Izenberg: Twins shouldn&#39;t be fooled by near miss
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It&#39;s a morality play as old as Ruth, Joe D. and the Mick. Who among the bit players has not come to the moment adrift in an ocean of clichÃ©s and platitudes: &quot;They pull their
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Some mistakes are not always mistakes.
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A year ago, Mike Mussina lost to the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Pessimist&#39;s panic swept through the Bronx.
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As the Yankees falter through the first half of the season, the 2006 Twins can be a reminder that improbable comebacks do happen.
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After getting the clutch two-out hit that gave him his first multi-RBI game in the majors, Brandon Watson was not done. He stretched the single into a double with a headfirst slide that barely beat the throw from right field.
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The Minnesota Twins are baseball&#039;s hottest team, winners of eight straight and 18 of 20. Yet they&#039;re still struggling to make up ground in the American League Central.
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The Chicago White Sox blew a ninth-inning lead, bounced right back and gained a game in the AL Central race. Thanks to Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer, the Minnesota Twins had a much easier night.
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The Texas Rangers aren&#39;t giving up on their long-shot chance in the AL West. Michael Young hit a grand slam, Mark Teixeira had a two-run double and the Rangers beat All-Star starter Mark Mulder for the second
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The Minnesota Twins moved within a   game of the faltering Detroit Tigers in the American League   Central with a 9-4 win over Cleveland on Thursday.
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Right from the get-go, the Minnesota Twins will be on their toes. Because last year, they got off on the wrong foot in Game 1 of the playoffs at Yankee Stadium...
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Cristian Guzman and Shannon Stewart homered to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Saturday night. The Tigers lost their two all-stars to knee injuries.
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Forget the wild card, Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins are closing in on first place.
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While trying to catch first-place Detroit, the Minnesota Twins are catching everything hit their way, too.
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CHICAGO -- Nothing fazes the Minnesota Twins. Threatened with contraction three years ago, they ran away with the AL Central title.
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The Minnesota Twins insisted they were a far better team than the one steamrolled out of last year's division series by the New York Yankees. And they might have been.
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When the Twins traded veteran starter Eric Milton to the Phillies over the winter for inexperienced pitcher Carlos Silva, they didn&#39;t know exactly what they were getting.
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For five innings Tuesday, it didn&#39;t feel like the Twins and White Sox were so far apart in the standings. Then the sixth inning became a microcosm of both club&#39;s seasons