Legends of the Fall: Part I of V

By mw2828, Section MLB
Posted on Wed Jun 06 2007 at 7:39 PM EST
More on: 2003 ALCS, Yankees, Red Sox, A's, Twins (all tags)

Sports couldn't exist without opposing forces. Here is the story of two teams destined for no greater glory than to define each other. Here is one legend of the fall, among many others.

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Gardenhire's and Ryan's work leaves a lot to be desired this season

By Leslie Monteiro, Section MLB
Posted on Wed Jul 05 2006 at 2:50 PM EST
More on: Twins (all tags)

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire and Twins general manager Terry Ryan have been universally praised by their peers for the good work they have done with the ballclub since 2002. Their good work has started a renaissance period of three playoff years prior to last year after years of losing in the mid-to-late nineties. Successful people are also prone to making mistakes. The decision making of both men is part of the reason why this team has not had a good season so far. Managerial mistakes and personnel mistakes have just affected this team in losses.

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Twins Young Hitters Have Finally Grown Up

By Leslie Monteiro, Section MLB
Posted on Mon Jul 03 2006 at 11:34 PM EST
More on: Twins (all tags)

The Minnesota Twins were handicapped as the favorites to win the World Series last year by baseball writers such as ESPN's Jayson Stark and Newark Star-Ledger's Dan Graziano. There was a good reason for that. They had the pitching and they had young hitters that were ready to break out in Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. Mauer and Morneau were so good that they were pegged as the Midwest Version of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris by the Star-Tribune and the Pioneer Press. Twins fans had every reason to be optimistic with the pieces in place. Unfortunately, it did not work out as Mauer and Morneau went through a rough first full season. Twins offense was anemic all of last season as the pitchers were forced to throw shutouts to even have a chance to win. This year is a different story. The hitters have finally played to their potential which is the big reason why the Twins are playing very well these last few weeks.

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