Joe mauer
MINNEAPOLIS - At the ripe old age of 26, Joe Mauer now has an AL Most Valuable Player award to add to a jam-packed trophy case that already holds three batting titles, three Silver Sluggers and two Gold Gloves.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Metrodome erupted in a jet-like roar as Carlos Gomez zoomed home with the winning run to finish off an AL Central race - and a thrilling tiebreaker - that didn't want to end.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins rushed from their dugout even before Carlos Gomez's head-first slide into home.
MINNEAPOLIS - Baseball's only real pennant race needed an extra game and extra innings to finish off an AL Central thriller that got better with every pitch.
MINNEAPOLIS - Baseball's only real pennant race needed an extra game and extra innings to finish off an AL Central thriller that got better with every pitch.
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