high apple pie in the sky hopes
the twins spoiled me with three division titles in a row. so when they didnt make the playoffs last year, i was hurt, but i was not about to give up on my twins. even when the twins started this season horribly, falling behind the white sox, tigers and indians in the division.
that did not stop roommate tom and i back in may from driving out to milwaukee to watch fransico liriano in his first major league start. before the game even began i turned to tom and said, "a new season starts today," ask tom if you don't believe me. but i made the ultimate call. from that point on, all the twins players started getting hot.
from espn.com: "Turning point of the season: May 19, otherwise known as the date of Francisco Liriano's first start. The Twins were 17-24 at that point. They've gone 76-39 since."
santana is sure to be the cy young winner, mauer could win the batting title, and morneau should win MVP (and if jeter wins then people are just dumb). hunter and morneau both broke the 30 HR mark, something the twins have not had a player do since 1987. we climbed back up in the standings and tonight we have clinched a spot in the playoffs!
my hopes always run high when it comes to the twins. i have my playoffs tickets and i am ready for the post season!