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A New #66 In Pittsburgh

09/04/2013 at 7:40pm EDT

from Jim Souhan of the StarTribune,

Former Twin Francisco Liriano will start for the Pirates, and former Twin Justin Morneau will bat cleanup and wear a new number: 66.

I guessed that was a result of the intense hockey fan paying homage to Penguins great Mario Lemeiux. I was wrong.

``Nope,'' Morneau said. ``It's just 33 times two.''

Morneau wore 33 during his prime with the Twins. Is 99 a possibility? ``Nope,'' he said. ``There's only one 99 for us Canadians.''

read on for some baseball talk...

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