Chicago White Sox winning pitcher John Danks is doused with champagne after defeating the Minnesota Twins in their MLB American League Central Division playoff baseball game in Chicago, September 30, 2008. Reuters Pictures 16 months ago

Chicago White Sox winning pitcher John Danks is doused with champagne after defeating the Minnesota Twins in their MLB American League Central Division playoff baseball game in Chicago, September 30, 2008.

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  9. Minnesota Twins fans look at a model of the team's new ballpark, Target Field, set to open in the spring, during the TwinsFest baseball event at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010.
  10. Minnesota Twins infielder Alexi Casilla, left, talks with Dylan Komorouski, 5, of New Richmond, Wis., during an autograph session at the TwinsFest baseball event at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010.
  11. Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer, left, and pitcher Kevin Slowey bump fists after they finished signing autographs on the opening day of TwinsFest, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Minneapolis. Twins front office staffer Nancy O'Brien, center, retrieves the last item signed by Mauer for a fan. MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.
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