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Found July 02, 2012 on Off The Bench: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Trevor Plouffe,  Joe Mauer,  Yadier Molina,  Justin Morneau,  Ron Gardenhire,  Francisco Liriano,  Kwame Brown,  Jose Bautista,  Robinson Cano,  Joey Votto,  Sean West,  Pablo Sandoval,  Mike Aviles
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins,  St. Louis Cardinals,  Milwaukee Bucks,  Toronto Blue Jays,  New York Yankees,  Cincinnati Reds,  San Francisco Giants,  Boston Red Sox
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Over the course of the season, the Minnesotta Twins have managed to maintain their success  total ineptitude from the 2011 season.  The same storylines that dominated the twins in 2011 have resurfaced in 2012, except they weren’t supposed to be any good this year.  Joe Mauer isn’t the MVP that he once was and has proven quite fragile behind the plate (which speaks volumes to what Brian McCann, and Yadier Molina have done over the past 5-7 years).  Justin Morneau is still battling concussion issues and manager Ron Gardenhire seems to have not lost his goatee.  Francisco Liriano continues to take home the Kwame Brown Award for the player who does the least with the most amount of talent.  Yawn.  Just another boring day at Target Field.  But, over the last 30 days, the Twins and baseball have seen the emergence of one Trevor Plouffe.  Who the Hell is Trevor Plouffe? Plouffe (pronounced Ploooooooooooooooof) has been awesome over the last 30 days. Since the beginning of June, Plouffe has...
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