This is usually where fans and players say their team had more heart than their opponents. I do not jump on the bandwagon that says the championship team had more heart than the others. However, I will do my best to convey how and why the Twins won the AL West, flew by the better-on-paper Detroit [...]
Archive for September, 2010
How did the 1987 Twins do it? (Part one)
Posted in Baseball, tagged 1987 Minnesota Twins, alan trammell, ALCS, Baseball, Bert Blyleven, chicago cubs, dan gladden, Detroit Tigers, frank viola, greg gagne, Joe Niekro, Kirby Puckett, metrodome, minnesota twins, new york yankees, sports, st. louis cardinals, Target field, Tim Laudner, World Series on September 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The 1987 Minnesota Twins will forever have a place in the hearts of Twins fans. They were the first team to win a World Series since the team moved from Washington D.C. after the 1960 season. The ’87 club is one of two Minnesota teams to take the title and the ’87 club did so despite [...]
Standing up for Ron Gardenhire
Posted in Baseball, tagged Chicago White Sox, Chuck Knoblauch, Cristian Guzman, J.J. Hardy, Joe Posnanski, Kirby Puckett, minnesota twins, Paul Molitor, Ron Gardenhire on September 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I love baseball and I know a lot about it. I know a lot of facts. I know Kirby Puckett batted .356 in 1988. I know Chuck Knoblauch and Paul Molitor batted .341 for the 1996 Twins. I know Cristian Guzman led the American League in triples in 2000 and 2001. I know these things [...]
The dying art of keeping score
Posted in Baseball, tagged Alexi Casilla, Carlos Gomez, Delmon Young, Keeping score, Mariano Rivera, minnesota twins, new york yankees, Scorecards on September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I told my friend Josh that I liked to keep score at baseball games, he quickly replied, “Do you listen to the radio broadcast on your headphones, too?” No, but that’s not a bad idea. Rarely do I see others keeping score at games these days. If I do, they’re usually at least 20 [...]
Dungeons and Dragons for baseball nerds like myself
Posted in Baseball, tagged greg gagne, Joe Jackson, Roberto Clemente, Sandy Koufax, strat o matic, stratomatic, Ty Cobb on September 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Some people play Dungeons and Dragons. Some play Magic cards. Some read horrible romance novels. Some watch reality television. Some people show up to Star Wars and Harry Potter premieres in costume. Me, I play Strat-o-Matic baseball. I’m not ashamed because everyone does something dorky like this. For years, since I can remember loving baseball, [...]
Let’s not forget the division series
Posted in Baseball, tagged Atlanta Braves, Baseball playoffs, Boston red sox, Division Series, minnesota twins, new york yankees, Oakland Athletics on September 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With the importance of the World Series and the excitement of the league championship series (the Final Four of baseball), the division series often gets overlooked. Sometimes it’s for good reason, but not always. The division series marks the beginning of the baseball postseason and is about a month away. It’s only a best-of-five series [...]
