Bullpen moves could sway Twins-Yanks
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One thing to remember about the playoffs is that it isn&#39;t always the best team that wins, but the team that plays the best in October.
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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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The Yankees lost the opening game of the five-game division series, 2-0, at Yankee Stadium. The Twins' five double plays ties a record for a postseason game.
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As you might imagine, a leading topic of conversation in the Red Sox bullpen these days is Mike Timlin's imminent return. A roster spot will have to be created after Timlin completes his rehab assignment in Pawtucket and rejoins the ball club this weekend, which is what the Sox are planning at the moment. Another reliever will ...
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The New York Yankees begin their quest towards a 27th World Series title on Tuesday when they welcome the Minnesota Twins to the Bronx for Game
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A three-team trade that would send the D&#39;backs&#39; ace left-hander to the New York Yankees is close to completion, pending physicals.
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You asked for it. You got it. Ever-clutch, the Yankees rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the eighth inning at Minnesota last night and finished off the Twins, 6-5, in 11 innings in Game 4 of the American League Division Series to advance to the ALCS against the Red Sox, beginning Tuesday night in the Bronx.
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After weeks of stalled trade talks, the Yankees could soon make the deal they have pushed for since last summer. There is new life in their effort to acquire Randy Johnson, who would suddenly give them an imposing pitching rotation.
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Minneapolisâ The Minnesota Twins were in great shape just two days ago. Now they&#39;re on the brink of being eliminated by the New York Yankees for the second straight year.
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It&#39;s going to take more than one good start by Johan Santana for the Twins to reach the New York Yankees&#39; radar screen.
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Itâs risky to call a series in late September that neither team really has to win a playoff preview. Just the same, the three-game series between the Twins and Yankees that concludes Thursday is as compelling as such series get.
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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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That&#39;s a phrase the Yankees may need to keep telling themselves as this Division Series with the tiny-market Twins progresses.
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Last year, in the American League Division Series, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, then lost Game 2. The series shifted
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The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers both had a chance to grab the lead in the AL Central with two games left. Neither team could take advantage of the opportunity.
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They play to the last out in the Bronx, you know. The Minnesota Twins were agonizingly close to heading home with a 2-0 series lead. But funny things can happen when ballgames reach the 12th inning and pitchers are out there doing things they don't ordinarily do. And so after watching the Twins reach their tiring reliever ...
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We've been here before, to paraphrase that noted Yankee philosopher, Yogi Berra. Last year, in the American League Division Series, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, then lost Game 2. The series shifted to the indoor, climate-controlled Metrodome, and the Yanks closed things out behind Roger Clemens and David Wells, ...