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Minnesota Twins Daily Clips Wednesday, March 29, 2017 One Minnesota Twins Daily Clips Wednesday, March 29, 2017 One year later, ByungHo Park settles in as DH for Twins. Star Tribune (Miller) p. 1 What to pay, wear, wager (and more) for Twins' Opening Day. Star Tribune (Sinker) p. 2 Twins' day at camp: Byron Buxton's speed legend continues to grow. Star Tribune (Miller) p. 3 Buddy Boshers, Tommy Field pack up as Twins trim roster. Star Tribune (Neal lll) p. 4 Twins reliever Michael Tonkin polishing a new cutter. Star Tribune (Berardino) p. 4 Chris Gimenez brings leadership, communication skills to Twins. Pioneer Press (Berardino) p. 5 Inbox: Who gets final roster spots? MLB (Bollinger) p. 7 Park homers as Twins blank Rays. MLB (Bollinger & Chastain) p. 8 Twins send Boshers, Field to Minor Leagues. MLB (Bollinger) p. 8 Minnesota Twins 2017 Season Preview. FOX Sports (Chase) p. 9 Minnesota Twins festivities planned for home opener April 3. KARE 11 (Staff) p. 14 Gone but not forgotten: Twins turn page on 103-loss season. Associated Press (Campbell) p. 15 4 Reasons To Be Excited About Twins Baseball. CBS Minnesota (Wald) p. 16 Northstar Link to Offer Service to Minnesota Twins Games. KVSC (Staff) p. 17 One year later, ByungHo Park settles in as DH for Twins Phil Miller | Star Tribune | March 29, 2017 FORT MYERS, Fla. – Nothing he saw Tuesday in the Twins’ 1-0 victory over the Rays, Paul Molitor said, will have an impact on the roster decisions still to come this week. If that’s the case, ByungHo Park probably has been safe for awhile. Park slugged a cut fastball from Tampa Bay righthander Austin Pruitt several rows deep into the seats in right-center at Hammond Field during the seventh inning, providing all the offense Minnesota would need to win for the first time since last Thursday. It was Park’s fifth home run of the spring, two more than any teammate, and an effective punctuation mark on a solid bounce-back spring. It also drained any drama out of the battle to be the Twins’ designated hitter. Molitor said roster moves will come Wednesday that will provide “a fair amount of clarity” about the remaining roster competitions, but with Park batting .362 this spring and Kennys Vargas absent for weeks at the World Baseball Classic and now hobbled because of a bruised foot, it’s difficult to imagine Park heading anywhere this weekend but Target Field. “It’s been fairly consistent all spring,” Molitor said of Park, whose 2016 debut season was ruined by a stubborn slump and an injured hand. “Some of the pressure has been lessened. You can see a little more calmness. The velocity doesn’t seem to get him off his approach too much, like we saw at times last year.” The Twins couldn’t necessarily have predicted that, given that they exposed him to waivers — any other team could have claimed him — and removed him from the roster shortly before camp opened. Rather than demoralize the proud South Korean slugger, the move might have motivated him, though Park insists that’s not the case. “I have the same mind-set whether or not the 29 teams are watching me,” he said. Maybe so. But Park obviously has learned from his disappointing 2016 season, which in retrospect was probably not so surprising. “He had a lot of attention being paid, not only here, but [in Korea],” Molitor said. “I think his culture is expectation-based, trying to please other people. We got off to a bad start, he was putting pressure on himself, maybe even blaming himself to some degree for his role in that, and it just kind of snowballed the wrong way for him. So clearing his mind, getting his hand fix, and knowing what to expect, there’s a higher level of comfort for him.” Park feels it, too. More important, he said he’s growing more comfortable with 95-mph fastballs. “It’s more than mechanics; it’s more about the timing of the bat,” Park said through an interpreter. Park’s home run obscured a subpar day for the Twins’ offense, as illustrated by their 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. But it didn’t matter with — speaking of competitions — Nick Tepesch and Justin Haley shutting out Tampa Bay for a combined seven innings. They seem to be the two likeliest options as a long reliever, and both were effective Tuesday. Tepesch, a minor league signee, gave up three hits and a walk, but also got the benefit of two double plays. Haley, a Rule 5 pickup from Boston, allowed only two baserunners in his three innings, and one was quickly erased with a double play. In a preview of a potential alignment during the regular season, Matt Belisle pitched a perfect eighth inning and Brandon Kintzler the ninth as the Twins closed out their third shutout of the spring. What to pay, wear, wager (and more) for Twins' Opening Day Howard Sinker | Star Tribune | March 28, 2017 The Twins opener is less than a week away -- complete with Opening Day at home for only the second time since they moved into Target Field in 2010. So it feels like the right time to mull over an assortment of things, on and off the field. And stick around until the end because we've posed a question for Twins fans about the opener. Tickets: On the Twins website, there are about 100 seats available in the 300 level for $25 each plus fees. There are also a couple of hundred standing-room seats on sale at $20 each. (And, as of 8 a.m. Tuesday, there was a single seat in Section 103 down the right field line.) Keep in mind that more seats could be added as the game draws nearer and... The secondary ticket market: There were about 4,400 tickets available on StubHub on Tuesday morning. You can... ... get into the park for $17.43 and sit at the top of Section 304 down the right-field line. With fees, two tickets in that row would be $48.58. ... sit in a front row Dugout Box for $175. ... treat yourself to two in the Champions Club for $559 each (including food and drink) Of course, you can sit right by the Kramarczuk's sausage stand in Section 210 for $37.75 per ticket. ... At Minneapolis-based Ticket King, you can buy two in the upper deck for $19 each or two Dugout Box seats for $85 each, without fees if you pick them up. The weather: The forecast currently (an important word) calls for a high of 54, a 40 percent chance pf rain and winds of 5 to 10 miles per hour. It has rained 15 times on the last 30 April 3's and there was .35 inch of snow on that day three years ago. Opening Day veterans know the temperature isn't as important as the wind -- or lack of it. The food: The Twins are planning their annual reveal of new Target Field foods on Thursday. But we do know, according to Twitter, that there will be cheesecake. The national anthem: Our favorite Opening Day anthem at Target Field was from the first opener, in 2010 by the Sounds of Blackness. We'll see if that remains the case after Dessa sings the Star Spangled Banner on Monday. More music: The Twins will honor their first employee, Tom Mee, who was the Twins public relations director for about 30 years, by having his four sons sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Odds: Want to bet on the Twins to win the World Series? Your $100 bet can get you anywhere from $12,500 to $20,000, if you do ... and it happens. Here's a chart. (We absolutely don't recommend this.) The scary thing we found out while looking up those odds is that you can bet on spring training games. Today, the Twins are ... (No, we're not going there.) 2 Betting on Joe Mauer: Yes, you can bet on Mauer's 2017 batting average. The betting website Bovada has set .270 as the over/under. You can bet $115 to win $100, regardless of whether you choose over or under. Brian Dozier's home runs? The over/under is 29.5. Here's the full list of MLB prop bets. Again, linkage does not imply endorsement, OK? You're saying there's a chance? The Twins won their first two home openers (against Boston in 2010 and Oakland in 2011) and have lost all five since by a combined score of 31-12. Pro tip: Public transportation is a good way to get to Target Field. Metro Transit has ended the 679 express route from Minnetonka to the ballpark, but there are other options.(h/t to commenter dirleton.) A question for you: Is Opening Day exciting for you, even when you're not excited about the prospects for your favorite team? Answer that one in the comments below, if you want. Twins' day at camp: Byron Buxton's speed legend continues to grow Phil Miller | Star Tribune | March 28, 2017 FORT MYERS, FLA. – Here’s some advice from Twins manager Paul Molitor: When Byron Buxton puts the ball in play, “don’t watch the ball.” Buxton gave the Twins a reminder of why on Tuesday, when he stroked a one-hop line drive just to the right of Rays left fielder Mallex Smith in the first inning. Again: Smith moved only a few steps and fielded the ball cleanly on one hop.
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