Carlos Gomez News Archives

And so the Tigers endured one final late-inning Metrodome meltdown, this one the most painful of all.

With the Joe Mauer situation on the back-burner, the Twins now can turn their attention to which of their internal free agents they would like to retain for the next season.

Despite playing just over half of the season, Joe Crede managed to be Minnesota's second most-valuable infielder.

Note: This is the fourth installment in a ten-part series analyzing the Twins' 2009 season.

Posted on October 15th, 2009 12:20 PM By Joe Christensen The Twins are holding their annual organizational meetings this weekend in Fort Myers, Fla.

Rodriguez and Jorge Posada hit seventh-inning home runs to spoil Carl Pavano's opportunity to frustrate New Yorkers one more time, and the Yankees advanced to their first AL championship series in five years with a 4-1 victory and sweep of Minnesota on Sunday night.

To some, this photo shows you all you need to know about the Yankees-Twins playoff series.

Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire made the move he'd said he might, moving Jason Kubel back to designated hitter and starting in center field for Game 2 of the American League Division Series tonight.

Carl Pavano called those four injury-riddled, tension-filled seasons with the Yankees a "black period" in his career.

A.J. Burnett and Nick Blackburn, with a little help from some friends, pretty much made the first seven innings of this game moot.

Carlos Gomez is one of the most energetic players on the pesky Minnesota Twins. He's also one of the biggest challenges for manager Ron Gardenhire.

Almost as fast as he gets down to first base, or swings at a first pitch, Carlos Gomez can get on his manager's nerves.

When you're playing the New York Yankees, you can't afford many mistakes. The Twins made more than their share in the American League Division Series, and a few were doozies.

From the ninth inning on the moment loomed, seemingly inevitable no matter what the Twins mustered.

Ron Gardenhire was still miffed about a fair ball ruled foul when the Minnesota manager was asked whether Major League Baseball should extend the use of instant replay.

Minnesota Twins third baseman Matt Tolbert has left Game 2 of their division series against the New York Yankees because a strained left oblique muscle.

As the crowd of 50,006 at Yankee Stadium waited for what would be a fateful bottom of the 11th inning between Minnesota and New York in Friday's Game 2 of the American League Division Series, one question loomed large: How did the Yankees escape a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the top of the frame? In a sense, it was magic, as rookie Dave Robertson ...

Down 0-1 and with Carl Pavano pitching Game 3, the Twins already can see the bright white light -- and it's not a gate to Yankee Stadium.

F/X Visualizations October 06, 2009 By Dave Allen Yesterday I wrote about the Porcello/Baker pitching matchup, another interesting facet of tonight's game is the match up between Rick Porcello and the Twins' lineup.

Instead, Gomez was included in the four-prospect package for Santana back in 2008.

Joe Mauer admitted that he was worn out on Tuesday. But as soon as Carlos Gomez dived across home plate with the winning run in the 12th inning, Mauer could feel no pain.

MINNEAPOLIS - Alexi Casilla's one-out single in the bottom of the 12th inning scored Carlos Gomez from second base and the Minnesota Twins beat Detroit 6-5 in the AL Central tiebreaker Tuesday night, completing a colossal collapse for the Tigers.

Twins fans weren't the only ones celebrating as White Sox runs were being posted on the Metrodome scoreboard.

From left: Denard Span, Orlando Cabrera, Carlos Gomez and Armando Gabino were among the players who were enjoying some horseplay in the Twins dugout Sunday as a short-lived Chicago comeback in the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers was being posted on the Metrodome scoreboard.

Ron Gardenhire is generally regarded as a good manager. He is a likable man and a likable manager, but that doesn't mean he isn't second-guessed. Yesterday, in both games of a crucial doubleheader, Gardy made some questionable decisions.

It's challenging making out a lineup for these big games against the Tigers . Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has a daily decision to make.

Minnesota Twins For a team that hasn't won anything in some time now, the Twins sure don't have a whole lot of immediate help available on the farm.