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They understandably want a larger sample than two games.

Nordland played for Stanford and went on to teach the "Swish" method of shooting.

Rocco Baldelli has named rookie Joe Ryan the Opening Day starter this year. The only other rookie to get that honor was Tommy The Blade Hall in 1969.

Charley Walters: Twins likely to decline trade offers for Jose Berrios, Byron Buxton Saint Paul Pioneer Press (MN) Jul. 24—Besides Nelson Cruz, who as expected was traded to Tampa Bay last week, the most sought-after Minnesota Twin as Fridays trade deadline approaches is starter Jose Berrios. Outfielder Byron Buxton would be, too, if he were made available, but thats unlikely. The Twins have made multiple contract offers to Berrios, 27, who is under club control for 2022. The same for Buxt...

The Twins have played 60 seasons in our midst and the personnel decision among batters that holds No. 1 status for a blunder came on Dec. 16, 2002, at baseballs winter meetings in Nashville. That was the day of the Rule 5 draft. The Twins made room on the 40-player roster for a selection by releasing David Ortiz. They selected infielder Jose Morban from Texas. He was waived, wound up in Baltimore in 2003, and hit two home runs in what became a career total of 71 at-bats. Ortiz was signed by Bos...

Sid posed for a 2018 Mpls.St.Paul Magazine profile. Portrait by Cameron Wittig One Sunday morning in the late 1970s, Dave Mona performed a live audition of sorts for a 25-minute radio show built around sports columnist Sid Hartman, because ’CCO farm director Chuck Lilligren was tired of working Sundays. The show aired before the taped Mormon Tabernacle Choir hour from Salt Lake City. “Sid told me after that it wasn’t going to work out and he was going to quit so they...