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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Joe Christensen / Around the Majors : Tuesday afternoon update: Hawkins, Everett — Heading over to the ballpark after working the phones today. Nothing Earth shattering to report, but a couple tidbits: — (*) The Twins are competing with the Tigers for LaTroy Hawkins. Lots of bullpen issues for the Tigers and they were interested in signing him last winter.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
The White Sox seem to respond to manager Ozzie Guillen's meltdowns, but can they last in first place?
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
... 2.88) has six complete games -- twice the amount of the Twins' staff combined -- and the Angels' Joe Saunders (12-5, 3.07) has been a big surprise.But Lee has 99 strikeouts and only 19 walks. Though his team is all but finished, he has a chance to become Cleveland's first 20-game winner since Gaylord Perry went 21-13 in 1974.Top rookie: Evan Longoria, Rays (.281-16-53)
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Detroit has bounced back from its awful start and comes to the Dome on Monday both healthy and hot.
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Joe Christensen / Around the Majors : Liriano, Ruiz to join Twins; Hernandez, Monroe headed out — The Twins plan to cut ties with Livan Hernandez and Craig Monroe today, clearing space for Francisco Liriano and Randy Ruiz to join the roster from Class AAA Rochester. — The team has yet to make an official announcement …
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Rumor roundup... ESPN's Buster Olney implies that another website backdates timestamps in an attempt to fake scoops. I was following the Mark Teixeira rumors like a hawk; I gave the scoop to ESPN's Jayson Stark with an assist to MLB.com's Lyle Spencer. Joe Christensen says Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts is not available. MLB.com's Mark Bowman guesses Will Ohman will land with the Cardinals....
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Twins Trade Rumors Leading off, Tim Dierkes reports on Dan Graziano's latest column , where he apparently thinks the Mets could pursue Livan Hernandez following John Maine 's rotator cuff strain. In something we've already been discussing here, our own Joe Christensen has reported that the Orioles are not shopping Brian Roberts . Dierkes then shifts us to Texas, where apparently the Rangers...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
According to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Twins have interest in bringing righty reliever LaTroy Hawkins back. Hawkins came up through the Twins' system as a starter, but eventually found his niche as a setup man before signing a free agent deal with the Cubs. Christensen talked to a person close to Hawkins who believes he'd like to come back to Minnesota. Multiple...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
« Posted on July 18th, 2008 – 11:46 AMBy Joe Christensen It was only one stinkin’ game, and I’m probably obsessed with it this morning because nobody else in the AL Central played last night, but the Tigers’ 6-5 win at Baltimore seemed telling.Magglio Ordonez returned from the DL. Brandon Inge hit his first home run on the road in more than a year. Joel Zumaya needed 14 pitches in a 1-2-3 eighth,...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
« Posted on July 17th, 2008 – 3:39 PMBy Joe Christensen Francisco Liriano’s agent, Greg Genske, today confirmed a whether the Twins are violating the collective bargaining agreement by keeping the lefthander in the minors.“I have not been informed that anything’s been filed,” Twins General Manager Bill Smith told the Star Tribune. “I’m not going to worry about it.”Liriano has two years and 45...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Joe Christensen, the Star Tribune's national baseball reporter, has covered the big leagues since 1998. A Faribault native, he graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1996. Before working for the Star Tribune, he spent three years covering the Orioles for the Baltimore Sun. He also covered the Padres and Dodgers for newspapers in Southern California. He'll share his thoughts here on the Twins...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Yankee Stadium has been the home to one of history's most successful sports franchises (26 World Series titles). And yet it's really a towering icon of American history. Joe Christensen looks at the 20 greatest moments in its rich tenure. C6-7BY JOE CHRISTENSEN • Tuesday's All-Star Game will be a grandiose affair, celebrating Yankee Stadium's rich history, in its final season. ¶ Yogi...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
According to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Twins don't have a glaring need and are likely to be quiet at the trade deadline. The Twins are 1.5 games out in the AL Central. They're 8th of 14 AL teams in OBP and SLG. Nonetheless, they are third in the league with 4.9 runs per game. This can be attributed to a league-best .857 OPS with runners in scoring position. Who knows,...
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StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
« Posted on July 8th, 2008 – 2:59 PMBy Joe Christensen BOSTON — Joe Mauer is in the lineup again tonight, with the Twins facing Red Sox lefthander Jon Lester.Updates to come…Update (4:35 p.m.): Getting a growing sense that the Twins will keep Denard Span in the majors when Michael Cuddyer returns from the DL.Cuddyer will be back in right field, but Span could rotate to all three outfield spots,...
