I had a hard time ranking the games at the end of the season that really determined the Twins’ fate? Sure, it would make sense for the top seven games to all be in the Twins-Sox series and the Twins-Royals series, plus the tiebreaker. However, I decided that not only would it be boring, it [...]
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Important Games #8 – September 23 (Twins win, 9-3)
Posted in Game Wrap, Important Games, tagged Carlos Gomez, Delmon Young, Denard Span, Jason Kubel, Jesse Crain, Matt Guerrier, Scott Baker on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Important Games #9: May 24 (Twins Lose, 19-3)
Posted in Game Wrap, Important Games, tagged Alexi Casilla, Boof Bonser, Brian Bass, Carlos Gomez, Juan Rincon, Matt Macri on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not only was May 24 the worst loss of the year for the Twins, it also spelled the end of Boof Bonser’s career as a starter in a Twins uniform. I know it seems I am focusing a lot on the nasty losses the Twins were dealt, but honestly, these were the games that forced [...]
Important Games: June 8
Posted in Game Wrap, Important Games on March 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
June 8 was possibly the single most painful game of the year, all told. Most games in which the Twins gave a particularly poor performance could be traced to either a specific player or to one of the offense or defense. This game was one of the few where EVERYONE played poorly. It was in [...]
