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This one will be live for me, televised for you. Wind is really blowing out to left today. Hopefully that means a few long balls … for us, not them. Go Twins!

Emergency back up game thread intro. Jolly good show what ho, fellow sportsmen! That Dobnak can bowl a bally good game me old fellow! He sure has the wiskers for it say what! And those young whipper snappers in the outfield, they'll give him what for! And i'd rather face the ol' thunderin' judge himself than to hit into that wily infield! All in all a rousting good team yon Twins got and what of their dominable foe? Twins 0. Randy Dobnak (R) P 1. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 2. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B 3. Alex Kirilloff (L) LF 4. Nelson Cruz (R) DH…

9:35 central time start. Lucas French on the mound, trying to improve to 3-0. I'll update when anything interesting happens.

Per LENIII in the STrib: Cubs (19-38) 1. Reed Johnson, LF 2. Starling Castro, SS 3. David DeJesus, RF 4. Alfonso Soriano, DH 5. Bryan LaHair, 1B 6. Joe Mather, CF 7. Steve Clevenger, C 8. Darwin Barney. 2B 9. Ian Stewart, 3B LHP Travis Wood Twins (22-34) 1. Ben Revere, CF 2. Jamey Carroll, 2B 3. Josh Willingham, LF 4. Justin Morneau, DH 5. Ryan Doumit, C 6. Chris Parmelee, 1B 7. Trevor Plouffe, 3B 8. Brian Dozier, SS 9. Darin Mastroianni, RF RHP P.J. Walters No Mauer, no Span.

I had a whole game thread primed and ready to go, but breakfast burritos called and am running late. Anyway, here’s the lineups: MIN P: Sonny Grey 1: Arraez DH 2: Correa SS 3: Polanco 2B 4: Kepler RF 5: Kirilloff LF 6: Gordon CF 7: Miranda 1B 8: Urshela 3B 9: Shanchez C Detroit P: Hutchison 1: Greene CF 2: Baez SS 3: Castro 1B 4: Cabrera DH 5: Hasse C 6: Grossman LF 7: Schopp 2B 8: Clemens 3B 9: Castro RF

Well, we’re here. It’s postseason time and there’s no game thread ready a few hours before first pitch so I’m typing this on my phone to get it out there. Only have time for one thought: I love Greinke, he’s a delightful weirdo. But I hope the Twins effing demolish him. Win Twins! 1. Arráez 2B 2. Buxton CF 3. Kepler RF 4. Cruz DH 5. Rosario LF 6. Sanó 1B 7. Polanco SS 8. Jeffers C 9. González 3B

Can't believe none of you started this, especially since last I looked we were up 7-0. Playing at Jet Blue today and Price gave up two solo shots. The next one in have up another plus some walks, hits, a WP and there you are. Santana made it through 3 allowing nothing and struck out the side in the 2nd.

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Fezzig game thread: Think of something clever? Well, i never... Someone said a rhyming thread would be mostly dead so here's your first head... Of a double header* Minnesota (under the new guard) 0. Randy Dobnak (R ) P 1. Jorge Polanco ( S ) SS 2. Miguel Sano (R ) 1B 3. Nelson Cruz (R ) DH 4. M. Gonzalez ( S ) RF 5. I. Vargas ( S ) 2B 6. Eddie Rosario ( L) LF 7. Ehire Adrianza ( S ) 3B 8. Max Kepler ( L) CF 9. Alex Avila ( L) C Detroit (under the old Gard) 0. Matthew Boyd ( L) P 1. Victor Reyes ( S ) RF 2. J. Schoop (R ) 2B 3. Miguel Cabrera (R ) DH 4. J. Candelario ( S ) 1B 5. Niko Goodrum ( S ) SS 6. JaCoby Jones (R ) CF 7. C. Stewart ( L) LF 8. G. Greiner…

Game-time forecast for Game 1: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 60-65. (That sounds like Fall weather; ugh.) Game 1 Lineups TWINS: SP, Gibson Santana CF Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Vargas DH Plouffe 3B Arcia RF Suzuki C Escobar SS Schafer LF INDIANS: SP, Kluber Bourn CF Ramirez SS Brantley DH Santana 1B Kipnis 2B Gomes C Chisenhall 3B Shuck LF Holt RF Lineups for Game 2 will be posted in thread when they become available and after the completion of Game 1. (Here) ---------------------------- Okay, Brian ... double-header means a double-good set up ... no pressure now ... but it's on you! (I think I might go…

Game-time forecast: Clear. Winds blowing in from center field at 1-5 m.p.h. Temperature around 55. Game 1 TWINS: SP, Hughes Santana CF Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Vargas DH Plouffe 3B Arcia RF Suzuki C Escobar SS Hicks LF PALE HOSE: SP, Carroll Eaton CF Ramirez SS Abreu DH Gillaspie 3B Garcia RF Danks LF Flowers C Wilkins 1B Sanchez 2B Game 2 lineups will be posted in thread after the completion of game 1 and when they become available. ----------------------- Brian, go to it! Double trouble! It suits you! ----------------------- Interesting... I think the last time I wore a suit was 10 years ago. It wasn't for anything special. I wore it because we hadn't done laundry …

A green monster with two heads! or Two for the price of... two. Dedicated to USAFChief (and Chief Jr.) who are reputably at at least one of the games, and who unequivocally and infallibly will tell you if the Twins will win or lose... "yes". and to River "Old Hoss" Brian, being inducted into the Game Thread Hall of Fame (if he can find it) as we speak. Or type. Hard to say, really. Oh, I'd heard the story of Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, and as it is a story which sticks in the mind, i couldn't recall the name. So i looked it up, and the caption under the boston beaters photo in wikipedia is priceless. A 59+ win season as pitcher, and the first photograph of a Trudeau…

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 35. Jays: SP, Dickey Melky Cabrera LF Munenori Kawasaki 2B Jose Bautista CF Edwin Encarnacion 1B Colby Rasmus DH Brett Lawrie 3B Moises Sierra RF Josh Thole C Ryan Goins SS Twins: SP, Gibson Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer 1B Trevor Plouffe 3B Chris Colabello RF Jason Kubel LF Josmil Pinto DH Kurt Suzuki C Aaron Hicks CF Pedro Florimon SS The 2nd game's lineups will be posted in-thread as we continue into the next game. Yes, one big long thread for two games! Woohoo! And tonight's lineups and tonight's game thread begin here: http://twinsdaily.com/showthread.php…

Twins SP: SP Gibson and Hendriks Game 1: 2B Dozier C Mauer DH Willingham 1B Morneau RF Colabello LF Arcia 3B Plouffe CF Thomas SS Florimon White Sox: SP Danks and Leesman Game 1 CF De Aza SS Ramirez RF Rios DH Dunn 1B Konerko 3B Gillaspie 2B Beckham LF Viciedo C Flowers Things to think about: 1. Think about the White Sox... I hate the White Sox... With every fiber of my being. In all sports at all levels... I can't think of another team that I hate more than the White Sox. I hate them so much... I've thought about them 12 times yesterday. I hate thinking that the White Sox could end up drafting ahead of us next year and at the same time... I would hate …

"G'Quan wrote, "There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain." Them: 0. Triston McKenzie (R) P 1. Steven Kwan (L) DH 2. Amed Rosario (R) SS 3. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B 4. Josh …

The Twins announced their lineup yesterday. While the O's will trot this out: The Twins haven't seen much of Arrieta, with Alexi Casilla's five plate appearances being the most among Minnesota's hitters. Arrieta has a four-pitch arsenal - fastball, slider, curve and change - and had been very inconsistent against left-handed opponents, walking 14.6% of all lefties faced. This should bode well for the Twins port-siders. By the way, stop by the "Pick 2 Cliq" contest, select which Twins hitter you think will perform the best today and win $50 in free liquor.

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer DH Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau 1B Ryan Doumit C Danny Valencia 3B Clete Thomas RF Alexi Casilla 2B SP: Carl Pavano Yankees Lineup: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul Ibanez DH Russell Martin C Brett Gardner LF SP: Freddy Garcia

Liriano vs. Sabathia

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau DH Chris Parmelee 1B Sean Burroughs 3B Clete Thomas RF Alexi Casilla 2B Jason Marquis SP Yankees Lineup: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher DH Raul Ibanez RF Eric Chavez 3B Russell Martin C Brett Gardner LF SP: Hiroki Kuroda

The Twins and Yankees are set for Game 4 of their early-season series. Twins Lineup Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau DH Ryan Doumit RF Danny Valencia 3B Chris Parmelee 1B Alexi Casilla 2B SP: Anthony Swarzak Yankees Lineup: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano DH Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul Ibanez LF Russell Martin C Eduardo Nunez 2B SP: Phil Hughes

As if the Twins and Rays didn't play enough this spring, the Twins are headed to St. Pete for a three-game series tonight. Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer DH Josh Willingham LF Danny Valencia 3B Ryan Doumit C Trevor Plouffe RF Chris Parmelee 1B Alexi Casilla 2B SP: Liam Hendriks

Tonight the Twins will try to win their second in a row in Tampa: Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer 1B Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau DH Ryan Doumit C Danny Valencia 3B Clete Thomas RF Alexi Casilla 2B SP: Carl Pavano

Twins hope to win a series in Tampa. Here is the lineup they'll go with: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau DH Chris Parmelee 1B Danny Valencia 3B Clete Thomas RF Alexi Casilla 2B SP: Francisco Liriano Rays Lineup: Desmond Jennings LF Ben Zobrist RF Carlos Pena 1B Evan Longoria 3B Jeff Keppinger DH BJ Upton CF Sean Rodriguez SS Chris Gimenez C Elliot Johnson 2B SP: Jeff Niemann

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham DH Justin Morneau 1B Ryan Doumit RF Danny Valencia 3B Chris Parmelee LF Trevor Plouffe 2B SP: Jason Marquis Red Sox Lineup: Mike Aviles SS Ryan Sweeney RF Dustin Pedroia 2B Adrian Gonzalez 1B David Ortiz DH Kevin Youklis 3B Jarrod Saltalamachhia C Cody Ross LF Marlon Byrd CF SP: Jon Lester

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau DH Ryan Doumit C Danny Valencia 3B Chris Parmelee RF Trevor Plouffe 2B SP: Nick Blackburn Red Sox Lineup: Mike Aviles SS Ryan Sweeney RF Dustin Pedroia 2B Adrian Gonzalez 1B David Ortiz DH Kevin Youkilis 3B Cody Ross LF Marlon Byrd CF Kelly Shoppach C SP: Josh Beckett

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer C Justin Morneau DH Chris Parmelee 1B Trevor Plouffe RF Sean Burroughs 3B Ben Revere LF Alexi Casilla 2B SP: Liam Hendriks

Here are the lineups for tonight's game: Twins Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer C Justin Morneau DH Josh Willingham LF Chris Parmelee 1B Danny Valencia 3B Ben Revere RF Alexi Casilla 2B SP: Francisco Liriano Orioles Nolan Reimold LF JJ Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Mark Reynolds 3B Nick Johson 1B Ronny Paulino DH Robert Andino 2B SP: Tommy Hunter

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer DH Justin Morneau 1B Ryan Doumit C Danny Valencia 3B Trevor Plouffe RF Ben Revere LF Alexi Casilla 2B SP: Carl Pavano Royals Lineup: Jarrod Dyson CF Alex Gordon LF Billy Butler DH Eric Hosmer 1B Jeff Francoeur RF Mike Moustakas 3B Yuniesky Betancourt 2B Brayan Pena C Alcides Escobar SS SP: Everett Teaford