Special Teams – The 2009 Tigers-Twins AL Central Tie-Breaker: Fernando Rodney Is Still Waiting For Jim Leyland To Come Get Him From The Mound

Subscribe to the Special Teams podcast right here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-teams/id1481245350.  Two years after the Padres & Rockies extra-inning Game #163 thriller, the Tigers and Twins went at it in a tie-breaking game to decide the American League Central title. A tight-battle became a 12-inning roller-coaster in the blink of an eye. When is a hit-by-pitch that could’ve won the game not a hit-by-pitch despite evidence to the contrary? Just what was one manager thinking leaving his closer in as long as he did? And how did a pinch-runner, who cost his team the win earlier in the game with an unthinkable gaffe, turn into the unlikely hero? Plus, we take a deep dive into players like Joe Nathan, Fernando Rodney, the meat of the Tigers lineup and how the Twins have become the model for small-market success.

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