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	<title>Around the Majors</title>
	<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen</link>
	<description>Your source for Major League Baseball</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tracking the Twins&#8217; payroll, depth chart; 40-man updates</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2009/11/20/tracking-the-twins-payroll-depth-chart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Christensen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Twins thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s story on the free agent market opening includes a payroll update, now that J.J. Hardy is in the mix. After spending $65 million on last year&#8217;s Opening Day 25-man roster, the Twins are currently projected to spend $83 million, just with the players in-house. I did this at season&#8217;s end, trying to give readers a look at what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Telling war of words between Boras and Manfred</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2009/11/19/report-telling-war-of-words-between-boras-and-manfred/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Christensen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With the free agent market set to open tonight at 11 p.m. (Central), there&#8217;s an important piece by Ken Rosenthal on FoxSports.com today, about the growing tension between players and owners. Yes, the C-word gets mentioned again. Collusion.
Prominent agent Scott Boras basically says follow the money. Though his estimates are disputed by MLB officials, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardenhire finishes 2nd; Washburn update</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2009/11/18/gardenhire-finishes-2nd-washburn-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Christensen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[(*) Twins manager Ron Gardenhire finished second to the Angels&#8217; Mike Scioscia in AL Manager of the Year voting. Here&#8217;s how the voting went, according to the BBWAA web site:
Manager (1st-2nd-3rd-Points)
Mike Scioscia (15-10-1-106)
Ron Gardenhire (6-12-6-72)
Joe Girardi (4-3-5-34)
Ron Washington (1-1-11-19)
Jim Leyland (0-0-2-2)
(*) Also, FoxSports.com quotes free agent pitcher Jarrod Washburn as saying the Twins and Brewers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday update: Gardenhire, DeRosa, Moses</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2009/11/18/wednesday-update-gardenhire-moses-40-man-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Christensen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Twins thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(*) The AL Manager of the Year announcement comes today at 1 p.m. (corrected), and though Twins manager Ron Gardenhire will be in the mix again, the leading candidate is Angels manager Mike Scioscia. Gardenhire has finished second for this award so many times, I&#8217;m losing track. The NL Manager award will be announced at 2:30.
(*) The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twins to unveil new road uniforms, 1961 throwbacks</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2009/11/16/twins-to-unveil-new-road-uniforms-1961-throwbacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Christensen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Twins thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today at noon, the Twins will unveil a major redesign of their road uniforms, and introduce a new alternate home uniform &#8212; 1961 throwbacks, commemorating their 50th season in Minnesota.
Scott Baker and Denard Span will be on hand at the IDS Crystal Court, as the team also unveils a subtle tweak to the main home uniform, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twins update: Valencia, Hughes, Buscher, Huber</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2009/11/13/twins-update-valencia-hughes-buscher-huber/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Christensen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Twins thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Twins notebook has updates on Joe Crede&#8217;s latest back surgery, Jarrod Washburn&#8217;s knee surgery, Joe Mauer&#8217;s latest Silver Slugger Award (no surprise), David Winfree&#8217;s free agent status, and word that the team will be unveiling new-look road uniforms on Monday, over the noon hour at IDS Crystal Court.
Hat tip to SethSpeaks.net on the Winfree item. Winfree was the [...]]]></description>
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