Minnesota Twins

The Detroit Tigers and Their Miserable Collapse

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The Detroit Tigers had a terrible latter half of the season in 2009. The Tigers finished the season 86-77 – holding the division for 4 months – too bad they couldn't hold the lead for one more day and the Tigers would have played in the playoffs instead of the Minnesota Twins. No team in [...]

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New on DVD: 'Parks and Recreation,' 'Everything Must Go,' 'The Good Wife' and more

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"Parks and Recreation," season three The budget crisis is partly solved, restoring government funding for the town of Pawnee, Ind., as the 2010-11 season starts, to the extreme relief of one very dedicated public official (Amy Poehler as chipper Leslie Knope). The rest of her department is, shall we say, easily distracted, including Aziz Ansari, [...]

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The Closer Mentality

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The closer on a baseball team must have a mentality that sets him, or her, apart from the rest of the players in the sport. It is their job, to step in at the end of the game, and hold the lead, that has been worked hard for, during the course of the whole game. [...]

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Rangers' Andrus benched after lapse in field

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Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was yanked from Sunday's game by manager Ron Washington because of a lack of effort. Andrus committed a throwing error on a routine ground ball by Minnesota Twins catcher Rene Rivera in the eighth inning. Andrus appeared to lazily flip the ball, pulling first baseman Michael Young off the bag. [...]

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Hopefuls give it their best shot at Minnesota Twins open tryout in Fort Myers

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FORT MYERS —Sean O’Brien watched his son, Patrick, walk from a practice field to the home bullpen at Hammond Stadium. “Seven-point-one,” Patrick called to him, telling him his 60-yard dash time. “That’s alright,” Sean said back to him. “No it’s not,” Patrick replied, as he continued to the next drill. Patrick was one of nearly [...]

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MLB: NL and AL Central Division Previews

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words // Brandon Richard Tomorrow, the first pitches of the 2011 Major League Baseball season will be thrown in Washington and New York City. Prior to the first calls of "Play Ball!," we're taking a look at the offseason shake-ups in each division, as well as our projections for this year. following our preview of [...]

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Watch MLB Detroit Tigers Vs Baltimore Orioles Online live update, Replay & Highlights on 4/04/2011

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Match: Detroit Tigers Vs Baltimore OriolesStadium: Oriole Park at Camden YardsDate: 4/04/2011Time: 3:05 PM ET The Detroit Tigers (1-2) visit Camden Yards this week to square off against the Baltimore Orioles (3-0). That's not a typo; the Orioles are new off a series sweep against the Tampa Bay Rays. a win for us Monday would [...]

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Hall of Famer Killebrew Diagnosed With Cancer

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Harmon Killebrew (Photo Credit: Getty Images, by: Hannah Foslien) From Matt Mencarini (WSCR) – Harmon Killebrew announced today, via a statement released by the Minnesota Twins that he has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The 74-year-old Hall of Famer says he expects to make a full recovery from the "very serious" condition. "With my wife, [...]