Go Twins
As a die-hard Twins fan who also likes the Yankees, I shrug this one off as not meant to be. Twins certainly had their chances, and have no one to blame but themselves.
Twins could not hit with RISP. Span, Mauer and Cuddyer each hit .400 or better for the series, as did Punto. That's almost half of your lineup seeing and hitting the ball well, but the big hits were just not there. Twins were the only team in MLB to have four players with 25 HR and 90 RBI, yet the bashing never came. Kubel was 1-14 with nine strikeouts--that has more to do with the outcome than the pinheaded base-running plays, which, while not heady, were at least not short of hustle and effort.
I see a whole lot of upside next year. Our ten-game winner before the All Star game will be back, Morneau will hopefully be healthy, and the core will stay intact.
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