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Subway Squawkers (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Minnesota Twins fans aren't taking too kindly to my column yesterday about how I think Joe Mauer will be a Yankee in 2011. In fact, they're up in arms over my shameless coveting of their team's best player. Imagine that. Here's the story. In "AL MVP Joe Mauer - A Future Yankee," I wrote, "Why wouldn't he want to be a Yankee? Playing for the Bombers is the stuff dreams are made of!"...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
by Ross D. Franklin - AP Gerardo Parra tried to dodge a pounding after a walk-off hit in the 10th inning against the Dodgers on August 15th. View full size photo » Not quite as close a poll for the second of the 2009 'Pitties. The B-bullpen of Jon Rauch , Esmerling Vasquez , Clay Zavada and Leo Rosales swept majestically to a collective victory, for their nine innings of no-hit ball in the marathon...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Petit tallies up the hits by Pittsburgh. He looks almost as startled as we were by the answer. Browse more photos » The first 'Pittie of the 2009 season proved to be one of the closest ballots in the history of the awards, with four of the options for Play of the Year each receiving between 19-24% of the vote, and the top two choices being tied as late...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
We've already discussed what four teams - the Red Sox, Cardinals, Dodgers, and Rockies - should do this offseason to improve themselves after being eliminated from the postseason, but we never touched on the Twins. Minnesota has a handful of players due to become a free agents, most notably Orlando Cabrera, Ron Mahay, Joe Crede, Mike Redmond, and Carl Pavano. Jesse Crain, Matt Guerrier, Delmon Young,...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
More photos » by Ben Margot - AP Jon Rauch waits for the bases to clear after giving up a a three run homer to Travis Ishikawa during the eighth on August 25 in San Francisco. Or "business as usual," as we called the eighth inning in Arizona. Browse more photos » Arizona fans will have nightmares about the eighth inning for most of the winter. The team allowed 120 runs there,...
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Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
We were led to believe that the Twins would ramp up spending in the years leading up to the opening of Target Field, but that hasn't exactly been the case. After having their payroll peak at $71 million in 2007, the year after the stadium was officially approved, the Twins saw that figure drop to $56 million in '08 and then rise modestly to about $65 million on Opening Day this year. The gradual budget...
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
More photos » by Charlie Neibergall - AP about 7 hours ago: Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Carl Pavano throws during the first inning of Game 3 of the American League division baseball series against the New York Yankees on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Browse more photos » Twins 1, Yankees 4 Every game of this series saw the Twins take a lead. In...
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
More photos » by Jim Mone - AP about 13 hours ago: Kansas City Royals pitcher Lenny DiNardo, right, reacts after giving up a grand slam to Minnesota Twins' Delmon Young, left background, in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Minneapolis. It was the final series in the Metrodome. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Browse more photos » No team in baseball history has come from...
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Crunchy Con (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Jon Rauch, being funny and insightful: The worst of it is that extroverts have no idea of the torment they put us through. Sometimes, as we gasp for air amid the fog of their 98-percent-content-free talk, we wonder if extroverts...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Doug Davis LHP, 8-13, 4.09 Jonathan Sanchez LHP, 7-12, 4.25 Games until the blessed, merciful end of the season: 6. Before I forget, a minor point of amusement I noted from the opener of today's double-header between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins . Both pitchers involved in the decision had ended last year playing for the Diamondbacks : Jon Rauch took the win for Minnesota, while Brandon Lyon...
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Royals Review (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Jon Rauch is amused by life. May be highly similar to Dane Cook.
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Thanks for some fantastic coversation on Tuesday! Milt on Tilt, Eric In Madison, Seth Speaks, clutterheart, Fetch9, ajmargarine and everyone else who contributed made for a great discussion, helped clarify some things while running some good back-and-forth over dollars and stats. We'll start where we left off, which was discussing how internal options would help flesh out the depth chart. All players...
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True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
More photos » by Danny Moloshok - AP Matt Kemp returns to where it all began tonight. Browse more photos » The Dodgers start their nine-game road trip with a series against a team that seems likely to get the number one pick in the draft for the second year in a row (2010: The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes). The Nationals own baseball's worst record at 51-98, and the only team close to them...
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
A brief look ahead to 2010 and the first season in Target Field, on the Twins' final regulat season off-day in 2009. This year the Minnesota Twins opened their season with a payroll of approximately $65.3 million dollars. No Carl Pavano , no Orlando Cabrera , but that total does include pro-rated signing bonuses. It wasn't the franchise's record-setting number of $71.4 million from 2007, but it was...
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