Terrific article Melissa. I was at the game Friday night, and was anyone else left with a strange feeling after the final out? You had all the hype and excitement with the Johan Duran entrance, and I was hanging on every pitch, standing and cheering (the crowd was electric.) Then as the ninth stretched on to batter after batter (after batter), I found myself puffing up my cheeks and blowing it out through my lips like Twins reliever Joe Nathan used to do as the go ahead run came up to the plate. By the time Julian's throw found Karilloff's glove for the final out, I was ecstatic, but with a touch of throw-up in the back of my throat with the way the game ended. We hung around for 20-30 minutes after game, with everyone lingering around the stands, like a typical Minnesota goodbye, slowly gravitating towards the field, and then back up to the concourse. But the feeling remainded for most of the drive home...joy in our the Minnesota Twins winning the AL Central, but a bad aftertaste with the way the ninth inning unfolded. I look forward to a first series victory to wash out that taste.