The Joy of Being a Twins Fan
Wow. Last night was probably one of the greatest Baseball games I have watched in quite some time. Down 1-6, the Minnesota Twins came back to win the game 7-6 in 10 innings at the Metrodome, which completed their three-game sweep of the rival Chicago White Sox. Fantastic. What’s more, the Twins were behind the White Sox by 2.5 games going into this series. The Twins are now in first place in the division by a half game, with just 3 games left in the season.
I first started watching the Twins sometime before the 1991 season when I was 9 years old. I remember staying up late on school nights to watch the World Series against the Atlanta Braves. Kirby robbing a potential game-winning home run in Game 6. Are the Twins for real, or is Kent Hrbek just pulling Ron Gant’s leg? Jack Morris pitching a 10 inning shutout in Game 7 for a 1-0 Twins win. The failed attempt by Atlanta to win 3 at Home and 1 in the Dome. That was a magical experience.
Sure, there were a few bad seasons in the late 90’s that lead to the threat of Contraction. But it was that 2001 team that made me fall in love with Twins baseball again. Being a Twins fan is a joy. They don’t spend as much money as other teams, and so their roster isn’t always as good on paper. But they consistently over-achieve, year after year since the threat of contraction in 2001. Somehow, some way, this team finds a way to be in the playoff hunt. They don’t quit, and as a Twins fan I really appreciate that.
One thing is for certain, the last three games promise to be exciting ones. Just as the fans can count on the fact that those guys won’t quit, the Twins can count on one thing from us in return.
We’ll be watching and cheering.
Comments from old site:
Written by Adam
Posted: Friday, September 26, 2008 at 2:31 PM
That was a pretty sweet victory. I just hope they don’t stumble over K.C. on the way to the playoffs. Even if they do they did so much better than predicted and it has been a wild ride that has been entertaining to the last. I don’t know how much more you could ask for out of a team.
Written by Aaron
Posted: Friday, September 26, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Go Twins!!!