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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | yesterday
I've been inspired. Eric in Madison is one of Twinkie Town's original members, and I'm fairly certain he was onboard for the switch from Twins Territory via Twins Geek over to where we currently chill and chat about Twins baseball. Eric, you signed up on November 19, 2005. That was four years ago yesterday. Well done, sir. At any rate, I want to get this out of the way: I usually don't tackle things...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
SAN FRANCISCO - Tim Lincecum has been so dominant in his first two full major league seasons that even his top bosses don't know how he can get much better.Two NL Cy Young Awards, a pair of All-Star selections — all at age 25.Lincecum has a couple of ideas in that area: Grow up and make better decisions personally, and pitch the San Francisco Giants into the playoffs at last.The hard-throwing...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pavano, Harden, Washburn top list of free-agent arms.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
The right-handed Hellickson was 9-2 with a 2.45 ERA for Montgomery and Durham. The left-handed Torres was acquired on Aug. 28 as part of the trade that sent pitcher Scott Kazmir to the Los Angeles Angels.
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | yesterday
Free agency looms. Will any of the Twins five free agents return? It's been confirmed that the Twins have had opening talks with Carl Pavano's agent, but other than Ron Gardenhire saying he'd be interested in bringing back Orlando Cabrera as his second basemen there's been no news on the rest of Minnesota's remaining free agents. Mike Redmond #55 / Catcher / Minnesota Twins Height: 5-11 Weight: 200...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Coming from a baseball family — his father, Sandy Sr. played 15 years in the majors, and brother Sandy Jr. was a six-time All-Star during a 20-year career — makes the Hall of Fame consideration extra special."A goal for ballplayers, it's real tough to accomplish, is to get to the Hall of Fame," Alomar said. "It would mean a lot. We, as ballplayers, when they mention your...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Chicago gets 24-year-old left-hander Scott Maine and 23-year-old infielder Ryne White. Maine, a sixth-round draft pick in 2007, was a combined 4-5 with seven saves and a 2.90 ERA with Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Reno last season. White, a fourth-round draft pick in 2008, hit .266 with 58 RBIs for Class A Visalia.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
CHICAGO - Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year."There was no question about that," Selig said. "I don't think the concerns have been ameliorated at all. I think the concerns are still there because all these people have their own economists."Selig said final figures for this year are still being calculated...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
MIAMI -- It's like "The Apprentice" meets Amway.
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Knuckle Curve (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
When Jim Tracy took over the Colorado Rockies, anyone who even suggested the team could make the playoffs would have been laughed at. The Rockies were 18-28 and looked like one of the worst teams in the league. But with Tracy at the reins, Colorado went 74-42 to finish the season and make the playoffs in the National League. As a result, Tracy was awarded the 2009 National League Manager of the Year...
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