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Indications are TK will stay put: MIAMI - When Joe Girardi turned down the Baltimore Orioles' managing job Thursday, speculation mounted that the Orioles' new team president, Andy MacPhail, would soon talk to former Twins manager Tom Kelly. But as of Friday afternoon, the Orioles hadn't asked the Twins for permission to speak to Kelly, and most indications were that Kelly is content as a special assistant to Twins General Manager Terry Ryan. "Baltimore has not called," Ryan said. "And historically, when Tom has been pursued for manager openings, he's said he's comfortable where he's at." Kelly, 5
Twins rapped by knuckler: Let's travel back to the Tom Kelly era for a minute. It was then the Twins first came up with the theory that a knuckleball moves better indoors than outdoors. Opposing knuckleballers seemed to have success against Twins hitters (OK, there was a time when most pitchers did). "We talked about this a long time ago, when T.K. was managing here, about trying to get knuckleballers here at the Dome," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said, "because it is pretty good for a knuckleball here." There was such a pitcher at the Dome on Friday, but Tim Wakefield wasn't wearing a Twins uniform. He was
... Live From Fort Myers: Fans gets sights, sounds of spring One of the best parts about spring training is the access fans have to players. The only thing separating Twins catcher Joe Mauer from a throng of about 50 people Wednesday morning was a chain-link backstop and about 10 feet of grass. Those fans also got to hear manager Ron Gardenhire's running commentary during drills. After the pitchers completed their bullpen work, the catchers worked on fielding throws to home plate from left field. Former Twins manager Tom Kelly used a fungo bat to simulate those throws. His first one was a beauty -- a one-hop strik
Tom Kelly in the Blog Pen
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