Minnesota
Twins Twins Enterprises MLB Dark Horse Franchise
1965
Minnesota Twins Home Throwback Jersey From Mitchell & Ness, With
#3 On The Jersey (Harmon Killebrew)
1984
Minnesota Twins Home Throwback Jersey From Mitchell & Ness, With
#34 On The Jersey (Kirby Puckett)
1984
Minnesota Twins Road Throwback Jersey From Mitchell & Ness, With
#34 On The Jersey (Kirby Puckett)
Minnesota
Twins Wall Clock from WinCraft
Street
Chrome Minnesota Twins Lighter by Zippo
5
oz. Minnesota Twins Hot Sauce - Set of 4 Jars
2004
Minnesota Twins Team Collage 8 x 10 Framed Photograph, Medallion and
Pin Set from The Highland Mint
Rod
Carew, Minnesota Twins Double Matted 8 X 10 Photograph (Unframed)
Minnesota
Twins Chrome License Plate Frame - Set of 2
Minnesota
Twins 12 x 12 Souvenir Pillow
Minnesota
Twins Team Logo Double Matted 8 X 10 Photograph (Unframed)
Minnesota
Twins 2004 Team Pride 8 x 10 Framed Photograph and Medallion Set by
The Highland Mint
16
oz. Minnesota Twins Picante Salsa - Set of 4 Jars
Minnesota
Twins MLB Licensed Black Tire Cover
Minnesota
Twins Pennant from Winning Streak Sports
Torii
Hunter Minnesota Twins Action Pose Bobble Head Doll from Forever Collectibles
Minnesota
Twins, professional baseball team and one of five teams in the Central
Division of the American League (AL). Named for Minnesota’s
Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the club plays at the Hubert
H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis and wears white pinstriped uniforms
with red trim. The franchise originated as the Washington Senators,
a club that joined the American League at the time of the league’s
formation in 1901.
The
Minnesota Twins reached the playoffs three times from 1961 to 1970,
during the franchise’s first 10 years. The Twins first won
the World Series in 1987. The club won another Series title in 1991.
Both championship teams were led by manager Tom Kelly and perennial
.300 hitter and All-Star outfielder Kirby Puckett.
Two
of the greatest Twins players were slugger Harmon Killebrew and
line-drive hitter Rod Carew. Killebrew won six AL home run titles
and ranks in the top ten on the all-time home run list with 573.
Carew, recognized as the best pure hitter of his day, won seven
league batting crowns and compiled a career .328 average—among
the best averages recorded in the second half of the 20th century.
The
Twins joined the league in 1961 when, despite pleas from the Congress
of the United States and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, AL officials
reluctantly allowed Washington Senators owner Calvin Griffith to
relocate his club to Minneapolis. Sam Mele was named manager in
1961 and in 1965 led the Twins to the AL pennant with sluggers Harmon
Killebrew, Tony Oliva and Zoilo Versalles. Minnesota’s hitters,
however, succumbed to pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale of
the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
In 1969
Minnesota captured the division title under the stormy leadership
of first-year manager Billy Martin. Killebrew provided the offensive
power and won the AL most valuable player (MVP) award. Rod Carew
captured the first of his seven batting titles, Oliva led the AL
in hits and doubles, and pitchers Dave Boswell and Jim Perry each
won 20 games. Despite solid hitting and pitching by the Twins, the
Baltimore Orioles swept the AL Championship Series (ALCS). Minnesota
returned to the playoffs in 1970 behind Perry, whose 24-12 win-loss
record earned him the Cy Young Award, but the Twins were once again
swept in the ALCS by the Orioles.
Minnesota’s
third base coach, Tom Kelly, became manager in 1986 and turned the
Twins into World Series champions in 1987. Outfielders Tom Brunansky
and Kirby Puckett, first baseman Kent Hrbek, and third baseman Gary
Gaetti each hit at least 28 home runs that year, while Frank Viola,
Bert Blyleven, and reliever Jeff Reardon led a strong pitching staff.
Minnesota upset the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS and went on to defeat
the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. Kelly was named AL
manager of the year.
Although
Minnesota finished last in 1990, pitchers Scott Erickson and Jack
Morris helped turn the team around in 1991, taking the Twins to
another AL pennant. Kelly again earned top managing honors as Minnesota
defeated the Atlanta Braves in the 1991 World Series. However, the
Twins struggled during most of the remainder of the 1990s.
<p>Beefing up a bullpen that has been without All-Star closer Joe Nathan all season, the Twins traded for another All-Star closer on Thursday.</p>
<p>Right-hander Matt Capps was acquired from Washington in for two minor-leaguers.</p>
<p>Capps, the winning pitcher in the All-Star Game this month, was 26-for-30 in save opportunities for Washington this year, including a scoreless inning in Thursday's win over the Braves. He will give the Twins another option to right-hander Jon Rauch in the ninth inning.</p>
<p>In exchange for Capps, Washington received catcher Wilson Ramos and left-handed reliever Joe Testa.</p>
<p>Ramos, 22, made his big-league debut for the Twins in May, and he went 8-for-27 (.296) in seven games before he was optioned back to the minors.
Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too. The trade wheel of fortune kept spinning Thursday with veterans-for-prospects deals that typically dot the stretch run. More swaps were expected before Saturday's 4 p.m.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=128o7rip3/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=capress-bbo_trades_rdp-4073424"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/capress/fb/thumbe.5845db4ac1057ceb41eb3f17745754a6/capress-bbo_trades_rdp-4073424.jpg" width="99" height="130" alt="FILE - In this July 18, 2010 file photo, Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt(notes) throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. A person with knowledge of the deal says Houston ace Roy Oswalt has agreed to waive his no-trade clause and accept a swap to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, July 29, 2010." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too.</p><br clear="all" />
The All-Star break was a welcomed rest for the Minnesota Twins. It was also quite the revival. They're only 14 games into the second half, but by outscoring their opponents 97-50 and going 10-4 they've rediscovered their energy and confidence even if the success was perhaps tenuously driven by playing weak teams.
OK, so what if they did all their damage against a couple of last-place clubs? The Minnesota Twins don't care. Hitting 12 home runs while going 6-1 on a seven-game road swing to Baltimore and Kansas City sent them flying back home with a refreshing, renewed sense of confidence. "You can tell around the clubhouse," said Brian Duensing, who got the victory in a 6-4 win Wednesday that...
Minnesota's Nick Punto left the game against Kansas City with an apparent injury after bunting safely in the eighth inning. Punto bent over and tried to walk off the injury. But he eventually left the field under his own power with the Twins leading 5-2.
Milestones and historic firsts just keep piling up for both the happy Minnesota Twins and the battered Kansas City Royals. Danny Valencia became the first Twins rookie ever to have four hits in back-to-back games, equaling Monday's feat in an 11-2 win Tuesday night. The night before in an even worse 19-1 drubbing, he'd become the first Twins rookie to smack a grand slam for his first major...
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance as Matt Garza's no-hitter highlighted an eventful evening of American League baseball.
Danny Valencia's own grandchildren may have trouble believing this story one day. Not only was his first major league home run a grand slam, it came in a 19-1 victory. And on a night he went 4 for 4. And, topper of toppers, it was off the reigning American League Cy Young winner in a six-run first inning.
The Minnesota Twins have put second baseman Orlando Hudson on the 15-day disabled list and recalled catcher Jose Morales from Triple-A Rochester. Hudson's move is retroactive to July 24. He has a strain on his right side. Morales batted .280 with one home run and 24 RBIs in 54 games with the Red Wings.
The Minnesota Twins had to sweat out a four-game series at Camden Yards -- only in the literal sense. Despite battling soaring temperatures, awful humidity and an untimely thundershower, the Twins left Baltimore in upbeat fashion after cruising to a 10-4 victory Sunday. Jason Kubel hit his seventh career grand slam, Kevin Slowey took a five-hitter into the seventh inning and the Twins ended a run...
Orlando Hudson has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Minnesota Twins, who wanted to give their second baseman sufficient time to recover from a strained muscle in his right ribcage. Hudson's injury occurred during a third-inning swing in Friday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles.
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