Minnesota Twins Tickets

The Minnesota Twins is the name given to the MLB (Major League Baseball) team from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team is a member of American League and plays in the Central Division. The franchise originated in 1901, in Washington, D.C. at the time when American League was formulated. The club's management team and some of the best players were from the Kansas City franchise.

Before moving to Minnesota, The Washington club had two nicknames- which were 'the Senators' and 'the Nationals'. Till the year 1904, Senators was generally used as the team's name. The club then acquired a new owner in 1905, 'Thomas C. Noyes', who decided to officially name the club 'Washington Nationals'. The team wore jerseys with 'Nationals' written on them, during 1905 to 1906. Before and after that, the jerseys had plain block "W" or "Washington" written on them.

Newspapers kept on using the names "Nationals" and "Senators" simultaneously. The owner 'Calvin Griffith' decided to change the name permanently to Senators in the 1956 season. However, it wasn't until 1959 that the new name was seen on the shirts. Now, the previous name is used by the Washington Nationals.

During the years 1907 to 1927, the team was much stronger due to the existence of Walter "The Big Train" Johnson. The team was successful in winning the World Series in 1924; however it performed shockingly bad in its early years. For a long time, it remained prominent for its failures rather than its middle-years successes. But today, the Twins are considered among the most sought-after teams of MLB.

The longtime spirited struggles by the Twins as being Nationals and Senators were captured in the book titled as 'The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant'. This book was also transformed into the Broadway musical. A few years later, a movie named as Damn Yankees came out, based on it. It revolves around a suffered fan of the team of Washington Senators. He is the real estate salesman named as Joe Boyd and he sells out his soul to the Devil. His hitting ability enables the team to win American League pennant against a prominent team of Yankees. The song which was featured in the musical became widely popular such that it is being played at the baseball games now.

Rather than "Minneapolis", the "Minnesota" in the team's name comes from the basis that this team represents the twin cities of 'Minneapolis-St. Paul'. The logo 'TC' is seen on the caps and the mascot is a TC Bear. "Twins" (its name) comes from its home town which has Twin Cities and the team has kept the original TC logo. In 1987, the team was given a new look, and some changes were made to the uniform and logo.

On their arrival in Minnesota in the year 1961, the Twins enjoyed the warm welcome. They won the AL Pennant in 1965. The amazing game by the superstars Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew and MVP Zoilo Versalles paved the way for Twins' grand victory in American League. Later on, they were seen in the World Series in 1965. Although Los Angeles Dodgers defeated them in 7 games, but it still made a strong bonding with the people of Minnesota.

The Twins were able to win even less than 40% of the games during this era. The Metropolitan Stadium located at Bloomington is the home stadium from 1961 through early eighties.

The arrival of the superstars Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek in the eighties strengthened the team and it made a comeback to the World Series. It won the 1987 World Series after a long span of 22 years, by defeating St. Louis Cardinals.

The performance of The Twins remained very down in 1990. However, they were successful in defeating the Atlanta Braves and winning the 1991 World Series once again. This wonderful victory is now recognized among the greatest victories of Twins' of all-time. The game is still considered to be one of the best games ever played in a World Series. Overall, they had only 74 wins, which is quite low compared to the competitors. During the era from 2001 to 2006, the Twins were outstanding to say the least. They had many winning series consecutively. From 2002 to 2004, the Twins' streak of wins in a row is still the longest league/division championships streak ever.

The latest seasons have witnessed the real potential of Minnesota Twins; but this season will reveal if they possess the consistency too or not. Over the years, this American baseball team has kept its charisma and game standards maintained for its fans. MN Twins Tickets have been selling like hot cakes all time. Their games may be unpredictable, but their fans know very well that they can get to watch a great match whenever MN Twins play. For all such fans, Minnesota Twins Tickets are available for grabs and it is good to order them ASAP.