blogs2.startribune.com - 11/11/2008
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In case you were wondering, MLB postseason awards will start rolling out today with the announcement of the Jackie Robinson AL and NL rookies of the year - which should go to Evan Longoria and Geovany Soto, respectively. Here’s the rest of the schedule, followed with my ...
baseballreflections.com - 11/19/2008
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baseballreflections.com —
Here’s a list of the recently assigned MLB
awards and how Baseball Reflections fared in predicting them....
AL Rookie of the Year We at Baseball Reflections were right on with selecting Rays 3B Evan Longoria as the hands down choice. But in all fairness, this wasn’t ...
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MLB Awards: How Did We Do with our Predictions?
sethspeaks.net - 11/18/2008
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sethspeaks.net —
Shameless Self-Promotion Alert! J Are you looking for
a Christmas gift for a big Minnesota Twins fan?...
SethBook.JPG Do you know a fan of the Rochester Red Wings? The New Britain Rockcats? The Ft. Myers Miracle? The Beloit Snappers? The Elizabethton ...
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stickandballguy.com - 11/9/2008
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stickandballguy.com —
If I keep hearing rumors like this, I
am going to have no choice but to come...
out of retirement. There are three main reasons that I'm against signing Casey Blake as a free agent. 1) Blake is barely better than a platoon of Harris and Buscher would be, ...
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Casey Blake Is NOT The Answer At Third Base
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Twins Interested In Street?
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... According to La Velle E. Neal of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Twins might have interest in Colorado reliever Huston Street. With the news that ...
Holliday Deal A Long Way From Finished
Bugs & Cranks —
... La Velle E. Neal III up in Minnesota thinks the Twins, along with their interest in Garrett Atkins, may also be interested in Street, which could lead to another Rockies blockbuster. ...
Around the Bigs: An AL Central Snapshot
The Crawfish Boxes —
... Minnesota Twins: The Twinkies off-season has been marked not by who they've signed or traded, but a ton of rumors. They were interested at various points in Casey Blake, Garrett Atkins, Ty Wigginton and Huston Street. Could Delmon Young be traded after only one season in the Twin Cities? ...
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Minnesota Twins off Season Report
baseballreflections.com 11/26/2008 — Season Wrap Up Baseball fans last saw the Twins in a one game playoff with the Chicago White Sox for the Central Division crown and a spot in the playoffs. Although they did not win that game, they still had an impressive season. After losing Torii Hunter to free agency and trading away ...
Offer to Blake in the offing?
blogs2.startribune.com 11/15/2008 — Heard some rumblings today that the Twins might make a contract proposal to free agent third baseman Casey Blake as soon as next week.
The Twins have remained in contact with Blake’s agent in recent days. While teams couldn’t make ...
Twins enter Thanksgiving in a holding pattern
blogs2.startribune.com 11/26/2008 — Happy Thanksgiving, folks. All quiet on the Twins’ front.
Apologies. I know many of you are dying for some nuggets to chew on with your turkey and stuffing, but I’m anticipating a quiet holiday.
A Padres official told me they’ve ...
Morning news and notes from Las Vegas
blogs2.startribune.com 12/9/2008 — What’s up! Just getting organized before the rumor mill begins here at the Bellagio.
Here are some things I’ve heard since the last time I posted:
The Twins have had internal discussions about San Diego’s Kevin Kouzmanoff, ...
NASCAR's Postseason Awards
theloveofsports.com 11/20/2008 — Adam Ruggiero's been covering NASCAR for The Love of Sports all season and wraps things up for us here by laying out his season long awards. Who'll be his Most Impressive Driver? How about the Biggest Headline Maker?
Tribe's Lee paces the AL Cy pack —
Major League Baseball News 11/11/2008
Cliff Lee didn't have a breakthrough this year so much as a break-back. Three seasons ago, he led the American League with a .783 winning percentage while finishing fourth in Cy Young voting. His woes -- some health-related, mostly mechanical -- since ...
Holliday Deal: What It Means —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/11/2008
Matt Holliday went from Colorado to Oakland yesterday. While it doesn’t have anything to do with the Twins, it could affect them indirectly. With the Twins in the hunt for a shortstop, a third basemen and some bullpen help, the Colorado Rockies ...