How Do The Twins Do It?

Foul Balls found this 5/5/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]

It's pretty much become a fact of life when it comes to baseball. Every spring as the country prepares for the new baseball season to start, there's word that this will finally be the year that the Minnesota Twins crash back to earth, and finish towards the bottom of the AL Central. I know I've been guilty of it a few times, as I think I've predicted the Twins downfall the last three or ... [link]

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How Do The Twins Do It?
Published 5/5/2008 by Fornelli at Foul Balls
... Every spring as the country prepares for the new baseball season to start, there's word that this will finally be the year that the Minnesota Twins crash back to earth, and finish towards the bottom of the AL Central. I know I've been guilty of it a few times, as I think I've predicted the Twins downfall the last three or four seasons. Then they usually end up finishing on top of the AL Central, or near it, and are generally always in contention for a playoff spot come September... Continue reading at FanHouse

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