnesota, but scored just two runs in three games as they were swept in Los Angeles. Mudcat Grant, who led the club with 21 wins, pitched a one-run complete game to tie up the series, three...3397Mon, 23 Feb 2015 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/real-stories-cole-devries-r3396/Earlier in the off-season, DeVries sat down with the No Juice Podcast to discuss his experience with Ron Gardenhire, Rick Anderson and coming up through the minor league system. In this video, the former Twins pitcher talks about his career -- from stepping on the field for the first time to facin...3396Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/terry-ryan-at-the-helm-part-2-r3395/I originally wrote the following analysis of Terry Ryan as GM of the Minnesota Twins for The National Pastime, 2012: Short but Wondrous Summers: Baseball in the North Star State. I was the editor of the publication—one I heartily recommend by the way for those interested in the history of baseball...3395Sun, 22 Feb 2015 04:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/my-first-and-only-game-at-the-met-r3384/The Vikings were beaten by the Raiders in the Super Bowl and Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown. In the movie theaters we were introduced to Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Rocky Balboa. We also lost the King, Elvis Presley. But for one 14-year old kid from North Dakota the highlight of the year wa...3384Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forum-friday-02202015-r3391/The Astros and Twins share several traits: young teams, loads of potential, good farm systems, and bad records. Fangraphs scribe August Fagerstrom compares two young outfielders who each made an impression on their respective teams last season: George Springer and Oswaldo Arcia. Comparing George S...3391Thu, 19 Feb 2015 20:30:26 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/terry-ryan-at-the-helm-part-one-r3390/Nevertheless, Ryan’s new position was far from ideal. On one side he had Tom Kelly, a successful manager who had a definitive idea of what he liked in a ballclub, coming off of the two World Series victories, and wielding a lot of influence within the organization. On the other he had owner Carl P...3390Fri, 20 Feb 2015 04:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bite-sized-history-killebrew-leads-a-revival-r3389/When Killebrew returned to the majors, he burst on the scene with a league-leading 42 home runs. He would do so another five times before his career was over, and finish in the top five an astounding 12 times. He won the American League MVP in 1969 and received votes for the first 11 years of the...3389Thu, 19 Feb 2015 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-did-kirby-puckett-become-a-power-hitter-r3387/In baseball history there are a handful of players who have transformed from a mediocre player into a power threat overnight. Toronto’s Jose Bautista is an example of that -- someone who had hit home runs in the low double-digits and was suddenly jacking 30-plus home runs each season. Like Minneso...3387Wed, 18 Feb 2015 07:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-burning-questions-for-spring-training-r3386/1. What's up with the catching depth? Kurt Suzuki is locked in as the starting backstop, but it's less clear how things will play out behind him. It appears that the plan is for Josmil Pinto will back him up and start once or twice a week, but the Twins are hardly enamored with his defense and hav...3386Wed, 18 Feb 2015 04:24:00 +0000