Everyone Head Over to Twinkie Town!

While you're checking out the early NFL action today, be sure to keep an eye on the baseball scoreboard as well. Today marks the final regular season MLB game at the Metrodome between the Twins and the Kansas City Royals, and if the Twins can win today, they'll do no worse than guarantee themselves a Game 163 at the Metrodome.

Of course, that Game 163 will be played on Tuesday afternoon. . .seems there's a matter of an itsy-bitsy, teeny-tiny little football game to be taken care of on Monday night.

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BTW

Did they ever figure out when the tie-breaker game would be played?

by mjmrad on Oct 4, 2009 1:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I never saw any announcement by MLB or NFL about a Tuesday afternoon game…

by mjmrad on Oct 4, 2009 1:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Twins won their season series with the Tigers

Hence the game would be in Minnesota.

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by Gonzo on Oct 4, 2009 7:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Never Mind

I was wrong.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4525947

If the Tigers and the Twins finish in a tie atop the AL Central:

Based on a coin flip, the two teams would meet in a one-game playoff on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Metrodome to determine the AL Central champion.

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by Gonzo on Oct 4, 2009 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's wrong

The Twins will host the tie-breaker but because of their head-to-head record vs the Tigers, not because of a coin flip.

MLB changed the rules this season. ESPN must not have updated their stuff.

by ckb on Oct 4, 2009 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was what I thought it was

Either way, the game’s going to be at the Metrodome (if it happens) on Tuesday at 4 PM Central time.

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by Gonzo on Oct 4, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Twins won the season series 11-7 assuring home-field advantage for the tiebreaker.
Last year, Major League Baseball was still using coin flips to determine home-field advantage for tiebreakers, and the Twins wound losing 1-0 at Chicago, even though they won their season series with the White Sox 10-9.

from the Star Tribune

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by ArizonaVikingsFan on Oct 4, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs