Found October 09, 2009 on
Twins Fix:
The Twins fell again in New York on Friday night, 4-3, thanks to an incredible inability to take advantage of opportunities. The Twins as a team left 17 runners on base, and witnessed Joe Nathan completely implode by surrendering a game-tying home run to Alex Rodriguez and throwing wildly to second attempting to pick off [...]
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The baseball gods always make you pay for the kind of mistake the Twins made to cost themselves a run in the fourth inning. It looked like they might get away with it when they entered the ninth inning with a two-run lead and brought on Joe Nathan to nail down the win, but they hadn't paid the gift tax yet.
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October 09, 2009
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October 10, 2009
A star who knows what it feels like to flop in the playoffs has high hopes for Joe Nathan et al.
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October 09, 2009
Congrats Joe Nathan on choking without getting even an out.
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October 09, 2009
In a move sure to rock this winter’s baseball landscape, White Sox outfielder Dewayne Wise declared free agency today, thus making the 31-year-old career .216 hitter free to explore employment options outside the city of Chicago. Wise, as readers of this site will recall, has assembled a fine portfolio on the South Side, including one [...]
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October 10, 2009
Follow-up procedure in offseason likely no longer necessary
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October 11, 2009
The Yankees are back in the ALCS for the first time since 2004. Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada hit solo homers as the Yankees beat the Twins 4-1 to complete the three-game sweep.
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October 09, 2009
Alex Rodriguez's postseason struggles are nowhere to be seen this fall.
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October 10, 2009
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October 09, 2009
Yankees (1-0) vs. Twins (0-1)
Pitching Matchup:
RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 0.00ERA) vs RHP Nick Blackburn (0-0, 0.00ERA)
Lineup
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Game News & Notes (Courtesy of the LoHud blog)
They’re up 1-0 in the best-of-five and got strong Game 1 performances from a slew of key players including...
Via NY Daily News
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October 11, 2009
The Yankees polished off their sweep of the Twins in the final game ever to be played in the dome, getting clutch home runs by Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada to give them a 4-1 victory and their first playoff series win in five years.
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