Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey named Saturday, Oct. 7 as “MN Twins Division Series Day” in the city to mark the Twins’ return to the American League Divisional Series, but his proclamation included a rather gigantic mistake.
In his official announcement, the Mayor’s proclamation reads: “The Minnesota Twins have won the World Series three times since the team was first established in 1961 – winning 1987, 1991 and 1997.”
Um … sorry, what was that third one?
Maybe it’s a typo … oh wait, the next line reads: “Whereas between 1997 and 2023, Minnesota Twins fans across the state have remained hopeful for postseason luck.”
Ope. that’s a genuine error. And as of Monday evening, it remains up on his official social media accounts.
Finally, the 68-94 Minnesota Twins team of 1997, featuring such greats as Pat Meares, Scott Stahoviak and Bob Tewksbury, is getting the recognition it deserves.
But it’s certainly a development for all those Twins fans that suffered through a decade of playoff-less baseball and near-contraction in the 1990s.
Ron Coomer, Marty Cordova, Brad Radke and Denny Hocking will be wondering where they can pick up their long-awaited 1997 World Series rings – presumably they’ll have to pull them from the fingers of Edgar Renteria, Moises Alou, Kevin Brown and Gary Sheffield of the Florida Marlins.
The 2023 Twins continue their postseason run Tuesday at Target Field in Game 3 of the American League Divisional Series against the Astros.
Here’s hoping they can make it all the way to clinch Minnesota’s fourth World Series.
