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Having low payroll isn't a problem for energetic Twins

By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 4, 2003

BRADENTON, Fla. -- They're the inspiration for every dollar-challenged team in every mid-sized quasi-metropolis in America. If you can't be the Yankees these days, you might as well try to be the Minnesota Twins -- the anti-Yankees. The Twins' payroll -- like their win total -- has gone up this year for the third straight season. But it's still another (gulp) $100 million until you arrive at The Bronx. And even after a year in which the Twins won their division by 13½ games and beat Oakla ...

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