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                    <title><![CDATA[Section 219: The Span deal: What happens now?]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[What happens after the Denard Span deal with determine how we'll be feeling about the Twins in 2013. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 30, Nov 2012 10:23</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Section 219: Throwing cold water on the hot stove]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The Twins need to make bold moves now to keep from sliding further into baseball irrelevance. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 15, Nov 2012 8:54</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Section 219: Twins begin their hunt for competence]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The Twins started their off-season shakeup less than 24 hours after the final out of the season.  ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 5, Oct 2012 8:31</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Section 219: Disenchantment of the Twins fan base]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Do the Twins really believe 'ballpark experience" and the 2014 All-Star Game are enough to retain fan loyalty? ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 13, Sep 2012 9:8</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Section 219: The Twins are almost unwatchable]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The team keeps losing, fans are drifting away and hard questions need to be answered. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 29, Aug 2012 8:23</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Section 219: Should you trust the Twins right now?]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The demotion of Nick Blackburn should be taken as a positive sign, even with the mixed messages that were sent out. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 21, Aug 2012 11:51</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The Twins need to use the final weeks of the season to figure out more about their future. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 16, Aug 2012 9:39</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Section 219: Giving up on Liriano (Finally)]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Who did you think the Twins were going to get for Francisco Liriano? ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 29, Jul 2012 0:15</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Trading Liriano has become a game of chicken for the Twins]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Francisco Liriano didn't really hurt his trade value Monday night because it wasn't that high in the first place. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 24, Jul 2012 11:14</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Section 219: Trades, free agency and the Twins' checkbook]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Twins ownership needs to trust Terry Ryan by giving him a more liberal budget to improve the team and keep fans engaged. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 13, Jul 2012 9:3</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Section 219: My sorta-deep thoughts on Francisco Liriano]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Trade him. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 21, Jun 2012 9:3</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Section 219: Hope amid trouble (and trouble amid hope)]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Do you still need more evidence that the Twins need a makeover? ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 18, Jun 2012 8:18</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The Twins need to resist ANY thought that they're playing for much of anything in 2012. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 11, Jun 2012 9:13</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Sweeping a series from Oakland does little to change the big picture for the Twins. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 31, May 2012 9:12</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Yes, I know that sounds like hollow praise when you're writing about the worst team in baseball. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 22, May 2012 8:51</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[What do you expect from a team that is relying on a batch of No. 5 starters? ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Share your three best suggestions. ]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 6, May 2012 10:2</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[A bad night in California. ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[At the current pace, the Twins would lose about 120 games. ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Is it time to consider a drastic option for the failing Francisco Liriano? ]]></description>
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