June 7, 200421 yr From AP, Rondell White hit a long drive to left field in the ninth inning, only to see it caught on the warning track. Alan Trammell thinks the Minnesota Twins might have made sure the ball stayed in the park. Detroit's manager questioned whether the Twins tinkered with the ventilation system at the Metrodome late in a 6-5 victory over the Tigers on Sunday. ``It seemed like those air conditioners were blowing straight in our face in the top of the ninth,'' Trammell said. ``There was definitely a difference in the air conditioner in the ninth inning.'' Minnesota took a 6-3 lead in the eighth on Joe Mauer's first major league homer, a three-run shot to right. In the ninth, the Tigers rallied for two runs and had the tying run on first with one out when White hit a deep drive to left. But Lew Ford made the catch on the warning track for the second out, and Joe Nathan struck out Bobby Higginson to end it. ``I thought I had it, but that's the name of the game -- inches,'' White said. After the game, Trammell went public with what other teams have grumbled about in the past, saying the Metrodome's ventilation system was blowing air through its outfield vents in the ninth inning to help prevent Detroit home runs. ``It borders on the ridiculous and the absurd,'' Twins vice president of operations Matt Hoy said. ``It's a romantic concept that we can materially affect the flight of the ball, but it's just not possible.''
June 7, 200421 yr f***ing cheaters.. They've always done that. I remember when Carlos Lee said he tatooed a ball only to see it caught by Hunter at the warning track.
June 8, 200421 yr One of their maintence men admitted to tampering with it during the world series. Why shouldn't we be suspisious of them?
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