nickstwinsblog.com - 6/26/2009
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I've always been a fan of Danny Valencia. I was surprised when the Twins were able to nab him all the way down in the 19th round of the 2006 draft in spite of his successful college career at Miami, a collegiate baseball powerhouse. I was more surprised when Valencia quickly signed, electing ...
sbnation.com - 6/30/2009
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sbnation.com —
Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions April 1, 2009 Assigned to minor league
camp. December 22, 2008 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates...
to a minor league contract. March 21, 2008 Outrighted to Rochester (AAA). February 27, 2008 Signed by the Minnesota Twins ...
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Garrett Jones Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - ...
twins-territory.com - 6/29/2009
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twins-territory.com —
Interleague play first began in 1997, and since
that time, the schedule has seen more and more...
National League teams added. The Twins' style of play, often referred to as 'small ball', has been compared regularly to that of the National League 'style'. So it's no wonder that the Minnesota ...
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Interleague Roundup
homerhanky.wordpress.com - 6/23/2009
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homerhanky.wordpress.com —
First off, I’d just like to apologize to
the vest uniforms. You are still ugly as all...
hell, but wouldn’t you know it, the Twins have their best winning percentage in those monstrosities. Here’s The Breakdown: Home Whites: 8-6 record, 76 runs scored, 70 runs allowed, +6 ...
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Twins Record By Uniform
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Twinkie Talk | A Minnesota Twins Blog —
Once again, I’m heading out of town, so here are your weekend links.
Aaron Hicks’ stats in Single A Beloit (MiLB)
Hall of Fame Class of 09 preview/tribute (Souvenir City)
An MMA Post I can understand (BBB)
Verbally fellating Danny Valencia (Nick’s Twins Blog)
A look at the pitching staff (Twinkie Talk)
Michael Cuddyer might play second base? I’ll believe it when I see it. (Twins Now)
Check out Uniwatch this weekend, as yours truly might be featured in one of the ...
Linktastic
Homer Hanky —
... Once again, I’m heading out of town, so here are your weekend links.
Aaron Hicks’ stats in Single A Beloit (MiLB)
Hall of Fame Class of 09 preview/tribute (Souvenir City)
An MMA Post I can understand (BBB)
Verbally fellating Danny Valencia (Nick’s Twins Blog)
A look at the pitching staff (Twinkie Talk)
Michael Cuddyer might play second base? I’ll believe it when I see it. (Twins Now)
Check out Uniwatch this weekend, as yours truly might be featured in one of ...
Weekend links with Jon Marthaler
Randball —
... . Second, Nick “Nick” Nelson has a look at Twins prospect Danny Valencia , who could be your Twins third baseman as early as next year, assuming of course that Michael Cuddyer doesn’t get moved to third base again. *In TV ratings news: having the University of Texas beat the Texas Rangers in the ratings is not news. It is news, however, when it’s the ...
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Man falls from upper deck at Busch (AP) —
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