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Toddthey win. The Yankees won't beat Santana--they had two shots at him, and mustered 3 runs in 12 innings. They should have been tagged with 2 losses, and this time they will.
That means the Twins need only win 1 more, and I'm confident Radke can beat them at least once.
Last year's Yankees had Pettite and Clemens shutting down the Twins, and of course they're gone. The Twins are healthy, except for Joe Mauer, which leaves us with Henry Blanco, who had to get hot to break .200 at the end.
Hey Tbob, remember the last time the Twins had a .200 hitter in the post season? Tim Laudner, 1987, when they won and he batted .300 in the WS with a homer. This team reminds me alot of that squad. Feisty leadoff LF (Stewart v. Dan Gladden); Incredible CF (Hunter v. Puckett); some pop on the corners (Koskie/Morneau v. Gaetti/Hrbek); two very good starters (Santana/Radke v. Viola/Blyleven), and stud closer (Nathan v. Reardon). Plus this team has more depth and a better overall pitching staff. Of course, they were written off before playing the mighty Tigers (98 wins) and Cardinals (95 wins), but hey, just play the games, baby!!
GO TWINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!