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This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 12 Owners Issue. Subscribe today!Minnesota TwinsOverall: 87 Title track: 68 Ownership: 91 Coaching: 90 Players: 110 Fan relations: 91 Affordability: 52 Stadium experience: 28 Bang for the buck: 108 Change from last year: -40So ... yeah. The Twins had a surprisingly exciting 2015 season in which the team won 83 games and remained relevant well into September. Optimism abounded. Target Field never looked greener. Young talent! New coach! Prospects! What would follow a mere seven months later was a new low even for a team that, over the past five seasons, had win totals of 63, 66, 66 and 70. A 1-9 start this season would lead to a 7-18 April, and the Twins were 10.5 games back -- and entirely irrelevant -- in the AL Central by May 1, well on their way to what would ultimately become the worst season in the history of the franchise. Fifty. Nine. Wins.Whats goodThe Twins fell precipitously in each of our eight categories this year, but there are still few places more enjoyable to catch a game than at Target Field, which opened in 2010. The teams No. 28 rank in stadium experience is by far its highest rating, and the 10th-highest in baseball. And though the Twins roster is rated a dismal 110th (and no, guys, Joe Mauer is not to blame for this mess -- hes, like, the 11th-biggest problem), Minnesota undeniably has terrific young talent in Miguel Sano, who amassed a .462 slugging percentage this past season, and 22-year-old Byron Buxton, who after his Sept. 1 call-up justified his longstanding reputation as the best prospect in baseball, batting .287, with a .357 on-base and .653 slugging percentage in the seasons final 29 games. And, of course, second baseman Brian Dozier became Babe Ruth for the seasons final 60 games (1.019 OPS!). That was fun.Whats badSo, so much. Before the season, most experts predicted the Twins would sport an average offense and staggeringly poor pitching. And, boy, were they right! It was wretched. The Twins allowed an MLB-worst 5.49 runs per game, an AL-worst WHIP of 1.45, and struck out the third-fewest players per nine innings of any team in baseball. Minnesota fell 40 spots overall in our rankings, driven by a 74-spot drop in players, a 56-spot drop in coaching, and a 28-spot drop in ownership. The twist? Compared with 2015, the players are largely the same; the coach, Paul Molitor, is light years ahead of his predecessor in terms of on-the-field strategy and an openness to analytics; and the Pohlads are ... the Pohlads. The problems are the same. The team just won 24 fewer games.Whats newIn a very un-Twins-like move, the team fired longtime GM Terry Ryan in July after two stints (1994-2007 and 2011-2016) running the organization. After an exhaustive search with the help of third-party firm Korn Ferry, which helped the Timberwolves land Tom Thibodeau, the franchise hired 33-year-old Derek Falvey away from the Cleveland Indians to serve as the general manager and president of baseball operations. With a new voice, one that has experience with a winning organization and one who has worked to bridge the gap between folks who lean toward analytics in player evaluation and those who might favor scouting, the Twins are once again asking their fan base to believe. And however unwarranted that request might seem, with the young talent already on this roster and with Falvey now in the fold, its perhaps more palatable to do so now than at any time since 2011.Next: Philadelphia Phillies?| Full rankings Mario Hezonja Blazers Jersey . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. Custom Portland Trail Blazers Jerseys . 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The North American League Championship Series (NA LCS) quarterfinals continued on Sunday evening with Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) and Team Liquid (TL) meeting in the playoffs for the second straight split. CLG, the defending North American split champion, was the favorite for the matchup and looked strong coming into the playoffs. TL was inconsistent and entered the knockout stages as a question mark. The question was not about talent but rather whether an inconsistent team could put it all together and show up in a big series. When the dust settled, CLG moved on to the semifinals.CLG showcased its understanding of the new patch and abused the correct champions for aggressive pushes, rotations and ganks. It would lead to a dominating 3-1 set and help establish plenty of intrigue for CLGs next matchup against Team SoloMid. CLGs current macro-intensive play and swift decision-making will prove a tough taskk for the North American juggernaut dream team.ddddddddddddTL showed glimpses of hope throughout the set. In its lone victory, TL snowballed a victory after a rather slow and solid laning phase. From the 12-minute marker on, TL correctly pushed the ignition and forced advantageous fights. It would lead to an overall kill score of 22-8. But the biggest victory was how TL sustained the lead and controlled the map. It could be a preview of how Team SoloMid attacks CLG: Isolate priority targets and force difficult fights.Overall, CLG played incredibly well and won convincingly, with Game 4 producing the teams most lopsided victory in the set. If the defending split champions continue their consistency and adaptation, it could be another North American title for the teams mantle. ' ' '