blogs2.startribune.com - 10/22/2009
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As expected, Justin Morneau has had surgery to remove a bone spur from his wrist, just below the back of his right hand. Morneau was spotted in the Wild locker room after their victory over Colorado last night with his hand wrapped up.
Morneau is expected to be ready by spring training. That ...
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By Benjamin Hill / MLB.com 10/21/09 5:58 PM
ET 2009 has been a good year for the...
Mauer brothers. While Joe Mauer enjoyed an MVP-caliber season in Minnesota, his older brother, Jake, led the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Twins to a first-place finish ...
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Mauer excited to join Miracle staff
web.minorleaguebaseball.com - 10/22/2009
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2009 has been a good year for the
Mauer brothers. While Joe Mauer enjoyed an MVP-caliber season...
in Minnesota, his older brother, Jake, led the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Twins to a first-place finish and was named the circuit's Manager of the ...
(more)
Mauer excited to join Miracle staff
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Chips and Spurs
baseballmusings.com —
Justin Morneau and Joe Nathan each underwent surgeries.
What wasn’t known, however, is that Joe Nathan had two bone chips removed from his right elbow on Tuesday after Twins doctors recommended a cleanup. Nathan flew to Birmingham, Ala. on Tuesday to have the surgery done by noted surgeon Dr. James Andrews.
I wonder how much that had to do with his late season problems?
Mauer and Nathan under the knife
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
Just doing a little maintenance in Minnesota (and Alabama): Tip of the cap to Baseball Musings, where Pinto wonders if the bone spurs had anything to do with Nathan's "late season problems." Well, maybe. But when David says "late season," he must mean "postseason" because Nathan was fantastic down the stretch. In his last 20 appearances, Nathan converted 16 of 17 save opportunities and held the hitters to a ridiculous .158 batting average (only blot on his record was four home runs allowed). Of course he didn't fare well against the Yankees in the Division, but 1) ...
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Chips and Spurs
baseballmusings.com 10/22/2009 — Justin Morneau and Joe Nathan each underwent surgeries .
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Moving, Mauer lead Twins' to-do list (AP) —
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The Minnesota Twins have started what's sure to be a busy offseason. Team officials have been in annual meetings in Florida and Joe Mauer's contract status tops the list of roster issues needing resolution following Minnesota's fifth division ...
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