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A Kernels Day in Photos
I’m traveling for work the first half of this week, so I won’t really have an opportunity to write a regular weekly update on the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Perhaps it’s just as well, though, because the...
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Kernels in a Dogfight for MWL Postseason Spot
In mid-June, after a brutal first half to their Midwest League season, the Cedar Rapids Kernels limped in to the MWL’s All-Star break with a 31-39 record, not only 14 games behind Western Division...
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Gardy out as Twins Manager. Who’s Next?
It didn’t take long for the shoe to drop after the Twins’ season ended with another 90+ loss season on Sunday. That shoe landed on the heads of manager Ron Gardenhire and his entire big league coaching...
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Twins Manager Search: Update No. 1
Yesterday, in the hours following Ron Gardenhire’s ouster as manager of the Twins, I put up a post briefly discussing each of what I considered possible internal candidates to replace Gardy. Shortly...
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JC’s Spring Training Report
I’ve been down here in Fort Myers, Florida, for several days now and I’ve been very slow about posting anything here. My bad. Century Link Field, Spring Training home of the Twins The newly remodeled...
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Kernels Pitching is Hot Out of the Gate
It may not be what casual baseball fans want to see, but in most cases and at most levels of professional baseball, the teams with the best pitching win the most games. Sometimes, it really is that...
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Kernels Passing Their Mid-terms
The Cedar Rapids Kernels passed the midpoint of the first half of their 2015 season over the past weekend, making it an appropriate time to get manager Jake Mauer’s assessment of how their season is...
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Berrios Headlines Kernels’ Hot Stove Banquet
Jose Berrios has shot up the national “top prospect” rankings based on his performance the past couple of years in the Minnesota Twins organization and on Wednesday night, Berrios joined his former...
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Kernels Getting Strong Pitching, Little Else
Twenty games into their 2016 season, the Cedar Rapids Kernels find themselves right in the thick of the chase for the Midwest League’s Western Division first-half title race with an 11-9 record. They...
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Kernels & Jake Mauer Focus on “Task at Hand”
With less than 40 games left in their 2017 campaign, the Cedar Rapids Kernels need a strong finish to clinch a Midwest League playoff spot, something they’ve accomplished every season since affiliating...
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