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Friday Jul 3 | A Fan's View

Looking at relief options with a future math teacher

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 9:11 AM By Howard By now, the Twinsa bullpen struggles have been well documented.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Bobby Keppel, Baseball Players, Sean Henn, Brian Duensing, Bobby Korecky

Tue Jun 23, 2009

MinnPost.com

Relief pitcher Luis Ayala is latest Twins free agent to flop

Luis Ayala is the latest in a long line of veteran free agents who didn't make it to the All-Star break with the Twins after the signing was criticized in this space .

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Sean Henn, Bobby Keppel

Mon Jun 22, 2009

StarTribune

Keppel in, Ayala out of Twins bullpen

Like Sean Henn last month, Bobby Keppel isn't expected to step in and change the Twins bullpen back into the dominating force it was in 2006.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Sean Henn, Bobby Keppel, Baseball Players

Sat Jun 20, 2009

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Reliever Matt Guerrier still the workhorse for Minnesota Twins

Matt Guerrier hasn't learned his lesson. After pitching 51 innings before the all-star break in 2008, the reliever's second-half earned-run average exploded to 8.88. His manager and pitching coach both admitted they overused Guerrier, that all those first-half innings destroyed his effectiveness down the stretch.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Matt Guerrier

Tue Jun 16, 2009

BTF's Baseball Primer

WSJ: Who Has the Brainiest Team in Baseball?

Judging by his rA©sumA©, Craig Breslow is the smartest man in baseball, if not the entire world.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, American League, Minnesota Twins, American League Central, Major League Baseball

Fri Jun 12, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle

Braden's bad stomach, Bailey's bad inning

From the aftermath of the A's 6-3 loss to the Twins: Dallas Braden said he told manager Bob Geren he felt "gassed" after the seventh inning.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oakland Athletics, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Baseball Players, Dallas Braden, Kurt Suzuki, Joe Mauer

Wed Jun 10, 2009

Star Tribune

Section 220 blog: Another pitch for bullpen help

Good time to make a pitch: GET BULLPEN HELP! Posted on June 10th, 2009 9:20 AM By Howard Hey, guess what? The Twins need bullpen help.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Jesse Crain, Jose Mijares, Joe Nathan, Justin Morneau

Mon Jun 08, 2009

Belleville News-Democrat

Minnesota Twins (28-30) at Oakland Athletics (25-30),

The Oakland Athletics will try to stretch their season-high winning streak to seven games this evening, when they kick off a four-game series versus the Minnesota Twins at the Coliseum.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Baseball Players, Michael Wuertz

Sat Jun 06, 2009

TwinCities.com

Minnesota Twins reliever Sean Henn has gained manager Ron Gardenhire's trust quickly

From the moment he was drafted out of high school and given first-round money, Sean Henn was always one of the New York Yankees' most highly touted prospects.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Sean Henn, Baseball Players, Glen Perkins, Jason Kubel, Opinion

Thu May 28, 2009

SFGate

A's reliever has medical career on hold

And you can't blame a guy for majoring in biochemistry. But earning a degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry? That's just showing off.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Josh Beckett

Mon May 25, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle

A's get a lefty for the bullpen

Petersburg, Fla. -- On Tuesday, the A's picked up a commodity they've lacked for some time, a real left-handed specialist for the bullpen, claiming Craig Breslow on waivers from the Twins.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oakland Athletics, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Minnesota Twins, Mark Ellis, Mark DeRosa, Eric Chavez

Sat May 23, 2009

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Twins waive Breslow, former Nova High standout Anthony Swarzak to start

Minnesota Twins left-hander Craig Breslow has been claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics .

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Oakland Athletics

Fri May 22, 2009

Connecticut Post

SFgate.com: The Drumbeat Blog - A's claim Breslow from Twins

The view from A's camp, from San Francisco Chronicle staff writer Susan Slusser in St.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Mark Ellis

Democrat & Chronicle

Twins promote pitcher Swarzak from Red Wings

Red Wings pitcher Anthony Swarzak has been promoted to the Minnesota Twins. He replaces left-hander Craig Breslow, who was claimed off waivers by the Oakland A's. Swarzak, 23, was 3-4 with a 2.25 earned-run average.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Sean Henn

Thu May 21, 2009

SFGate

A's claim Breslow from Twins - updated

Also, Rajai Davis is in tonight's lineup and there's no sign of Nomar Garciaparra - although Bob Geren had said yesterday that decision might not be made until batting practice.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oakland Athletics, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Baseball Players, Kurt Suzuki, Jack Cust, Bobby Crosby

KXTV

Athletics Option Cunningham to River Cats

Outfielder Aaron Cunningham has been optioned from the Oakland Athletics to Triple-A Sacramento to clear a roster spot for left-hander Craig Breslow.

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Related Topix: Sports, Aaron Cunningham, Baseball Players, Oakland Athletics

MinnPost.com

Twins call up Swarzak, lose Breslow on waivers

Glen Perkins ' sore elbow set in motion a series of moves that ultimately boiled down to Anthony Swarzak replacing Perkins in the rotation and Sean Henn replacing Craig Breslow in the bullpen.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Glen Perkins, Baseball Players, Sean Henn, Kevin Mulvey, Brian Duensing

Baseball Prospectus

Game Story: Twins versus Sox, May 19 by Christina Kahrl

The balance of power in the AL Central being what it is-say, something like the Balkan Wars, where even the victorious really only get to lord it over their similarly situated neighbors-a late-May series might seem hard to describe with buzzy fripperies like "critical" or "must-win." Even so, the Sox and the Twins square off this week with both ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, American League, American League Central, Joe Mauer, Baseball Players, Mark Buehrle, Delmon Young

Around the Majors

Wednesday lineups: Twins/White Sox

As La Velle reported , Oakland claimed lefthanded reliever Craig Breslow, and the Twins filled the spot with RHP Anthony Swarzak, who will make Saturday's start in place of injured Glen Perkins.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Players, Glen Perkins, Jose Morales, Denard Span

Wed May 20, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle

A's claim Breslow from Twins

The A's just announced they've picked up left-handed reliever Craig Breslow from the Twins, but they haven't made a corresponding move on the 25-man roster.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oakland Athletics, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Baseball Players, Mark Ellis, Eric Chavez

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