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This Week in Twins Transactions

Chris Colabello was recalled from Rochester, then options him back to Rochester the next day.

Trevor Plouffe was sent to Rochester on a rehab assignment.

Aaron Hicks was placed on the fifteen-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain.

Wilkin Ramirez was placed on the fifteen-day disabled list with concussion-like symptoms.

Oswaldo Arcia was recalled from Rochester.

Trevor Plouffe was activated from the disabled list.

Chris Herrmann was optioned to Rochester.

Cody Eppley was signed to a minor league contract and assigned to Rochester.

Drew Butera was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.

James Beresford was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.

Anthony Slama was released by Rochester.

Alex Meyer was placed on the seven-day disabled list by New Britain with a strained right shoulder.

Miguel Sano was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Angel Morales was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Eddie Rosario was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Dakota Watts was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Chris Pettit was released by New Britain.

Mark Sobolewski was released by New Britain.

Bryan Haar was promoted from the GCL Twins to Fort Myers.

Mike Kvasnicka was activated from the disabled list by Fort Myers.

Kaleb Merck was promoted from Elizabethton to Cedar Rapids.

Wilfredy Liranzo was assigned to the DSL Twins.

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Happy Birthday–June 10

Jack Graney (1886)
Garland Braxton (1900)
Danny McFayden (1905)
Vic Harris (1905)
Mike Kreevich (1908)
Frank Demaree (1910)
Chuck Thompson (1921)
Hank Foiles (1929)
Carmen Cozza (1930)
Ed Palmquist (1933)
Kazuhisa Inao (1937)
Johnny Edwards (1938)
Ken Singleton (1947)
Elias Sosa (1950)
Gerry Hunsicker (1950)
Francisco Barrios (1953)
Scott Ullger (1955)
Floyd Bannister (1955)
Pokey Reese (1973)

Outfielder Vic Harris was a long-time Negro League player and manager, leading the Homestead Grays to nine Negro National League pennants.

Chuck Thompson was a long-time broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles.

Outfielder Carmen Cozza played in the low minors in 1952-1953, batting .242.  He later became a college football coach, most notably at Yale.  Upon his retirement in 1996, he held the record for most coaching victories in the Ivy League (179) and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Kazuhisa Inao is one of the greatest pitchers in Japanese baseball history.

Gerry Hunsicker is a long-time baseball executive, working for the Mets, the Astros, and the Rays.

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This Week in Twins Transactions

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Chris Colabello was optioned to Rochester.

Clete Thomas had his contract selected by Minnesota.

Tyler Robertson was designated for assignment.

Blake Martin was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.

Tom Stuifbergen was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Manuel Soliman was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

Tyler Duffey was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

Niko Goodrum was placed on the seven day disabled list by Cedar Rapids.

Caleb Brewer was assigned to Cedar Rapids.

Joel Licon was promoted from Elizabethton to Cedar Rapids.

Christian Powell was promoted from Elizabethton to Cedar Rapids.

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Happy Birthday–June 7

Bones Ely (1863)
Ed Wells (1900)
Dusty Boggess (1904)
Rosey Gilhousen (1913)
Herb Score (1933)
Roger Nelson (1944)
George Mitterwald (1945)
Don Money (1947)
Thurman Munson (1947)
Bobby Marcano (1951)
Bill Hohn (1955)
Tim Laudner (1958)
Heathcliff Slocumb (1966)
Donaldo Mendez (1978)
Virgil Vasquez (1982)

Dusty Boggess was a National League umpire from 1944-62.

Rosey Gilhousen was a long-time scout who is credit for signing George Brett and Dan Quisenberry.

Bobby Marcano was an all-star in Japan.

Bill Hohn has been a major league umpire since 1989.

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This Week in Twins Transactions

Oswaldo Arcia was optioned to Rochester.

Joe Benson was placed on waivers and claimed by Texas.

P. J. Walters had his contract selected by Minnesota.

Wilkin Ramirez was placed on the seven-day disabled list.

Chris Herrmann was recalled to Minnesota.

Chris Colabello was optioned to Rochester, then recalled to Minnesota the next day.

Trevor Plouffe was reinstated from the seven-day disabled list, then placed on the fifteen-day disabled list with a left calf strain the next day.

Dan Rohlfing was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.

Michael Tonkin was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.

Daniel Turpen was sent from Rochester to New Britain.

D. J. Baxendale was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Bruce Pugh was placed on the seven-day disabled list by New Britain with a strained right groin.

Cole Johnson was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Kyle Knudson was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Matt Hauser was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

Ryan O'Rourke was activated from the disabled list by Fort Myers.

Matt Tomshaw was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

Hein Robb was promoted from Elizabethton to Cedar Rapids.

Bryan Augenstein was released by Rochester.

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This Week in Twins Transactions

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Cole DeVries was activated from the disabled list and optioned to Rochester.

Caleb Thielbar was promoted from Rochester.

Pedro Hernandez was optioned to Rochester.

Trevor Plouffe was placed on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion.

Chris Colabello had his contract selected from Rochester.

Darin Mastroianni was transferred from the fifteen-day disabled list to the sixty-day disabled list.

Vance Worley was optioned to Rochester.

Samuel Deduno was activated from the disabled list by Rochester, then had his contract selected by Minnesota four days later.

Aaron Thompson was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.

Nate Hanson was sent from Rochester to New Britain.

Deibinson Romero was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.

Tim Wood was transferred from the fifteen-day disabled list to the sixty-day disabled list.

Oswaldo Arcia was optioned to Rochester.

Anthony Slama was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.

Jonathan Goncalves was sent from New Britain to Fort Myers.

Jhon Garcia was transferred by Fort Myers from the seven-day disabled list to the sixty-day disabled list.

Drew Leachman was released by Fort Myers.

Josh Burris was sent from Cedar Rapids to the GCL Twins.

 

The reports all say that P. J. Walters has been called up to Minnesota, and I don't doubt that, but I haven't seen anything on any official lists yet.

2013 Twins Game Log

2013 Game 41: Minnesota at Atlanta

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I'm trying to imagine what it must be like to have a a tornado more than a mile wide with winds up to 300 miles per hour bearing down on you. The worst of the storm that devastated Moore, OK went south of where my Oklahoma City relatives live, and it's a bad one. Best wishes to everyone in the storm's path.

After a pretty miserable home stand against teams with stocking fetishes, the Twins take to the road for a little interleague play. The last time the Twins played the Braves in Atlanta the two teams were locked in an epic and immortal clash of talent and will to claim the world championship of baseball. This series doesn't promise to hold the same level of drama and intensity as that one.

To start this one off the Twins will trot Kevin Correia to the mound. With a a 4-3 record and a 3.35 ERA he's been as solid a starting pitcher as we have so far this year, and with all his time in the National League he should be able to avoid looking completely lost with a bat in his hand. The Braves send Julio Teheran to the mound tonight. Just 22 years old, Teheran has posted a 14-to-1 K/BB rate in his last 25 innings pitched, which would seem to indicate a decent level of control. We'll see.

Play ball!

2013 Twins Game Log

2013 Game 35: Pale Hosers at Twins

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I used to love to hate the White Sox, but that fiery passion has cooled considerably in the past few years. Now I just like to dislike them. For this I blame Ozzie Guillen, who somehow against all odds and expectations brought a new level of civility and respect to the formerly fierce and nasty rivalry. I blame Ozzie because this is America, and we all know that in America the way a person feels about anything can never, ever, ever be blamed on the person doing the feeling; it must be either God's will or somebody else's fault. Ozzie's outspoken admiration for the Twins' brand of baseball during his Chicago tenure cowed the South Side trash talkers, and for that I don't think I can ever forgive him.

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