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Twins trade Gomez to Brewers for Hardy

MINNEAPOLIS — After trying to trade for Milwaukee shortstop J.J. Hardy last offseason, the Minnesota Twins finally closed the deal Friday, believing the price had dropped considerably.

By Joe Christensen , November 07, 2009

Twins trade Gomez to Brewers for Hardy

Twins trade Gomez to Brewers for Hardy MINNEAPOLIS — After trying to trade for Milwaukee shortstop J.J. Hardy last offseason, the Minnesota Twins finally closed the deal Friday, believing the price had dropped considerably.

By Joe Christensen , November 07, 2009

Twins trade Gomez to Brewers for Hardy

Twins trade Gomez to Brewers for Hardy MINNEAPOLIS — After trying to trade for Milwaukee shortstop J.J. Hardy last offseason, the Minnesota Twins finally closed the deal Friday, believing the price had dropped considerably.

By Joe Christensen , November 07, 2009

MLB: Twins acquire former all-star shortstop Hardy

The Minnesota Twins on Friday sent outfielder Carlos Gomez to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for J.J. Hardy. The shortstop was a 2007 National League all-star.

By Herald staff report , November 06, 2009

Twins remove Buscher from 40-man roster

The Minnesota Twins' search for a power-hitting third baseman took on more emphasis today when Brian Buscher was taken off the team's 40-man roster.

By Associated Press , November 03, 2009

Busy Twins offseason marked by move across town PressPass

Busy Twins offseason marked by move across town The Minnesota Twins have started what’s sure to be a busy offseason.Team officials have been in annual meetings in Florida and Joe Mauer’s contract status tops the list of roster issues needing resolution following Minnesota’s fifth division title in the last eight years.

By Dave Campbell , October 20, 2009

It's back to the drawing board for Twins PressPass

Twins vacate Metrodome with a myriad of issues to settle

By By Joe Christensen , October 12, 2009

Yankees put an end to Twins' season PressPass

Yankees put an end to Twins' season Rodriguez and Posada power Yanks back to ALCS
Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada hit seventh-inning home runs to spoil Carl Pavano's opportunity to frustrate New Yorkers one more time, and the Yankees advanced to their first AL championship series in five years with a 4-1 victory and sweep of the Minnesota Twins tonight.

By Dave Campbell , October 11, 2009

Rooting for the Twins -- if only for a day PressPass

Mother's wish has Virg paying attention

By Virg Foss , October 10, 2009

MLB playoffs: Playoff baseball a bear for Twins PressPass

Minnesota hasn't exactly shined in the postseason

By By La Velle E. Neal III , October 10, 2009

Teixeira homers in 11th inning, Yankees beat Twins PressPass

Teixeira homers in 11th inning, Yankees beat Twins Mark Teixeira hit a leadoff homer in the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night and 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series.

By Associated Press , October 09, 2009

Twins put ball in hands of Blackburn in Game 2 PressPass

Burnett will be his Yankees foe

By By La Velle E. Neal III , October 08, 2009

Nothing goes right for Twins lefties in opener PressPass

Ron Gardenhire threw a couple of lefties at the New York Yankees and nothing went right.

By Mike Fitzpatrick , October 07, 2009

Yankees beat Twins 7-2 in opener PressPass

Yankees beat Twins 7-2 in opener Derek Jeter got a big hit, just as he did in Octobers past at the famed ballpark across the street. CC Sabathia joined in the postseason fun. Even Alex Rodriguez broke out of his playoff rut.

By Ronald Blum , October 07, 2009

Tigers blow game, division against Twins PressPass

The Detroit Tigers’ brush with the AL Central title was fleeting.

By Jon Krawczynski , October 06, 2009

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What a surprise? Nathan has surgery

A couple of pieces of news regarding the Minnesota Twins that might be of interest. Twins closer Joe Nathan underwernt surgery Tuesday to remove two bone chips from his right elbow. He acknowledged that he's pitched much of the season not feeling right. I didn't exactly go out on a limb when I sug

Posted by: Goethe on Oct 23, 2009 at 10:41 PM | Goethe's sports blog

Big days ahead at the Teflon Palace

While the Minnesota Vikings will continue to call the Metrodome home, the Minnesota Twins are closing out their tenure with the facility in style. The Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 13-4 on Sunday, and with Detroit having defeated the Chicago White Sox earlier in the day, Minnesota remained

Posted by: Goethe on Oct 4, 2009 at 8:57 PM | Goethe's sports blog

With AL Central tied up, Twins turn to Pavano

The Minnesota Twins are in the position they hoped they'd be in two days ago, having won the first two games of their series against the Kansas City Royals. Meanwhile, the Detroit Tigers have lost the first two games of their series against the Chicago White Sox, leaving Detroit and Minnesota tied a

Posted by: Goethe on Oct 4, 2009 at 12:14 AM | Goethe's sports blog

So you're saying there's a chance ...

The Minnesota Twins continued to tease area sports fans Thursday, picking up an 8-3 victory against the Detroit Tigers and pulling within two games of the AL Central division lead. The front-running Tigers have three games left at Comerica Park against the Chicago White Sox, while the Twins host th

Posted by: Goethe on Oct 1, 2009 at 9:55 PM | Goethe's sports blog

Doubleheader thoughts

Here's my take on the Minnesota Twins' splitting a doubleheader Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers, leaving the Twins still two games back in the AL Central race: Nick Blackburn did a nice job in Game 1, ducking trouble in the early innings before settling into a nice groove. This was a big g

Posted by: Goethe on Sep 30, 2009 at 12:41 AM | Goethe's sports blog

Analyzing the "What's wrong with Joe Nathan?" talk

We didn't get far along talking Minnesota Twins baseball on the "Sports Talk" radio program on WDAY 970-AM on Thursday before a couple of callers started asking, "What's wrong with closer Joe Nathan?" or "Does Joe Nathan make you nervous too?" Now, before entering into

Posted by: Goethe on Sep 24, 2009 at 10:47 PM | Goethe's sports blog

Twins keep losing players, but keep winning

Somehow, the Minnesota Twins keep winning games. On Tuesday, they did so not only without former AL MVP Justin Morneau, but also without outfielder Denard Span. Span, who was beaned in the head during Monday's victory over the Chicago White Sox, was benched Tuesday in what sounds like a precau

Posted by: Goethe on Sep 22, 2009 at 11:25 PM | Goethe's sports blog

Making the case for a Twins' sweep

The Minnesota Twins have faced long odds of making the playoffs all season, due entirely to their inconsistent and relatively mediocre play. But lo and behold, the Detroit Tigers have failed so far to completely put the Twins away. Starting Friday night at the Metrodome, the Tigers (78-68) will get

Posted by: Goethe on Sep 17, 2009 at 8:50 PM | Goethe's sports blog

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