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Dear Twins Fans... Uhhh, sorry?
siberianbaseball.com - 2/3/2008
Dear Twins Fans... Uhhh, sorry?
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The Twins' brass sends an e-mail to fans explaining/apologizing for the Santana trade on Saturday. Don't worry, though, this has worked in the past. Totally nothing to worry about.

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St. Peter Speaks to Fans
Babes Love Baseball — ... that's not Tom Arnold, it's Minnesota Twins President, Dave St Peter, who felt he had a bit of explaining to do to fans. Club officials released a mass email this weekend to their fans explaining the botched Johan Santana trade. Seriously. A snippet: "Trading a pitcher of Johan Santana's stature and character was a very difficult decision for the Twins organization."Read the letter in its entirety over at Siberian Baseball.

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