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Boof Bonser: Hope is that big loss will result in big gains
Boof Bonser: Hope is that big loss will result in big gains
This spring, Twins fans get to regard Boof Bonser's gut the way Hank Steinbrenner regards "Red Sox Nation," the way the Pohlads view that beautiful roof that will top their new ballpark, the way the nation views Roger Clemens' credibility. It's almost as if it doesn't exist. Bonser took a load off his mind and spine this winter, losing 35 pounds -- the equivalent of two Butterball ...
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Boof Bonser Loses Weight; Public Gains Uncomfortable Similes
Walkoff Walk — The biggest news out of Twins camp is newly svelte Boof Bonser. Homeboy has lost 35 pounds this offseason, which should make it easier on my back picking him up and dropping him 12 times in my fantasy league. Early reports say ...

Wednesday (Brett Favre) edition: Wha’ Happened?
Randball — ... gunslinger has thrown his final pass. If he waffled so much in his yearly decisions to keep playing, he can certainly keep doing it now, even though he’s “officially” called it quits. For now, goodbye to a QB we grudgingly admit was supremely fun to watch, even with his odd habit of doing impromptu, head-clasping sit-ups in the middle of games (Star Tribune photo, 2006, not really what he was doing). See you in Week 10? Or 2009? What else? *Slimmed-down Boof. *Another domino in the demise of the Red Sox. We’re not sure we can ...

Your Team Ain’t S#!t #13: The Twins
Bugs & Cranks — ... I think the Twins rotation is super sketchy. Besides Liriano, the big addition is Livian Hernandez, who I can’t see faring well in the AL. And no, I’m not expecting big things from big loser Boof Bonser. Who’s ever heard of a pitcher Jenny Craiging off 35 pounds? But, Nick The Greek’s previewing partner-in-crime, ...

10,000 Takes Detention: Francisco Liriano
10,000 Takes — ... " Not to worry Twins fans, Boof Bonser will be playing the role of Richard Simmons this Spring so we expect Liriano to be much slimmer by the time the season kicks off against the Angels. Do you like oldies music, Francisco? Do you like shorty, shorts, Boof? ...

AaronGleeman.com — ... , Shecky is re-using his poultry material. Back in May, after quipping that something was "as fashionable these days as cell phones the size of Cornish hens," Souhan wrote that Geoff Jenkins had "holes in his swing the size of Butterball turkeys." Amazingly, earlier this month he described Boof Bonser as having lost "the equivalent of two Butterball turkeys." ...

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