Article: Cuddyer, ever the prospect, plugs a hole in leaky lineup; One optimistic sign about the Twins is the hot bat of the latest occupant of right field.(SPORTS)(Jim Souhan)

Byline: Jim Souhan; Staff Writer

Sunday was getaway day for the Twins, so bags of equipment and clothes filled the narrow walkways of the Metrodome clubhouse.

The Twins had just beaten the Tigers 4-2, and Michael Cuddyer was picking his way through the bags to his locker, fresh bandages on his knees and right elbow making him look like a Harley rider who had just tested the abrasive properties of asphalt.

If he had his way, he would renew acquaintances with gauze every day. At 27, his big-league career has been more about sunflower seeds on the bench than blood on the field, and unlike Jesse Ventura, Cuddyer thinks he has plenty of time to ...

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