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MINNEAPOLIS -- Oakland first baseman Dan Johnson has reduced the number of tickets he is giving out this series. Still, he expects to see a lot of family and friends this week.

Johnson grew up in Coon Rapids, Minn., about 15 miles from the Metrodome, and graduated in 1997 from Blaine High School.

"When I was growing up, I wished I was going to be a Twin," he said. "I always said I was going to be a baseball player, and here we are today."

The first baseman hopes that the so-called "Minnesota Nice" will help him at the plate. He was 4-for-6 in his first three games after being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Aug. 31, including a grand slam against Baltimore, but he's hitless in his last 12 at-bats entering play Tuesday. He did have a bases-loaded walk Monday.

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GO ANGELS

Well he's kind of had it in me ever since i accidentally ran over his dog. Actually, replace "accidentally" with "repeatedly" and replace "dog" with "son".