The Minnesota Twins are a major league baseball club in the American League.
Ownership
The Twins have had two principal owners in their history, Calvin Griffith and Carl Pohlad.
Front Office
Bill Smith has been the General Manager of the Minnesota Twins since October 1, 2007, taking over from Terry Ryan. The field manager is Ron Gardenhire. Mr. Gardenhire has managed the Twins since the 2002 season.
Players
Major league baseball has an active 25 man roster and a 40 man roster. Only players on the 25 man roster are allowed to play in regular season games. The 40 man roster includes all of the players on the 25 man roster, players on the 15 day disabled list, and anyone else that the club chooses to place on the 40 man roster. There are a variety of rules regarding the 40 man roster.
Post Season
From 1903 to 1968, only the team with the best record in the American League qualified for post season play. The winner of the American League is said to have won the American League pennant and plays the National League Pennant Winner in the World Series. The Twins have won the American League Pennant three times, in 1965, 1987, and 1991. In 1987 and 1991, the Twins won the World Series. In the 1965 World Series, the Twins lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games. In 1987, the Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games and in the 1991 World Series, the Twins defeated the Atlanta Braves in seven games. In each of these series, the Twins had the home field advantage. They have never won a World Series game in a stadium outside of Minnesota.
From 1969 to 1993, the American League was divided into two divisions, the American League East and the American League West. The Twins were a member of the American League West from 1969-93 and won the Division Title in 1969, 1970, 1987, and 1991. The Twins lost to the American League East Champion Baltimore Orioles after each of the 1969 and 1970 seasons. The Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers in 1987 and the Toronto Blue Jays in 1991 to win the pennant.
Since 1994, the American League has been divided into three divisions, the American League East,
American League West, and the American League Central. Each of the division winners and a wild card team (the team with the best record in the league that did not win one of the three divisions) play in a tournament The Twins have been a member of the American League Central since 1994. The Twins won the American League Central in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006. The Twins have never participated in the post season as a wild card winner.
Stadiums
The Twins played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN from 1961-1981. Since 1982, the Twins have played their home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Beginning with the 2010 season, the Twins will play their home games at a yet unnamed stadium in Minneapolis that is currently under construction. The Twins have shared both the Metrodome and Metropolitan Stadium with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. The new stadium will be an outdoor, baseball only stadium.
Seasons
1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980
1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
Recent Letters to the Editor
In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 17, 2010,
frightwig wrote: Well, the possession of steroids is also a felony, but a lot of sports fans are willing to excuse steroid use as an understandable mistake or minor sin, merely a common practice of the era,…
CarterHayes wrote: Danica McKellar is 35 years old?! Jeez, I guess that explains those grey hairs in my beard.
sean wrote: she was in the middle of "a really intense deadline" for her new book, Hot X: Algebra Exposed, which hits shelves in August. That would have made math class a whole lot better.
cheaptoy wrote: We haven't gotten to the full state smoking ban yet, so for now its just in Madison. But there does seem to still be a rather large number of bars in the area that…
cheaptoy wrote: You're far more generous with the term you use for the commenters on an SBNation site that I would have been.
bjhess wrote: "I like the authors on Twinke Town, but find many of the commenters inane" Might be perfect, then. :) Thanks again, all!
brianS wrote: Winnie is preggers. Reportedly, Kevin had nothing to do with it.
brianS wrote: Several factors caused Summit’s growth to slow over the last five years from its healthy double-digit growth to under 10 percent: Minnesota lowered the legal blood alcohol limit from 0.1 percent to 0.08 percent in…
brianS wrote: Pinstripes ARE slimming.
brianS wrote: "I did make a mistake and I regret that I did it," Yah. Losing your composure in a game, that's "a mistake." Having Joe Mauer bunt a guy over in the third inning, that's "a mistake."…
In Response to Brought Along, Kicking and Screaming, Into the 21st Century,
E-6 wrote: Absolutely gorgeous films--nearly every frame could be a print hung in a gallery. You really should check out The Double Life of Veronique, next. It was the movie he made just prior to the trilogy.…
E-6 wrote: That was me. Totally dug that book, though the ending seemed rather abrupt. (Might have been because I was so engrossed with the characters that I didn't want it to end.) You'll note that the…
frightwig wrote: I haven't seen Avatar, and don't plan to see it.
frightwig wrote: Not a bad movie, but I don't get why the Academy loved it so much. Didn't think it was anything … war has to have its own … war movie(s). Iraq was just due!
DK wrote: It's been that way from the start. These characters have always been connected to each other; that's part of the basis of the show. You either buy into that or not. Honestly…
sean wrote: I really liked Ender's Shadow. It does get progressively crazier, but not nearly as much as the Ender storyline.
meat wrote: Synedoche, New York. I loved that movie. I haven't seen it in quite some time but as I recall phil Hoffman was excellent, as was his female co-star(I can't look it up from my phone). The…
Rhubarb_Runner wrote: probably, but no plans to for the time being
Milt on Tilt wrote: On my lunch break I saw two individuals dressed up like Na'vi. Their sign said 'Avatars for Peace' so I'm not sure they've seen the movie.
In Response to Jackie Wilson - Danny Boy,
Klawitter wrote: Glad you posted it - definitely worth watching. And I will check out the Orbison version -- he's got the voice that makes dramatic authentic.
E-6 wrote: I played this one as much for the WTF factor as anything. (I love Jackie, too, but this number ain't exactly in his wheelhouse, so to speak.) Roy Orbison does a pretty reading that you…
Klawitter wrote: I love soul music and Jackie Wilson is great. That said, Danny Boy is one of those songs that benefits from understated, simple arrangements to undercut the sentimentality (and I think it's a great…
E-6 wrote: Erin Go Braugh? More like Error Go Wow!
CarterHayes wrote: I'm also a fan of crockpotting the beef, though I have been known to use beer instead of apple juice. I might have to switch things up next year.
In Response to Happy Birthday--March 17,
CarterHayes wrote: A little late (TwinsCards was down for maintenance most of the day today), but better than never: