After 162 games, the AL Central Division title is still up in the air. The White Sox beat Detroit yesterday to pull even with the Twins and force a one game playoff tonight in Chicago. The odds are against the Twins as playing away from the Metrodome has been difficult. The Twins went 2-7 against the Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. All of those games occurred during the first half of the season when the Twins were a different baseball team. Livan Hernandez was still in the rotation giving up seven hits an inning. Our designated hitter was Craig Monroe. He compiled a robust .202 average and .274 OBP before being cut. Mike Lamb was playing third base. He will be best remembered for the great lumberjack beard he grew while riding the pine. Carlos Gomez was the leadoff hitter while Denard Span and Alexi Casilla were down in the minors. It's a new team walking into The Cell that walked out in June after a four game sweep. Those games are a distant memory and the Twins only need to think about the sweep they just pulled off last week against the Sox. Expect a dramatic, wild night in the Windy City. Hopefully Ozzie Guillen will have some new expletive filled quotes in the paper tomorrow. Good things happen when Ozzie's drops some f-bombs.
CC Sabathia is the best pitcher in baseball. 26 years of agony are over because of his left arm. For the first time in my life I get to watch the Brewers in the playoffs. 2:00 tomorrow afternoon, Game 1 vs. the Phillies in Philadelphia. Sit in front of a TV, grab a beer, a sausage, and enjoy the ride. It might not happen for another quarter of a century.
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