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Friday, November 30
Updated: December 4, 8:54 PM ET
 
Contraction Reaction

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Less than two days after the best World Series in a decade, commissioner Bud Selig declared baseball would eliminate two teams. The Montreal Expos and Minnesota Twins are the teams most likely to be offered the buyout. ESPN.com's Jim Caple reports that Twins employees don't know what their future is, while John Sickels answers mail from users in a special Twins Mailbag.

News

  • Deal to delay contraction still not finalized
  • Players, owners close to deal to delay contraction
  • Pohlad admits Twins have been targeted
  • Twins ticketholder wants to join legal fight
  • Arbiter hearing players' grievance
  • High court refuses speedy appeal in Twins case
  • Mayors present stadium plans to keep Twins alive
  • Twins' landlord goes to Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Players to get their day in court
  • Selig gets three-year extension from owners
  • Date set for Congress antitrust hearing
  • Pro-Twins group collects 110,000 signatures for saving team
  • Selig calls owners to meet Tuesday
  • MLB requests state Supreme Court hearing
  • MLB appeals Twins verdict; Ventura criticizes baseball
  • Ex-Twins hopeful team can be saved
  • Court decision puts Twins' contraction in question
  • Radke pitches in to help save Twins
  • Twins use lease to fight contraction
  • Regardless of outcome, Selig says Twins had their chances
  • Legislators challenge baseball antitrust exemption | What's next?
  • Twins continue to play waiting game
  • Conflict of interest for Selig?
  • Pohlad urges patience among employees | Letter
  • Lawyer: Contraction to take place by Dec. 15
  • Players file griveance; Congress says it will fight
  • One player thinks contraction is good
  • Twins' moves on hold
  • McAdam: First sign of labor battle

    Commentary

  • Stark: Can contraction really happen before next season?
  • Rovell: Lease suit first of many
  • Gammons: Labor mess just getting started
  • Caple: Baseball avoiding the real problems
  • Neyer: Contraction solves nothing
  • Stark: A sick feeling
  • Patrick: For baseball, same old song
  • Baseball Prospectus: What problem does this fix?
  • McAdam: Contraction Q & A
  • ESPN.com users: bad idea

    No Twins?

  • Caple: Leave the Twins alone
  • Sickels: A Twins fan speaks out

    Other columns

  • Page 2: Hey, your team could be axed as well
  • Wulf: Only two? Let's go back to 16!
  • Ratto: Eliminate the rich teams






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