The Minnesota Twins play host to their nemesis, the New York Yankees, for four games this weekend. Even if they sweep all four in convincing fashion, it cannot exorcise the demons of being eliminated 3 of their last 4 post-seasons by the Yankees.
Most most to the missed double (right in front of baseline umpire Phil Cuzzi) by Joe Mauer in the 2009 ALDS as the reason MLB finally relented to instant replay. While most of the players who played a role in those losses are gone from New York (Jeter, Rivera, Posano, Williams), the mystique will remain until the Twins can defeat the Yankees in October.