On Baseball: In Minnesota, as in Oakland, Some Credit Is Due
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Terry Ryan, general manager of the Twins, gets little credit for doing a consistently outstanding job with a relatively small payroll.
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With apologies to the Mamas and Papas, California isn&#39;t just dreamin&#39; about the baseball playoffs as the regular seasons winds down.
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While Brian Cashman may well have lost the AL East title to the Red Sox by not pulling off a Johan Santana deal, and while he will be second-guessed to death about his undying loyalty to young pitchers Philip Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, and Ian Kennedy, one thing is for sure: You must give the Yankees general manager credit for sticking ...
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In the place where Johan Santana usually can't be beaten, Barry Zito and Frank Thomas slowed Minnesota's momentum and gave Oakland a big boost to start this AL division series. Zito threw eight innings, besting Santana behind two big home runs by Thomas and sending the Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Twins on Tuesday afternoon.
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Minnesotaâs offense is finally catching up with an opportunistic defense, leading the team to a five-game winning streak and into playoff contention.
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Followers of the Yankees and Red Sox, do not delude yourselves: money does matter. Imagine, please, being Ron Gardenhire, manager of the Minnesota Twins, as opposed to either Joe Torre or Terry Francona. It's Game 2 of the American League Division Series. Your team has a chance to go up, two games to none, in Yankee Stadium. And who is ...
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NEW YORK -- The David and Goliath storyline is not holding up for Game 1 of this American League Division Series. True, when the Minnesota Twins play the New York Yankees it is a one-sided match from the standpoint
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They play to the last out in the Bronx, you know. The Minnesota Twins were agonizingly close to heading home with a 2-0 series lead. But funny things can happen when ballgames reach the 12th inning and pitchers are out there doing things they don't ordinarily do. And so after watching the Twins reach their tiring reliever ...
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MINNEAPOLIS This was the purpose of his winter, the vision behind all the haggling and hurt feelings. Alex Rodriguez wanted baseball to matter again.
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The Oakland Athletics eked out a 1-0   road win at Minnesota on Wednesday, in a game where the Twins'   playoff hopes were dealt a severe blow after pitcher Francisco   Liriano aggravated an elbow injury.
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The Red Sox appear to be the center of the baseball universe.
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The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers both had a chance to grab the lead in the AL Central with two games left. Neither team could take advantage of the opportunity.
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When Justin Morneau moved out of teammate Joe Mauer's pad this offseason, he broke up perhaps the most productive two-income household in baseball history. The townhouse in St. Paul, Minn., was home last season to a combined batting average of .333, 47 homers and 214 RBIs, with an AL MVP award and a batting title.
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Throughout the Oakland Athletics&#039; latest June run, some surprising names have played key roles in keeping the A&#039;s on a roll.
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Terry Ryan became one of baseball's most revered general managers this decade by doing more with less. He didn't wear a uniform, but he was a major player in Minnesota's recent success.
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The Chicago White Sox blew a ninth-inning lead, bounced right back and gained a game in the AL Central race. Thanks to Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer, the Minnesota Twins had a much easier night.
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We've been here before, to paraphrase that noted Yankee philosopher, Yogi Berra. Last year, in the American League Division Series, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, then lost Game 2. The series shifted to the indoor, climate-controlled Metrodome, and the Yanks closed things out behind Roger Clemens and David Wells, ...