It took the baseball equivalent of a Big Bang for the Twins to finally beat the Yankees in New York. Trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth, the Twins rallied for five runs off Mariano Rivera, who gave up a bases loaded walk and a grand slam. It was only the fourth time in […]
Archive for May 16th, 2010
Mo No! Rare Blown Save by Yankees’ Closer Leads to Even More Rare Twins’ Victory in New York
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Game 37: Twins vs. Yankees
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Duck and Cover…those two thoughts come to mind when thinking about Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau hitting against Sergio Mitre. Truth be told, that’s pretty much been the way all Yankee pitchers have been treated by Minnesota’s version of the M&M boys. Since the start of last season, Mauer and Morneau both have an OPS […]
Home Woes, Not Weather Behind Yankees Decision To Skip Vazquez Again
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In a very casual way during yesterday’s post game press conference, Joe Girardi announced that Javier Vazquez would once again have his spot in the rotation skipped. Girardi explained the decision by stating last Tuesday’s rainout created a “pickle”, resulting in Sergio Mitre having to take the ball today against the Twins. Of course, that […]