Twins Win
The Minnesota Twins took advantage of multiple Yankee errors (though only one was charged) to beat the Evil Empire 3-1 in today’s ALDS opener.
Non-regular season games have given some unexpected results this year. Eric Gagne’s only blown save occurred in the All-Star Game, and the Twins’ only victory over the Yankees since pre-9/11 happened in the postseason.
The victory was bittersweet, however, as starting pitcher Johan Santana left after four innings due to leg cramps, no doubt causing Aaron Gleeman to, er, “redecorate” his dorm room a bit. (Luckily, Johan will be back, thanks to the extra special attention manager Ron Gardenhire is planning on paying to his leg…) Another sad fact for me is that I was invited to this game by a good friend last night, and was unable to attend. Indeed, some of my witticisms could have found their way into his post over on TwinsGeek. This was the second ballgame I’ve passed up in a month due to prior (but less important) engagements. It runs in the family, however; my mom and stepdad are visiting this weekend, leaving their playoff tickets to my dad and stepmother back in Minnesota.