Thoughts on ALDS Game 1
I attended last night’s Yankees-Twins playoff game, which was the first postseason game in the history of Target Field. The Yankees took Game 1 of the American League Division Series to get a 1-0 lead...
View ArticleKey hit continues to evade Twins in postseason
One of these playoff games, the Minnesota Twins offense has to bust out, doesn’t it? Danny Valencia and the Minnesota Twins offense continue to struggle with men on base. Associated Press photo The...
View ArticleProof of a Yankee curse? You be the judge
There’s no shortage of good stories to read from last night’s Game 2 of the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins. The Yankees defeated the Twins 5-2, taking...
View ArticleTwins locked in familiar October setting, and a must-see video
October in these parts means a lot of things. The air is cooling (though not lately for some reason). The leaves are falling. And the Minnesota Twins are losing. For the 12th consecutive playoff game,...
View ArticleGardy, TK are tough to compare
 Now that Minnesota Twins fans have had nearly a week to get over yet another disappointing postseason finish, the cries for the firing of manager Ron Gardenhire – who is still my pick for AL Manager...
View ArticleALCS, NLCS preview time
The American League Championship Series kicks off tonight, featuring two teams with very different histories. Big Bad Vlad Guerrero is back, but will it be enough for the Texas Rangers? Associated...
View ArticleRangers fans: We feel your pain
Very tough to watch Friday’s Game 1 of the ALCS, which saw the Texas Rangers blow a 5-0 lead en route to a loss to the New York Yankees. Pretty familiar territory for Minnesota Twins fans, who saw...
View ArticleTwins were missing more than just Cliff Lee
When a team loses playoff game after playoff game after playoff game, it’s pretty tough to point a finger at just one player or thing and say, “That is what went wrong.” Cliff Lee is being Cliff Lee...
View ArticleInteresting offseason in the Bronx
Ran across a couple of pretty good stories on ESPN.com regarding the New York Yankees. The first one is that GM Brian Cashman discouraged the Steinbrenners from signing Rafael Soriano to big bucks to...
View ArticleI wouldn’t have given away the Jeter ball, but that’s just me
The headline to this post couldn’t be more to the point. I’ve spent the past few days listening to various sports-talk programs debate whether or not New York Yankees fan Christian Lopez should have...
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