Puckett's Pond » Washington Senators http://puckettspond.com A Minnesota Twins Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 22 May 2013 20:29:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Winning Teams: 1965 http://puckettspond.com/2011/04/09/the-winning-teams-1965/ http://puckettspond.com/2011/04/09/the-winning-teams-1965/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:59:47 +0000 http://puckettspond.com/?p=4615 This is part one in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the current version of the Twins is 20 games over .500 or stuck in last place, fans can always hold onto memories of successful teams past.

The game must have felt like a hot dagger to the heart of every Washington fan. Just four years before, the perennially futile Senators had left town, only to be replaced by an even less effective collection of players. And now, as Washington Post writer Bob Addie lamented, “fickle fate ordained that the old Senators, now known as the Twins, should win the pennant by beating the new Senators.”

With a 2-1 victory over their former selves in front of a pitiful Washington crowd (8,302 fans), the Twins punched a ticket to the World Series for the first time since moving to Minnesota, and the first time in franchise history since 1933. Meanwhile, Washington endured a 72-90 record. It was the best performance so far by the new Senators, but still a forgettable one. The team left town four years later, and playoff baseball hasn’t returned to the nation’s capital since.

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]]> http://puckettspond.com/2011/04/09/the-winning-teams-1965/feed/ 0 Two for the Ages: Joe Mauer and Buddy Lewis http://puckettspond.com/2011/02/26/two-for-the-ages-joe-mauer-and-buddy-lewis/ http://puckettspond.com/2011/02/26/two-for-the-ages-joe-mauer-and-buddy-lewis/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:38:40 +0000 Wally Fish http://puckettspond.com/?p=3585 Butch Wynegar had the best season of any 20-year old position player in franchise history. Adding to the significance of his achievement is that he did it while playing catcher. As we turn our attention to the best seasons turned in by 22-year olds for the Twins and Senators respectively, we come across another catcher who just so happens to be the “cover boy” for MLB 11 The Show.

Joining Joe Mauer is Buddy Lewis who we last saw gracing our 20-year old edition of Two for the Ages along with … Butch Wynegar. (more…)

]]> http://puckettspond.com/2011/02/26/two-for-the-ages-joe-mauer-and-buddy-lewis/feed/ 0 Two for the Ages: Tom Brunansky and Cecil Travis http://puckettspond.com/2011/02/22/two-for-the-ages-tom-brunansky-and-cecil-travis/ http://puckettspond.com/2011/02/22/two-for-the-ages-tom-brunansky-and-cecil-travis/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:12:06 +0000 Wally Fish http://puckettspond.com/?p=3485 On Saturday we looked at the best Twins and Senators seasons turned in by 20-year olds. On a fan familiarity scale, the combo of Butch Wynegar and Buddy Lewis probably didn’t move the needle all that much. As we move to the best seasons turned in by 21-year olds in franchise history I expect that both names register movement on that scale.

Enter Tom Brunansky (Twins) and Cecil Travis (Senators). (more…)

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