When the Twins moved to Target Field in 2010, I had to be lured outdoors like TC Bear. My entire baseball existence to that point had been under the Teflon roof. So when “the new place” opened and balls weren’t flying over fences and dramatic walk-offs weren’t happening, I felt a little uneasy.
Big Jim Thome changed all that on August 17…
The newbie: Jose Miranda goes streaking!
(Note: I expect this series to continue 4-5 more weeks. I have plenty of moments/performances to consider, but feel free to drop suggestions in the comments and I’ll take them under advisement!)
Jacque Jones jolts contraction outta here (2002)
Denard Span’s triple takes the top off (2008)
Francisco Liriano out-duels Roger Clemens (2006)