Twins show off St. Paul Saints throwback jerseys
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers will "Turn Back the Clock" on May 30. On Monday, members of the Twins helped show off the uniforms they'll be wearing for that game.
Minnesota will wear gray throwback uniforms of the 1948 St. Paul Saints team, while the Brewers will also wear jerseys from the 1948 season. Twins catcher Joe Mauer and closer Glen...
Twins show off St. Paul Saints throwback jerseys
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers will "Turn Back the Clock" on May 30. On Monday, members of the Twins helped show off the uniforms they'll be wearing for that game.
Minnesota will wear gray throwback uniforms of the 1948 St. Paul Saints team, while the Brewers will also wear jerseys from the 1948 season. Twins catcher Joe Mauer and closer Glen...
Twins closer Perkins has soreness in left side
Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins has soreness in his left side, making him unavailable to pitch in the series opener against Baltimore.
Twins assistant general manager Rob Antony said before Friday's game against the Orioles that Perkins was hurt while striking out Boston's Shane Victorino on Thursday. Perkins struck out two in a hitless ninth inning against the Red Sox...
Q&A: Glen Perkins, A Twin, His FIP, and Math
Glen Perkins knows his FIP. He also knows his HR/9, Z-Swing% and O-Swing%. More importantly, he understands what they mean. As the Minnesota Twins left-hander says, “I like baseball and I like math.”
Perkins is more than a stat geek. The 30-year-old converted starter is one of the better closers in the American League [despite his skepticism of modern-day closer usage]. Six weeks...
Phil Naessens Show 05-07-2013: Fantasy Baseball Tuesday
Reading Between the Seams continues its partnership with Phil Naessens in bringing you his top-rated Podcast coverage of Major League Baseball. Our site manager David Whitlock is featured on Monday’s show, and we’re excited to bring you baseball coverage from his other shows, including Tuesday’s weekly feature on Fantasy Baseball:
On the Fantasy Tuesday edition of The Phil...
Twins reliever Perkins taking game to next level
Glen Perkins insists he's not trying to strike out every batter he faces. It only seems that way for the Minnesota Twins closer.
Since taking over as the team's closer midway through last season, Perkins has been lights-out in the ninth inning. This year, the Twins left-hander is a perfect 6-for-6 in save situations. Over his last four outings, he's struck out at least...
Perkins helps out fan on Twitter with four tickets
Minnesota's Glen Perkins is perhaps the most active Twins player on Twitter. On Sunday, he used the social media platform to help out a loyal Twins fan.
The Twitter interaction began Sunday morning when Alex Berg, a junior at Bemidji State University, tweeted at Perkins and said he had problems ordering tickets from an online ticketing site for Sunday's series finale against...
Perkins helps out fan on Twitter with four tickets
Minnesota's Glen Perkins is perhaps the most active Twins player on Twitter. On Sunday, he used the social media platform to help out a loyal Twins fan.
The Twitter interaction began Sunday morning when Alex Berg, a junior at Bemidji State University, tweeted at Perkins and said he had problems ordering tickets from an online ticketing site for Sunday's series finale against...
Twins P Glen Perkins hooks fan up with tickets on Twitter
More often than not, fans who attempt to interact with their favorite players on Twitter will be ignored. Professional athletes have hundreds of thousands of followers in some instances, and it would be impossible for them to respond to ever fan who tweets at them. But one Twins fan reminded us over the weekend that it’s always worth a shot.
Alex Berg, a student at Bemidji State...
COMING THROUGH
Twins pitcher helps fan with tickets
Twins pitcher Glen Perkins came through for a fan who had an issue with his tickets. See what took place between them.
Rangers' three-game win streak snapped in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Pedro Hernandez pitched five shutout innings for his first major league win, Josh Willingham homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 Saturday to end a three-game slide.
Anthony Swarzak, Brian Duensing and Jared Burton each work a scoreless inning before Glen Perkins struggled in the ninth, giving up a two-run double to Mitch Moreland.
Derek...
Twins 7, Rangers 2
Pedro Hernandez pitched five shutout innings for his first major league win, Josh Willingham homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 Saturday to end a three-game slide.
Anthony Swarzak, Brian Duensing and Jared Burton each work a scoreless inning before Glen Perkins struggled in the ninth, giving up a two-run double to Mitch Moreland.
Derek Holland (1-2) pitched...
Gophers' Windle maturing at right time
MINNEAPOLIS Like many kids in Minnesota, Tom Windle grew up paying hockey. But the Osseo native also played baseball, and eventually had to make a choice between the two sports. It wasn't until his junior year of high school that Windle fully dedicated himself to baseball, realizing his future might be better in that sport.
But being a high school baseball player in Minnesota...
Gophers' Windle maturing at right time
MINNEAPOLIS Like many kids in Minnesota, Tom Windle grew up paying hockey. But the Osseo native also played baseball, and eventually had to make a choice between the two sports. It wasn't until his junior year of high school that Windle fully dedicated himself to baseball, realizing his future might be better in that sport.
But being a high school baseball player in Minnesota...
Twins relievers like to keep things loose
By CRAIG HANDEL
Special to FOXSportsNorth.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. Propping up water bottles so they'll fall down on unknowing rookies.
Reminding teammates they're not dressed right just before the game starts.
Talking to relievers minutes before they head to the mound, then watching one of them joke with the manager before a tense situation.Quaffing Red Bull before doing...
Twins relievers like to keep things loose
By CRAIG HANDEL
Special to FOXSportsNorth.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. Propping up water bottles so they'll fall down on unknowing rookies.
Reminding teammates they're not dressed right just before the game starts.
Talking to relievers minutes before they head to the mound, then watching one of them joke with the manager before a tense situation.Quaffing Red Bull before doing...
TOC Top Ten: Left-Handed Relief Pitchers
The player that would have been at the top of this list won't be, because the Reds made the wise decision to move Aroldis Chapman to the starting rotation. With the flamethrowing lefty out of the picture, these rankings are wide open. Left-handed relievers are typically specialists, and a lot of them don't typically log a ton of innings, which is what is going to make these...
Mauer, Morneau, Perkins, Butera in WBC
Four members of the Minnesota Twins' major league roster will represent their countries in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, as the 16-team event's provisional rosters were announced Thursday.Joe Mauer will play catcher for Team USA and be joined on that squad by pitcher Glen Perkins. First baseman Justin Morneau will represent Canada, and catcher Drew Butera will play...
Mauer, Morneau, Perkins, Butera in WBC
Four members of the Minnesota Twins' major league roster will represent their countries in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, as the 16-team event's provisional rosters were announced Thursday.Joe Mauer will play catcher for Team USA and be joined on that squad by pitcher Glen Perkins. First baseman Justin Morneau will represent Canada, and catcher Drew Butera will play...
Twins Perkins honored to get WBC nod
ST. PAUL, Minn. Throughout his entire seven-year major league career, Glen Perkins has known only one uniform: the red, white and blue of the Minnesota Twins. This March, though, Perkins will don another uniform of the same colors when he represents the United States in the World Baseball Classic.
Perkins, the Twins' 29-year-old closer, found out the news last Friday when he...
Twins Perkins honored to get WBC nod
ST. PAUL, Minn. Throughout his entire seven-year major league career, Glen Perkins has known only one uniform: the red, white and blue of the Minnesota Twins. This March, though, Perkins will don another uniform of the same colors when he represents the United States in the World Baseball Classic.
Perkins, the Twins' 29-year-old closer, found out the news last Friday when he...
10 Relievers Who Stepped Up in 2012
While some stepped up with new teams, others stepped up in new roles. Some are familiar while others had us googling their names. Here are 10 relievers who stepped up in 2012. Honorable mentions: Addison Reed, CHW; Santiago Casilla, SF; Casey Janssen, TOR; Glen Perkins, RP, MIN 10. Rafael Soriano, NYY Soriano had already made his mark as a closer for the Rays, so it’s not...
Twins found a few reliable arms in bullpen
This is the second in a four-part series reviewing the Minnesota Twins' 2012 season and looking ahead to 2013.Monday: Starting pitchersTuesday: Relief pitchersWednesday: OutfieldersThursday: Infielders and catchersON THE ROSTER (alphabetical order): Alex Burnett (4-4, 3.52 ERA), Jared Burton (3-2, 2.18 ERA), Matt Capps (1-4, 3.68 ERA), Brian Duensing (4-12, 5.12 ERA), Casey Fien...
Twins found a few reliable arms in bullpen
This is the second in a four-part series reviewing the Minnesota Twins' 2012 season and looking ahead to 2013.Monday: Starting pitchersTuesday: Relief pitchersWednesday: OutfieldersThursday: Infielders and catchersON THE ROSTER (alphabetical order): Alex Burnett (4-4, 3.52 ERA), Jared Burton (3-2, 2.18 ERA), Matt Capps (1-4, 3.68 ERA), Brian Duensing (4-12, 5.12 ERA), Casey Fien...
Twin Killing: Tigers swept away in day/night doubleheader
After shutting out the Twins 8-0 in the series opener, it was a series of problems that held the Tigers back in Sunday’s doubleheader.
After an implosion from the bullpen in the first game in which the Twins pounded out 13 hits in a 10-4 win, Minnesota edged out the Tigers in the nightcap 2-1 in 10 innings. Aside though from the lack of run production the Tigers had more problems...
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