The Minnesota Twins will celebrate their 50th year in Minneapolis when they begin the 2010 season, and there will without a doubt be many moments worth celebrating. Division titles and league championships are just a few of those great moments.
The team history is great, and from famous calls to team anthems, and famous quotes to catchy songs, the audio archive is large in inventory. Below you can find some of the best of the collection.
There is surely more out there worth adding, and if you have any hints,
send them on over. The list will be updated regularly, so check back often and enjoy the great history of the Minnesota Twins.
World Series Clinchers
1987 World Champions
http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://mlblogsvoicefromtwinsterritory.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/audio20archive1.png1987%20WS.mp3
Kirby’s Famous Quote
“Greatest Fans in the World”
http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://mlblogsvoicefromtwinsterritory.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/audio20archive1.pngPt%206%20Minnesota%20Twins%201991%20World%20Series%20Champions%20Simply%20the%20Best.mp3
Pitching Staff – Ode to Joy
http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://mlblogsvoicefromtwinsterritory.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/audio20archive1.pngTwins%20Singing%20Ode%20To%20Joy%20Commercial.mp3
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Someone needs to dig a bit deeper into the archives and find a recording of the Twins anthem from before the late 80s keyboard synth era / jazz version. These versions have always bugged me, but they seem to be all the internet has.
…because it apparently was being sung well before the invention of the Casio keyboard:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27re_Gonna_Win_Twins
http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print_This_Story?sid=17098651
This is tops in my book:
http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200809253550680&c_id=min
http://zkonedog.mlblogs.com/