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GLEN PERKINS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Don't get schooled: Perkins hopes to pitch well against old college team
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There's usually not much pressure in a spring training exhibition game, but don't try telling that to Glen Perkins.
The Twins closer will pitch one inning in Wednesday's exhibition against the University of Minnesota, his former college team. Despite being a two-time All-Star, Perkins remains a bit uneasy about facing college hitters. On one hand, he doesn't want...
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3 days ago
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Settled with Twins, Perkins has 'zero desire' to leave
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) The contract Glen Perkins has with the Minnesota Twins goes through at least 2017, so the All-Star closer wouldn't have to think about switching teams for a while.
He already has. He would never do it.
''I won't go anywhere else. Not at this point. I've been home my whole life, and I would rather try to win here and never win than go somewhere else just to...
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6 days ago
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Player Profile #194: Glen Perkins | RP | MIN
Closers are probably my least favorite position to rank. Not because they aren’t important, but mostly because there’ss a ton of changeover every year. Who will lose there job? Who will get hurt? Who will emerge? These are all good questions but nearly impossible to answer with any sort of real confidence or accuracy. Outside the uber-elite, so much of a reliever’s end-of...
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December 10, 2014
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Twins closer: Royals can thank me later for home-field advantage
The Kansas City Royals owe it all to Glen Perkins. OK, maybe the Minnesota Twins closer didn’t have that much to do with Kansas City’s four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Central Series, but he’s technically the reason the Royals will have home-field advantage in the World Series when they take on either the St. Louis Cardinals or the San Francisco...
Twins pitcher sends funny tweet to Royals
Twins closer Glen Perkins was happy for the Kansas City Royals after the Royals managed... Article found on: Next Impulse Sports
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October 15, 2014
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Sunday Notes: Nathan & Perkins, McHugh, Norris Debut, Rowdy Tellez, Giants’ Arroyo
Joe Nathan and Glen Perkins agree that closers could earn more multiple-inning saves and throw more overall innings. But they don’t necessarily feel they should, and they certainly don’t see it happening. Once upon a time, it wasn’t all that uncommon for a team’s top bullpen arm to log a lot of action. Notable examples […]
Twins' Perkins eagerly awaits All-Star opportunity in front of home crowd
MINNEAPOLIS -- Glen Perkins was on pins and needles.
The Twins closer knew he was having a good first half of the 2014 season. But was it All-Star worthy? Perkins sure hoped so, especially given the location of this year's All-Star Game.
Of course, the midsummer classic is not only held in Perkins' home park, but it's in the same state he grew up in. The Stillwater native idolized...
Via Fox Sports North
July 14, 2014
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Perkins hopes to represent home state in All-Star Game
Glen Perkins knows there's a chance, but he tries not to think about it.
One year after making his first career All-Star Game, the Twins closer could be in line to make a return trip this season. That would be extra special for the Stillwater, Minn., native to play in the midsummer classic in his home state and his home ballpark.
But with more than a month to go before the All-Star...
Via Fox Sports North
June 11, 2014
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Minnesota Twins: Relief pitching doing their work
As the starting pitching rotation continues to find its groove for the Minnesota Twins, some relievers have stepped up to help keep the game under control.
Casey Fien, Brian Duensing and Glen Perkins have all settled into their respective roles as relievers and have pitched fairly well against opposing teams.
Casey Fien
In 21 game appearances, Fien has a 3-1 record and a 1.80...
Via isportsweb.com
May 26, 2014
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Perkins raises money to 'strikeout cancer' to help Gophers pitching coach
MINNEAPOLIS -- Glen Perkins has known Todd Oakes for years, but it wasn't until Perkins became a professional baseball player that his relationship with the Golden Gophers pitching coach truly grew.
Oakes helped Perkins become the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and a first-round draft pick during his time at the University of Minnesota. Once Perkins moved on to a career with the Minnesota...
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May 02, 2014
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