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The Tale of Two Starters

After the split series in New York - one in which the bullpen absorbed 70% of the innings in four games - the Minnesota Twins relievers head to Tampa feeling more taxed than the Dutch population.   (Yeah, that’s right: tax humor.)   On Thursday, Anthony Swarzak, a rotation fill-in who is lobbying for a more permanent position, coaxed Ron Gardenhire out of the dugout once again prematurely, ending his night without getting out of the third inning.   Swarzak, in his previous start, had kept the mi
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Twins win 7-3, shake Yankee Stadium monkey off of their back

The 7-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday night was one that helped knock the collective monkey off of their backs for the Minnesota Twins. After all, Yankee Stadium – be it the original or this new theme park – has long given the Twins fits.   Individually, too, Twins players shrugged off the load that had been weighing them down to lead to the third win of the season.   Carl Pavano, who became a pariah in the five boroughs after his disabled tenure with the Yankees, proved that
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Christensen: Twins concerned over Baker's elbow

In just 134 innings in 2011, we witnessed how good Scott Baker can be as a starter. Of course, we also witnessed what has become the inevitable season-ending injury for the second-straight year.   After having a procedure to remove bone chips from his elbow in 2010, Baker experienced discomfort in the pitching side elbow once again in 2011 and was sidelined, making just four appearances post-August. The hope coming into camp was that Baker would be fully healed for what is a pivotal year for th
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Glen Perkins and the future

Question: Why is this graph smiling?   Answer: Because its owner just locked in $10.3 million guaranteed.   http://apps.startribune.com/blogs/user_images/theeight_1331276533_Perkins.png   On Thursday morning, the Twins announced that they have extended Glen Perkins through 2015with an option for 2016. Heading into 2011, based on his substandard results such as his strike out rate, this would have been unheard of, a Twitter punch line among baseball fans. Glen Perkins to a multi-year deal? Ge
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Shipley: Nick Blackburn makes adjustments

Nick Blackburn’s greatest redeeming quality is his ability to consume innings. Unfortunately, for the past two consecutive seasons, he has not come close to proving his worth in this department.   When he was not sidelined by injuries, Blackburn pitched on either side of the spectrum for the Twins. One month - like May 2011 where he went 3-0 with a 2.53 ERA in 42 innings pitched - he would be dazzling, using his sinker effectively and keeping opponents off-balanced. The next month – like July
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Nick Punto expresses concern for Justin Morneau

There’s plenty of concern internally for Justin Morneau’s future. Now former teammate and friend Nick Punto has echoed that concern.   On Monday, Punto described a game of phone-tag he’s been having with Morneau and he sounds like he’s having some concerns that the big Canadian is not returning his calls.   From Gordon Edes’s ESPN Boston article:     Perhaps Punto may be reading too far into the meaning behind Morneau’s non-calls.   Perhaps not.   Certainly Morneau’s comments to the media in F
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Shipley: Terry Ryan on Danny Valencia

John Shipley had an article this morning regarding Danny Valencia and shared some of the spillage of information gathered from general manager Terry Ryan in his blog.   Ryan on how he handles players:     On his defensive struggles:     On Valencia's clubhouse presence:   On Valencia's future:     I've certainly heard from a few front office members who have not quite embraced Valencia's "swagger" attitude. That doesn't exactly fit the Twins mold. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a
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Twins Daily was created with non-clubhouse types in mind

Twins Daily’s Seth Stohs tweeted that this morning on ESPN1500’s Judd & Phunn show, co-host Joe Anderson, aka “Phunn”, “just bashed blogs and big-timed all fans for not being in the clubhouse.” Anderson apparently said that only then could bloggers and fans have opinions.   Not having heard the rant live (you can likely go to the show’s webpage and catch it on-demand shortly), I cannot comment on the overall tone of Anderson’s remarks. He’s a radio guy that is likely making a statement just
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