https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/988/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-16-theo-epstein-r3324/Epstein became the general manager of the Red Sox in November 2002, after the team was spurned by Billy Beane. In fact, Beane’s strong recommendation of Epstein helped him get the job. Owner John Henry had made his fortune as a commodities trader, developing a system that took the emotional elemen...3324Sun, 25 Jan 2015 23:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/manfred-should-end-outdated-selig-policies-r3323/There's no other way to explain that man surviving 22 years as commissioner of baseball. But today is not the day to trash Selig. Today we humbly beseech his replacement, Rob Manfred, to finally do something about a couple of the most outdated and ill-advised Selig policies. These are two issues t...3323Sat, 24 Jan 2015 13:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-17-dan-duquette-r3322/The Orioles gave him another shot after at least one other candidate had turned them down, but it should have surprised no one when he had success right away in Baltimore. Duquette played baseball at Amherst before getting hired by fellow alum Harry Dalton as a Milwaukee scout in 1981. By 1987 he...3322Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-man39s-opinion-tovar-snubbed-again-r3321/A case could be made that Tovar is the most underrated player in Minnesota Twins history, something this announcement confirms, at least in my mind. Always referred to as a utility player, Tovar played in 1,090 games for the Minnesota Twins between 1965 and 1972. Though he did play all over the fi...3321Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-celebrate-diamond-awards-support-disease-research-r3320/The night began with a social hour or two during which people were able to bid on a ton of incredible memorabilia from baseball history, but also from the other local professional teams such as the Vikings, the Wild and the Timberwolves. Walking to the banquet room, I ran into Twins minor league d...3320Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-18-joe-l-brown-r3319/Today, hundreds of bright young men (and a few women) without any playing experience descend on baseball’s winter meetings looking for a job, many hoping to eventually become a big league general manager. Since the advent of Moneyball and the application of analytics, a front office position has b...3319Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-19-lee-macphail-r3315/MacPhail spent more than four decades in the game and is perhaps best known today for his tenure as AL president, but his role as a builder of teams should not be forgotten. The son of a brilliant but combative Hall of Fame baseball executive, Lee MacPhail inherited his father’s intelligence but n...3315Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-18-joe-l-brown-r3317/Today, hundreds of bright young men (and a few women) without any playing experience descend on baseball’s winter meetings looking for a job, many hoping to eventually become a big league general manager. Since Moneyball and the application of analytics, a front office position has become a highly...3317Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:02:54 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-should-be-in-line-for-fifth-starter-spot-r3316/Personally, I'm not a fan of the whole "spring training position battle" concept. Deciding who will fill any roster spot -- particularly a rotation spot -- is weighty, and should not be dictated by performance in a couple of dozen (or fewer) exhibition games, where the competition ranges from esta...3316Wed, 21 Jan 2015 05:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-25-gms-in-history-20-cedric-tallis-r3313/That he was no longer in Kansas City when they broke through was unfortunate for Tallis, but for all practical purposes those great teams were his creation. When pharmaceutical mogul Ewing Kauffman put together his bid to land an expansion franchise for Kansas City, he invited California Angels fr...3313Wed, 21 Jan 2015 03:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-juice-podcast-39-projecting-the-twins-r3314/Other topics include a review of Parker's birthday night out and being too optimistic about the Minnesota Vikings. Listen below, on iTunes or on Stitcher: NO JUICE PODCAST, EPISODE #39: PROJECTING THE TWINS3314Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-top-5-moments-in-tim-laudner39s-career-r3312/Along with the three guests who will be interviewed during the party, there will be several others in attendance that you can meet and talk Twins with. All five of the Twins Daily owners will be there, along with frequent contributors Cody Christie, Jeremy Nygaard and AJ Pettersen. Some of the wri...3312Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:55:00 +0000