Twins vs. Yankees

Cliches are used far to often in sports. With the Twins we're now saying David vs. Goliath. And last night I heard numerous times, "Nobody believed in us." Well actually I, like many other picked them to win the division. We just didn't believe they'd piss away the first 140 games. Don't get me wrong it was exciting and a lot of fun to watch the last 21 games, but you were supposed to be here. It is however remarkable if you compare the two teams. Let's compare the salaries of the starters at each position.

Pitchers:
Brian Duensing $400,000

CC Sabathia $15,285,000

1st Base:

Michael Cuddyer $7,666,666

Mark Texeira $20,625,000

2nd Base:
Nick Punto $4,000,000

Robinson Cano $6,000,000

Shortstop:

Orlando Cabrera $4,000,000

Derek Jeter $21,600,000

3rd Base:

Matt Tolbert $405,000

Alex Rodriguez $33,000,000

Catcher:

Joe Mauer $10,500,000

Jorge Posada $13,100,000

Outfielders:

Delmon Young $1,152,000

Denard Span $435,000

Jason Kubel $2,750,000

Xavier Nady $6,550,000

Johnny Damon $13,000,000

Hideki Matsui $13,000,000

Designated Hitters

Brendan Harris $466,100

Nick Swisher $5,400,000

Now let me do a little simple math here. But the team the Yankees are fielding tonight makes $115,788.234 more than the team the Twins are fielding. That's over 10 million dollars at each position. So the Twins again have put themselves in an impossible position. We've been here before. We were at Yankee stadium in May and lost 4 games, in dramatic fashion. Ron Gardenhire historically is atrocious against the Yankees. The Twins have to play game
#1, just 20 hours after winning game #163. Everything points to the Yankees winning the series. At the golf course we have hosted a tournament in the fall for the Twins for years. They always do it right after the season. About a month ago I got a call to set up the date. The date they wanted was October 7th. So the Twins can say what they want about nobody believing in them. Because they didn't even believe in themselves. But going into this Yankees series I can say that I in fact do not think they can win. I do not believe in them. I want them to win. But don't think they will.

Now is the time to make the magic happen. We all thought you'd be here. Show us that it wasn't a fluke. Show us that your goal is to win a world series, not just the central. Go into the Bronx and beat the bombers. Show Joe Mauer that you can win a world series here. Joe Mauer show us what an MVP does in the playoffs. Mijares put a ball right in Johnny Damon's ribcage, and let them think about that. Show the Steinbrenners that you can win baseball games the Pohlad way. Put the pinstripes on ice. Go there to win. Go to New York and start spreading the news!