secretsofthecity.com - 1/12/2009
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Game #36, Home Game #18: Minnesota 106, Milwaukee 104
Season Record: 11-25
1. The flaws of Jefferson, the stones of Sichting
First, to avoid any misunderstanding: Al Jefferson is the best player on the Timberwolves. Every scout and coach in charge of sussing out Minnesota ...
bizofbaseball.com - 1/6/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
Carl Pohlad, owner of the Minnesota Twins, and
baseball’s richest owner died today at the age 93....
Although he ran the Twins in mid-to-small market fashion, Pohlad, who purchased the club from Calvin Griffith for $38 million in 1984 was baseball richest owner, parlaying banking, real estate, a ...
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Twins Owner, Carl Pohlad, Dead at 93
secretsofthecity.com - 1/8/2009
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Game #34, Road Game #18: Memphis 87, Minnesota
94 Game #35, Home Game #17: Minnesota 129, Oklahoma...
City 87 Season Record: 10-25 1. Give Me The Nailbiter Coughing up a 29-point lead in the final game of a calendar year to degrade your ...
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The Three-Pointer: Four In A Row
bugsandcranks.com - 1/18/2009
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bugsandcranks.com —
The Chicago White Sox will go down as
the last team in baseball history to win a...
division championship due strictly to the results of a coin toss. Never mind that John Danks pitched the game of his life or that Jim Thome hit a ball so far that it ...
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Baseball Overreacts by Dismissing the Coin Toss
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Kevin Love starting to be noticed. Britt Robson of the Secrets of the City: "Love is enjoying his best stretch of pro ball by a country mile these past few games. Not only is he more confident and willing to deploy his midrange jumper, he showed a rare feisty streak battling for rebounds on Saturday." ...
Wolves Updates 1/12 Part 2
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles —
From Britt Robson/On The Ball:
My two cents is that Jefferson is still not worthy of All Star status. The most persuasive argument--that he joins Dwight Howard and Tim Duncan as the league's only 20-point, 10-rebound guys--is praise by association, ...
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Season Record 5-24
1. A Discouraging Baseline
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Of Budget and Betrayal
twinsgeek.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — Why is the Twins Payroll Shrinking? That the Twins are fiscally conservative isn’t a news bulletin to any baseball fans, locally or nationally. This is the team that has consistently ranked in the bottom third of MLB payroll, ordered payroll slashed ...
Back of the Napkin: Twins Revenues, Part 1
twinsgeek.blogspot.com 2/19/2009 — What makes good writing? Opinions? Accuracy? Insight? Lots of question marks? Yes, yes, yes and absolutely yes. But Rule 1 is “Keep it entertaining.” And rule 2 is “There is no rule 2.” Which brings me to why I'm writing: Rule 1 might be a problem ...
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 ...
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secretsofthecity.com 1/5/2009 — Photo copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
Game # 32, Home Game #16: Minnesota 115, Golden State 108
Game #33, Road Game #17: Chicago 92, Minnesota 102
Season Record: 8-25
1. What's Happening
Following the ...
Fantasy Baseball 2009: The Minnesota Twins
mvn.com 2/23/2009 — In this Monday installment of my series that takes a look at the potential fantasy value of players on teams that are largely unheralded, the Minnesota Twins are under the microscope.
Here are my top five Twins that could provide good value on draft day.
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Signing Joe
twinsgeek.blogspot.com 1/23/2009 — Friday I wrote about Twins players who are are ripe for signing a long-term deal. And on Saturday, Jim Souhan pointed out there is another guy that the Twins should be targeting: What is the immediate lesson to be learned from recent history? That ...
Twins are not, `in,’ on Joe Crede…….
blogs2.startribune.com 1/10/2009 — …..yet.
Most of the vibe I’ve gotten from the Twins about free agent third baseman Joe Crede has been that his history of back problems is a bad match for their FieldTurf.
Then there was a note here that claims the Twins are in on Crede. ...
Small Year For Big Papi —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/10/2009
David Ortiz is famous for his clutch hits and big home runs. In 1993 David Ortiz was signed to the Seattle Mariners and played under the name David Arias. Three years later he was traded to the Minnesota Twins for Dave Hollins. Now No. 34 is a ...
Bill Smith, Stay Away From Michael Young —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/12/2009
It seems like a match made in heaven. The Texas Rangers have an unhappy infielder that can hit for a solid average and is a cagey vet. They need pitching in any way they can find it. The Twins love savvy vets, need an infielder that can hit, and ...
