mlbtraderumors.com - 12/22/2007
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I recently named the St. Petersburg Times' Marc Topkin as Rumor Royalty for the Rays. He was kind enough to answer a few questions for the site.
MLBTR: In your opinion, which club got the better end of the Delmon for Garza swap ?
Topkin: My immediate reaction is that the Twins did because Delmon established himself as a potential impact player for a long time, a guy who could be a ...
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Topkin Likes Internet Rumors After All
DRaysBay —
... Fast forward to today and MLBTR, an internet rumors site has none other than Topkin as their "Rumor Royalty" - essentially writers who help spark rumors on the internet. I'm sure you can all see the irony here, and you can see what he says about the Delmon deal here.
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