LaRussa puts pitcher in the 8th spot in the lineup, which (obviously) is the main reason why they're doing well.

The November 1968 issue of Mechanix Illustrated magazine asks, "What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2008?"

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1991 Homer Hanky

Bummer.  Chris Basak strikes out to end the 3-1 Spring Training loss to the Orioles...

Isn't there a better use of the internet than this ESPN cr@p?

First pitch of the year, folks -- hope springs eternal!

From the ESPN story titled "Twins not deflated despite the losses of Hunter and Santana" -
In the span of less than two months, the Twins lost arguably their best player and inarguably their best leader when Torii Hunter bolted via free agency and signed with the Los Angeles Angels...
I'll take that argument.

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Sports Illustrated magazine cover - August 7, 2006
"Joe Mauer: American Idol"
"The Twins' Hometown Hero Has More Than A Swing That Sings; He Has the Tools to Be The Best Catcher Ever"

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Sports Illustrated magazine cover - November 2, 1987
"THE CHAMPS!"

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Baseball Cards magazine cover - January 1988
"1987 WORLD SERIES"

ALCS Game 7: Papelbon vs. Pronk

 One heck of an AB by Grady...

 Warning:  this AB is for entertainment purposes only; do not attempt this at home.

 no outs in the 2nd, and everyone's favorite opposition catcher at bat:

Hunter coming to bat in the 3rd with 1 out and runners at the corners.

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Sports Illustrated magazine cover - April 10, 1978
"THE BIG BATS"
"George Foster and Rod Carew"

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Rookie League magazine cover - Summer 1992
"BASEBALL FEVER!"
"KIRBY PUCKETT Swings a Hot Bat!"

RonDL to bat in the 8th, 1 out:

9th inning, 2 outs...

 The two "strikeouts" prior to Gardy's ejection...

 Pitch #7 - the captions write themselves.

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Baseball Digest magazine cover - June 1992
"Who Says Baseball is a Game for Softies?"

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Sports Illustrated cover - April 8, 1963
"BASEBALL ISSUE"
"The Crash and Color of the Game"

The Show magazine cover - August 1990

Sports Card Trader magazine cover - March 1992 - vol. 2 #11
"KIRBY PUCKETT: Minnesota's Mighty Man"

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Baseball Cards magazine cover - March 1992 - Issue #77, vol. 22 #3
"Kirby Puckett: Minnesota's Mighty Man"

Sports Illustrated cover - October 28, 1991
"World Series"
"The Twins and the Braves tangle for the title"

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Sports Illustrated cover - October 4, 1965
"World Series"

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Sports Illustrated cover - April 30, 2001
"Do You Believe in Miracles?"
"All the first-place Twins have to do is hang on for six months"

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Sporting News magazine cover - April 8, 2005
"Baseball's 50 Best Players"
"Who's No. 1? How's No. 1?"

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Baseball Digest magazine cover - December 1991
"Chuck Knoblauch A.L. Rookie of the Year"

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Sports Illustrated cover - July 18, 1977
"Ted Williams Analyzes Rod Carew"
"The Last .400 hitter, and maybe the next"

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Baseball Digest magazine cover - June 1975
"Rod Carew: Are Batting Titles Over-Rated?"

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ESPN magazine cover - September 30, 2002
"The Team that Saved Baseball*"
"*And Beat Spellcheck"

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Sports Illustrated cover - October 19, 1987
"Twin Killing"
"Minnesota Charges into the World Series"

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Baseball Digest magazine cover - March 1985
"Frank Viola - How Twins Lefty 'Changed' Into A Winner"

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Beckett Baseball cover - August 2005 issue #245
"With All Due Respect to The Unit and D-Train...Johan Santana Is The Most Dominant Lefty In The Game"

SBG Note: Rhubarb_Runner continues his SBG Library entries with a look at an SI Cover.
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Sports Illustrated cover - July 21, 1969
"The Torch of the Twins"  "Fiery Manager Billy Martin"