https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/337/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/sunday-game-notes-and-highlights-r597/The Sunday Tweet of the Day comes from yours truly (@SethTweets). Before the game started, I tweeted, “After that pregame and national anthem rendition, is there any questions that @TPlouffe24 is planning to hit a home run or two for #America?” Josh Willingham hit a big three-run home run that tied...597Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/a-minor-league-utility-man%E2%80%99s-off-day-r592/I wasn’t in the lineup yesterday and I thought I would give you an idea of what the off day looked like for me. The minor league season is long, so having routines is important to staying fresh and ready when opportunities present themselves. My off day routine is a bit different than when I am play...592Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/saturdays-goodrum-game-notes-and-highlights-r589/The Twins got some great pitching on Saturday and won both games of a split double-header against the Kansas City Royals. In the first game, the Twins won 7-2 and Scott Diamond worked eight innings for the Win. In the second game, it was Cole DeVries who was promoted and who recorded his second big...589Sun, 01 Jul 2012 05:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/friday-night-minor-league-lights-r587/The Twins got just one run off of Royals’ starter Luis Mendoza and found themselves down 4-1 going into the bottom of the ninth. Jonathan Broxton came in the Twins scored two off of him. They had the tying run at third base with two outs but were unable to score. The Twins lost 4-3. Saturday will be...587Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/thursdays-minor-league-round-up-r583/It was an off-day on a hot day for the Minnesota Twins. For season ticket holders and others, you may have spent the evening listening to fans grill Trevor Plouffe and Scott Diamond. Some highlights from the 6th Fan Forum: [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Scott Diamond: The best thing about being Canadian? It’s...583Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2012-twins-draft-a-closer-look-at-the-first-five-rounds-r580/This article was originally posted at Minnesota Sports Hub.   Byron Buxton Position: OF Age: 18 Drafted: 1st Round, 2nd pick The Twins have always been infatuated with toolsy outfielders so it wasn’t a surprise when they passed on several high end collegiate pitchers in order to grab Buxton with th...580Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/tuesdays-trip-through-the-minors-r574/With all of the talk before the game about Twins hitters destroying Gavin Floyd, it was bound to happen that he was going to put up a good performance. Over the course of seven shut out innings, he struck out nine Twins batters and only gave up five hits. Liam Hendriks had his best start of the seas...574Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/mondays-minor-league-round-up-r570/The Twins just beat the White Sox 4-1. Ben Revere had a four-hit night. Frankie Liriano found his mojo and went seven strong, striking out five. (I've officially declared on Twitter that unless the Twins are blown away by a trade offer, I want them to keep Liriano and offer him arbitration.) Glare...570Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/sunday-game-notes-r568/The Twins had arguably their most exciting game of the season. In many ways, it was the 2012 positives that got it done. Trevor Plouffe hit a home run. Scott Diamond pitched great. And then the big blast off the bat of Josh Willingham that proved to be the game-winner. Of course, you can add to that...568Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/a-snappers-pitching-gem-r564/The following article was originally posted at Knuckleballsblog.com While the Twins were winning the opening game of their series with the Reds Friday night, I was spending just about a perfect night watching minor league baseball. The Beloit Snappers (the Twins’ Midwest League affiliate) opened t...564Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/saturdays-twins-minor-league-daily-r562/The big club lost 6-0 to the Reds this evening. Starter Brian Duensing threw 3 shutout innings, and then hit a wall (his own words), giving up 4 runs in the 4th. The Twins accumulated only 3 hits all day. In the end, it was a recipe for yet another loss. All the affiliates were in action today, so l...562Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/friday-night-lights-r560/The Twins started their three-game series at The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati against the Reds with a 5-4 win. Ben Revere and Ryan Doumit each had four hits, and the Twins got another four shutout innings from their bullpen to hold the win for Nick Blackburn who went the first five innings....560Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:11:00 +0000