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The story of Benj Sampson (and Juan Rincon)
Jesse had a nice essay on Juan Rincon yesterday morning, hailing the seemingly-certain end of the "Juanny" era in Minnesota. Yesterday afternoon, Rincon gave up four more earned runs, his fourth consecutive appearance allowing at least one run. While it's certainly a tough stretch for Rincon,...
Mike Lamb hits 50 games
With last night's loss to the Orioles, Mike Lamb has officially hit the 50-game mark - the point at which the Twins cut Tony Batista loose in 2006. Batista had 195 plate appearances that season; Lamb has a very comparable 187 so far this year. And here's the tale of the tape: BATISTA M....
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