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Listen: Squirrel mania! (And in praise of Nelson Cruz)

La Velle E. Neal III joins Michael Rand to discuss how the Twins have embraced the Target Field squirrel and how Nelson Cruz keeps pounding baseballs. Also on the menu: Which Twins starting pitchers do you trust, and could the bullpen get a young flamethrower soon?

By Star Tribune

August 22, 2019 at 12:17PM
A squirrel interrupted the Twins-White Sox game for the second straight night on Tuesday.
A squirrel interrupted the Twins-White Sox game for the second straight night on Tuesday. (Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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