He was a Minnesota Twins fan and that night they bested the Bronx Bombers.
Before 2002, no team had won with such a low-ranking payroll since the 1991 Minnesota Twins.
He also tried to deep-six the Minnesota Twins, under the guise of weeding out weak franchises.
Honorable mention goes to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Minnesota Twins and the Colorado Rockies.
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Andrew Worrall, 19, was driving to the Minnesota Twins baseball game when the bridge gave way.
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The Minnesota Twins had 13 players compete in the WBC, tied with Milwaukee for most in the majors.
Gardner injured his elbow in April 17 making a diving catch in a game against the Minnesota Twins.
"There's a point you got to stand up for yourself, " said Morneau, a former MVP with the Minnesota Twins.
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The Minnesota Twins are a notable exception because they moved into a new stadium last season that increased revenue substantially.
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The Minnesota Twins, a new member of the high payroll club since they opened Target Field, are blessed with Justin Morneau.
The only other team to lose the first five starts made by a reigning Cy Young winner was the 1989 Minnesota Twins.
Pavano spent the past 3 1-2 seasons with the Minnesota Twins, going 2-5 with a 6.00 ERA in 11 starts last year.
"I thought he was 30 years old, " said Andy Johnson, a scout for the Minnesota Twins who first reported on Mr. Halman in 2003.
Santana is 45-34 with a 3.18 ERA for the Mets after going 93-44 with a 3.22 ERA in eight years with the Minnesota Twins.
Cano rejoined the Yankees from the World Baseball Classic and got New York's only hit Thursday night in a 6-1 loss to Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer and Phillies Ryan Howard got the party started in the beginning of the year with huge deals before opening day.
He will receive two more tune-ups, against the weak lineup of the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, and then the Blue Jays again the following week.
If the season ended today, the eight-team post season field would include the Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds.
The count would change if the low-budget Minnesota Twins, two games out of first place, knock off the Detroit Tigers (fifth-highest payroll) in the American League Central.
The Cardinals were hosting the New York Mets, who were throwing their newly acquired ace, Frank Viola, just obtained in a blockbuster deal with the Minnesota Twins.
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It left runners on base in each of the first seven innings after stranding runners in all nine innings of Thursday night's 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins.
The five: Trot Nixon and Lou Merloni of the Boston Red Sox, Marlon Anderson of the Philadelphia Phillies, Torii Hunter of the Minnesota Twins and Gabe Kapler of the Detroit Tigers.
In 2009, police said Cabrera got into a fight with his wife after a night of drinking, shortly before his team lost the AL Central title to the Minnesota Twins.
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That's why we put this team down for a multiple of 2.8, against the 1.9 for the Minnesota Twins, with an old stadium and perhaps the worst lease in baseball.
The state has put out money for new venues for the Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Golden Gophers football team that have all opened over the past decade.
Deduno followed up a fine outing in a win against the Americans last Thursday with another strong performance that will send him back to the Minnesota Twins with some nice momentum.
Cano drove in two runs to help the Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 9-7 on Friday despite a rough start for Nova, who's in contention for the fifth slot in the rotation.
Have richer teams like the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians give a lot more of their revenues to poorer teams like the Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins and Oakland A's.
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