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Minnesota Twins first pitcher to sit for DH Bert Blyleven. And happily so.
Bert Blyleven of the Minnesota Twins stands in the dugout during a game in the 1989 season. (Getty Images: Jonathan Daniel) Bert Blyleven spent six of his 22 major league seasons with a bat in his hands -- three with the Twins and three with the Pittsburgh Pirates. There was no designated hitter when Blyleven joined the Twins in 1970, and it stayed that way through 1972. Then, in 1973, the ...
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Downtown Mpls Church Celebrates Gay Marriage LGBT Community
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When gay marriage was signed into law in Minnesota Tuesday, it was met with cheers at the Capitol, but it was also met with some serious opposition centered around faith. However, on Sunday at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist, some members celebrated. The pastor, Bruce Robbins said, "The church supports all inclusion of the LGBT community in the life of the ...
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Severe Weather Rolls Across MN
The National Weather Service also issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Olmsted, Pine, Wabasha and Winona counties with areas reporting hail and strong winds. The NWS said hail damage and wind damage, to roofs and trees, could be expected for the northern suburbs. Nickel-sized hail was reported in West St. Paul, with localized street flooding in St. Paul. Wind damage to power poles was ...
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On deck for Minnesota Twins pitchers Hitting
Twins pitcher Mike Pelfrey was leafing through the team's media guide during spring training when he came upon a disturbing entry under Vance Worley's bio. "Worley!" Pelfrey yelled across the room to his new teammate. "I gave up your first big-league hit?" Pelfrey had no recollection of this factoid, but two years later, Worley remembers it perfectly. A sinker ...
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Lawful After it became a theme song in Minnesotas gay-marriage debate Suburbs leader Chan Poling wants to take Love is the Law on the road
It started with an acoustic jingle in a Minnesotans United for All Families Internet video during the gay-marriage debate at the Legislature. Since then, Suburbs leader Chan Poling has watched the title of his band's 1983 classic single "Love is the Law" pepper political speeches and form a kind of musical backdrop for a downtown St. Paul block party of almost the same name. ...
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Missing 12-Year-Old Boy Found Saturday Night
Police said Lyrik James Schmelz was last seen getting on the bus after classes ended Thursday afternoon at Lincoln Park Middle School. On Saturday, around 10:18 p.m., police received information on his possible whereabouts. After investigating, officers located Schmelz inside an apartment on the 600 block of E. 1st Street, in the presence of a family member. Schmelz was uninjured and in good ...
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2 arrested 1 injured in MN illegal fireworks case
WYOMING, Minn. (AP) -- Two men are in custody while another was burned in a minor explosion from what police call an illegal fireworks operation in the city of ...
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Minnesota Legislature nixes its pay raise
The state government bill does not include raises for state legislators. The DFL-led Senate wanted to raise their $31,140-a-year salaries to $40,890 by 2015. The pay boost, though, was not included in the final bill. But it does include raises for the governor and his agency commissioners. The governor's $120,303 annual base pay would go up 3 percent in 2015 and again in 2016. It also ...
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Minnesota Twins Brian Dozier continues laboring through 0 for 10 slump
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire continued to shuffle leadoff man assignments between Jamey Carroll and Brian Dozier. Carroll was in the leadoff spot for the second consecutive game Sunday against Boston while Dozier labors through an 0 for 10 slump. Gardenhire said he still has confidence in Dozier, who has been the Twins' leadoff man for 19 games this season. "He's been working ...
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Minnesota Twins Josh Willingham given a mental break
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire started Wilkin Ramirez in left field Sunday against Boston to give Josh Willingham a "mental break." Willingham was 1 for 5 in the Twins' 12-5 loss to Boston on Saturday night, popping up three times and striking out in his final at-bat in the eighth inning. "He's been fighting it a little bit," Gardenhire said of Willingham before ...
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Minnesota Twins Darin Mastroianni says surgery will relieve some ankle pain
Twins outfielder Darin Mastroianni said he expects to have some discomfort for the rest of the season after he undergoes surgery Wednesday to repair a bone chip in his left ankle. Mastroianni, however, said the surgery will free him from the sharp pain he has been feeling in his ankle most of the season. "From what I understand, it will be more of a normal discomfort, but I'll be ...
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Motorcyclist killed in Minneapolis crash Sunday
Minneapolis , police said. The bus driver and three passengers weren't hurt, said police Sgt. Bill Palmer. He said he had no information on the cause of the crash or whether alcohol was a factor. Police are investigating and will present a report to the county attorney for possible charges, he said. He said the victim's name will be released later by the Hennepin County Medical ...
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Minnesota Legislatures tax bill caps local property tax hikes
Many Minnesota cities and counties will see a big bump in their state aid, and for that they're being required to tamp down property taxes. A wide-reaching tax bill finalized late Saturday, May 18, includes a one-year limit on local levies. It is designed to keep rates from rising at a rapid clip for 2014 property taxes. The cap is somewhat complicated because it bases the limit on the ...
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Twin Cities metro area under tornado flood watch
Much of the lower half of Minnesota, incuding the Twin Cities metro area, was under a tornado watch Sunday. A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. Despite periods of sun after morning storms moved through, more storms were expected to rumble in after 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. There was potential for some to be severe. ...
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Tornado watch issued for much of centralsouthern Minnesota
Tornado Watch is in effect for much of central/southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities and western edge of Wisconsin until 9 p.m. tonight. Showers and storms are likely through the evening. Some of which could be strong to severe containing large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. Storms remain possible during the overnight. However, severe storms appear less likely. ...
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Dayton asks Senate to reject tax court appointee
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Gov. Mark Dayton is asking the state Senate to reject the confirmation of a Minnesota Tax Court judge who is facing suspension and ...
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Minnesota Twins Ryan Pressly strikes out Red Sox pal
When Ryan Pressly struck out Boston third baseman Will Middlebrooks in the ninth inning of Saturday's 12-5 loss, it had a little extra meaning for the Twins' rookie reliever. The two friends and fellow Texans entered pro ball in the same Red Sox draft class. As they came up through the minors, they often shared offseason workouts and Middlebrooks would make the two-hour drive from ...
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Delta to add jobs in Northeast Minnesota
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says he plans to add jobs at the carrier's reservation center in the northeastern Minnesota city of Chisholm. The Mesabi Daily News of Virginia, Minn., quoted CEO Richard Anderson on Saturday, May 19, that his airline wants to invest in the facility and keep it growing. It employs about 500 full-time-equivalent employees now. Anderson was on the Iron ...
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MN lottery players win nearly $3.9 million in run
ROSEVILLE, Minn. - Minnesota State Lottery players won nearly $3.9 million in prizes during the 6 1/2-week run up to Saturday night's Powerball jackpot drawing. The run ended with a single $590.5 million winning ticket sold in Florida. But two tickets sold in Minnesota for the drawing are worth $10,000. Lottery spokeswoman Debbie Hoffman says two tickets sold in Minnesota earlier during ...
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Vote Best Playground In Minnesota
School’s almost out and the kids are ready for summer. So when the sun is shining and it’s time to head out of the house, we want to know what playground you head to first? Vote in our poll below — and don’t forget to tune in on Thursday at 10 p.m. to see if your pick ...
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Gardy opts for Carroll over Dozier in finale
Email MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire went with the hot hand on Sunday, starting Jamey Carroll at second base over a slumping Brian Dozier against the Red Sox. Carroll has been swinging the bat well lately. Entering Sunday, he was hitting .313 with a .389 on-base percentage in the first eight games this month. He batted leadoff for a second straight game after going 2-for-4 with a ...
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Doumit Willingham out of Sundays lineup
Email MINNEAPOLIS -- Veteran sluggers Josh Willingham and Ryan Doumit were both held out of the lineup on Sunday against the Red Sox. Willingham is hitting just .103 (4-for-39) over his last 10 games with no homers to lower his average to .108 on the season. Wilkin Ramirez made the start in left field in his place. "He's been fighting it a little bit," Twins manager Ron ...
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Motorcyclist Killed In Early Sunday Accident With Limo Bus
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police say a motorcyclist was killed early Sunday after colliding with a limo bus in Minneapolis. Officers were dispatched to the intersection at West 27th Street and Emerson Avenue South around 3:04 a.m. Sunday. Police say the motorcyclist, a man, was traveling west on 27th when it hit a limo bus, traveling south on ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 19
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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Duluth police find missing 12-year-old boy
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth police say they've found a 12-year-old boy who was last seen getting on the bus after classes ended Thursday at Lincoln Park Middle School. A police statement says Lyrik James Schmelz was found in an apartment Saturday night in the presence of a family member. The department extended its thanks to the public for his help in finding the boy, but gave no further ...
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Block E's future finally brighter?
Block E has long been cursed with misfortune and a bad reputation. The acquisition of the mall of the same name, which stands on a block with a troubled history, may signal a change in fortune for the area.
Block E. For residents of Minneapolis the downtown city block has been a source of good times and bad, highs and lows, affluence and squalor, for almost one hundred years. Read more
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