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Bad umpiring and white hankies have once again stamped their deleterious effects on Major League Baseball's post-season playoffs.

Last update: October 21, 2009 - 8:58 AM There are iconic moments in sports that plenty of fans have seen several times.

MLB on Fox's lead broadcast team of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver will be a sound for sore ears when they become the voices of the ALCS.

Nick Punto's aggressiveness and a late stop sign by third base coach Scott Ullger cost the Twins a shot at tying the game in the eighth.

Along with owning the AL's highest slugging and on-base percentage , Joe Mauer won his third batting title in four years If Teflon could talk, the Twins' roof would narrate one of the most twisted yarns in the 28 seasons the Metrodome has housed the team.

Today's Twins fans think they know postseason heartbreak. Well, Tony Oliva knows postseason heartbreak.

Joshua Robinson is in the Bronx providing updates on Game 2 of the Twins-Yankees division series.

Minnesota hitter Jason Kubel, left, is congratulated by jubilant teammate Denard Span after hitting a pinch-hit two-run homer on September 14, 2009.

Melky Cabrera goes after a ball hit by Joe Mauer in the 11th inning that was called foul.

It was against the Twins , when Rivera came in with runners on first and third and gave up a game-tying home run to Delmon Young.

Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire made the move he'd said he might, moving Jason Kubel back to designated hitter and starting Carlos Gomez in center field for Game 2 of the American League Division Series tonight.

You can't assume anything, no matter what Twins manager Ron Gardenhire suggested afterward in the interview room.

Ex-Met Carlos Gomez scores winning run against Tigers to send Twins to ALDS. Back in February of 2008 as the Mets proudly introduced Johan Santana as their new ace, nobody thought that the young outfielder theA team had traded away in return for the two-time Cy Young winner would be chugging celebratory champagne before Santana and the Mets ever ...

For Yankees manager Joe Girardi, the choice came down to having an extra pitcher or an extra pinch-runner. And after watching the Twins win their epic showdown against the Tigers on Tuesday night, the manager's decision became easier.

Joe Crede #24 of the Minnesota Twins is congratulated by Jason Kubel #16 and Justin Morneau #33 after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics during a Major League Baseball game on June 11, 2009 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California.

It took 163 games, extra innings and a win-or-go-home tiebreaker, but Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins can finally breathe easya 'at least for one more day.

Yankees respect Twins' offence Minnesota Twins' catcher Joe Mauer, right, and Jason Kubel celebrate in the locker room with champagne after the Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

Since then, he's been involved in seven more playoff races and become a leader in the clubhouse.

Detroit's Miguel Cabrera, left, sitting with Placido Polanco after a 5-1 loss to the White Sox on Saturday, was drunk the night before the game, according to police.

Minnesota Twins teammates Jason Kubel and Delmon Young shared the American League Player of the Week for the last week of the season.

On the scoreboard in the Metrodome, it read, "Tigers 4, White Sox 0, Fifth inning" when Minnesota Twins right fielder Jason Kubel strode to the plate with one out in the first inning.

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The Twins somehow missed Zack Greinke the first 14 times they faced the Royals this season.

Was Joe Mauer stealing the Tigers' pitch signs Tuesday? The Twins say absolutely not, but a 4 1/2-minute amateur YouTube video makes a convincing argument that Mauer is guilty.

Nothing nefarious here. Just a pennant race. Shortly before they faced elimination today against the Tigers, the Minnesota Twins were defending themselves against the allegation that their Most Valuable Player candidate, Joe Mauer, was stealing signs during Tuesday night's crucial game against Detroit.