Twins Headlines, A 2008 Diary

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:02 am

Game #153, MIN 11, TB 8: "Stunning rally in ninth shocks Twins (and numerous posters) back to life"

+13

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:39 am

Game #154, TB 11, MIN 1: "Twins are burned from the start"

+12

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:47 pm

Game #155, TB 7, MIN 2: "It's Tampa Bay's day at Twins' expense"

+11

Game #156, MIN 4, TB 1: "Liriano pitches seven innings in Twins win"

+12

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:32 am

Game #157, MIN 9, CWS 3: "Kubel, Twins close Gap"

+13

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:56 pm

Game #158, MIN 3, CWS 2: "Twins' win leaves Central up for grabs"

+14

Game #159, MIN 7, CWS 6: "Twins storm back to sweep White Sox, take over first place"

+15

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:17 pm

Game #160, KC 8, MIN 1: "KC crashes Twins party"

+14

Game #161, KC 4, MIN 2: "Royals topple Twins--again"

+13

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:49 am

Game #162, MIN 6, KC 0: "Twins top Royals 6-0, wait on White Sox to decided AL Central"

+14

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:26 am

Game #163, CWS 1, MIN 0: "Twins thrown out: Meek offense manages just two hits"

sachishi4 · Post by **sachishi4** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:44 am

thats a wrap

Can't Never Tried · Post by **Can't Never Tried** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:43 am

Nice Job Shanty!
Time to raise the pirate flag!

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:59 pm

Thanks CNT. After the Twins went quietly in the 9th I did go unfurl Jolly Roger just to see how he made it through the summer, he's a little tattered and torn but will certainly be sea worthy and battle ready when the time comes.

A few final thoughts on some of the high, lows, and defining moments of the 2008 Twins season.

Game #10, MIN 5, KC 0: "Hernandez improves to 3-0" His stay atop the World didn’t last.

Game #20, MIN 5, OAK 4: "Monroe's mastery helps Twins topple A's" It’s why he was signed but he didn’t do it enough.

Game #32, MIN 13, CWS 1: "Twins' Gomez goes for cycle against White Sox” Thumpings of the Sox never get old

Game #34: "Lamb Singles in a win as Neshek could be gone for year." Neshek wasn’t healthy to start the year and when he eventually fell the bullpen never had an answer.

Game #64, CWS 7, MIN 5: "Twins limp out of Chicago after four games of futility" Games #61-64 gave me little hope for a win in the coin flip game.

Game #73, MIN 9, WSH 3: "Twins rip last-place Nationals for sweep" Twins reached .500 with this win and would never dip below all square again.

Game #112, SEA 11, MIN 6: "Wretched 7th Inning: Pitchers Implode" Twins blow huge lead against bad team, Raul Ibanez crowned Twin Killer of the Decade

Game #125, MIN 9, LAAofA 0: "Span plays out Hunter's lessons" They reached +20, their highwater mark for the year, and teased us that they could maybe win on the road.

Game #140, TOR 9, MIN 0: "Road Trip finishes in a dead end" Reality set in that the Twins would not compete enough away from the Dome to win the Central.

Game #151, CLE 11, MIN 8: "No! Yes! No! Twins fall" They were down big, rallied, had a chance to win, but didn’t, could’ve been a season defining game.

Game #161, KC 4, MIN 2: "Royals topple Twins--again" A chance to lock up the Central Division title slips away after many missed opportunities.