With my luck he gets hurt this week, goes on DL and loses rookie status....<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 1:35 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com" target="_blank">springkerb@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font color="black" face="arial"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think it was Span. Revere got sent down but was starting within a month or two. So thanks for helping make my point. Hicks is probably a better prospect that Revere (or Mostaccioli), and the Twins obviously think so, but who knows how long this will last? Hicks could have the job for 10 days or 10 years.</font><br>
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<div>I don't even recall who the hell he was--Span? Revere? Puckett?
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 1:11 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com" target="_blank">springkerb@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><font color="black" face="arial">Remind me how long last year's Twins starting center fielder lasted.<br>
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<div>FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The starting center fielder competition is over for the Twins.</div>
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<div>Aaron Hicks, who has yet to play above Double-A New Britain, will be Minnesota's center fielder and leadoff hitter come Opening Day on April 1 against the Tigers at Target Field, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire announced Sunday.</div>
<div>Hicks, who went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI against the Blue Jays on Sunday, won the battle over Darin Mastroianni and Joe Benson. Mastroianni is expected to be the club's fourth outfielder while Benson was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Friday.</div>
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<div><b>WINNER</b></div>
<div>Riptorns. Demotion of J.D. Martinez more than offset with news that AL's latest OF sensation Aaron Hicks has earned spotting spot as <b>RIPS EYE FIFTH PLACE FINISH.</b></div>
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<div><b>LOSER</b></div>
<div>K-9. Weak OF populated with likes of Rasmus, Francoeur and Mastroianni dooms this squad to <b>BOTTOM FEEDER STATUS.</b> </div>
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