Summary
Bret Boone was welcomed with chants of "Booooone' when he joined his new team in Minnesota coming out of the All-Star break, but those loyal fans seemed to drop the "ne' after Boone grounded out Friday night and was 0 for 8 with three strikeouts for the Twins in two games.
The Twins really had nothing to lose trading for Boone, paying him only about $160,000 of his $9 million salary. The Seattle Mariners, giving up on Boone after he hit .231 with seven homers and 34 RBIs, are responsible for the rest.See the full content of this document
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Boone Tries His Luck with Twins
But is Boone, seen as the cocky kid from USC via Orange County by some, really a good fit for the team- oriented Twins, who had used primarily Nick Punto and Luis Rivas at second b...
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