Puckett's Pond » 2011 Season http://puckettspond.com A Minnesota Twins Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 02:01:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Top 11 of ’11, Part I http://puckettspond.com/2011/10/02/top-11-of-11-part-i/ http://puckettspond.com/2011/10/02/top-11-of-11-part-i/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:00:30 +0000 http://puckettspond.com/?p=6246 2011 was a disaster, but it wasn’t a complete disaster. There were actually a few bright spots for the Twins. There were also some moments of the type that make you glad to be a baseball fan. In fact, this year had more than its share of positive memories, considering that it was terrible overall. Some happened on the field, while a few happened off the field. But all are worth recounting.

In case you were too disgusted to watch, or in case you just need a reminder that it is possible for things to go right in the baseball world, here’s a countdown: the top 11 of ’11.

#11: Power Surge in Anaheim

The Twins finished the season with a meager 103 home runs, fewest in the American League. But for one night, the Minnesota lineup became a miniature Murderer’s Row.

At the beginning of August, the Twins were still hanging onto a thread of hope that they might climb back into the division race. After a loss to the Angels on August 2nd, their record stood at 50-59. The next night’s performance made that subpar mark seem like a mirage. Delmon Young got the parade started with a homer off Joel Piniero in the 2nd. He took Piniero deep again in the 4th to tie the score at 4-4. It’s hard to upstage a guy who has a multi-homer game, but Michael Cuddyer did so on one swing when he hit a go ahead grand slam an inning later. Jason Kubel pounded a solo shot in the 7th, and Cuddyer topped it all off with his own second homer in the 9th. (more…)

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