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2009:  What A Season It Was
2009: What A Season It Was
The postseason isn't technically over with yet, but meh. I'll start caring about baseball again when the pitchers and catchers report, or if the Twins actually do something interesting in the offseason. In the meantime, I'd like to reflect on some of the good things that happened this year. ...
Off-Season Outlook: Rotation
Off-Season Outlook: Rotation
voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com — An area that wasn't supposed to be in question this past season became a big one with... injuries. With Scott Baker, Nick Blackburn, Kevin Slowey and a healthy Francisco Liriano, the rotation looked to be a strength for the Twins as they took the field in April.  Baker got off to a slow ... (more) Off-Season Outlook: Rotation
My Offseason Blueprint
nickstwinsblog.com — The following is featured in the TwinsCentric Offseason GM Handbook, and you can check out that document... in order to see how I came up with the payroll figures and to read more about some of the names listed. But I thought I'd post this here to rev ... (more) My Offseason Blueprint
Blogger Nine Innings: Nick Nelson
Blogger Nine Innings: Nick Nelson
nydailynews.com — Nick Nelson has been writing the aptly-named Nick’s Twins Blog since 2005, and recently teamed up with... some fellow Twins bloggers to create the TwinsCentric 2009-10 Offseason GM Handbook , so even though the Twins have called it a season, ... (more) Blogger Nine Innings: Nick Nelson
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