Minnesota Twins

Gardenhire and Black win Manager of the Year awards
By Philip George
November 17, 2010 - 8:04pm
AL and NL managers take home their first awards each

Ron Gardenhire (American League) and Bud Black (National League) are the 2010 recipients of Major League Baseball's Manager of the Year award, according to BleacherReport.

Controversial calls steal playoff thunder
By Dave Holcomb
October 8, 2010 - 3:45pm
Close calls go against Twins and Rays.

Controversial calls made by umpires in the Major League Baseball playoffs have brought up talks of instilling replay, but according to ESPN umpires need to get it right the first time.

During game two of the American League Division Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers, Rangers third baseman, Michael Young, appeared to swing at would have been strike three. The first base umpire said he did not swing, so the at-bat continued. On the next pitch, Young hit a three run homer to center field which proved to be the icing on the cake as Texas defeated Tampa Bay 6-0.

Minnesota Twins pegged as underdogs as they take on the New York Yankees in postseason
By Lauren Fabrizi
October 6, 2010 - 5:52pm
Despite many postseason triumphs over the Minnesota Twins, the New York Yankees will disregard past performances as they participate in their first playoff game tonight.

The New York Yankees will battle the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the American League postseason tonight, according to the Post-Standard.  The Yankees, who have a dominating record over the Twins in the past decade, are 9-2 against Minnesota in the first round of the AL playoffs.

The Post-Standard writes that many fans are calling the first round an "E-Z Pass" for the Yankees, but Yankee captain and shortstop, Derek Jeter, ignores these predictions.

Obama and Afghanistan
By John Mangano
October 8, 2009 - 1:32pm
Obama and team discussing how many troops needed in Afghanistan

According to CNN President Barack Obama will begin discussing how many troops are needed in Afghanistan tomorrow with his security team.  General Stanley McChrystal, the lead commander in  Afghanistan, called for an additional 40,000 troops for the effort.  Conservatives are urging the president to move forward with this surge of troops.