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October 2006 Archives
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- Silva will return
- It’s official, The Twins have picked up Silva’s option for 2007 at a price tag of $4.35 million. Yes, we have another fatigue and tummy ache filled season to look forward to. On the...
- Liriano weighs surgery option
- Liriano will likely decide next week whether or not to undergo surgery on his throwing arm.
- 15 Years Ago Today: Game 6 of the '91 Series
- On October 26, 1991, the Twins and Braves hooked up for Game 6 of the World Series. This link includes complete news articles on the game and a video of Kirby's heroics that night.
- Liriano considering surgery
- This is bad news for Twins fans. Liriano is still feeling pain in his throwing elbow after missing the final month of the season. It was originally thought that rest and strength building would be the...
- Pitcher wrapup
- Early in the week I did a player-by-player rundown of the 2006 season. Now it’s time for the pitchers. Johan Santana - SP Johan will win his second Cy Young in 3 years and probably...
- Player-by-player wrapup
- The season’s over which means it’s now time to evaluate the 2006 team and determine who can help the squad in 2007. A decision will be made by the end of the week regarding Torii...
- Great season ends early
- The playoff run didn’t turn out at all how anyone (except the A’s) wanted it to, but it certainly doesn’t leave a bad taste in my mouth about how the 2006 season turned out. At the...
- Facing Elimination
- The Twins have now dropped the first two games of the series making an early exit in the playoffs more likely. The supposed dome-field advantage has been non-existant for the Twins in recent years as...
- Twins vs. Athletics Preview
- Arguably the greatest regular season in Twins history is over and the Twins find themselves hosting the Oakland Athletics rather than playing in New York. It’s the playoffs, so there’s no...
- 2006 Awards
- It’s pretty impressive that the Twins have people in the running for virtually every big award this season. Two of them are official or very probable: AL Batting Title Joe Mauer clinched the...
- Final day recap
- "I said it wasn't bothering me, but I was lying to you guys most of the time," Mauer said. "It was a lot of pressure."
- Unbelievable finale
- A dramatic Twins season ended in dramatic fashion. The final day of the regular season couldn’t have been scripted much better than it played out on Sunday. The Twins headed into Sunday’s...