| The Minnesota Twins had one of the greatest | | | | decade. The last championship the Twins won |
| division comebacks in baseball history - down 3 | | | | was back in 1991 defeating the Atlanta Braves in |
| games with 4 to play and overtaking the Detroit | | | | 7 games. |
| Tigers. The Minnesota twins beat the Detroit | | | | Having one of the lowest payrolls in baseball is |
| Tigers in a one game playoff in game 163 in | | | | would be a problem for most teams - not the |
| thrilling fashion. The Minnesota twins played in their | | | | Twins. Catcher Joe Mauer had a fantastic seaon |
| second consecutive one game playoff - but last | | | | with 28 home runs, 96 RBI, batted .365 (1st in |
| year suffered a different fate losing to the | | | | the AL), slugging percentage of .587 (1st in the |
| Chicago White Sox for division supremacy. | | | | AL), only 63 strikeouts, and 191 hits. Mauer is a |
| The Twins have won 5 AL Central division titles | | | | once in a generation type player and is entering |
| since 2002. While winning the division is great, the | | | | the prime years of his career. If there ever was |
| Twins haven't been able to take their seasons to | | | | a player to keep for the Minnesota Twins - it's |
| the next step by winning a World Series this | | | | Mauer. |