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bugsandcranks.com - 74 minutes ago
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Orlando Cabrera was brought to Minnesota to offer
the leadership and passion of a World Series winner,
two-time Gold Glove recipient and veteran of four playoff appearances. Cabrera was added in an attempt to instill life into a team that had performed far below expectations.The OC didn’t disappoint
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Ode to the OC
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voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com - 8 hours ago
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The Minnesota Twins still have questions remaining after
their trade with the Milwaukee Brewers. While shortstop has
been solved, second base, third base, and the rotation have not been. As the off-season starts to get underway with arbitration offers, free agency and front office ...
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The 2010 Payroll
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Minnesota Twins Latest Blog Posts
How Good Is J.J. Hardy's Defense?
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Ode to the OC
5 hours ago at Bugs & Cranks
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The 2010 Payroll
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boston.com - 9 hours ago
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The Red Sox have declined a $6 million
option on shortstop Alex Gonzalez, according to a source,
but the club still may have interest in bringing the player back in 2010 on a lesser salary. News of the Sox' decision to forgo the option on Gonzalez ...
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Sox decline option on Gonzalez
213milesfromshea.metsblog.com - 10 hours ago
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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 ...
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Looking Back the Offseason Trades so far:
fangraphs.com - 11 hours ago
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If there was one guy who was definitely
getting traded this winter, it was J.J. Hardy .
The Brewers had turned over their starting shortstop job to Alcides Escobar , their infield is crowded, and Hardy wasn’t interested in moving to another ...
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Hardy To The Twins
nickstwinsblog.com - 11 hours ago
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Bill Smith made his first big offseason splash
today, sending Carlos Gomez to the Brewers in return
for shortstop J.J. Hardy , who was a suggested trade acquisition in my offseason blueprint . The deal swaps two players who both saw their value drop ...
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Twins Trade Gomez for Hardy
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com - 11 hours ago
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It didn't take long for the Brewers to
make the trade everybody saw coming. "The ticker tape
was still falling in Manhattan on Friday when the Brewers dealt shortstop J.J. Hardy, a staple of trade rumors this year, to the Twins for speedy center ...
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Twins Acquire JJ Hardy
twinsgeek.blogspot.com - 11 hours ago
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See that picture on the right? That's how
I think I'll always remember Carlos Gomez's tenure with
the Twins. I loved the joy he played with, and was extremely optimistic about his potential. I constantly grumbled that the Twins were going to ruin ...
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Letting Go of Go-Go
baseballmusings.com - 14 hours ago
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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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Twins Spending Habits
waitingfornextyear.com - 16 hours ago
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While We’re Waiting is a solid feature here
that serves as the collection of spectacular sports information
for your early morning sensation. Storing something we should share here tomorrow? Send your stellar story summary to our smashing tips email address on the right sidebar. What a week in ...
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While We’re Waiting…Browns Woes, CC Sabathia Bringing ...
espn.go.com - 26 hours ago
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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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Twins overspend on veteran, again
kingsofkauffman.com - 26 hours ago
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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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Crown Gems: AL Central Link Roundup
myteamrivals.typepad.com - 27 hours ago
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Boy, things have changed a lot since the
last time I did an analysis of the deal
that sent Johan to the other New York team. Now that Carlos Gomez has been banished to the land of cheese and bratwurst, there really isn't anyone left. Where did everybody go? Carlos Gomez: Well, we know ...
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Re-Re-Visiting the Santana Trade
twinkietown.com - 29 hours ago
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More photos » by Steven Senne - AP
We'll never see his bat-smelling in a Twins uniform
again...( sniff ) Browse more photos » ...
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Saturday Morning Poll: How Do You Feel Now?
startribune.com - 29 hours ago
mlbtraderumors.com - 32 hours ago
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According to a team press release, the Twins
have exercised their 2011 option for Michael Cuddyer .
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Twins Exercise 2011 Option For Michael Cuddyer
novafantasysports.com - 33 hours ago
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Update: The Minnesota Twins , in a press
release today, have announced that they have picked up
the $10.5 mil option on OF Michael Cuddyer's contract for 2010. Cuddyer, who filled in for Justin Morneau last year when Morneau went down with a back injury, is the Twins regular rightfielder. Last ...
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Cuddyer Is Still A Twin
novafantasysports.com - 34 hours ago
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Update: The Twins have picked up the $10.5
million option on Michael Cuddyer for 2011, according to
Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribue. Fantasy Impact: Cuddyer is an under the radar fantasy contributer almost every year. He it .276 this year, with 32 home runs during the ...
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Twins Pick up Cuddyer Option
sports.espn.go.com - 34 hours ago
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The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael
Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.
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Minnesota Twins pick up Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million ...
lookoutlanding.com - 36 hours ago
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Carlos Gomez is the return. More later. [
Source ] Later: Hardy is a guy that we'd
all been hoping that the Mariners would make a play on this offseason to address the shortstop position, so it's a bit of a shame that he's been taken off the ...
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J.J. Hardy to the Twins
baseballamerica.com - 38 hours ago
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Some prospect injury news that is still a
bit developing. First, No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen
Strasburg will miss his scheduled start in Saturday’s Rising Stars game at the Arizona Fall League. The National righthander has a muscle strain in ...
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Strasburg, Ramos Injured
paullebowitz.com - 39 hours ago
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The trade of JJ Hardy to get the
hit-or-miss Carlos Gomez is curious. Gomez will either be
a superstar of flame out. It can now officially be said that the Twins got nothing from the Mets for Johan Santana. And when--not if--Ken Macha is fired, Willie Randolph will have giant mess to clean up.
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The Brewers Dismantling And Mess
beyondtheboxscore.com - 46 hours ago
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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 ...
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Minnesota: Fielding TargetView Before & After JJ Hardy
freep.com - 2 days ago
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Although the Tigers have an opening at shortstop,
they didn't have an opportunity to deal for J.J.
Hardy, the shortstop whom Milwaukee traded Friday to the Twins for outfielder Carlos Gomez. In an e-mail to the Free Press after the deal was announced, ...
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Tigers not involved in trade talks for SS J.J. Hardy
lesterslegends.com - 2 days ago
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A look at the Carlos Gomez-J.J. Hardy hot
stove trade.
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Twins Trade Carlos Gomez to Brewers for J.J. Hardy
hardknoxsports.com - 2 days ago
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Girardi will wear 29 at some point in
his career: Why does this prediction matter? New York
Yankees manager Joe Girardi picked the number 27, because he wants to lead the Yankees to their 27 th World Series win. Girardi accomplished that this week and is now switching to number 28 for ...
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Schagren Says: This is not Girardi’s Last Jersey Switch
raisethejollyroger.com - 2 days ago
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Couple of quick hits, now that it’s officially
the offseason: The Pirates removed three players from the
40-man roster : Virgil Vasquez, Eric Hacker, and Steve Lerud. Vasquez, of course, pitched horribly in the second half as an emergency starter/bullpen guy with the Bucs. Hacker was ...
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News and Notes
boston.com - 2 days ago
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Before you ask the obvious question, here's the
answer: yes, the Red Sox were in on discussions
for shortstop J.J. Hardy, who was traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins earlier today. According to a baseball source, the... ...
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Sox were in on Hardy
voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com - 2 days ago
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It didn't take long for the off-season to
get started for the Minnesota Twins. Less than two
days after the conclusion of the World Series, the team put a dent in their to-do list with a trade. With the infield filled with uncertainty outside of first base and Justin Morneau, it came as ...
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Hello Hardy, Goodbye Gomez
startribune.com - 2 days ago
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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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Price is right as Twins trade for shortstop Hardy
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espn.go.com - 2 days ago
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Tim Dierkes' take on the trade that sends
J.J. Hardy to the Twins and Carlos Gomez to
the Brewers:While I expected the Brewers to snag a young pitcher...
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Twins and Brewers both do well
twinstarget.com - 2 days ago
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TwinsTarget examines the JJ Hardy-Carlos Gomez swap between
the Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers. Among the things
looked at: The defensive outfield problem, the No. 2 hitter problem, and how Hardy fits into the infield.
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A Hardy Reason to Celebrate for the Minnesota Twins
thesportsbank.net - 2 days ago
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By: Andy Weise & Melissa S. Wollering On
Thursday, MLB players eligible for free agency started shopping
with the same exuberance as your wife, set loose in a Target at 5 a.m. on Black Friday. The very next day, Milwaukee and Minnesota made an Interleague border swap by trading ...
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Brewers & Twins Trade Talent in the Offseason
digitalsportsdaily.com - 2 days ago
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The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired outfielder Carlos Gomez
from Minnesota in exchange for shortstop J.J. Hardy. “Carlos
brings to our club great speed, athleticism and energy at a position that we needed to fill,” Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said.. “His defense will serve as a ...
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Brewers trade Hardy for Gomez
brewersmix.com - 2 days ago
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Brewers Carlos Gomez Trade Talk...Carlos Gomez was the
lead-off hitter in Minnesota, and did it well, he
can get on-base, I mean there a lot of factors that lead to being a good lead-off hitter, but getting on base is a big one and he can do it, and he can steal which is another key....
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Brewers Carlos Gomez Trade Winner
americaswhiteboy.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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The Alcides Escobar era has officially begun. The
Brewers clear the way for their young phenom by
trading J.J. Hardy to the Minnesota Twins for speedy center-fielder Carlos Gomez. Does this trade mean that Mike Cameron's option won't be picked up by the Brewers? J.J. Hardy had to be traded ...
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Brewers Trade J.J. Hardy To Twins
thebuckychannel.com - 2 days ago
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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 ...
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J.J. We Hardy Knew Thee
mlb.mlb.com - 2 days ago
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What that trio of Twins pitchers accomplished back
in a 1991 Fall Classic that defined such a
title, a Yankees bunch that included two New York newcomers (CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett) and one Big Apple old-timer (Andy Pettitte, of course) matched as ...
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In the end, Girardi's pitching plan pays off
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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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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Twins strike for J.J. Hardy
metspolice.com - 2 days ago
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OK, so maybe they don't really love the
Yankees per se, but the Royals - and the
rest of the teams in MLB - have got to really love one aspect of the Yankees winning - it means more money for every team. Literally within 10 minutes of the final out, MLB blasted an email touting 2009 World ...
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The Royals Love The Yankees
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com - 2 days ago
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Anyone who knows me, knows I am a
big JJ Hardy fan. I have always liked the
way he has played. So when I found out that he was traded to the Minnesota Twins today from the Milwaukee Brewers for OF Carlos Gomez, I thought "Wow, what a steal for the Twins."
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A Steal For The Twins: Acquire J.J. Hardy From Brewers
twinsgeek.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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You'll see this later, but I can't wait
much longer to spit it out: DAMN! Damn, damn,
DAMN!!!! One of the early signs that this blog was going to turn from technical to sad little obsession took place on January 31, 2002. On that date, the Twins had ...
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Buscher and Rage and Nothing
camdencrazies.com - 2 days ago
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I discussed the possibility of the Orioles trading
for JJ Hardy previously , and it looks like
that potential move is off the table now as the Brewers have dealt him to the Twins for outfielder Carlos Gomez. Is that an offer the O’s could have or should have beaten? Quoting what I ...
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JJ Hardy No Longer A Potential O’s Acquisition
beyondtheboxscore.com - 2 days ago
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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 ...
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Hardy for Gomez: A Defensive Win-Win
bleacherreport.com - 2 days ago
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The day that many Brewer fans have been
waiting on for over a year has finally arrived.
JJ Hardy was traded by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins on Friday for centerfielder Carlos Gomez. All along it was thought Hardy would be traded for a starting pitcher, but Brewers' GM Doug Melvin obviously
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Milwaukee Brewers Say Good-Bye to JJ Hardy and Hello To ...
baseballmusings.com - 2 days ago
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The Brewers traded away J.J. Hardy : As
it turns out, the Brewers will not be trading
shortstop J.J. Hardy for pitching help after all. Instead, the Brewers used Hardy today to address their centerfield position, trading him to the Minnesota Twins for Carlos Gomez, a speedster who has been an ...
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Hardy to the Twins
3rdstringsafety.com - 2 days ago
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Ok, What? From Rotoworld : Adam McCalvy of
MLB.com reports that the Brewers have traded J.J. Hardy
to the Twins for Carlos Gomez. Hardy was a goner with the Brewers committing to Alcides Escobar at shortstop and the Twins have long been a rumored destination for him, so this deal makes ...
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J.J. Hardy Traded To Twins For Carlos Gomez…
danandsteve.com - 2 days ago
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Posted by Steve Brewer fans are already lighting
up message boards with anger over the newly announced
trade: J.J. Hardy for Carlos Gomez. If you listen to them, Doug Melvin just mishandled the Brewers most valuable trade chip. I suppose he may have, but I’m not convinced. Since Hardy ...
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Is it really all that bad? Maybe?
tylersarticles.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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According to Tom Handricourt , the Minnesota Twins
have acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers
in exchange for center fielder Carlos Gomez. If the report is true, this was a fine move for the Twins. This past season was rough on Hardy, who suffered through a season-long ...
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Hardy Trade Great For Twins
stupidsportsblog.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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There's nothing more frustrating to me than knee-jerk
reactions to the performances of young baseball players. No
one quits faster on young talent than baseball teams. Andy Marte, Dan Johnson, and at one point, Adam Lind was in this boat before the Blue Jays decided to give him more than 400 ...
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Twins quit on centerpiece of Santana deal real quick
