Joe Nathan

...voting for the eighth straight campaign until polling concludes. Mariano Rivera holds a commanding lead over Jonathan Papelbon, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Broxton and the rest of the field to be named Closer of the Year. The winner from 2004-06...

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...relievers Jose Mijares (free agent) and Brian Duensing (third round, 2005). And they used other home-grown products to acquire Joe Nathan (for A.J. Pierzynski), Delmon Young (for Jason Barlett) and Orlando Cabrera (for Tyler Ladendorf).

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...Fingers, Dan Quisenberry, John Smoltz and Sparky Lyle are next in some order, followed by Dick Radatz, John Franco, Tug McGraw, Joe Nathan and Lee Smith. For one season, you have to say Brad Lidge. For one extended period in one season,...

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...Twins' starter with an RBI single in the postseason opener, tied the score in the ninth inning of Game 2 with a two-run homer off Joe Nathan and tied the score again with another home run in the seventh inning of Game 3. He hit a tying...

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...is that we all need to just stop, take a deep breath, and avoid overreacting. If someone had mentioned trading Joe Nathan while he was racking up save after save down the stretch and helping propel the Twins into the playoffs, you'd have...

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Everyone is asking the the question : What to do with Joe Nathan? Opinions are fairly easy to come by. Trade him. Keep him. Sacrifice him to the baseball gods and hope they reincarnate him into a closer who can beat the Yankees. There is...

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The Minnesota Twins offseason got off to a dubious start this week as two of the team's perennial All-Stars, Justin Morneau and Joe Nathan both underwent "cleanup" surgeries. Luckily both Nathan and Morneau are expected to be ready and...

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...the tenth inning inning at Yankee Stadium Friday, October 9, 2009 . (Pioneer Press: John Doman, file) Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan, who had two bone chips and some other particles removed from his right elbow by noted orthopedist...

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Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau and closer Joe Nathan each underwent a procedure to have bone chips removed this week. </p><p>Both surgeries took place Tuesday according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. </p><p>Morneau had a...

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