Minnesota Twins Inside Pitch 2009-03-12
Nick Blackburn worked particularly hard on leg strength during the winter, determined not to let minor surgery on his left knee affect his preparation for the 2009 season. It took only one appearance on the mound for those plans to be derailed. Blackburn,... more
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Minnesota Twins Notes, Quotes 2009-03-12
--SS Nick Punto has a sore right elbow after being hit by a pitch in a March 10 game with Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic. The Twins will have him undergo an MRI exam. Punto has never been to Italy, but he couldn't turn down a chance to wear the ... more
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Minnesota Twins Inside Pitch 2009-03-12
Nick Blackburn worked particularly hard on leg strength during the winter, determined not to let minor surgery on his left knee affect his preparation for the 2009 season. It took only one appearance on the mound for those plans to be derailed. Blackburn,... more
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Minnesota Twins Notes, Quotes 2009-03-12
--SS Nick Punto has a sore right elbow after being hit by a pitch in a March 10 game with Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic. The Twins will have him undergo an MRI exam. Punto has never been to Italy, but he couldn't turn down a chance to wear the ... more
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Pirates 6, Twins 4
Craig Monroe homered three times against his former team Thursday, powering the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins.Monroe hit solo shots in the second and third innings off Scott Baker. In the sixth, he hit a two-run homer off re... more
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Minnesota Twins Roster Report 2009-03-12
The Twins liked the team that missed the playoffs by one game in 2008, and they are willing to bank on internal improvement by the young players to make up that margin this year. Their big offseason change came at the start of spring training when free ag... more
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Minnesota Twins Inside Pitch 2009-03-12
Nick Blackburn worked particularly hard on leg strength during the winter, determined not to let minor surgery on his left knee affect his preparation for the 2009 season. It took only one appearance on the mound for those plans to be derailed. Blackburn,... more
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Minnesota Twins Notes, Quotes 2009-03-12
--C Joe Mauer's MRI revealed only inflammation in his lower back, manager Ron Gardenhire said. The All-Star will continue to try to treat the problem through medication, though there is no timetable for his return to action, is he is unable to run. Mauer ... more
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Twins 4, Orioles 3
Matt Albers' bid to earn a place in Baltimore's starting rotation is probably over. If David Pauley doesn't start pitching better, his hopes of joining the rotation will also end.Pauley struggled at the outset, and pinch-hitter Matt Macri delivered a two-... more
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Mauer's back still inflamed, but no further damage
Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer will take a stronger dosage of anti-inflammatory medicine to try to hasten his recovery from a lower-back problem.Mauer hasn't played yet this spring training. He had a dye-injection MRI Tuesday to identify any previously... more
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