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The Twins don't try to mold hitters? They don't have a cookie cutter approach? "I've always been...

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The Twins don't try to mold hitters? They don't have a cookie cutter approach? "I've always been aware that I'm a strong guy," Sano said Friday, "but the home runs haven't always been there. My coaches made me focus on hitting the ball up the middle and to the opposite field, and they said the home runs will follow." (I'm not saying they should just tell Sano "just try to hit home runs". I'm just saying: the Twins have kind of a cookie cutter approach to hitters.)

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120409&content_id=28251152&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb

"Note to self don't sing fat guy in a little coat when my 9 months pregnant wife puts her coat on...

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"Note to self don't sing fat guy in a little coat when my 9 months pregnant wife puts her coat on #wasfunnytome" -Brian Duensing

http://twitter.com/#!/BrianDuensing52/status/144619409825206273

"I was not a happy person last year. I was angry. I was frustrated, ultimately because I couldn't...

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"I was not a happy person last year. I was angry. I was frustrated, ultimately because I couldn't get on the field." "What surprised me a lot was a couple things out there were questioning my work ethic. That kind of bugged me a little bit." -Joe Mauer

https://twitter.com/#!/FSNtylermason/status/142703418639790080

After the trade deadline passed without a deal that many predicted would happen, the Twins, "......

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After the trade deadline passed without a deal that many predicted would happen, the Twins, "... thought they had a chance to win, and bullpen was the one thing they thought they really needed,'" but, "'... once that deal fell through, they'll be dealing with a different set of circumstances [this offseason]. Federal Baseball's Patrick Reddington The Denard Span situation from the Nationals point of view. One comment, isn't the bolded part as silly as this: "And the horse I rode in on!" (from The Simpsons Episode "Itchy, Scratchy, and Marge.)

There have been lots of rumblings there will also be a tax on teams that spend too little on...

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There have been lots of rumblings there will also be a tax on teams that spend too little on big-league payroll. Looking forward to details

http://twitter.com/#!/jaysonst/status/137661173561692160 Looks like a new tax might be in the works thanks to the new CBA, but you have to wonder if we are going to see teams for sale in the not so near future.

RT @Twins: #Twins add OF Oswaldo Arcia, RHP Carlos Gutierrez, LHP Tyler Robertson to Major League...

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RT @Twins: #Twins add OF Oswaldo Arcia, RHP Carlos Gutierrez, LHP Tyler Robertson to Major League roster. Outright Bromberg to Rochester.

@JoeCStrib

"Sano has pure 80 power, and he has the rare ability to showcase it in game situations."

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"Sano has pure 80 power, and he has the rare ability to showcase it in game situations."

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus Over at Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein has posted his Top 11 Twins prospects for 2012. A solid, informed read.

Since July 7, 2010, Mauer and Morneau have combined for one homer in Target Field, or two fewer...

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Since July 7, 2010, Mauer and Morneau have combined for one homer in Target Field, or two fewer than Rene Tosoni.

Buster Olney

Twins announce Kyle Gibson will undergo Tommy John surgery on Sept. 7

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Twins announce Kyle Gibson will undergo Tommy John surgery on Sept. 7

From Rhett Bollinger

Danny Valencia was arested for d.u.i. in iowa -pat ruesse just reported it on espn 1500

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Danny Valencia was arested for d.u.i. in iowa -pat ruesse just reported it on espn 1500