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Playoffs celebration thread!

DaveW

By DaveW
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Han Joelo

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Was it deadline acquisition Upton striking out to end it?  Thank you Tigers, again.  Hope the Twins are all sound asleep right now.

 

Nah, I hope they are celebrating.  Just wow.  What a season.  I know I should want more, but beating the Yankees would be the cherry on top.  Winning more than that?  I don't even know what that would be.  Nuts, I guess.

TwinsCD FCL Twins

TwinsCD

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On August 2, I wrote these guys off after that pathetic West Coast trip.  I figured that it was a nice 4-month run but the bad road trip and then Sano's injury would finally bring them back to Earth.  I've never been happier to be that wrong.  They dug deep, made up the WC deficit within a week, and then rode the rollercoaster of wins and losses before breaking out the 5-game win streak at the perfect time.  Kudos to the players for thumbing their nose at the disappointment from the Trade Deadline and continuing to battle throughout the last 2 months of the season.

 

Soooo...wildcard game.  1 game to move on.  Guess what, kids?  There's ZERO pressure on these guys.  No one expected them here and certainly no one thinks they're gonna walk into the Bronx and win given the franchise history there (especially a number of posters here).  So they can let it all hang out, go for broke, play loose.  If they are leading or have it close in the late innings, the sphincters will tighten all over NYC.  We'll have our best guy on the mound and it'll be all hands on deck with the exception of probably Berrios and Gibby.  Take a shot and see what happens.  But let's enjoy this ride because I have a feeling we're going to be experiencing more of it, if not more this season, then likely next season.

PseudoSABR Cedar Rapids Kernels

PseudoSABR

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Congrats to the Twins!  Cheers to all the fans who persevered through those losing seasons and still found ways to contribute to our little community!

 

We're coming for you, you Yankee scum!

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Otwins

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History is repeating itself - 1985 - Royals won world series

                                           1986 - Twins finish last

                                           1987 - Young Twins team wins 85 regular season games and the World Series

 

                                           2015 - Royals Win World series

                                           2016 - Twins finish last

                                           2017 - If this young Twins team wins ends up with 85 wins then ___________ 

jokin Wichita Wind Surge

jokin

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Wow! Can't believe they pulled it off, love it!

#crushtheyankees

 

Seven long, painful years. I was good with just Regime Change as my 2017 highlight .

Can't properly express how good that 1987 "giddy" feeling feels once again.

 

 Crushing the Yankees will just be a cherry on the top.

jokin Wichita Wind Surge

jokin

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That sums it up perfectly. I've surprised myself at how close I felt like this dude when Delmonico's shot left the ballpark down in Chi-town. Like the weight of the world turned into a pair of 5# dumbbells.

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Reider

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Regardless of what some people have to say, the Twins making the playoffs this year is impressive considering:

 

- They lost 103 games last year

- They were sellers at the trade deadline (traded away their closer Brandon Kintzler and starting pitcher Jamie Garcia)

- Miguel Sano has been injured for a while and his return date is still unknown

- New front office staff (Derek Falvey, Thad Levine etc..)

jokin Wichita Wind Surge

jokin

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How about some motivation for the Kiddie Korps that Kould?

 

Play all of that A-Rod FS1 WrapAround Twins/Yankees WC forecasting crap before, during and after every game through Sunday.

jokin Wichita Wind Surge

jokin

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Regardless of what some people have to say, the Twins making the playoffs this year is impressive considering:

 

- They lost 103 games last year

- They were sellers at the trade deadline (traded away their closer Brandon Kintzler and starting pitcher Jamie Garcia)

- Miguel Sano has been injured for a while and his return date is still unknown

- New front office staff (Derek Falvey, Thad Levine etc..)

 

What should have been soul-crushers turned into team-bonding features.

The best part? Win or lose the WC, it's only going to get even better from here going forward!

jokin Wichita Wind Surge

jokin

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On August 2, I wrote these guys off after that pathetic West Coast trip.  I figured that it was a nice 4-month run but the bad road trip and then Sano's injury would finally bring them back to Earth.  I've never been happier to be that wrong.  They dug deep, made up the WC deficit within a week, and then rode the rollercoaster of wins and losses.

 

But let's enjoy this ride because I have a feeling we're going to be experiencing more of it, if not more this season, then likely next season.

 

Similar sentiments here, except I feel that the ride is going to last even longer than that.

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Face The Facts

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I wasn't going to believe it until they clinched it.

 

Now they clinched it, and I still don't quite believe it.

 

 

Playing the Yankees in a one-game playoff is the perfect way to kill of the Yankees.

 

I know we're playing with house money at this point, but eliminating the Yankees just once...  it would be so nice.

 

Dantes929 FCL Twins

Dantes929

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History is repeating itself - 1985 - Royals won world series

                                           1986 - Twins finish last

                                           1987 - Young Twins team wins 85 regular season games and the World Series

 

                                           2015 - Royals Win World series

                                           2016 - Twins finish last

                                           2017 - If this young Twins team wins ends up with 85 wins then ___________ 

Love the narrative but 86 Twins didn't finish last.   90 Twins did.

Jerr FCL Twins

Jerr

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Can't wait to see all the wailing, in the New York papers on Weds. morning!!!!!

 

Congrats to our MINNESOTA TWINS!!!!! Now time to rock NYC!!!!!!!!     :jump:

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