Major League Baseball: New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins

May 20

It isn’t a big secret that Baseball isn’t very big in India. Very rarely does one get to watch a Live baseball match. However, ESPN will be broadcasting the New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins game Live for Indian viewers. Personally I don’t know much about baseball nor do I intend on watching this one. Now for the background check:

In their final season at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees are trying to do what few teams have been able to accomplish: change the culture of the organization while continuing an aggressive pursuit of a championship. The Yankees have a new manager this year in Joe Girardi and new leadership in Hank and Hal Steinbrenner, who have taken over for their father, George [More info: NYT | Wikipedia]The star players include: Jeter, Giambi, and Abreu on the batting side, while C. Wang takes up for the pitching side.

The twins on the other hand have last year had their first losing season since 2000. 2008 has been an average year for the team. Beyond that I can’t say much as I don’t quite follow the game of baseball [More Info: NYT | Wikipedia]. The star players of Minnesota Twins include: J. Mauer (Batting), J. Morneau, with Hernandez and Bonser on the pitching side.

The Major League Baseball: Minnesotta Twins vs New York Yankees game held at Minneapolis, New York will be aired Live on ESPN India at 3:00 a.m. IST on 31st May 2008.

Being that we are not familiar with the teams and players, let us know if watching this match will get us hooked on to baseball.