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Joe Mauer winning the AL MVP this week was yet another reminder of just how star-crossed the Cubs have been this decade. What looked like an incredible break—the Twins passing on Mark Prior and taking the more "signable" Mauer...
by By John Shipley jshipley@pioneerpress.com , St. Paul Pioneer Press Only three major league teams have two league MVPs on their rosters: the Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins . When Joe Mauer won...
Help Up the Middle by Tommy Bennett The up-the-middle positions are known as the skill positions for a good reason. Of those eight, all but one (the Dodgers, whom I'll get to in a minute) developed at least three starters at...
New road, throwback digs set for Target Field's first year Scott Baker shows off the Twins' new road uniforms on Monday in downtown Minneapolis. When the Minnesota Twins open the 2010 season at Target Field, they'll do so in...
Recent move makes room for Span, Cuddyer and Young MINNEAPOLIS -- When Twins center fielder Denard Span heard the news that teammate and fellow outfielder Carlos Gomez had been traded to Milwaukee for shortstop J.J. Hardy, it...
Twins Notes: Washburn, Buscher, Huber, Crede, Neshek Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star Tribune notes that the Twins "are expected to pursue" free agent Jarrod Washburn , which certainly isn't surprising. At various points...
Minnesota addressed a major issue by trading Carlos Gomez for J.J. Hardy The Tigers are in as good a position as any of their rivals to win a playoff berth The trouble with the White Sox is what their GM is doing to their...
The Minnesota Twins are running their first television commercial for the 2010 season, featuring Joe Mauer and other Twins being moved to the new stadium in much the way a family moves into a new home. The ad for the Twins...
By Chris Jenkins,Jon Krawczynski, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS - The Brewers traded Hardy to the Minnesota Twins on Friday for speedy outfielder Carlos Gomez. The 27-year-old Hardy batted a career-low .229 with 11 home runs...
The Buffalo Bills hit their bye week with a 3-5 record — not bad considering how poorly they played for most of the last six Sundays. Prout and two 2010 first-round draft picks were acquired from Colorado for a 2012 first-round...
