2005 Minnesota Twins season
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| Owner(s) | Carl Pohlad |
| General manager(s) | Terry Ryan |
| Manager(s) | Ron Gardenhire |
| Local television |
WFTC FSN North (Bert Blyleven, Dick Bremer) |
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830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, John Gordon, Dan Gladden) |
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Coming into the year, the 2005 Minnesota Twins were favored to go on and win their division. However, a weak offense and injuries (most notably to Torii Hunter) prevented this from coming to fruition. This led manager Ron Gardenhire to reshuffle his coaching staff following the season. The team finished sixteen games behind the World Champion Chicago White Sox. The Twins have never won four straight division titles in their 104-year franchise history.
The Twins got off to an average start. However, the Chicago White Sox had a fantastic start to the season. The Twins tried to stay close in the standings, but their offense was insufficient. The Twins (83-79) finished in 3rd place behind the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2001. The White Sox went on to earn the division title, their first trip to the playoffs since 2000, and their first World Series title since 1917.
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