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Ever since the Minnesota Twins first historic playoff run in the 1965 season, Minnesota Twins playoff tickets have been some of the most treasured ticket stubs for attendees to hold on to. Nothing is quite like baseball in October, and the Twins have had their fair share of it over the years.

In that golden year of 1965, the Twins were the talk of the American League by knocking off the dominating New York Yankees to win the American League Pennant. The Twins finished with a franchise best 102-60 record. The Twins went on to match up with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1965 World Series. After winning the first two games over Dodger aces Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, the Twins were unable to convert on the road, losing the next three. Game six saw Mudcat Grant allowing only one run to the Dodgers and hitting a three-run homerun to force a game seven. But it gave Koufax another chance, and he struck out 10 Twins batters on his way to his second series shutout.

In 1969 the Minnesota Twins reached the playoffs again, winning their division and matching up with the Baltimore Orioles in the first ever American League Championship Series. The Twins couldn't compete, losing two extra inning games in Baltimore and getting swept at Met Stadium in game three. The Twins came back in 1970 for a rematch with the Orioles in the ALCS, only to get swept again in three games.

The Twins wouldn't play in the playoffs again for 17 years, but when they returned, it was pure magic. The Twins were thought to be a pushover in the 1987 ALCS, but they surprised the nation by dusting away the Detroit Tigers 4-1 to advance to the World Series for the first time in 22 years. The series was a see-saw against the St. Louis Cardinals, as the Twins went up 2-0 at home but then fell behind 2-3 after going to St. Louis. The Twins forced a seventh game when Kent Hrbek came up with a sixth inning grand slam. The Twins fell behind 0-2 in game seven, but came back to score four runs as Frank Viola cruised. The Twins turned it over to Jeff Reardon to close their first ever World Series Championship. Reardon retired all three batters, making the Twins champions.

In 1991, the Twins won their second World Series by defeating the Atlanta Braves in another seven game thriller. Many baseball fans consider it the best World Series ever, with both teams fighting and clawing to the finish. Five of the seven games were decided by one run, five were decided in the last at-bat and three games went into extra innings. Before the Series, the Twins battled the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS. The Blue Jays became the first team to beat the Twins in the Metrodome during post-season play by winning in game two of the series.

The Twins returned to the playoffs gloriously in 2002. In the shadow of contraction efforts, the Twins proved to the world that baseball belonged in Minnesota. The Twins won a divisional series versus the Oakland Athletics and returned to the promised land of the ALCS, but fell in five games to the Anaheim Angels. The Twins came back for more in 2003, as they made it to the ALDS, but this time against the dreaded New York Yankees. The Yankees had dominated the Twins as of late, winning 13 straight games on the Twins, but the Twins broke this trend with a game one victory behind Johan Santana. The Twins had a chance to take a commanding lead in the series but were outplayed out of a 1-1 tie. The Yankees finished the Twins at the Metrodome in games three and four to win the series 3-1. The Twins had another great season in 2004, but received more medicine from the Yankees in the ALDS, losing again 3-1. The Twins had an even better chance to take a 2-0 lead on the Yankees in New York this year, but Joe Nathan blew a rare save in the 12th inning.

The Minnesota Twins made an amazing regular season comeback to in the Central Division for the fourth time in five years in 2006, but their first round matchup with the Oakland Athletics was no match for the Athletics, as they swept the Twins 3-0.

In recent years, the Twins have always played competitively, even though they are counted out by many of the major sporting publications. Think of this, Minnesota Twins fans have only been able to buy Minnesota Twins playoff tickets for nine years out of their history, and four of those years have been in the last five years. Please, people of Minnesota, do not pass up on Minnesota Twins playoff tickets. We are amidst a golden age in Minnesota Twins baseball, and seeing the team in the playoffs is something one can do only a few times in a lifetime.

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