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Smitty...you out there? It's David vs. Goliath time again. Can the lowly Twins even squeak out a run versus the mighty Yankees?

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They already have, Paul. It's 2-0 in favor of the Twins.

And just so you know, I'm a Yankee fan, too. Have been ever since I was a kid. I grew up in southern CT.

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David isn't backing down...

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Not any more...Yankee dinger. Who would you root for if the Padres played the Yankees? :D

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Doh.

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Yep. 2-2.

That's a tough one. But the Padres get the edge for two reasons. A huge underdog and San Diego is home and has been since 1978.
The 1998 WS was a tough one.

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Whose pitching for the Twins? Didn't they use 8 or 9 pitchers last night Paul?

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Jeter is the Man!!

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Yankees lead 3-2 after 4 1/2 innings.

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4-2 Yankees after an A-Rod RBI single that scored Jeter.

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6-2 Yankees after a 2-R HR for Matsui to centerfield.

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7-2 Yankees after and A-Rod RBI single scoring Jeter.

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Sure am Paul. How about A-Rod getting some hits and a few RBIs. Good sign right there :D

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How about Jeter. 2-2, single, 2-R HR, 2 walks, 2 RBI, 3 R.

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Yankees win :)

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Yankees WIN!!

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He usually hits well in the first round Joe, its the ALCS thats been his demise.

I'd actually like to see him get that monkey off his back this year.

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Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees Win!!!!

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Ooooof. That hurt. :hn

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What a performance tonite by both teams. Twins can do a whole lot better though. But as you can see the Mighty Mighty Yankees stay 1 on top of the rest!!!!!

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The Yankees have too much of an arsenal for the Twins.
I think this Cinderella story is not going to have a happy ending for the Twins.
One glass slipper now broken.

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It would not shock me if the Twins take one or two from my Yanks. They have a good team, and I respect what they do with their "small-market" francise - unlike other slackers. But no doubt they have a tough row to hoe - Yankees have hitting, pitching, bullpen, bench, speed if needed, and home-field. As for A-Rod, out-of-towners who haven't paid attention should note - it's a different A-Rod this year, so far. He may have a monster October.

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ARod is looking good. Could mean trouble for AL.

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He's hot right now, and more importantly getting runners home. Yanks caught a major break over the Mauer hit that was missed. Tight game, very fun to watch.

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Gotta love the result, Joe.

But the missed call will be whined about ad nauseum.

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Kinda ironic considering the Twins were given a gift when the ump missed the ball that hit Brandon Inges jersey in the tiebreaker game. Karma perhaps? :hm

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The Twins played their a$$ off to even get to that game. Karma would have happened for the Twins when they didn't call that. Remember they played 1/2 of August and all of September without the MVP Justin Morneau.

This game tonight just hurts....

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Call it karma if you want. Just a good illustration that eventually questionable calls even out.

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:banger Yankees :banger

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ugh

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What is it with the horrible calls in the playoffs this year?

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It's called Richie Garciaitis.

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:banger:banger:banger

One more!!!
Bring out the brooms.

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A tiny 3 filament brush of a jersey vs. 10" inside the foul line.
Yankee$$ bribes at work. ;)


Nice to see the Twins get to the playoffs, in any case, but coming back from a 2 game deficit against the Pinstriped Mafia isn't gonna happen.

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I'm not about to bash the Twins - as I said already, I respect what they manage to do year after year. But they have no reason to complain about calls that go one way or the other. They had their chances in a game they probably should have won, but when you leave 17 men on base - well, 16 on base and 1 three steps from scoring - they have no one to blame but themselves. They dodged a bullet in the 10th, with Yankees first and third with one out, then had bases loaded in the 11th with no outs.

Hey, that's baseball baby.

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Joe Nathan is not Mr. October. He didn't perform as he should have, and I was saying the same thing last night about the pathetic stranded on base percentages. It only takes a couple of small mistakes to let the Yankees open up on you like a festering boil.

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The Twins left at least 1 runner on base each and every inning.

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Do you even think it was going to matter in the long run? I think the yanks would have won that game regardless if the call was made correct or not. Nathan blowing it was so disheartening for them, I really think thats why they continued to struggle. They are what, 0-9 vs the yanks now.... some teams just have your number.

As for Arod- the two out hit to drive in a run in Game 1 has really helped his confidence. I heard a few interviews on the FAN and its being said he looks/acts like a different person in the clubhouse. I'm kinda glad, I'm tired of all the Arod bashing. Yes hes not Jeter, but when its all said and done, his numbers will be among the greatest in baseball..

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I said it on April 11th, and I'll say it again on October 11th: The Twins do not have a strong pitching staff. They have glimpses of greatness, followed by a week of pure ordinary.

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Sad but true. Pavano is pitching well right now though. (knock on wood)

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I have two teams, the Red Sox....

hold on Sox are out?

Go everyone but they Yankees!

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Go angels!!!

:fu:hf:fu:hf:fu

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Well, more bad base running and bad pitching out of the Twins pen leads us to the Angels. Sweep, sorry Paul :D

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WTG Yankees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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O yea:banger

Lets make this thread Yanks vs Angels!

aj

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I think A-Rod had a pretty clutch series. The Twins gave a way plenty of chances. Watching those games it was like watching my son play MLB 2K9 on the Xbox with the Twins against an all star team.

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Was there any doubt? Lets hope they go all the way this yr!!!! Go Yankees!!!!

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Although I am happy with the result, I'm a bit surprised that the Twins did not win a game, and very surprised they did not play Twins baseball. Did they not realize that those little bags out there are where one is safe, not in that dirty part?

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As a Sox fan, it pains me to say this, the Yankees are a great team. I don't think anyone will beat them. I actually like Jeter a lot, he is a great player.