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Back of the Napkin: Twins Revenues, Part 1
twinsgeek.blogspot.com - 2/19/2009
Back of the Napkin: Twins Revenues, Part 1
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What makes good writing? Opinions? Accuracy? Insight? Lots of question marks? Yes, yes, yes and absolutely yes. But Rule 1 is “Keep it entertaining.” And rule 2 is “There is no rule 2.” Which brings me to why I'm writing: Rule 1 might be a problem today. But we’re gonna give it a try. I expect ...
mvn.com - 2/21/2009
Twins Do Well In Crede Signing
— mvn.com — The Minnesota Twins signed free-agent All-Star third baseman Joe Crede to a one-year, incentive-laden contract on Saturday.... Crede will receive $2.5-M guaranteed, with the chance to earn up to $7-M in incentives reportedly based on plate appearances. The potential high reward outweighs the minor ... (more) Twins Do Well In Crede Signing

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fantasypros911.com - 2/21/2009
Twins' Prospect Anthony Swarzak Interview
— fantasypros911.com — Today begins a series of many interviews that I will be posting on FantasyPros911.com, which will include... prospects, All-Stars, and maybe some Hall of Famers. This interview features Twins pitching prospect Anthony Swarzak. Baseball America ranked Swarzak as the Twins 5th best overall prospect in (more) Twins' Prospect Anthony Swarzak Interview

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Gagne for What?
twins-territory.com - 2/18/2009
Gagne for What?
— twins-territory.com — Eric Gagne was almost a Twin. In fact, Gagne informed the Twins, just shortly before they turned... him away, that he would accept a one-year, $3 million offer to bolster the bullpen. Instead the Twins moved in a new direction and within a week agreed to a one-year, $1.3 million deal with ... (more) Gagne for What?

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AaronGleeman.com — ... - The only person who's been blogging about the Twins longer than me, John Bonnes was around before me and is still going strong. He's one of the nicest people you could ever meet, has penned some really touching entries over the years in addition to lots of good analysis, and also runs GameDay, the independent Twins program that you see being sold around the Metrodome on ... well, game days. Great guy, great blogger, and an inspiration to many Twins fans. ...

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Twins sign reliever Ayala to one-year contract — SI.com - MLB 2/18/2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Right-handed reliever Luis Ayala and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a one-year contract.
Twins sign Luis Ayala to one-year deal — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 2/18/2009
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