Reuters/Jeff Haynes
Minnesota Twins players celebrate after scoring the winning run on a hit by Alexi Casilla in the 12th inning during their American League Central Division playoff championship tonight in the Metrodome.
Incredible
IncredibleOur thanks to Brother Dan for running out Sunday and buying us tickets to the most incredible, exhausting, exciting 12-inning baseball game ever.
The Twins defeated Detroit tonight, 6-5, in a tie-breaker game for the Division Championship.
The Metrodome just refuses to shut down. The crappiest venue in baseball wore us out big time tonight, two days after hosting a Farewell Party and handing out certificates congratulating fans for attending the last baseball game in the jumping-jack dome. Over 51,000 fans jammed 4 p.m. rush hour traffic in the pouring rain; it took us a car, a bus and a taxi cab to get around. (Thank goodness Target Field isn't open yet.) The dome did give our Twins some needed breaks, what the paid help likes to call "Metrodome Magic." And the crowd was energized, refusing to sit down and be quiet.
So what if the Twins are Oh and Seven against the Yankees. It's David and Goliath in Gotham tomorrow, baby. They play again in a few hours.
They're not the only ones who are exhausted.
