OT - Go Twins!

[Kentis]

Hey, at least they got off the 18 yr schneid…!  B) 

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Skol Twins!

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Bandwagon Twins fan.  Go Twins Go!!!!

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Uncle Humberto is loving this moment from above. LFG! 

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BOOM

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Excellent pitching performances from their starters and relievers.  Duran is a beast.  LFG!!!

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First series win in 21 years.  Zulgad pointed out last night on Skor North that until last night Target Field had never seen the Twins win a playoff game... it didn't open until 2005.

Score 5 runs in 2 games and sweep 2-0.  Wow.   

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Vikings’ Kirk Cousins goes incognito to attend Twins playoff game




The 35-year-old Cousins attended the playoff game with his wife Julie and their sons Cooper and Turner

Kirk Cousins opted for the best disguise he could think of on such short notice.

A baseball cap and a pair of sunglasses.

That
kept the 35-year-old quarterback incognito for at least a couple of
innings on Tuesday night at Target Field as he took in the Twins’ Game 1
playoff game in the Wild Card Series with his wife Julie and their sons
Cooper and Turner. It was an off day for the Vikings, so the family
bought tickets online at the last minute, then made their way over to
downtown Minneapolis.

“At
first I was like, ‘Do I want to drive in the city and put on a
disguise?’ ” Cousins said. “Then I thought, ‘Yeah, let’s do it. This is
the playoffs, and I know I’ll look back and be so glad we did.’ ”

After
watching the Twins snap their 18-game playoff losing streak with a 3-1
win over the Toronto Blue Jays, Cousins was indeed happy with the
decision to go. They arrived at the ballpark a few minutes late and were
walking around the concourse when Twins superstar Royce Lewis launched a
two-run homer into the bleachers in left field.

The noise
took Cousins aback as the home crowd erupted with excitement. He looked
over at Julie wondering if this is what U.S. Bank Stadium sounded like
when, say, the Vikings QB hits superstar receiver Justin Jefferson for a
long touchdown.

“She said, ‘Yeah, pretty much,’ ” Cousins said. “I said, ‘This is great energy.’ ”

As somebody used to being on the field in those big moments,
Cousins noted that it was fun being on the other side of it for a
change. He was able to disconnect from the wins and losses, even if only
for a couple of hours, and enjoy being a fan once again.

“You
kind of see it from someone else’s perspective and kind of realize how
these fans are just dying to get behind us,” Cousins said. “You want to
give them something to get excited about.”

As the Twins’
playoff game progressed, more and more fans started to realize they were
seated next to Cousins in the lower bowl. Not that he noticed too much.
He was too busy making a core memory with his family in between
mouthfuls of peanuts and cracker jacks.

“I was trying to
teach my older son about the game,” Cousins said. “I’m like, ‘I’m doing
this. I’m at a pro baseball game sitting next to my 6-year-old son. This
is what my dad did with me.’ ”

That night at the ballpark is something Cousins will remember
for the rest of his life. As he started his drive home, though, he
immediately shifted his focus, knowing the Vikings need to be at their
best when they host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon at U.S.
Bank Stadium.

That remains the focus inside TCO Performance Center this week. That said, the Vikings will be cheering on the Twins from afar.

“It’s
fun for us as players to be able to follow them in the fall,” Cousins
said. “Hopefully their season can go as long as possible.”