MINNEAPOLIS -- Caleb Thielbar was 22, freshly drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers but still a devoted follower of his hometown Minnesota Twins, when the most painful memory of his baseball fandom took place: 11th inning, Game 2 of the 2009 American League Division Series, Joe Mauer lofts a fly ball down the left-field line that's ruled foul, even though replay confirms it landed fair.
Every Twins fan seems to have a bitter moment like that; this just so happens to be Thielbar's. Minnesota's record-breaking, 18-game playoff losing streak spanned 19 years before it finally ended Tuesday.