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KNOW THIS
Tuesday marked the 20-year anniversary of the day Kirby Puckett retired from baseball, the result of vision problems that developed in the spring of 1996. "Don't worry about me," he said that day. "I'll show up and I'll have a smile on my face. The only thing I won't have is this uniform on."
WATCH what?
This is the one day of the year when I cannot, in good faith, recommend that you watch any sports programming on TV. Don't watch the ESPYs. Don't get sucked into the NBA Summer League. Just keep the TV off.
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"Ever since Nunez joined the Twins and got a hit in his first game, I've liked him. Let's hope the Twins don't do something stupid and trade him. We all forget that Terry Ryan made the trade and gave up nothing for him."
"richnpoor" commenting on startribune.com.
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"Commissioner Rob Manfred just told me he likes the game best with no DH rule and that issue will be discussed by the owners during the next round of CBA negotiations."
@JimBowden_ESPN
