Concerned Yet?

[SledNeck]

I predict we get swept

[pinkfloyd4ever]

only small comfort is NYY and TB aren't coming in on fire either

[fishersofmen]

I love the Twins and really want to see them advance, but like many others don't think we have much of a chance. There is very little room for error against this team as far as pitching goes and the way our pitchers have been going lately????

On the other hand the Yankees pitchers are very suspect as well so maybe our guys can step up and knock in some runs. Will be fun to watch regardless of what happens.

[SledNeck]

I see Delmon will be batting clean-up

[harvey lee]

Hare are a few facts to consider.

1- Gardy has lost the last 9 play off games.

2-The Twins are 18 out of the last 55 against the Yanks.

Not good for the Twins.

CC will make 2 starts in the ALDS.

[PierBridge]

That is a major bummer facing CC Sabathia twice!

Twins in 4...

[harvey lee]

If you believe the Twins are going to take the Yanks in 4 Pier, get to Vegas as you could make some big money on that bet.

[SledNeck]

The only plus I see is not having Joe Nathan on the roster to cough up any more playoff games.

[zepman]

+1

[Jim Almquist]

I just hope that we can get this curse of the Yankees off our back. It would be great to get back to the big dance one more time. You would think that the Yankees would be a very tired team considering there age but I am sure they are reminded just how much they make and that will get there attention pretty quick.

[harvey lee]

The Yanks have not been playing that great but they will still be very hard to beat in a 5 game series due to their pitching. CC is tough on the Twins and should pitch 2 games which will more than likely be 2 wins for them.

[Big Dave2]

The only plus I see is not having Joe Nathan on the roster to cough up any more playoff games.

The twins have plenty of other relievers who can cough them up.

[DonBo]

The Yanks have not been playing that great but they will still be very hard to beat in a 5 game series due to their pitching. CC is tough on the Twins and should pitch 2 games which will more than likely be 2 wins for them.

You get past C.C. and they got nothing. The Yanks are a very beatable team this year as you'll all find out Wednesday.

[JBMasterAngler]

We don't have to worry about facing sabathia twice, we're getting swept. It was a nice season, but it's going to be the same ol' postseason twins come wednesday.

[Big Dave2]

You get past C.C. and they got nothing. The Yanks are a very beatable team this year as you'll all find out Wednesday.

If the Yankees got nothing and are so beatable, how did they win 95 games in a division with a team that won 96 games and a 2 other teams that won 89 and 88 games?

[DonBo]

Nothin' but negative with you is it Dave? We were hoping your 3000th post would be something positive, but no. Just more of the same.

They won 95 games with a much different team than what they're playing with right now.

[Big Dave2]

Nothin' but negative with you is it Dave? We were hoping your 3000th post would be something positive, but no. Just more of the same.

They won 95 games with a much different team than what they're playing with right now.

Sorry for not being Sid Hartman but how is their team different from what it was earlier in the year?

[mrklean]

hopefully the yanks pitching gets worse so it turns into a slug fest, oh wait thats not good for use either

[harvey lee]

Nothin' but negative with you is it Dave? We were hoping your 3000th post would be something positive, but no. Just more of the same.

They won 95 games with a much different team than what they're playing with right now.

But the record shows this season that the Yanks handed it to them in the win dept.

Nothing wrong with dreaming but if we look at reality, the Yanks win.

The Twins will need a huge bag of magic tricks.

If we had a healthy Morneau and he had been playing for a month already and all the rest of the team was 100%, then I would give them a much better chance.

[PierBridge]

I know I haven't recovered from some of the Viking Super loss's as a kid but to suggest you are glad we don't have one of the best closers to ever play the position is laughable and it hurts immensely not having him.

I do get the Trauma though guys!

[PierBridge]

It's the easy road "safety blanket" and safe to pick the defending World Champs that have a 200 plus million dollar pay roll and they best pitcher in baseball pitching 2 of the 1st 4 games.

What the Twins do have going for them is it's baseball and you have to get it done on the field and not on PAPER!

Not having Morny or Nathan hurts but if you look at history it doesn't matter one lick how we played the last month.

Along with the many other examples I think it was 99 when the Yankee's lost 13 of there lasts 16 and they steam rolled through the play-offs to the title.

[harvey lee]

We don't have to worry about facing sabathia twice, we're getting swept. It was a nice season, but it's going to be the same ol' postseason twins come wednesday.

Agreed. The Twins need a stud starting pitcher.

[Juneau4]

Short series, anything can happen--sorry to say but the Twins do have a tendancy to choke against the East when they play them.

[zepman]

We didn't miss Nathan during the season and his track record in the play-offs suggests we wouldn't need his "help" there either. Morneau on the other hand.....

[Big Dave2]

I see Delmon will be batting clean-up

How'd that work out?