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 MLB: Twins could have changes coming
Bill Smith says he's comfortable with the Twins' current roster, but the Twins general manager may not be done retooling for the upcoming season.
Sports Blogs: Curlz and Curveballs: a Minnesota Twins blog brought to you by Curlz and Curveball: united in baseball and marriage :: Sweep!..
I have been laying in bed much of the past several days, fighting off whatever nasty bug I picked up. Since I was feeling so lousy, we didnt make any games this weekend (although Curveball did make it to the autograph party). I have been watching the games on tv though (with occasional naps) and was thrilled that the Twins pulled off another sweep today! Wa ...
Sports Blogs: MnTwinsTalk.com :: Twins sweep Nats
The Twins continued their rollercoaster ways today by taking the last game of a three game series against the Washington Nationals. This after the Twins took 2 of 3 from the Brew Crew last weekend. It seems as if the Twins can not make up their minds& Its either feast or famine with this club.Â
Sports Blogs: MnTwinsTalk.com :: Twins beat the Brewers in a thriller!
I attended last nights game against the Brewers. The game was very exciting and the back and forth nature made the game was everything that I could ask for in a game. I want nothing more than to be able to go to a game that is compeditive and to see the Twins win!A few
Sports Blogs: Twins Nation :: Sweeping again
The Twins completed their second consecutive sweep, again coming against a National league team at the Metrodome. On Sunday, they defeated one of the NLs best right-handed pitchers, Arizonas Brandon Webb. After a rough stretch, Livan Hernandez has now pitched two straight decent starts as he continued the trend of a rotation turnaround. While the Twins wer ...
Sports Blogs: Twins Nation :: All-Star Recognition
Much to my surprise, Joe Mauer, took the lead in All-Star balloting for AL Catchers in todays weekly update of the vote totals. Hes narrowly edging out Bostons Jason Varitek. Its not the Mauer doesnt deserve to be the starting catcher in the mid-summer classiche certainly does. It&#...
 Yahoo!: Twins Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
He's a catcher, so Joe Mauer has learned to live with lingering aches and pains. But when a minor irritation in his abdomen persisted into the offseason, the All-Star decided to have it checked out.During a visit to the Mayo Clinic, doctors discovered a small blockage in one of his kidneys, a problem Mauer is believed to have lived with since birth.Correctin ...
Yahoo!: Twins C Mauer undergoes surgery (PA SportsTicker)
Minnesota Twins catcher and reigning American League batting champion Joe Mauer underwent minor surgery last week to eliminate a kidney obstruction, according to multiple reports.
FOX Sports: Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer recovering from minor kidney surgery
Joe Mauer is recovering from surgery to correct "a minor kidney obstruction that he's had since birth," Minnesota Twins general manager Bill Smith said today. But the all-star catcher is expected to be ready for spring training next month.
MLB: Mauer undergoes minor surgery
Twins catcher Joe Mauer underwent a minor surgical procedure last week to eliminate a kidney obstruction, Twins GM Bill Smith said on Friday.
Twins' Mauer has minor kidney surgery (Yahoo! Sports)
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Twins could have changes coming
Confident Twins standing pat so far
Youth served up exciting Twins season
Dickey, Twins agree to Minors contract
NHL: Minnesota 2, Colorado 0
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·Twins could have changes coming
Bill Smith says he's comfortable with the Twins' current roster, but the Twins general manager may not be done retooling for the upcoming season.
·Mauer undergoes minor surgery
Twins catcher Joe Mauer underwent a minor surgical procedure last week to eliminate a kidney obstruction, Twins GM Bill Smith said on Friday.
·Blyleven waiting for the Hall to call
After receiving increased support in each of his first 11 years on the Hall of Fame ballot, Bert Blyleven is hoping this will be the year he's enshrined in Cooperstown.
·Hall support for Morris slowly building
Little by little, Hall of Fame support has quietly grown for Jack Morris, whose credentials as the winningest pitcher of the 1980s and a hero in the postseason have received more attention each winter. As a result, what had been the case of a ballot also-ran now could be changing towards an eventual Hall of Fame dark horse.
·Confident Twins standing pat so far
The intention of the Twins at the end of the 2008 season was to tweak their roster, rather than make significant changes, and they've been sticking to that plan.
·Twins Hot Stove report
·Youth served up exciting season
After trading Johan Santana in the offseason, the Twins were thought to be rebuilding, but a young core led Minnesota to the precipice of the playoffs in 2008.
·Morneau earns Canadian Press honor
Twins first baseman Justin Morneau joined some exclusive company on Sunday when he was named Canada's male athlete of the year by the country's sports editors and broadcasters.
·Dickey, Twins agree to terms
Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey told MLB.com on Wednesday that he's agreed to terms on a contract with the Twins. It's a Minor League contract that includes an invitation to Spring Training. As a six-year Minor League free agent who has service time, the contract will pay Dickey one level of salary while he's in the Majors and another for the time he'd be in the Minors.
·Nathan has holiday traditions with kids
Joe Nathan was in Las Vegas during the Winter Meetings earlier this month and sat down with MLB.com to discuss the holiday season, his favorite gifts and what he's looking forward to as the 2009 season approaches.
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·Twins' Mauer has minor kidney surgery (Yahoo! Sports)
In what a Minnesota Twins official described as "a minor procedure," All-Star catcher Joe Mauer...
·Twins Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
He's a catcher, so Joe Mauer has learned to live with lingering aches and pains. But when a minor irritation in his abdomen persisted into the offseason, the All-Star decided to have it checked out.During a visit to the Mayo Clinic, doctors discovered a small blockage in one of his kidneys, a problem Mauer is believed to have lived with since birth.Correcting the problem required surgery, and on Dec. 22, the obstruct ...
·Twins C Mauer undergoes surgery (PA SportsTicker)
Minnesota Twins catcher and reigning American League batting champion Joe Mauer underwent minor surgery last week to eliminate a kidney obstruction, according to multiple reports.
·Phils' Utley thinks he can be ready by Opening Day (Yahoo! Sports)
Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley, who had surgery on his right hip Nov. 23, stepped up to the...
·Baseball salaries should outrage, but don't (AP)
It may be strictly coincidental, but that doesn't make it any less interesting. About the same time the New York Mets were spending millions on the closer they so desperately need this week, the owner of the team was facing possible losses of millions of his own as the victim of a fraud scheme even more audacious than the one baseball pulls on its fans.
·Twins, SS Nick Punto agree on 2-year deal (AP)
Nick Punto is staying in Minnesota. The versatile infielder agreed with the Twins on a two-year contract Thursday worth $8.5 million. After an awful 2007 season at the plate, Punto bounced back to hit .284 and was the team's starting shortstop as they chased the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central over the final two months of the season.
·Rule 5 Report (RotoWire)
·Teixeira negotiations continue to escalate (Yahoo! Sports)
Agent Scott Boras is leveraging the bidders against one another. Angels are among those getting uncomfortable.
·Twins re-sign SS Punto (PA SportsTicker)
Any questions regarding the Minnesota Twins shortstop situation were answered Thursday as the team agreed to terms with free agent Nick Punto.
·Moorad agrees in principle to buy Padres (AP)
Jeff Moorad has resigned as Arizona Diamondbacks chief executive officer and says he has reached an agreement in principle to buy the San Diego Padres. Moorad said Friday he heads a "small but significant" group of investors that has an exclusive right to complete the specifics of negotiations with Padres owner John Moores.
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·Minnesota Twins Notes, Quotes
--1B Justin Morneau became only the third baseball player to be selected Canadian Athlete of the Year when the nation's sports writers and broadcasters' voting was announced Dec. 28. Morneau joined former MVP outfielder Larry Walker and Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins as honorees by the Canadian press, whose top award, presented annually since 1932, normally goes to a hockey player.
·Minnesota Twins Roster Report
A year after doing a near-total overhaul of their roster, and obsessing for four months over a Johan Santana trade, the Twins enter the offseason with far less work to do on a team that nearly won the AL Central. The rotation, and perhaps as many as eight spots in the lineup,could carry over intact into 2009, making this winter perhaps one of the quietest in years.
·Minnesota Twins Inside Pitch
He's a catcher, so Joe Mauer has learned to live with lingering aches and pains. But when a minor irritation in his abdomen persisted into the offseason, the All-Star decided to have it checked out. During a visit to the Mayo Clinic, doctors discovered a small blockage in one of his kidneys, a problem Mauer is believed to have lived with since birth. Correcting the problem required surgery, and on Dec. 22, the ob ...
·Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer recovering from minor kidney surgery
Joe Mauer is recovering from surgery to correct "a minor kidney obstruction that he's had since birth," Minnesota Twins general manager Bill Smith said today. But the all-star catcher is expected to be ready for spring training next month.
·Losses added up for 2003 Tigers
DETROIT -- The 1962 New York Mets generally are accepted as the most pathetic team in the history of professional sports. They went 40-120 but had an excuse. They were a first-year expansion team that became lovable losers.
·DICKEY TURNS DOWN M'S TO SIGN WITH MINNESOTA
No more knuckleball for the Mariners.
·Charley Walters: In holiday mood, Justin Morneau lavishes scarves on Minnesota Twins staff
It's not often a major league Baseball player expresses gratitude to his club's front office for good work. In fact, the Twins couldn't recall it happening until the other day.
·Another long year for Canadian ball
To varying degrees, there was disappointment in the performances of the Olympic team, the national junior squad and the Toronto Blue Jays for Canadian Baseball fans in 2008.
·A Classic waiting to happen
To varying degrees, there was disappointment in the performances of the Olympic team, the national junior squad and the Toronto Blue Jays for Canadian Baseball fans in 2008.
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