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  1. Baseball's Happy Lexicon

    This shortest of phrases makes our hearts soar
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    We limped through last year but come back for more
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    99 losses taught the boys things
    We yearn for the clean slate a new season brings
    Like Hornsby we stared out the window for spring
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    Four tiny words and hope’s candle’s lit
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    Gardy will make sure they get after it
    Pitchers ...
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  2. Gleeman & the Geek Ep 28 - My Twin, The Car

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ID:	119Aaron's car finally kicked, so we take this opportunity to go through each of the Twins players and talk about our expectations, including which car we would compare them to. (It's better than it sounds.) Here are:
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  3. The $15,000,000 Question

    Today’s mystery category? Let’s see if you can guess from the clues…

    "What are the Twins television revenues?"
    "Why is everybody bitching about a $100 million payroll?"
    "Why couldn't the Twins sign Prince Fielder?"

    If you didn’t get it, don’t be too hard on yourself - it’s a little convoluted. The category is “What questions avoid THE question?”

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  4. Prince Fielder vs. Hyperbole

    Hyperbole is fun.

    It is. It’s also easy. Plus, it sounds so darn authoritative. No wonder it’s so often our go to form of entertainment.

    Our latest example (for baseball, because this is a baseball blog) was the deal the Tigers just signed with Prince Fielder. The Tigers suddenly became favorites to win the World Series. Which is interesting, because about a week earlier, even their candidacy for the ...
  5. Hot Stove Banquet Invitation

    Hot Stove League Banquet
    It ain't fancy. It is fun.

    If you're looking to get together for a lot of irreverent and fun Twins talk, I'd invite you to attend the 4th Annual LAST Hot Stove League Banquet and Charity Auction next Friday night. It's not the fourth annual - it's the fourth annual LAST, because this has been going on for decades now and they keep trying to stop doing it. Just click on the image below for more information.

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  6. Season Insurance

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    So far, the Twins have invested $99M in their 2012 team.

    Whether you think they'll be competitive or not isn't the point. (I do.) Whether you think they should have cut payroll or not isn’t the point. (I don't.) The point is this: the Twins have invested $99M in their 2012 team.

    Now they need to spend a tiny fraction of that to insure it.

    You would think that would be obvious to the Twins, who have traditionally ...
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  7. Delmon vs. Revere

    Does Revere's Defense Make Up For Delmon's Offense?
    Last week in a thought exercise, I wondered if who we could expect more out of this year – Delmon Young or Ben Revere. One offensive, one defensive. One defensively laughable, one offensively infuriating. So let’s look, sabrmetrically, at what each should be worth offensively and defensively next year.

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    Offense
    I like using a very basic sabremetric stat to measure offensive production ...
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