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BDD: Twins Have Themselves to Blame

Found October 10, 2009 on Crashburn Alley:
PLAYERS: Jason Kubel
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins

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At Baseball Daily Digest, I suggest that umpire Phil Cuzzi did not cause the Twins to lose that game to the Yankees. Yes, left field umpire Phil Cuzzi missed a call, but did the call cause the Twins to lose? Let’s imagine Mauer does get his justified double. Do the next two hitters — Jason Kubel [...]
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