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	<title>Twins Insider</title>
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	<description>The latest on the Minnesota Twins</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A look at the 2004 draft</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2008/11/20/a-look-at-the-2004-draft-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>La Velle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Twins on Wednesday revealed the eight players they added to their 40-man roster.
But it’s always interesting to see who was left exposed to next month’s Rule 5 draft. And this is a great time to evaluate the Twins’ 2004 draft.
They had five of the first 39 picks that year and selected Trevor Plouffe (20th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morneau second, Mauer fourth in AL MVP voting</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2008/11/18/justin-morneau-second-in-al-mvp-voting/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2008/11/18/justin-morneau-second-in-al-mvp-voting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>La Velle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston&#8217;s Dustin Pedroia has been voted AL MVP, outpointing the Twins&#8217; Justin Morneau 317-257.
Twins catcher Joe Mauer finished fourth, receiving two first-place votes. It&#8217;s the highest he&#8217;s finished in MVP voting. He was sixth in 2006.
Five different players received first place votes, a reflection of how many voters struggled with the decision - and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neshek update, and other notes</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2008/11/17/neshek-update-and-other-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>La Velle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Twins reliever Pat Neshek will have surgery tomorrow in the Twin Cities to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in this right elbow. Twins team physicians Dr. John Steubs and Dr. Dan Buss will conduct the surgery.
Neshek tore the ligament earlier this month while throwing at the Twins&#8217; headquarters in Fort Myers. Fla., and is expected to miss the entire 2009 season. 
 Here are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offer to Blake in the offing?</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2008/11/14/offer-to-blake-in-the-offing/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2008/11/14/offer-to-blake-in-the-offing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>La Velle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Heard some rumblings today that the Twins might make a contract proposal to free agent third baseman Casey Blake as soon as next week.
The Twins have remained in contact with Blake&#8217;s agent in recent days. While teams couldn&#8217;t make contract offers until 11:01 p.m. Friday, they could talk about general parameters of deals - and indications are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Little Hot Stove Talk</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2008/11/14/a-little-hot-stove-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>La Velle</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[I Love Joe C.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Joe C., Mrs. Joe C., and almost-ready-for-prime-time Baby C. (due date next month) are away for the weekend. And I am finally free of writing Gopher football-related stuff to get back to baseball.
I&#8217;m glad. The football SID is blaming my presence for their losses to Northwestern and Michgan, and one elderly local sportswriter yelled at me,&#8220;you are the Kiss of Death,&#8221; moments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s time for postseason awards</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2008/11/10/its-time-for-postseason-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2008/11/10/its-time-for-postseason-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>La Velle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you were wondering, MLB postseason awards will start rolling out today with the announcement of the Jackie Robinson AL and NL rookies of the year - which should go to  Evan Longoria and Geovany Soto, respectively. Here&#8217;s the rest of the schedule, followed with my predictions:  
Tuesday, November 11: NL Cy Young Award - Brandon Webb, although it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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