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I'm not too big of a poetry guy, but Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" does accurately describe the Minnesota Twins' current conundrum with former American League MVP Justin Morneau .

The tragical history tour that is the Minnesota Twins' 2012 season continues. Where else could a guy go 5-for-5 on Monday in Triple-A Rochester and find himself packing for Double-A New Britain less than 24 hours later? Goodbye, Rene Tosoni.

It didn't take long for an answer, with LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reporting that the Twins will designate Marquis for assignment just seven starts into a $3 million contract given to the 33-year-old veteran who was supposed to help stabilize a shaky rotation.

At this time last year, Dozier was a 24-year-old shortstop repeating Class A Advanced Fort Myers despite a solid 2010 campaign split between Class A Beloit and Fort Myers.

Writes Mom of Many in Mendota Heights: "Recently we were at the Mancini's Sports Hall of Fame induction of St.

Isn't this fun? So far, it appears as though the Twins have quaffed their magic interleague potions, guaranteeing a series victory against the Brewers by winning today 5-4 in 11 innings.

The Minnesota Twins have done so poorly this season that even success hurts. On Wednesday, when Brian Duensing notched a critical strikeout with the tying runs on base, catcher Ryan Doumit leaped in celebration -- and seriously strained his right calf muscle, taking the team's RBI leader out of the lineup for the near future.

Well, it's the Rochester Red Wings. But it's filled with players who have been a part of the Twins over the rather disastrous past season-and-a-half. Revere is now back up with the Twins , but plenty of once-and-possibly-future Twins remain.

Back from the grave, I'm here at Frontier Field just before Thursday night's Red Wings-Bats game.

After dropping two straight to the Indians, the Minnesota Twins are now just 1-8-3 in series play this year.

Twins righthander Carl Pavano will remain in the Twin Cities while the team heads to Detroit so he can work on the mild soreness in his shoulder.

Lowe won for the sixth time in his first eight starts as an Indian. The infield turned four double plays behind him and just missed a fifth.

First baseman Justin Morneau #33 of the Minnesota Twins on July 17, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

The Indians hit three home runs in the fifth inning and Derek Lowe threw a six-hitter Tuesday to beat the Twins, 5-0, and complete a two-game sweep at Target Field.

Twins' outfielder Trevor Plouffe fails to catch this deep ball to right field in the fifth inning, which Dustin Pedroia turned into a triple, as Minnesota lost 7-6 to Boston at Target Field in Minneapolis on April 25, 2012.

Twins pitcher Nick Blackburn entered Friday winless in his previous 13 starts, with his last win coming July 8, 2011, at Chicago.

Taking bets as to what awful thing will befall the Twins this evening. I think either a 5-HR game from an un-retired Kelly Gruber or a mass leprosy outbreak on the Budweiser Party Deck.

I can neither confirm nor deny that this week's show will just be me sighing into the microphone for an hour.

Danny Valencia saw the writing on the wall. 'It's hard not to say I didn't see it coming because I haven't been hitting very well,' the Twins third baseman said after being demoted to Class AAA Rochester late Wednesday, the most dramatic of several moves the team made after a 6-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Target Field.

Sending Joe Benson back to Class AA New Britain was about getting the outfielder's confidence back, Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan said.