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Price is right as Twins trade for shortstop Hardy

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:48:42 +0000

After a rough 2009 season, J.J. Hardy will get a shot to regain his All-Star form following a trade to the Twins for Carlos Gomez.

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Twins overspend on veteran, again

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:39:39 +0000

There's something to be said for stability, I suppose ... The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 201...

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Heels in the League (NBA) 11/02/09

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:16:28 +0000

(NBA) 11/02/09 I had to stop trying to catch up on this daily post due to news about my wife, and this time it was because (finally) due to good news. She should be coming home in the early part of next week after nothing was found in the last bone marrow biopsy. Having said all of that ...

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Looking Back the Offseason Trades so far:

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:57:02 +0000

It has barely been a week so far this off season and so far there have been four major trades. The first was Iwamura who was traded to Pirates. The trade wasn't so much as a surprise as Iwamura really didn't fit into the next step of plans for the Rays as they have some talent coming up and ...

eteichman posted 41 minutes ago from 213milesfromshea.metsblog.com

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Twins strike for J.J. Hardy

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:52:46 +0000

In this just-started offseason, Akinori Iwamura, Mark Teahen and Jeremy Hermida have headlined trades. Now, J.J. Hardy makes four. Hardy, acquired by the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez, leaves Milwaukee after five seasons. Debuting as a 22-year old, Hardy had quickly established ...

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Crazy John Hollinger: LeBron to Minnesota?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:28:00 +0000

Because ESPN’s John Hollinger is apparently serious: Let me throw out an even crazier proposition — Minnesota. The Wolves will have the cap space to make a run at LeBron, depending on a few variables — or at the very least can get there fairly easily if they know ...

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NFL Week 8 MVP Power Rankings

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:00:22 +0000

The race for MVP rages on at the midway point of the season, and it’s loaded with QBs, for good reason. Brees, Manning and Favre have a combined record of 21-1 and show no signs of slowing down. So we’ll give them their due, for now. Things are going to get mighty interesting, though, in ...

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J.J. We Hardy Knew Thee

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:57:00 +0000

I haven't seen writing on the wall this obvious since my final days at the television I worked at in La Crosse, so I don't think that anyone should be surprised by the Brewers trade of J.J Hardy to the Minnesota Twins on Friday for outfielder Carlos Gomez. Hardy became expendable the moment that ...

thebuckychannel posted 48 hours ago from thebuckychannel.com

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Game 7: Blazers vs. Timberwolves, 6:00pm

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:57:00 +0000

Minnesota Timberwolves coverage at T'Wolves Blog . Blazers Analysis T'Wolves PG Drafting Jonny Flynn and acquiring Ramon Sessions really changes the Minnesota back court. Flynn has been inconsistent but seems destined for stardom. In this game however, ...

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Crown Gems: AL Central Link Roundup

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:20:53 +0000

Featured in this edition of Crown Gems: at least five links for each AL Central team. The two big news items are, of course, the Mark Teahen trade and the Twins acquisition of J.J. Hardy, but there is plenty of other good AL Central news to pass along and read about. To properly assess and [...]

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Minnesota: Fielding TargetView Before & After JJ Hardy

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:01:00 +0000

Twins 2009 UZR/150, before JJ Hardy/ Carlos Gomez Trade See the excellent BtB analysis of the trade HERE. Team Fielding Comparison after the jump. Twins UZR/150, after JJ Hardy/Carlos Gomez Trade Revised Chart assumption: Cuddyer takes CF after solid work there this ...

skyking162 posted 37 hours ago from beyondtheboxscore.com

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Hardy for Gomez: A Defensive Win-Win

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:49:22 +0000

More photos » by Jim Mone - AP Minnesota Twins' Carlos Gomez lays down a sacrifice bunt against the Houston Astros in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 19, 2009, in Minneapolis. He'll get to do ...

skyking162 posted 2 days ago from beyondtheboxscore.com

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Dear Brett, Please Retire --- Revisited

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:37:15 +0000

Comparison to Brett Favre's 2008 season to 2009 season so far.

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Twins Spending Habits

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:25:02 +0000

Rob Neyer takes a very nice shot at the Twins’ spending habits : No, the difference between Cuddyer’s salary and his value is not a great deal of money. But the Twins have a history of overspending on decent players while complaining about the high price of truly great players. ...

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Vikings at 8/1 to Win Super Bowl

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:22:02 +0000

The Vikings have been one of the biggest stories in the NFL all season, and now, Vegas is warming to them too. The latest odds (courtesy of Bodog.com) place the Purple at 7/2 to win the NFC, and 8/1 to claim their first Lombardi Trophy. At 3/1, the Saints are right now considered the best bet [...]

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10 Points: Vikings Hang on vs. Packers

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:48:41 +0000

Monday’s 10 Points: 1. I don’t know if the emotion of the homecoming helped Brett Favre, but it certainly didn’t hurt him. One thing’s for sure: Brett likes playing against the Packers. In his two games against them this year, he is 41-for-59 with 515 yards, 7 TDs and ...

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Antoine Winfield Claims Foot Not Broken

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:40:20 +0000

A report by ESPN’s Chris Mortensen earlier on Sunday said that Antoine Winfield was suffering from a fractured foot and might miss as many as six weeks. Antoine Winfield would like to kindly disagree with that report. The cornerback says the foot is only sprained, and that his status is ...

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10 Points: Vikings Fall to the Steelers

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:10:07 +0000

Today’s 10 points: 1. The defense played better than I ever anticipated it would given the circumstances. Big ups to the defensive line, especially Pat Williams who got back to being Pat Williams after, I thought, a weak first few games. And big ups to Karl Paymah who not only did not ...

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Favre Taking Heat for “Best Team He’s Ever Played On” Comments

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:28 +0000

Not long ago, Brett Favre remarked that, in his mind, the ‘09 Vikings are the best team he’s ever played on, even better than the Packers team that won the Super Bowl after the ‘96 season. Clearly, Brett was just trying to butter up his teammates and Vikings fans with that ...

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John David Booty Has a Job, and I Never Have to Post About Him Again

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:43:18 +0000

John David Booty had a pretty interesting career with the Vikings. He got drafted, sat for a year on the bench behind Tarvaris Jackson and Gus Frerotte, watched Frerotte leave and probably thought he had a decent shot at being the #2 in 2009… Saw the team trade for Sage Rosenfels (ugh) ...

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