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The Minnesota Twins is the first baseball franchise to be named after a state rather than a city.
Minnesota fans with Twins tickets were able to watch their first World Series, with the Minnesota Twins facing off against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 1990’s was a see-saw decade for the Minnesota Twins.
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The Twins followed up their '91 title with a solid second place finish in 1992, but within a few seasons they were back in the pack.
After the Minnesota Supreme Court blocked any move to eliminate the team, Selig backed down and was forced to watch in embarrassment as the Twins ran away with the AL Central and defeated the small-market A's in the first round of the playoffs.
Minnesota is stacked with young pitching and they will need some of that pitching to come up big for them in the starting rotation.
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Then to top it off, the team moved to Minnesota to become the Twins, but a new franchise stayed in Washington called the Senators, until that franchise moved to Texas to become the Rangers and was replaced by another new Washington team called the Nationals.
While Twins' fans enjoy the resurgence of a relatively stable franchise in 2005, the fans in Washington lost the expansion Senators to Texas in 1971, only to get another new team in 2005 when the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, again to be called the Nationals.
In 1988 the Minnesota Twins became the first American League team to pass the 3,000,000 mark in attendance during a single season.
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Opened for the first Twins regular season game on April 12th, 1982, the Metrodome has been home to both the Twins and the Vikings from that day on.
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 StarTribune.com | Twins: Articles, blogs, video interviews, stats, photo galleries and more
The Twins catcher, in the final days of an injury-riddled season, reveals that he'll probably need surgery for a hernia.
Minnesota and Chicago have played some big series against each other over the years, but not this weekend, with both teams non-contenders.
The White Sox roughed up the Twins' ace, and Jim Thome inflicted more pain on his division rivals as two sub-.500 teams battled at the Metrodome.
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Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The Minnesota Twins will resume play at home tomorrow after postponing a game in the aftermath of a highway bridge collapse that killed at least four people.
The Twins, who begin their series against the Cleveland Indians tomorrow, postponed today's game against the Kansas City Royals at the Metrodome, which is just blocks away from the Interstate 35W bridge that buckled around 6 p.m.
The Minneapolis Police Department and Department of Public Safety told the Twins to proceed with their four-game series against the Indians, the team said in a statement.
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Twins are nature’s handmade clones, doppelgangers moving in synchrony through circumstances that are often eerily similar, as if they were unwitting dancers choreographed by genes or fate or God, thinking each others thoughts, wearing each other's clothes, exhibiting the same quirks and odd habits.
Twin research is flawed, provocative, and fascinating, and it topples some of our most cherished notions--the legacies of Freud and Skinner included--such as our beliefs that parenting style makes an irrevocable difference, that we can mold our children, that we are free agents piecing together our destinies.
One of the twins is absorbed into the body, absorbed by the other twin, or shed and noticed by the mother only as some extra vaginal bleeding.
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  Minnesota Twins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The "Minnesota" designation, instead of "Minneapolis" (The Twins were the first professional baseball team to be named for a state rather than a city), comes from the fact that the team is intended to represent the twin cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul (and, presumably, the entire state).
The Twins are the first team in Major League history to sweep the Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month, and Rookie of the Month awards, accomplishing this feat in June of 2006 with catcher Joe Mauer, pitcher Johan Santana, and Rookie Pitcher Francisco Liriano.
Paul natives and University of Minnesota graduates, came to the team late in their careers and were warmly received as "hometown heroes," but were elected to the Hall on the basis of their tenures with other teams.
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The search is on for the Twins to find the right fit, and after recording the fewest home runs in the American League from the DH slot (nine) in 2006, the club hopes it can find a hitter with a little power.
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 Minnesota Twins - Encyclopedia FunTrivia
Chili was the Twins' starting DH for most of the year, leading the team in Home Runs with 29 and RBI's with 93.
Kelly first coached the Twins in 1987 and was still the coach at the end of the 1990s.
The elder, a fullback and kicker from Minnesota, led in scoring in 1934 and 1937.
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Twins home game tickets are available for the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, The Metrodome is a 46,478 seat stadium that has played host to the Twins since 1982 and is also the home field for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL.
The Minnesota Twins were on the verge of contraction just a few years ago due to their lack of success, both financially and on the field.
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 Minnesota Twins 2003 Page
Following are graphs and commentary regarding the 2003 season of the Minnesota Twins.
The Twins were solidly planted between the.500 and.600 isobars (dotted lines), about the same level as their division rivals, the White Sox.
DER tends to be higher for the Twins due to this, and this chart attempts to correct for that home park bias.
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At the end of 2006 season, the Minnesota Twins were ready to lead the division.
The Twins needed only one Tigers’ loss, and thus Minnesota was to take sole possession of 1st place and win the division outright.
The magical season for the Minnesota Twins came to a sudden end, as they were swept 4-0 in the championship series of the division.
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The Twins improved to 30-31 for the season while the Nats dropped to 26-37.Twins starting pitcher Boof Bonser struggles, going five innings, giving up nine hits, walking three batters, and giving up three earned runs.The Minnesota......
The Toronto Blue Jays hung on to beat to Minnesota Twins 9-8 in 13 innings on the road on Saturday after blowing a five run lead in the eighth and ninth innings.Blue Jays starter Tomo Ohka allowed three earned runs in seven innings, but the Toronto bullpen gave up......
The Twins improved to 20-22 for the season, while the Brewers dropped to 26-17.Twins pitcher Scott Baker had a great outing, pitching eight and a third innings, giving up just two earned runs while striking......
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Minnesota Twins tickets are available for admission into the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
The Twins have gone through many periods of success and failure over the years, but found some of their best years were in the late '80s and early '90s.
The next few years should be very interesting, as the Twins are looking to take control of the AL Central, and expand on their successful regular seasons in the 2000s.
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Fun Fact: The Twins have a hazing ritual of making the most junior relief pitcher on the team carry water and snacks to the bullpen in a bright pink Barbie backpack.
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 Latest Minnesota Twins News – Examiner.com
Twins Rally in the 9th to Beat Rangers
Twins score 2 in ninth, rally past Rangers 5-4
Twins GM Terry Ryan to resign but will stay with the team as a senior adviser
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Minnesota Twins and the National Baseball Hall of Fame
In 1966 the Twins lost to the St.
In 1969 the Twins defeated the Houston Astros, 7-2.
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 Minnesota Twins | BaseballLibrary.com
In Minnesota the team was renamed the Twins for Minneapolis-St. Paul, the Twin Cities.
With Tony Oliva and, later, Rod Carew joining the likes of Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison, the Twins won their first AL pennant in 1965 and won consecutive division titles in 1969-70.
Subsequently the Twins revived, due largely to the talent Griffith had signed, such as Kent Hrbek, Gary Gaetti, Tom Brunansky, Kirby Puckett, and Frank Viola.
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 MPR: House passes new stadium bill for Minnesota Twins
Twins Sports Inc. President Jerry Bell was all smiles after the vote.
After eight hours of debate, the Minnesota House has given the go-ahead to a controversial plan for a new outdoor stadium for the Minnesota Twins.
The Twins and Hennepin County have been seeking a waiver to the referendum requirement.
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The Minnesota Twins are a Major League Baseball came into existence in 1894 as Kansas Blues in Kansas City, Missouri.
The franchise is presently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and belongs to the Central Division of the American League.
During the team’s first decade in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Twins reached the playoffs thrice from 1961 to 1970.
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After the Dodgers took care of the Twins in the '65 Series, the team re-tooled later in the decade with Rod Carew, Bert Blyleven, Rich Reese, Cesar Tovar, and Dave Boswell.
Four seasons later the Twins were back in the World Series, facing the upstart Atlanta Braves, who, like Minnesota, had finished in last place the previous season.
The Twins were in first place at the All-Star break but the young team faltered in August and was out of the race.
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 Where My Team Stands: Minnesota Twins - Deadspin   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Minnesota Twins took one of the unlikeliest paths to a division title that you'll ever see.
Not only are the Twins in the postseason, they're hosting a first-round series after finishing one measly game behind the mighty Yankees and Mets for baseball's top record, and there's little reason to think the clock is about to strike midnight.
A 23-year-old Minnesota native and former No. 1 overall pick with the league's preeminent sideburns, Joe Mauer flirted with.400 before settling for becoming the first catcher in AL history to win a batting title.
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 MPR: MPR coverage of the Minnesota Twins contraction debate
The Minnesota Twins are celebrating a House committee's approval of new ballpark legislation.
The Minnesota Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal of an injunction that forces the Minnesota Twins to fulfill their Metrodome lease, all but ending the chance Major League Baseball can carry out contraction this season.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld an injunction requiring the Twins to play the 2002 season in the Metrodome.
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