100 Things Twins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781600785542
• ISBN10: 1600785549
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2011-03-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

100 Things Twins Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die will help fans of the Twin Cities' favorite franchise get the most out of being a fan. It takes 50 years of Twins history and distills it to the absolute best and most compelling, identifying in an informative, lively, and illuminating way the personalities, events, and facts every Twins fan should know without hesitation. Numbers with huge impact, such as 34, .388, and 1987; nicknames such as Puck and Kitty and Tony-O.

Author Biography

Alex Halsted has written for publications including GameDay Magazine and Twins Magazine amongst others. Born in Mason City, Iowa, he first started writing at Twins-Territory.com. This is his first book.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
No. 34	p. 1
Welcome to Minnesota!	p. 6
Celebrate Good Times	p. 9
1987 World Series	p. 12
Tom Kelly	p. 15
The Homer Hanky	p. 19
Joe Mauer	p. 22
1991 World Series	p. 27
"And...We'll See You Tomorrow Night!"	p. 30
Seventh Heaven	p. 33
Home	p. 36
1965: One Game Short	p. 38
"Just Don't Take It for Granted"	p. 42
Kent Hrbek	p. 44
Herb Carneal	p. 47
Mentoring in Minnesota	p. 51
The Comeback	p. 53
Bob Casey	p. 55
Game 163: Take I	p. 58
Game 163: Take II	p. 60
Carl Pohlad	p. 64
Brad Radke	p. 69
"We're Gonna Win, Twins"	p. 71
Harmon Killebrew	p. 73
Bringing Home the Hardware	p. 76
Metropolitan Stadium	p. 79
Sit in the Glove	p. 82
Bert Blyleven	p. 84
The Gold Seat	p. 88
Baseball and Healing	p. 90
Visit Spring Training	p. 92
The 1990s: The Downfall	p. 94
Escaping Contraction	p. 98
The 2000s: Rising to Contention	p. 101
The Great Race	p. 104
The Metrodome	p. 108
Metrodome Milestones and Quirks	p. 110
Rod Carew	p. 112
Twins Hall of Fame	p. 116
The Closers	p. 119
Playing the Nine	p. 121
Tony Oliva	p. 123
Ballpark Battle	p. 126
Frank Viola: Sweet Music	p. 129
Silver Bat x 14	p. 132
Target Field	p. 134
Fireworks at Target Field	p. 137
Torii Hunter	p. 140
Playoffs? Playoffs!	p. 143
Fighting for .400	p. 145
Justin Morneau	p. 147
No. No. No. No.	p. 150
Attend TwinsFest	p. 152
Secrets of the Trade	p. 154
Enter Enemy Territory	p. 158
Minnie and Paul	p. 160
Johan Santana	p. 162
Out at First!	p. 166
Visit the Minor Leagues	p. 168
Those Piranhas!	p. 170
Enjoy Family Time	p. 172
Calvin Griffith	p. 174
Attend the Twins Caravan	p. 177
Kitty Kaat	p. 179
Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back	p. 182
From Press Row	p. 184
Baseball at the Mall	p. 186
Killebrew's No. 500	p. 188
Zoilo Versalles	p. 190
By the Numbers	p. 192
Stealing Home in 1969	p. 194
Attend Opening Day	p. 197
Ron Gardenhire	p. 199
Living in Luxury	p. 202
5-4-3, Triple Play!	p. 204
Roof Deck and Overhang	p. 206
The Men in Charge	p. 208
One Game, Six Hits x 2	p. 211
Field of Dreams	p. 212
Clyde the Collector	p. 214
Small Market	p. 218
2010: Déjà Vu	p. 220
Bobbleheads	p. 224
17 Strikeouts	p. 226
Sacred Streets	p. 228
Gary Gaetti	p. 230
Hitting for the Cycle	p. 233
The All-Star Games	p. 235
5th Street Murals	p. 237
The Music Man (and Woman)	p. 239
"The Sky Is Falling!"	p. 242
Dan Gladden	p. 244
Get to Know 'Em	p. 246
Twins Territory	p. 249
Live the Fantasy	p. 251
Visit Cretin-Derham Hall	p. 253
Wally the Beer Man	p. 255
Venturing Online	p. 257
Good-bye, Metrodome	p. 259
Hello, Target Field!	p. 261
Acknowledgments	p. 267
Sources	p. 271
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