As of approximately 45 minutes ago, the Twins are the 2009 AL Central Division Champions, in what was easily the best basebal game I’ve seen since game 7 of the 1997 World Series.

“I thought the ‘al-co-hol-lic’ chant at Cabrera was about as classy as his Saturday night escapades.  At least he shut them up with that 2 run homer in the 3rd inning.

Equally tacky was Denard Span’s quote about the Tigers “choking” , as mentioned here in Beck’s Blog . 

Speaking of which, before too many people get on this “historic collapse” bit about the Tigers, we need to remember that they were also on the verge of achieving a rare “worst-to-first” finish following the disastrous 2008 season.

I am heartbroken tonight, but as a fan I want to thank the Tigers for an entertaining, if not great, 2009 season.   A winning record, 4th highest attendance in MLB.  Not bad for a team expected to finish last in their division and a town with the worst economy in the nation.  There truly “ain’t no party like a Detroit party”.

A season assessment/review is forthcoming.

More as it develops…