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All In The Family
seamheads.com - 10/12/2008
All In The Family
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Does the way a baseball club is run have an impact on performance? “How are they able to do this?” That question crossed my mind sometime toward the end of the regular season, conveniently right after the Chicago White Sox had managed to be swept by the Minnesota Twins. It ...
mlbtraderumors.com - 10/13/2008
Week in Review: 10/5 - 10/11
— mlbtraderumors.com — Let's kick things off this afternoon with the week in review... Rich Harden doesn't need surgery, and... he also doesn't need to worry about where he's pitching next year. The Cubs exercised his $7MM option this week. That one was a no-brainer, good ... (more) Week in Review: 10/5 - 10/11

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twinsgeek.blogspot.com - 10/16/2008
Q&A: A Veteran Starting Pitcher
— twinsgeek.blogspot.com — Asked in another forum ..... Q: Are the Twins satisfied with the young SP or will they... go to the well and grab a vet or was the Livan experiment enough for them to stick with the youth? It seemed Blackburn and others began to tire at the end of the ... (more) Q&A: A Veteran Starting Pitcher

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