
100 Things Twins Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
Title:
100 Things Twins Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
Author:
Halsted, Alex.
ISBN:
9781617494949
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (290 pages)
Series:
100 Things...Fans Should Know
Contents:
Front Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 No. 34 -- 2 Welcome to Minnesota! -- 3 Celebrate Good Times -- 4 1987 World Series -- 5 Tom Kelly -- 6 The Homer Hanky -- 7 Joe Mauer -- 8 1991 World Series -- 9 "And…We'll See You Tomorrow Night!" -- 10 Seventh Heaven -- 11 Home -- 12 1965: One Game Short -- 13 "Just Don't Take It for Granted" -- 14 Kent Hrbek -- 15 Herb Carneal -- 16 Mentoring in Minnesota -- 17 The Comeback -- 18 Bob Casey -- 19 Game 163: Take I -- 20 Game 163: Take II -- 21 Carl Pohlad -- 22 Brad Radke -- 23 "We're Gonna Win, Twins" -- 24 Harmon Killebrew -- 25 Bringing Home the Hardware -- 26 Metropolitan Stadium -- 27 Sit in the Glove -- 28 Bert Blyleven -- 29 The Gold Seat -- 30 Baseball and Healing -- 31 Visit Spring Training -- 32 The 1990s: The Downfall -- 33 Escaping Contraction -- 34 The 2000s: Rising to Contention -- 35 The Great Race -- 36 The Metrodome -- 37 Metrodome Milestones and Quirks -- 38 Rod Carew -- 39 Twins Hall of Fame -- 40 The Closers -- 41 Playing the Nine -- 42 Tony Oliva -- 43 Ballpark Battle -- 44 Frank Viola: Sweet Music -- 45 Silver Bat x 14 -- 46 Target Field -- 47 Fireworks at Target Field -- 48 Torii Hunter -- 49 Playoffs? Playoffs! -- 50 Fighting for .400 -- 51 Justin Morneau -- 52 No. No. No. No. -- 53 Attend TwinsFest -- 54 Secrets of the Trade -- 55 Enter Enemy Territory -- 56 Minnie and Paul -- 57 Johan Santana -- 58 Out at First! -- 59 Visit the Minor Leagues -- 60 Those Piranhas! -- 61 Enjoy Family Time -- 62 Calvin Griffith -- 63 Attend the Twins Caravan -- 64 Kitty Kaat -- 65 Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back -- 66 From Press Row -- 67 Baseball at the Mall -- 68 Killebrew's No. 500 -- 69 Zoilo Versalles -- 70 By the Numbers -- 71 Stealing Home in 1969 -- 72 Attend Opening Day -- 73 Ron Gardenhire -- 74 Living in Luxury -- 75 5-4-3, Triple Play!.
76 Roof Deck and Overhang -- 77 The Men in Charge -- 78 One Game, Six Hits x 2 -- 79 Field of Dreams -- 80 Clyde the Collector -- 81 Small Market -- 82 2010: Déjà Vu -- 83 Bobbleheads -- 84 17 Strikeouts -- 85 Sacred Streets -- 86 Gary Gaetti -- 87 Hitting for the Cycle -- 88 The All-Star Games -- 89 5th Street Murals -- 90 The Music Man (and Woman) -- 91 "The Sky Is Falling!" -- 92 Dan Gladden -- 93 Get to Know 'Em -- 94 Twins Territory -- 95 Live the Fantasy -- 96 Visit Cretin-Derham Hall -- 97 Wally the Beer Man -- 98 Venturing Online -- 99 Good-bye, Metrodome -- 100 Hello, Target Field! -- Acknowledgments -- Sources -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
100 Things Twins Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die will help fans of the Twin Cities' favorite franchise get the most out of being a fan. It takes 50 years of Twins history and distills it to the absolute best and most compelling, identifying in an informative, lively, and illuminating way the personalities, events, and facts every Twins fan should know without hesitation. Numbers with huge impact, such as 34, .388, and 1987; nicknames such as Puck and Kitty and Tony-O.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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