Tigers Drop Finale, Division to Twins
baseballreflections.com 10/8/2009 — Detroit 5, Minnesota 6 ( box ) Final Record 86-77 (second place) Devastation. That’s what I felt Tuesday night as the Twins celebrated following their 12th inning walk off, that’s what I’m feeling Wednesday morning as I write this. The back and forth nature of this game made it a ...

Twins And Tigers Remind Us All What Is Great About Baseball
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 10/7/2009 — Last night the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers played an all-time classic game. It was one of the greatest games I have ever seen. The Ghost of Moonlight Graham looks at how the Twins and Tigers reminded us all what a great game baseball is

Free Baseball for the Minnesota Twins
twinstarget.com 10/6/2009 — Twins Target previews Game 163 between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins.

Twins & Tigers Play An Instant Classic
camdencrazies.com 10/7/2009 — The Tigers and the Twins played game 163 of the regular season to see who would win the AL Central and go to the playoffs. While having no real allegiance to either team, I was cheering for the Twins largely because they have Joe Mauer. The game went into the 12th inning before the Twins ...

Game 163: Tigers vs. Twins
ltsports.net 10/6/2009 — After blowing a 6 game lead over the Minnesota Twins, the Detroit Tigers are now forced to play a 163rd game today against those pesky Twins from Minnesota. Signs are, of course, pointing towards the Twins to win this game, as they have battled back just to force this game, and they do not ...

Twins need 12 to knock off Tigers
mlbnotebook.com 10/7/2009 — Wow. What a game last night! If you didn't see it, here is FanGraph's WPA chart: It kind of came down to some bad decisions by Jim Leyland. He refused to pitch Justin Verlander, and kept Fernando Rodney in an inning too long. Still, can't blame either club here. Great effort by both sides ...

Who I'm rooting for in the Twins-Tigers game
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 10/6/2009 — I'm settling in to watch today's one-game playoff between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins. So who am I rooting for? Neither - I have no preference as to which team I want the Yankees to see in the playoffs. Ever since 2006, when I wanted to see the Yankees face the Tigers after the ...

The Pain and The Glory
rumorsandrants.com 10/7/2009 — It took 163 games for it to happen, but the dullest baseball season in recent memory got a jolt to its system with Minnesota’s epic 12-inning, 6-5 win over Detroit in a one-game playoff for the AL Central Divsion title. And no, I am not just accusing this baseball season of being ...

Burned: 2009 Detroit Tigers Edition
blog.mlive.com 10/9/2009 — Jared Field's weekly reality check for people in the sports world.

Twins Win Game 163
ltsports.net 10/7/2009 — What a game! It had it all. Extra innings, plays at the plate, strike outs with the bases loaded, you name it. The 163rd game for the Tigers and Twins was certainly one to remember. They each played their hearts out, and both teams definitely played well enough to win this game and play the ...

Casilla's hit in 12th lifts Twins — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/7/2009
Alexi Casilla's one-out single in the bottom of the 12th inning scored Carlos Gomez from second base and the Minnesota Twins beat Detroit 6-5 in the AL Central tiebreaker Tuesday night, completing a colossal collapse for the Tigers.  ...

Alexi Casilla's hit in 12th lifts Twins over Tigers — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 10/7/2009
MINNEAPOLIS - Alexi Casilla's one-out single in the bottom of the 12th inning scored Carlos Gomez from second base and the Minnesota Twins beat Detroit 6-5 in the AL...

Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers in playoff to capture American League Central — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/7/2009
MINNEAPOLIS — Alexi Casilla singled home the winning run with one out in the 12th inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied past Detroit 6-5 in the AL Central tiebreaker Tuesday night, completing a colossal collapse for the Tigers. The Tigers ...

Tigers blow game, AL Central title against Twins — SI.com - MLB 10/7/2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Misplayed flyballs, poor baserunning, squandered at-bats. Jim Leyland's team made a season's worth of mistakes, all in one game.

Congratulations Twins: Alexi Casilla's Walk-Off Wins It — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/7/2009
Well, that was probably the craziest one-game playoff ever. First things first: For all the criticism this game got for not being on prime time TV (including from myself), it may be a good thing that it wasn't. How many people would have stuck ...