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Summary
Summary
Genuine fans take the best team moments with the less than great, and know that the games that are best forgotten make the good moments truly shine. This monumental book of the Minnesota Twins documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining--and unsparing--fashion, this book sparkles with Twins highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include the World Championships of 1987 and 1991 and the miraculous years when Bud Selig almost contracted the franchise, as well as the outrageous number of losses by Terry Felton and when manager Billy Martin punched out his starting pitcher in 1969. Whether providing fond memories, goose bumps, or laughs, this portrait of the team is sure to appeal to the fan who has been through it all.
Author Notes
Steve Aschburner is a contributing writer for SI.com and NBA.com. He has nearly three decades of experience as a sports journalist at daily newspapers, including the Star Tribune of Minnesota, for which he has won various state and local newspaper awards. He also has served as president of the Professional Basketball Writers Association. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bert Blyleven is a color commentator for the Minnesota Twins on Fox Sports North and a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During his time playing for the Minnesota Twins, he was named American League Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News , and proceeded to win the World Series in 1987 after a stint with several other teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates during their 1979 World Series win. He lives in Fort Meyers, Florida.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| The Good | p. 1 |
| Kirby Puckett | p. 1 |
| 1987 World Champions | p. 7 |
| 1991 World Champions | p. 15 |
| The Bad | p. 26 |
| The Great Race of 1967 | p. 26 |
| The Hard-Luck Kid | p. 31 |
| Back to the Future | p. 36 |
| The Lost Years (1993-2000) | p. 40 |
| The Ugly | p. 46 |
| Fighting Mad | p. 46 |
| Ron Davis | p. 54 |
| The Metrodome | p. 58 |
| Twins Pitchers Who Batted | p. 63 |
| In the Clutch | p. 67 |
| Hits Keep on Coming | p. 67 |
| Allison's Catch in 1965 | p. 69 |
| Chance's Two No-Hitters | p. 71 |
| You Can Go Home | p. 73 |
| Nabbing Darrell Napping | p. 74 |
| "T. Rex" Wrecks Gant | p. 76 |
| Lonnie Smith Joins Club | p. 79 |
| The Hitless Wonders | p. 82 |
| Numbers Don't Lie (or Do They?) | p. 84 |
| Flirting with .400 | p. 84 |
| Let's Play Nine! | p. 89 |
| What's Your Number? | p. 93 |
| Twins Prefer Threes | p. 95 |
| It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over | p. 99 |
| Rollin' Ryan | p. 99 |
| Hardware Hanks | p. 100 |
| Comebacks and Blown Leads | p. 101 |
| The Leather Experts | p. 103 |
| Special Ks | p. 104 |
| Starry, Starry Nights | p. 106 |
| The Bad Guys | p. 107 |
| HR Feats | p. 107 |
| Playing Favorites? | p. 110 |
| Calvin Griffith | p. 112 |
| Home Invaders | p. 118 |
| Kids in the Hall (or Not) | p. 120 |
| "The Killer," Harmon Killebrew | p. 120 |
| Hall of Famers | p. 128 |
| Hall of the Very Good | p. 134 |
| Screwballs, Oddballs, and Other Favorites | p. 145 |
| A Cast of Characters | p. 145 |
| Infinity and Beyond | p. 162 |
| The Voice: Herb Carneal | p. 164 |
| The Voice: Bob Casey | p. 165 |
| Trading Places | p. 168 |
| Let's Make a Deal! | p. 168 |
| Don't Make a Deal! | p. 173 |
| Met Stadium | p. 177 |
| Pain and Suffering | p. 183 |
| Danny Thompson | p. 183 |
| Devastating Injuries | p. 188 |
| Saving Reardon | p. 196 |
| Don't Call Him "Zorro!" | p. 199 |
| The Comeback Kid | p. 201 |
| Notes | p. 207 |
