Archive for February, 2007
Twins 4, Red Sox 4, 10 innings (AP)
Minnesota’s Matt Garza made a strong early impression toward winning a spot in his team’s rotation. Boston’s Curt Schilling didn’t need to. Garza, the Twins’ minor league pitcher of the year last season, and Schilling, penciled in as the Red Sox’s opening day starter, each pitched two scoreless innings in a 4-4 tie in 10 [...]
Posted: February 28th, 2007.
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Twins, Crain agree on $3.25 million, 3-year deal (AP)
The Minnesota Twins and reliever Jesse Crain agreed to a $3.25 million, three-year contract Tuesday. The 25-year-old Crain went 4-5 with a 3.52 ERA in 68 games last season, finishing strong to help the Twins rally for their fourth AL Central title in five seasons. In his final 22 appearances, the right-hander was 2-0 with [...]
Posted: February 27th, 2007.
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Liriano starts long road back (AP)
Again and again, Francisco Liriano jogged along the warning track, working up a sweat in the Florida sun. Each time he finished a lap, the Dominican pitcher stopped and looked toward the diamond with a longing gaze, watching his Minnesota Twins teammates work out at spring training. “The Franchise” dominated hitters for four months last [...]
Posted: February 27th, 2007.
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Twins, RHP Crain agree to terms on three-year contract (PA SportsTicker)
The Minnesota Twins locked up one of their most important relievers Tuesday, signing righthander Jesse Crain to a three-year contract.
Posted: February 27th, 2007.
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Silva tries to learn how to forget (AP)
Carlos Silva bounded playfully through the clubhouse, chatting up teammates Johan Santana and Michael Cuddyer with an easy smile on his face. The Minnesota Twins’ right-hander has been jovial and outgoing so far this spring, as if a giant anvil has been lifted from his shoulders. In a way, it has. Last year Silva fell [...]
Posted: February 25th, 2007.
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Ponson in rotation? (Yahoo! Sports)
Even though the Minnesota Twins signed Sidney Ponson to a minor league contract, they expect him to win a job…
Posted: February 22nd, 2007.
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Mitchell staff will be at spring training (AP)
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell is sending his investigators to spring training as part of his investigation into steroids use in baseball. Mitchell told baseball owners last month that his work has gone more slowly than expected and threatened to seek congressional help if he doesn’t get better cooperation in his probe, which started [...]
Posted: February 22nd, 2007.
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Is Kubel finally healthy? Twins sure could use a productive DH (AP)
Last season, Jason Kubel tried to play through the pain. The year before that, he couldn’t play at all. This spring? He just wants to remind the Minnesota Twins what he can do when his knees are healthy. If he shows them enough, there’s a place in the everyday lineup for Kubel as the primary [...]
Posted: February 21st, 2007.
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Hunter’s days in Minnesota numbered (Yahoo! Sports)
This almost certainly is the beginning of the end of Torii Hunter’s tenure as a member of the Minnesota Twins.
Posted: February 21st, 2007.
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In fourth season as Twins’ closer, Nathan could stay even longer (AP)
Joe Nathan didn’t have a history as a closer when he came to Minnesota in that heist of a trade made more than three years ago with San Francisco. Even the Twins wondered if he could do the job when his velocity was down in the spring of 2004, his first camp with the club. [...]
Posted: February 20th, 2007.
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