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02-11-2008, 11:53 AM #1
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Bidding adieu to the North Star state
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/080206The news that the best pitcher in Twins history had been traded to the Mets surprised me last week. That's because I was under the impression that the Twins already had traded Johan Santana to Boston months earlier as the player to be named in the Kevin Garnett trade. Or was Santana the player who completed the Randy Moss deal? No, wait. That was Torii Hunter, right? Oh, well. It doesn't really matter now, does it? The point is, the Twins had to trade Santana to someone because, well, those are the rules in Minnesota..............................
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02-11-2008, 11:58 AM #2
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Re: Bidding adieu to the North Star state
Haha, good article, sums up alot of what I feel about Minnesota sports.
Someday we'll once again feel what it's like to have a star stay in Minnesota his whole career again.
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02-11-2008, 12:11 PM #3
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Re: Bidding adieu to the North Star state
"Schutz" wrote:
Don't count on it!Haha, good article, sums up alot of what I feel about Minnesota sports.
Someday we'll once again feel what it's like to have a star stay in Minnesota his whole career again.Kentucky Vikes Fan
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02-11-2008, 12:12 PM #4
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Re: Bidding adieu to the North Star state
"COJOMAY" wrote:
Hey I have high hopes we can keep Morneau and Mauer their whole careers."Schutz" wrote:
Don't count on it!Haha, good article, sums up alot of what I feel about Minnesota sports.
Someday we'll once again feel what it's like to have a star stay in Minnesota his whole career again.
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02-11-2008, 12:14 PM #5
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Re: Bidding adieu to the North Star state
"Schutz" wrote:
That will only happen if the Pohlads sell the team"COJOMAY" wrote:
Hey I have high hopes we can keep Morneau and Mauer their whole careers."Schutz" wrote:
Don't count on it!Haha, good article, sums up alot of what I feel about Minnesota sports.
Someday we'll once again feel what it's like to have a star stay in Minnesota his whole career again.
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02-11-2008, 12:16 PM #6
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Re: Bidding adieu to the North Star state
"Schutz" wrote:
What star - outside of franchise QBs - in any sport, stays with one team for an entire career?Haha, good article, sums up alot of what I feel about Minnesota sports.
Someday we'll once again feel what it's like to have a star stay in Minnesota his whole career again.
It is EXTREMELY rare - in ANY size market for that to happen it the age of free agency.
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