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I feel better about the Twins
Published 7/21/2008 by The Wizard at South Side Sox: Front Page Posts
via FJM: Twins general manager Bill Smith, on Livan Hernandez, who improved to 10-6 with a 5.29 earned-run average with Saturday's victory over Texas: "I'll take the (10) wins. Who do you want, a guy who's 10-15 with a 2.80 ERA or a guy who's 16-8 with a 7.00 ERA? I'll take the 16-8."

Red Sox Asking About Marte
Published 7/22/2008 by redsock (noreply@blogger.com) at The Joy of Sox
... in his right eye: "It was the scariest game I've ever played." Bartolo Colon will throw long toss (120-150 feet) today and have a mound session in Boston on Thursday. ... Michael Bowden allowed three runs in 4+ innings in his Pawtucket debut last night. He allowed seven hits (including five doubles), but no walks. He struck out four, throwing 84 pitches. New Stat Watch: SCHYCRL-GHW-OH,L (from FJM) Holy Shit Did He Really Say That Watch (also via FJM): Twins general manager Bill Smith: Who do you want, a guy who's 10-15 with a 2.80 ...

Baseball Today: Wednesday, July 23
Published 7/23/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... Those are the words of Bill Smith, general manager of the Minnesota Twins. I'll let the folks at Fire Joe Morgan take a crack at this one. ...