The Twins' 2008 season came to an end tonight, as they lost a one-game playoff to the White Sox, 1-0, on a home run by Jim Thome (the joke at my in-laws' was that the Phillies paid for one-third of that homer.)
It was disappointing, of course, but the Twins certainly weren't supposed to win 88 games this year, nor be eliminated on September 30. And yes, it's sort of sweet that the year after the Santana trade, they lasted two days longer than the Mets did.
The Twins' shopping list for the offseason? I'm thinking one more veteran starter (more a Derek Lowe type than a Livan Hernandez), plus actual major-league caliber players for the left side of the infield. But, a year from the new ballpark, the Twins certainly look to be in good shape. How many teams have five good starting pitchers, all 26 and younger?
Posted by Stephen Silver at October 1, 2008 12:45 AM