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waswatching.com - 10/11/2009
Pettitte & The Metrodome
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In the last 2 and 1/2 years, thereabouts, Andy Pettitte has pitched in the Metrodome just once. And, in that start , he went 7 innings, allowing 5 runs (4 earned), while giving up 10 hits and zero walks. It was a game that Kyle Farnsworth eventually choked up. But, over his career, Pettitte ...
It's Over
voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com - 10/12/2009
It's Over
— voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com — After an improbable comeback and an appearance in the playoffs, the season for the Minnesota Twins has... come to an end. There will be no long playoff run, no more Metrodome magic, and no World Series title. The off-season begins immediately, and what had been a great run has come to a sudden ... (more) It's Over

Comments vote down TwinsTerritory TwinsTerritory posted 10/12/2009posted this
There's Always Next Year...
babeslovebaseball.com - 10/14/2009
There's Always Next Year...
— babeslovebaseball.com — The Twins fought an incredible uphill battle to get to the postseason, winning 17 of their final... 21 games to force and win a tiebreaker against the division rival Detroit Tigers. However, not even Metrodome magic could stop the Yankees in their quest for a World Series title... (more) There's Always Next Year...

Comments vote down sooze sooze posted 10/14/2009posted this
Twins Loss Sees End of MLB for the Metrodome
bizofbaseball.com - 10/12/2009
Twins Loss Sees End of MLB for the Metrodome
— bizofbaseball.com — With the Yankees sweeping the Minnesota Twins in Game 3, 4-1, the final MLB game was played... at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Twins will begin play next season at the new open-air Target Field. With the final out, two events were caught on camera by TBS, framing the swan song for what ... (more) Twins Loss Sees End of MLB for the Metrodome

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Yankees to put Chamberlain in the pen for the rest of the postseason
Zell's Pinstripe Blog — ... Mauer lands in New York, greeted by early Yankee speculation / Yankees notes A-Rod thriving in playoffs for NY Yankees while playing without expectations A-Rod the talk of the town heading into Game 3  / Mauer: I’m ‘not feeling great’ Six Or More With Three Or Less, Please / Minnesota Writers Grasping At Straws Pettitte and the Metrodome / Postseason Meltdowns Can Ruin Careers Bombers eliminating 2004 ALCS from memory / Yankees Unplugged Yanks not overconfident ...

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