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The Minnesota Twins are American League division champions. They beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 today. The Twins will open post-season Tuesday at home against the Oakland Athletics.

Game one of the best-of-five series is scheduled for Tuesday at 12:00 pm. Game two is Wednesday at noon. The series than shifts back to Oakland for Game three Friday afternoon at 3:00 pm. The schedule for Games four and five are to be determined.

The Twins will enter the playoffs with the AL Batting Champion on their team. Joe Mauer won the title today, beating Derek Jeter. Mauer is the first American League catcher to win a batting title.

Game one of the best-of-five series is scheduled for Tuesday at 1:00 pm. Game two is Wednesday. The series than shifts back to Oakland for Game three Friday afternoon. The schedule for Games four and five are to be determined.


On Monday, the Twins want to see their fans waving their homer hankies for Rally Monday. Starting at 5:00 pm at Peavey Plaza in Minneapolis, the team will celebrate it's fourth trip to the post-season in the last five years. "

It's been a big week here in the Twin Cities, the Twins as the division champs and also the cities have been chosen to host the 2008 Republican Convention. I would have preferred the Democratic Convention which was planning on coming to the cities but waited one day to long to announce it, and the GOP beat them to it. Oh well there is always 2012!