https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/371/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/friday-night-lights-r312/The Twins two-game winning streak came to an end on Friday night with a 4-1 loss at the hands of lefty Matt Harrison and the Texas Rangers. Anthony Swarzak gave up four runs in seven innings. He was seeing-eye-singled to death in the 4th when the Rangers started swinging at Swarzak’s first pitch and...312Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/thursday-night-lights-r311/After starting the season 0-4, the Twins won their last two games and scored a combined 16 runs, games started by Jered Weaver and Dan Haren. It was a full night in the Twins minor league system as well. For much more information on many Twins minor leaguers, be sure to listen to last night’s Twins...311Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/wednesday-night-game-notes-including-minor-leagues-r306/The Twins got Win #1 in Game #5, and that has to be a relief to all the players, coaches, the manager and the front office. As a fan, it’s kind of nice as well! A very nice 6-5, come-from-behind win. At various times, Josh Willingham, Chris Parmelee, Jamey Carroll, Glen Perkins and Matt Capps played...306Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/tuesday-twins-minor-league-report-r302/The Twins had an off day, but their minor league affiliates were all playing. There was a game-winning home run… an extra-innings walk off wild pitch, a couple of strong starts, some great bullpen work. And yes, Miguel Sano was very good again today! Find out why Brian Dozier got a day off here (and...302Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/monday-in-the-minors-r297/Twins minor league affiliates had not won a game since Friday. All four affiliates lost on Saturday. Rochester was the only team to play on Sunday, but they lost. On Monday, the Twins affiliates were back to their winning ways as all four teams won. Not only that, but some of the organization’s top...297Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/saturday-in-the-minor-league-parks-r293/The Twins lost 8-2 to the Orioles on Saturday night in what proved to be a tough day throughout the Twins organization. Including the Twins, the organization went a combined 0-5 on the day. Of course, that doesn’t mean there weren’t some highlights… just that there aren’t as many! The Twins and the...293Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/how-much-hardship-do-minor-leaguers-experience-r292/Lily Rothman of Slate.com recently wrote a very interesting piece on the treatment of minor league baseball players and their plight to make ends meet. Rothman noted that these “hidden underclass of workers” make a salary comprising of $1,100 a month and receive that pay for only half the year. As o...292Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/friday-on-the-farm-r291/Day 2 in the Twins minor league system meant FIVE box scores to follow. In an unusual event, New Britain and Richmond had a scheduled double header. The Twins affiliates went 4-1 on the day. The Rochester Red Wings and New Britain Rock Cats are a combined 5-0 so far on the early season. As you will...291Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/the-art-of-choosing-a-walkout-song-r290/All is well in the world. Spring Training is over and teams are in their affiliated cities. The beginning of the season means jersey selection, locker organization, paperwork and…walkout songs. This decision can be spur of the moment or have months of thought put into it. The reasons for choosing a...290Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-opening-day-recap-r286/Minor League Opening Day has come and gone, and all is good in the world! As we ever-so patiently await today’s Twins opener, we were able to peruse the box scores of four Twins affiliates. Opening Day is a sign of hope, especially for the guys who had good games. If players had rough games, hey, it...286Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-predictions-the-pitchers-r283/Happy Minor League Opening Day to all of you again!! One Twins affiliate already has a win under its belt as the Rochester Red Wings topped Syracuse 7-4. Three more games tonight! Earlier this morning, we looked at the Twins minor league hitters and made some predictions for the 2012 season. Now we’...283Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/my-evening-with-alex-wimmers-the-2012-new-britain-rock-cats-ampquotwelcome-homeampquot-dinner-r281/[Originally published with pictures at Twins Fan From Afar] http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BQnbI0K-uYA/T30KG1tXEAI/AAAAAAAAAOA/ejWVyL4Ga0w/s320/Dinner+1.jpg As much as I love going to Twins games, there's something special about minor league baseball. It's intimate and personal. It's real and unadulter...281Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:33:00 +0000