https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/78/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/bullpen-buddy-hopes-to-be-brought-back/Statistics for relievers can be fickle, and in a lot of ways may not tell the story of just how someone pitched over the course of the season. Take Twins lefty Buddy Boshers, for instance. Boshers has an unsightly 4.59 ERA, but everything else on his stat line looks pretty dang good: 9.5 K/9, 1.23...1206Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-vikings-were-serious-when-they-talked-about-creating-more-turnovers/Photo Credit: Kyle Hansen (Cumulus Media)   During training camp I wrote a piece that spotlighted the Minnesota Vikings’ effort to create more turnovers this year. Whether it was interceptions or causing fumbles, there was room to improve in both areas after finishing below the league average in...1204Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/video-and-highlights-from-minnesota-timberwolves-media-day-2016/It's finally here! For Minnesota sports fans discouraged by the Twins season and happily befuddled by the heavily-injured but never-say-die Vikings, the Timberwolves are here to sell hope.   The Wolves have a new coach (Tom Thibodeau), two bona fide rising stars (Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wig...1203Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-twins-to-tab-clevelands-falvey-as-ops-boss/After being initially floated by Twins Daily’s Jeremy Nygaard on Sunday night, it appears that multiple outlets have now confirmed that Cleveland Indians assistant general manager Derek Falvey will be named the president of baseball operations for the Minnesota Twins sometime in the near future. The...1202Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:24:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/kevin-garnetts-return-woke-the-minnesota-timberwolves-up/I'm just happy to be here, and I figure if LeBron can go home why can't I?   -- Kevin Garnett at the press conference announcing his return, 2/24/15   As it stands right now, it is safe to assume that Tom Thibodeau has a goal for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Odds are he also has a plan to get the...1198Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/a-tale-of-two-halves-familiar-for-vikings-now-3-0-after-win-against-panthers/The Minnesota Vikings found a way to turn a halftime deficit into a fulltime win for second time in three games on the backs of an elite defense despite playing with what looked to be a rusty Xavier Rhodes and an injured Sharrif Floyd.   A Panthers offense that led the league in scoring in 2015 w...1195Mon, 26 Sep 2016 07:17:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/paul-molitor-on-jose-fernandez-in-a-simple-way-its-just-the-fragility/It was a somber mood in the Minnesota Twins clubhouse on Sunday morning. The television screen in Paul Molitor's office displayed the tragic news: Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins star pitcher, dead at 24 after boating accident.   "It's one of those days where you think about those things," said Mol...1193Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/923-twins-drop-seventh-game-in-a-row-fall-to-mariners-in-series-opener/Another late bullpen blow-up turned a close game into a laugher as the Seattle Mariners dropped the Minnesota Twins 10-1 in the first game of a three-game weekend set at Target Field. The Twins have lost seven games in a row, and need to win the final two games in the series to avoid suffering the...1191Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/injured-vikings-face-salary-conundrums-uncertainty/In less than one week’s time, the Minnesota Vikings have had three starters go under the knife for significant surgery: Adrian Peterson (meniscus), Matt Kalil (labrum) and, most recently, Sharrif Floyd (reportedly meniscus).   Not only does the organization suffer by not having those three around...1190Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/923-paxton-vs-gibson-kepler-update-and-polancos-defense/It’s drizzly and in the mid-60s as the Minnesota Twins prepare for the final home series of the season, a three-game set with the Seattle Mariners. The Twins won’t hit on the field before the game, but there wasn’t much in the way of worry about not getting the game in among team employees at the...1189Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/922-twins-drop-doubleheader-to-tigers-swept-in-series/After a pair of losses to wrap up a three-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Detroit Tigers, it’s become a matter of when, not if, the Minnesota Twins will lose 100 games. It may come as early as Fan Appreciation weekend, as it could be the gift given during the final home series of the seaso...1188Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/linval-joseph-demands-your-attention-as-the-leagues-premier-nose-tackle/Something caught my eye when compiling statistics for my weekly advanced statistics review: Linval Joseph was incredibly productive.   In a vacuum, it’s not uniquely surprising that one of the best players on the team was the team’s third-leading tackler, but it’s unusual in particular when that...1185Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:34:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-next-man-up-mentality-about-to-be-put-to-the-test/Photo Credit: Kyle Hansen   Almost as casually as he might announce his breakfast choice that morning, Mike Zimmer broke a double dose of bad news at Winter Park Wednesday afternoon.   Matt Kalil to the IR, his season likely done.   Adrian Peterson to get surgery, his season possibly over as we...1181Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/921-iffy-weather-farmer-vs-berrios-and-injury-updates/It’s drizzly and a little on the chilly side as the Twins prepare to hopefully get in game two of this three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. The Twins are 0-7 against the Tigers at Target Field this year, and have lost their last four games as well. If things don’t straighten up, there’s a...1180Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/920-tigers-move-to-7-0-at-target-field-with-8-1-win-over-twins/The march to 100 losses hummed right along for the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night, as lefty Matt Boyd righted all his previous wrongs in threatening to shut them out for the ninth time this season. No, not nine times for Boyd against the Twins this season -- that would be a record -- but on eigh...1176Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/920-santiago-v-boyd-mauersano-updates-vargas-elevates-celebrates/Typically we’ll open these by giving you a weather report, but this time we’ll go to special Cold Omaha weather correspondent Trevor May for the update prior to Tuesday night’s game:     It really is very nice out, with temps in the mid-70s that’ll dip into the high-60s during the game with...1175Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/adrian-peterson-has-a-torn-meniscus-but-nobody-knows-his-timetable/If you thought the uncertainty surrounding a key position for the Minnesota Vikings was over when Sam Bradford started and took control of the passing game Sunday night, think again. Adrian Peterson has officially been diagnosed with a torn meniscus, which he suffered in the third quarter of the V...1169Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:38:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/state-of-the-union-the-twins-will-probably-lose-100/With 12 games left and a 55-95 record, the Twins are going to have to go 8-4 the rest of the way to stave off just the second 100-loss season since moving from the nation’s capital. To get a bit of an idea of how unlikely that is, the most recent stretch I can find where the Twins won eight of 12...1166Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:32:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/waynes-finds-atonement-diggs-finds-the-end-zone-in-raucous-home-opener/Photo Credit: Kyle Hansen   Trae Waynes was out of gas. The Packers were marching for a potential go-ahead score in the third quarter, and the Minnesota Vikings’ second-year cornerback had been called twice for penalties on the drive. Head coach Mike Zimmer pulled him and went with the rookie Mac...1164Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/stefon-diggs-showcases-while-sam-bradford-throws-for-career-game-in-minnesota-vikings-17-14-win-over-green-bay-packers/Stefon Diggs made good on his Week One (and rookie) hype by making splashes in front of a national audience. Nine receptions on nine targets (plus two throwaways in his direction), Diggs put together 182 yards of offense, and was 29 yards shy of breaking the Vikings regular season single-game rece...1163Mon, 19 Sep 2016 01:29:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-morning-after-twins-salvage-split-with-tigers/    A big early inning for the second game in a row spurred the Twins to a win over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park Thursday afternoon, 5-1. The win allowed the Twins to split the series, and help deal another blow to the Tigers’ playoff chances. According to Fangraphs, those odds have droppe...1159Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-morning-after-tigers-drop-twins-9-6-clinching-last-place-finish/The Minnesota Twins dropped their 92nd game of the season on the inevitable death march to 100 losses by a 9-6 margin to the Tigers at Comerica Park on Wednesday night. Neither starting pitcher recorded outs in the fifth inning -- though not for lack of effort -- and neither factored in the decisi...1156Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/stefon-diggs-is-becoming-a-monster/Normally when identifying the player of the game, analysts will pick the flashiest player on offense who produced the gaudiest volume-driven statistics. That, in turn, leads to others (like me) who sometimes try too hard to be clever and select a player whose position doesn’t typically produce sta...1155Thu, 15 Sep 2016 13:39:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-have-work-to-do-if-they-want-to-turn-the-tide-of-rivalry-with-packers/Photo Credit: Kyle Hansen   Mike Zimmer doesn’t like to get caught up in the rivalry aspect of the Minnesota Vikings’ upcoming meeting with the Green Bay Packers. Never mind the 111 all-time games between the teams, or the fact that they share a border or the fact that they’ve squared off twice i...1152Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-morning-after-twins-topple-tigers-8-1/The Minnesota Twins got a desperately-needed strong start from Kyle Gibson and plenty of offense early in dumping the Detroit Tigers 8-1 at Comerica Park on Tuesday night. The offense jumped all over Tigers lefty Matt Boyd for seven runs in 3.2 innings, and then held on the rest of the way to pick...1147Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:35:46 +0000