Who's up next in the End of Season Post-Mortem series? Minnesota Twins, come on down!
If you're new here (which about 90% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from the playoffs, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell went wrong, what went right, and so on and so forth. The goal is to post these the day after a team is eliminated. Also, for the first ten teams eliminated, we're going to post a series called "Hope for the Hopeless", which is going to be an expanded version of the "What Went Right" portion of the Post-Mortem series pieces.
Anyway, here we are...the Minnesota Twins. Even with the AL Central heading into (another) down year, there wasn't much hope for the Twins entering the season having just come off a 99-loss 2011 season. Sure enough, the Twins were never a threat in the division but they can take some...
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The Outside Corner:
PLAYERS:
Joe Mauer,
Justin Morneau,
Denard Span,
Josh Willingham,
Ryan Doumit,
Scott Diamond,
Scott Baker,
Carl Pavano,
Jason Marquis,
Nick Blackburn,
Michael Cuddyer,
Jared Burton,
Oswaldo Arcia,
Kyle Gibson,
Liam Hendriks,
Ron Gardenhire
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies
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"He's a great communicator. He's up-front, he puts it out there -- what he thinks is best for the union -- and he's just a great leader."
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