https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/323/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-focus-on-versatility-at-the-beginning-of-the-year-is-paying-off-now/CHICAGO -- The Minnesota Twins put a lot of emphasis on versatility when they decided who was heading north with them after Spring Training in Fort Myers, Fla. Marwin Gonzalez and Ehire Adrianza could both play multiple infield positions and provide depth as corner outfielders. Max Kepler could st...7116Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:29:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/film-review-jayron-kearse-has-had-a-phenomenal-preseason/Luke Inman breaks down the impressive preseason performance of fourth-year safety Jayron Kearse.  7115Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jonathan-schoop-is-playing-better-recently-despite-reduced-playing-time-in-second-half/If it’s bothering Jonathan Schoop that he’s not receiving as much playing time recently, it hasn't affected his demeanor. The happy-go-lucky veteran second baseman is always smiling, walks with his typical swagger and remains one of the most engaging personalities in the Minnesota Twins locker roo...7114Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/amidst-uncertainty-with-shoulder-injury-byron-buxton-is-a-welcome-presence-for-twins/CHICAGO -- As Byron Buxton walked through the hallway past his manager’s office, he got a pat on his back from bench coach Derek Shelton. Upon arriving at his locker stall, Jake Cave yelled out his name and gave him a hug.   Minutes later Rocco Baldelli glowed when he was asked about Buxton’s pre...7113Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/after-closing-out-the-twins-win-over-the-white-sox-taylor-rogers-sees-his-brother-debut/CHICAGO -- Taylor Rogers admitted that he was thinking about his brother making his major-league debut.   How could he not? They’re identical twins, and Tyler, 28, has been toiling in the San Francisco Giants system since being selected in the 10th round of the 2013 draft out of Austin Peay Unive...7108Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:27:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rosario-is-back-in-the-lineup-and-rosters-expand-in-september-but-buxton-has-had-a-setback/CHICAGO -- Byron Buxton felt something in his left shoulder during his third at-bat while rehabbing with Class A Cedar Rapids on Monday. When it flared up again on Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins halted his minor league rehabilitation stint and brought him to Chicago, where they are facing the White...7107Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-andrew-wiggins-problem-is-a-two-way-street/When the Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to a five-year, maximum contract extension with Andrew Wiggins in the fall of 2017, he was expected to deliver a multitude of talents and, subsequently, meaningful value. But he’s struggled mightily to live up to those expectations; after a relatively promisi...7104Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-weighing-patience-and-performance-as-they-face-their-most-chaotic-kicking-decision-yet/It's not a Minnesota Vikings season without a little special teams drama.   The Vikings haven't had the same three specialists for two consecutive years in the Mike Zimmer Era. Since 2014, they've made two long-snapping changes, two punting changes and three kicking changes -- and either of the l...7103Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-new-guy-no-ones-talking-about-what-does-josh-kline-bring-to-the-vikings-offensive-line/The Minnesota Vikings invested a first-round pick to bolster their offensive line when they selected center Garrett Bradbury in the first round. The young prospect from North Carolina State was one of the top stories in training camp.   Fewer people are talking, though, about new right guard Josh...7100Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-case-for-trading-eddie-rosario-this-winter/No matter what direction the 2019 season takes the Minnesota Twins, their offseason is going to be filled with intrigue.   Three of the team's five starting pitchers -- Kyle Gibson, Jake Odorizzi and Michael Pineda -- are eligible for free agency, leaving Jose Berrios and Martin Perez, who has a...7099Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:47:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-should-continue-to-invest-in-reclamation-projects-like-martin-perez/Back in 2007, when Martin Perez signed with the Texas Rangers out of Venezuela for $580K, Jason Parks of Baseball Time in Arlington compared him to a cross between Johan Santana and Greg Maddux. “Baseball Time in Arlington” may sound like a late 2000s-era Blogspot site, but Parks himself went on t...7095Sun, 25 Aug 2019 17:44:32 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-twins-overcome-early-sloppiness-beat-tigers-to-keep-pace-with-cleveland-indians/The last time Edwin Jackson was an All-Star, he was in his first stint with the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins were playing in their last year in the Metrodome. Jackson, 25, was a part of the Detroit team that lost Game 163 to the Twins, then bounced around the league for 10 years before s...7094Sat, 24 Aug 2019 22:56:22 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jose-berrios-says-he-feels-fine-physically-is-making-mechanical-adjustments/When Jose Berrios gave up nine earned runs in 5.2 innings on Aug. 6, a 12-7 loss to the Atlanta Braves, he stood in front of his locker and said he wasn’t locating his pitches and couldn’t get swings and misses on his curveball.   Ronald Acuna Jr. homered off Berrios’ first pitch, and by the midd...7093Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/video-vikings-disappointed-in-performance-despite-win-over-cardinals/Check out the reaction from the locker room after Minnesota's 20-9 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.   KIRK COUSINS     MIKE ZIMMER     KAARE VEDVIK     MIKE BOONE  7091Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/4-ups-4-downs-vikings-beat-cardinals-20-9-in-ugly-game/If not for a fourth-quarter surge by the Vikings offense, it might've been hard to identify four positives from a game where both teams stayed in the single digits until midway through the fourth quarter.   But the Vikings came back to collect a 20-9 win and secure their third straight win to beg...7090Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-drop-series-opener-to-tigers-in-ugly-fashion/It didn't start poorly. In fact, it started quite well.   Nelson Cruz pasted a 1-2 two-seam fastball from Drew VerHagen into the left-center gap for a double in the first inning to drive home Jorge Polanco and give the Minnesota Twins a 1-0 lead.   Miguel Sano followed in the second with his 24t...7089Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/bill-guerins-to-do-list/On Wednesday afternoon the Minnesota Wild announced that they had made Bill Guerin their fourth general manager in team history. Guerin won the job over other prospective candidates Ron Hextall and Scott Mellanby.     Guerin, 48, took to local radio Wednesday afternoon to talk about his new...7084Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lucas-giolito-pitches-complete-game-shutout-white-sox-take-series-from-twins/Lucas Giolito faced the Minnesota Twins twice before his complete game shutout on Wednesday. Both times he went five innings. On June 30, he gave up one hit and no runs. On July 25, he gave up seven runs on seven hits.   On Wednesday he gave up three hits and struck out 12 batters.   “I knew the...7081Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/since-byron-buxton-has-gone-down-jake-cave-is-rounding-back-into-2018-form/When Byron Buxton went down with a left shoulder subluxation on Aug. 3, Jake Cave was hitting .193/.320/.301. Because Max Kepler would take over as Buxton’s primary replacement in center field, Cave would be forced into action as his main backup in right and play some center when Kepler needed res...7080Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-vikings-hope-to-create-their-own-turnover-luck-in-2019/NFL coaches have long preached the importance of winning the turnover battle. And for good reason: It's one of the statistics most closely correlated to winning.   The Minnesota Vikings only won the take-give margin four times in 2018. Not surprisingly, they went 4-0 in those games.   But Minnes...7079Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-capitalize-on-second-chance-push-central-lead-to-three-in-win-over-white-sox/After missing their chance to push the lead in the American League Central to three games on Monday night, the Minnesota Twins opted to not let that opportunity slip through their fingers for a second straight night on Tuesday.   A four-run fifth gave the Twins the lead, and a seven-run eighth bl...7076Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-fail-to-capitalize-on-idle-indians-in-nondescript-loss-to-white-sox/With the Cleveland Indians off on Monday night before opening a series at Citi Field with the New York Mets on Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins had a prime chance to round off their divisional lead at three games.   Instead, a four-run third inning punctuated by an ugly throw from Eddie Rosario and a...7073Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/backup-plans-3-vikings-reserves-whove-stood-out-this-preseason/Throughout training camp, Mike Zimmer voiced his concern about the Vikings' depth at certain positions, particularly wide receiver and corner.   Those anxieties have yet to be alleviated as the team moves into the back half of its preseason schedule.   "Kind of like the young receivers, [the you...7072Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/procedurally-generated-copyright-insomniac-apex-legends-and-t-wolves-gaming/  Naylor and George are in studio to discuss the latest new in the video game world. In this episode we cover Nintendo's copyright issues, Sony's acquisition of Insomniac Games, Apex Legends Loot Boxes and a little T-Wolves Gaming news.   In this episode: Nintendo vs Youtube [1:00] Son...7070Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-will-start-for-the-timberwolves/"The time will come when Winter will ask you what you were doing all Summer."   To me, that's a quote about hoops. It makes sense, right? Put in the work in the summer and you'll be better when the season rolls around in the winter. Simple enough. Of course, that's not what Henry Clay (a 19th-cen...7069Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000