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Patrick Reusse

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Phone: 612-673-7129

Patrick Reusse is a sports columnist who writes two to three columns per week. He also can be heard on AM-1500 KSTP from noon to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Reusse: Money trail leads to Twins' wise intentions

The Twins didn't splurge in free agency, and that shows their realistic -- and wise -- goal for 2012 is becoming respectable again.

Updated: April 10, 2012, - 05:55 AM

Reusse: Don't be fooled by Wild's finish

Victories after its playoff fate was decided can't hide the fact that the team's offense remained nonexistent.

Updated: April 08, 2012, - 08:08 AM

Reusse: As the building boom ends, baseball is left with issues

The Grand Old Game faces serious generational challenges now that those new stadiums aren't so new anymore.

Updated: April 05, 2012, - 06:24 AM

Reusse: Twins need more Mauers, fewer Garbes

It's a tough business, projecting, drafting and signing amateur ballplayers, and the Twins have had difficulty finding future stars in the earliest rounds of the draft.

Updated: April 01, 2012, - 07:16 AM

Reusse: Who's the fairest Kevin of all? Um, answer is on the scoreboard

Kevin Love's talent is unquestioned, but Kevin Garnett showed the value of defense -- and of not getting him riled.

Updated: March 31, 2012, - 08:39 AM

Reusse: $12.5 million for Liriano? Just could be

The erratic lefthander still is the best shot for a Twins ace.

Updated: March 28, 2012, - 11:12 PM

Reusse: Baker a source of frustration, but Twins options few

The Twins righthander, once again battling an ailing elbow, got back on the mound but did not look good in doing so.

Updated: March 27, 2012, - 11:26 PM

Reusse: Nishioka swallows pride, goes right back to work

Tsuyoshi Nishioka was a star in Japan, considered a blockbuster signing last year. Now he's a 27-year-old minor leaguer, trying to get back to the big leagues.

Updated: March 24, 2012, - 09:24 PM

Reusse: Twins prospects aren't ready yet, but ...

The Twins' farm system isn't as barren as once believed, with some talent knocking on the majors' door.

Updated: March 22, 2012, - 03:30 PM

THE GOLDEN ERA (1946-1970)

Many remember Edgerton as providing the highlight of highlights. But three other schools from southwestern Minnesota brought home state titles in the decade that followed before the end of the old one-class system.

Updated: March 20, 2012, - 01:04 AM