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10 years ago today, the Minnesota Twins became my favorite sports team, and Jason Kubel became my favorite player. After getting home from school (yes, I am a younger fan on this board), I went to the living room to watch the Twins take on the Angels. Jason Kubel had started the game off strong, but the bullpen had seemingly blew the game (sound familiar?). After some terrible defense on a "triple", Kubel just needed a homerun to complete a cycle. The game was 9-4, and the TV was only kept on FSN due to the chance of a cycle. During the 8th inning, the Twins slowly climbed back. Justin Morneau was intentionally walked to load the bases. And then: https://www.youtube.com/…

No game thread yet? Two teams will face off. Likely only one of them will win. Discuss.

Today, I thought I'd check in, and see how the Twins are faring in the standings: Surprise Surprise, the Twins are in first place in the Central. However, it is March, March 15th to be exact and, the long-time nemesis for the Twins are in town. Of course, it appears the Jays are trending down right now, though they do play in the AL East. Having watched the Twins early in the season, I've yet to figure out if the Twins are finding ways to win or if their opponents are finding ways to lose. Maybe a little of A and a little of B? No matter, the Twins lead the Central and have a respectable record. Pitching for the Twins: Martin Perez Pitching for the B…

Time for some more Twins baseball! Today's game could be fun to watch with our ace Berrios on the mound. I think our lineup today will be dangerous as well. I suspect the bats will really break out and we can score some serious runs. Enjoy the game! I might have to flip back and forth between the Twins and the Masters. Tiger has a shot at winning today. The Tigers do not! Go Twins!

Despite the outcome of the last game the Twins played against the Mets, the Twins still came away with a winning road trip. An outcome that was lacking last year. Unfortunately, the Twins return home to play the Tigers, managed by ex-Twins manager, Ron Gardenhire, who appears to have his club playing well. At least, according to the standings. And, more importantly, the Twins get to put the silly "futility player" of the NL behind them. Yes, I mean the lack of DH where the pitcher "hits," hence, "futility player." With that, we move on to more pressing matters, such as, pitching. Specifically, starting pitching. More specifically, the starting pitching today. …

TWINS Max Kepler(L) RF Jorge Polanco(S) SS Willians Astudillo(R ) 3B Eddie Rosario(L) LF C.J. Cron(R ) 1B Mitch Garver(R ) C Jonathan Schoop(R ) 2B Byron Buxton(R ) CF Jake Odorizzi(R ) P METS Brandon Nimmo(L) CF Pete Alonso(R ) 1B Robinson Cano(L) 2B Michael Conforto(L) RF Wilson Ramos® C Jeff McNeil(L) LF Amed Rosario(R ) SS J.D. Davis(R ) 3B Noah Syndergaard(L) P I'm hoping the Odorizzi is better this time out, and that the Twins get to Syndergaard and the Mets early and often.

Good morning from the not so sunny and rather windy Central Valley of CA. I am your host today and we've got a good one scheduled for your viewing and snarking pleasure. The Twins are in the Big Apple, playing the Mets, who have managed to assemble a starting staff that looks to be formidable. However, tossing aside the first game in Philly, the Twins played solid baseball the second two games against the Phillies. Yes, the third game resulted in a loss, but, the Twins hung in there. Hopefully, Mr. Gibson recovers from his horrendous first start and shows us that he's able to shake off a bad performance. And, he'll need to, because DeGrom is a tall order. This i…

Again, less than an hour before game time and no thread in sight. Here's my take today: Kind of a big game with the Twins' ace (Berrios) slated to start against a really tough Phillie lineup. If the Twins win this one and take their third series in a row (and second on the road), I will be impressed and optimistic going forward. I haven't seen the starting lineup and there should be some intrigue. Cruz hasn't played since Kansas City, but Rosario had a day off yesterday (and homered coming off the bench), Kepler has homered in two straight games and is stinging the ball and Buxton showed his overall value yesterday (hitting, base stealing, and throwing a runner out…

No game thread in sight, so I'll start one. The Twins are 4-2 after a 10-4 defeat in the rain last night. We saw bad Odo after good Odo pitched the second game of the season. Jorge Polanco went 5-5 and hit for the cycle in his first four ABs. Kepler and Polanco homered, now giving the Twins 3 homers on the year. The pitching staff walked eight and the game was brutal to watch, but today is another day! Lineups: Twins Kepler RF Astudillo C Polanco SS Cron 1B Cave LF Schoop 2B Adrianza 3B Buxton CF Pineda P Phillies McCutchen LF Segura SS Harper RF Hoskins 1B Herrera CF Hernandez 2B Knapp C Franco 3B Arrieta P

Today finds us in Sunny Philly, where the cheesesteak sandwich finds its home. However, of other historical note, Philadelphia was home the Constitutional Convention and eventual ratification of the Constitution. Just imagine, without the Constitution, we, shudder, would have Cricket as the national sport with Gin being the drink of choice during a game, along with those weird cucumber sandwiches Brits seem so fond of. Instead, we have baseball, brats and beer, though, Philly fans would probably argue the Philly cheesesteak sandwich is proper ballpark food. And, all things considered, I would probably have to concede the point. After all that, what else do we know? …

It looks to be another fine day for baseball. No, I don't mean the weather, I mean, any day is a good day for baseball. Granted, playing when it's 20 below out with three feet of snow on the ground might make things a bit challenging but hey, snow shoes, snowmobile suits and we're good to go, right? Yesterday, the Twins played rather ineptly yet pulled out a win. Hopefully, the Twins are a bit more ept and win going away. Pitching for the Twins and making his 2019 Debut: Kyle Gibson. I'm looking forward to seeing Mr. Gibson. He was fun last year and hopefully, we get that Gibson this year. Pitching for KC: Homer Bailey. I don't suppose there's a chance Mr. B…

If at first you don't succeed... Who's fault is it? Yes. The line ups seem to be...up. Fancy that. So i thought maybe i'd make up for my earlier mistake, maybe even get the drop on someone. Things to think about: 1. Speed. Buxton... Hamilton... My, that was quick! 2. Velocity. Apparently a focus of our pitchers. But that's just speed in a given direction. 3. That fancy new stat about how hard the ball is hit. Something about exit speed? Oh right. 4. And if i am going to get this intro up before someone else does, i better be fast... um yeah. 5. Sorry for being single minded today. Jose Berrios ( R) 1. Max Kepler (L) RF 2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 3. Nels…

OK, so I live in Cleveland again. I grew up there and moved away in 1996 thinking I'd never move back.. well, then my wife decided to take a job in Cleveland, and since my job is mobile... well, I'm back there again, and it is all the fault of a woman originally from Michigan... think about that for a second. Things to think about. 1. I hate Indians fans. They were non-existent in the 80s... and suddenly die hard fans in the 90s... Most don't know baseball either. So yeah, let's take it to them. 2. Michael Pineda. He had a pretty good spring, so no complaints there. Then again, against the Indians lineup, he might look like Cy Young. Heck, Odorizzi certainly did ye…

Game 2. Here we are! Still excited because it's baseball season ... I'm sure that will change somewhere in the middle as the season goes on. For today, I hope Odorizzi progressed from where he ended the season last year, and I hope Bauer did not. CLEVELAND 1. Leonys Martin (L) CF 2. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B 3. Tyler Naquin (L) RF 4. Carlos Santana (S) 1B 5. Hanley Ramirez ® DH 6. Jake Bauers (L) LF 7. Roberto Perez ® C 8. Brad Miller (L) 2B 9. Max Moroff (S) SS Trevor Bauer P TWINS 1. Max Kepler (L) RF 2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 3. Nelson Cruz ® DH 4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 5. C.J. Cron ® 1B 6. Marwin Gonzalez (S) 3B 7. Jonathan Schoop ® 2B 8. Mitch Garver ® C 9. Byron Buxt…

Ladies and Gentlemen, let's get reeeeaaaady to rummmbbllleee! In this corner, the division challenger, the MN Twins! And, defending division champs, the Cleveland Indians! Pitching for the Twins: Jose Berrios Pitching for the Indians: Corey Kluber Play ball!

No Vikings game, no excuses today people. Can the Twins win 6straight to end 2018? Prediction: Mauer comes to bat in bottom 8th, lines a home run off of right field foul pole, wins game. Curtain call to follow. Lineups SOX 1. Yolmer Sanchez (S) 3B 2. Leury Garcia (S) SS 3. Daniel Palka (L) RF 4. Avisail Garcia ® DH 5. Matt Davidson ® 1B 6. Nicky Delmonico (L) LF 7. Welington Castillo ® C 8. Yoan Moncada (S) 2B 9. Ryan Cordell ® CF TWINS 1. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 3. Jake Cave (L) CF 4. Robbie Grossman (S) LF 5. Mitch Garver ® DH 6. Max Kepler (L) RF 7. Logan Forsythe ® 2B 8. Willians Astudillo ® 3B 9. Juan Graterol ® C Pitchers: Zack Littel…

It’s a chilly one. Talk about the game here. Gibby vs Rodon. 1. Yoan Moncada (S) 2B 2. Yolmer Sanchez (S) 3B 3. Daniel Palka (L) LF 4. Avisail Garcia ® RF 5. Omar Narvaez (L) C 6. Matt Davidson ® DH 7. Nicky Delmonico (L) 1B 8. Tim Anderson ® SS 9. Ryan Cordell ® CF 1. Joe Mauer (L) DH 2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 3. Willians Astudillo ® 3B 4. Robbie Grossman (S) RF 5. Tyler Austin ® 1B 6. Jake Cave (L) CF 7. Logan Forsythe ® 2B 8. Johnny Field ® LF 9. Chris Gimenez ® C

1pm game is over. We missed it. You can read about it the appropriate article on this sight (feel free to throw a link in here, moderator types) White Sox Reynaldo Lopez (R ) 1. Yolmer Sanchez (S) 3B 2. Leury Garcia (S) 2B 3. Avisail Garcia ( R) RF 4. Daniel Palka (L) LF 5. Matt Davidson (R ) 1B 6. Omar Narvaez (L) DH 7. Welington Castillo ( R) C 8. Tim Anderson ( R) SS 9. Adam Engel ( R) CF Twins Jose Berrios ( R) 1. Joe Mauer (L) DH 2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 3. Jake Cave (L) CF 4. Robbie Grossman (S) LF 5. Tyler Austin ( R) 1B 6. Max Kepler (L) RF 7. Willians Astudillo ( R) C 8. Ehire Adrianza (S) 3B 9. Gregorio Petit ( R) 2B Gametime Forecast: 52°F • Mostly Cloudy …

Nice job by Moya pitching around the Adrianza error. And once again worth remembering, yes Detroit is this bad.

Following last night’s win, the Twins sit at 73-84 and are 10-13 in September. So what’s there to watch moving forward? Joe Mauer continues his march to 2305 hits. He’s at 2115 and 191 away from passing Kirby Puckett on the all-time Twins list. Does he have enough games left in him in a Twins uniform? The Arizona Fall League starts in less than two weeks and the Twins have good representation with Brent Rooker, Jaylin Davis, Travis Blankenhorn, Hector Lujan, Alex Robinson, Devin Smeltzer, Luke Raley, and Griffin Jax. Willians Astudillo has become his own spectacle. In 82 PA with the Twins, he has walked once (1.2% BB%) and struck out twice (2.4% K%). Interesting fact:…

I didn't see a game thread up, so I started one, even though I can't really stay... just to say: Jake Cave is not a reliable center fielder. Ash out.

The Great American Game Thread Intro Call me Ish-male. Some years ago, i found myself betwixt and between, not knowing what to do with myself. And somehow i found myself unconsciously drawn to crack of the bat, the cheers of the crowd, feeling the irresistable urge to chase after a ball as it hurtles through the air much as a canine retriever might. Not knowing what i was doing, i signed up to write a game thread for a motley bunch of game threaders, who probably wouldn't terribly appreciate me likening them to fictional characters from an ancient Melville text. But i won't stop them from identifying themselves as such. Together we searched the diamonds for the myt…

Let your hair down Game Thread. So duck and don't get hit by the falling hair. I bring up the duck cause it already has down hair... Well maybe they are feathers, not being a mammal, but it serves a similar purpose. How do you keep interested in these games, serving similar purposes to the last bit of a penant race? Twins Chase De Jong ( R) 1. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 3. Jake Cave (L) CF 4. Robbie Grossman (S) LF 5. Max Kepler (L) RF 6. Tyler Austin ( R) DH 7. Ehire Adrianza (S) 3B 8. Willians Astudillo (R ) C 9. Gregorio Petit (R ) 2B Athletics Mike Fiers ( R) 1. Nick Martini (L) LF 2. Matt Chapman (R ) 3B 3. Jed Lowrie (S) 2B 4. Khris Davis…

10:05 PM ET Liam Hendriks... "Now there's a name i haven't heard in a long time." I'm tempted to just quote Star Wars ad nauseum, but i moght not be online enough to fill a game thread with it. But roads must roll and game threads must... thread the game? And so long as i am here, i'll play bobbin. La tortuga is catching again. There is hope we can measure up, perchance even affect a play off picture, at least a little. I like the nickname, as on the small roads in central Mass, one often comes across hand painted turtle x-ing signs. There is even a turtle in El Mariachi, the movie what brought Robert Rodriguez into notice. Anyway, i hope we play good. And well…

I heard tell today is talk like a pirate day on the radio. That true? Or was i a victim o' fake news? I always miss it, just as i almost always miss fluff fest celebrating the invention of marshmallow fluff as a food item. Does a game with an opener not really start until the second inning? Today's game thread is devoted to such deep questions... Line ups to follow, but we got a 4 run lead already so this should be posted sooner rather than later...

The game is afoot! Twins: Jake Odorizzi is serving as his own opener! 1. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 3. Logan Forsythe ® 2B 4. Robbie Grossman (S) RF 5. Tyler Austin ® DH 6. Jake Cave (L) CF 7. Miguel Sano ® 3B 8. Johnny Field ® LF 9. Chris Gimenez ® C Tigers: Daniel Norris (L) -- not as tough as Chuck? 1. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B 2. Christin Stewart (L) LF 3. Nicholas Castellanos ® RF 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH 5. Jim Adduci (L) 1B 6. Mikie Mahtook ® CF 7. Grayson Greiner ® C 8. Dawel Lugo ® 2B 9. Ronny Rodriguez ® SS

Better late than never? Well, maybe not at this point in the season. Twins: Gabriel Moya (L) (opener? or bullpen game?) 1. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 3. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 4. Robbie Grossman (S) DH 5. Jake Cave (L) CF 6. Logan Forsythe ® 2B 7. Max Kepler (L) RF 8. Ehire Adrianza (S) 3B 9. Willians Astudillo ® C Tigers: Jordan Zimmermann ® 1. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B 2. Christin Stewart (L) LF 3. Nicholas Castellanos ® RF 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH 5. Jim Adduci (L) 1B 6. Ronny Rodriguez ® SS 7. James McCann ® C 8. Dawel Lugo ® 2B 9. Victor Reyes (S) CF Gametime Forecast: 80°F • Clear • 0% PoP

Quite a few years ago, "The Who" came up with what was probably the first rock opera, which they wrote and recorded. "Tommy" was performed quite a few times until one day, Roger Daltry, at a live performance, said this was the last time "The Who" would perform "Tommy." At which point, the late late Keith Moon jumped up from behind his drum kit and hollered, "Thank God." I mention this, as this is my swan song for game threads this year. And, I expect the Twins Daily crowd is jumping up and collectively shouting, "Thank God!" Seriously, though, it's been a great ride and I hope I've been able to make a few people laugh. Or, at least politely clap. It's been fun and y…

*Make of my selection what you will. Today is home project day at Che Blake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts9UONUMlCg *Tim "The Tool Man" for your home improvement tips. Make of this selection what you will. Swear, there's a theme in some where. So far, we have storms, destruction and improvement. Whatever could be the point of this exercise? *Yep, you guessed it, "Make of this what you will." Some observations from last night: 1. Never mind, that particular trip down memory lane is a bit too painful. 2. Good on the Twins for taking the lead. 3. Someone needs to go all Tonya Harding on Perez. Just kidding, great player, darn it. 4. Berrios went 6…

Many years ago, archaeologists found a stone with an inscription that dated back a couple of centuries. Experts puzzled over deciphering the inscription for decades before it was finally deciphered. And, of course, someone just happened to stumble across the key that allowed the rest of the world in on the secret of the ancient code. The intrepid researcher walked into the room which contained the stone, and, just as the morning light shone across the surface of the stone, the "eureka!" moment occurred. The lighting revealed the key to the whole cipher written on the stone: "Today is Sunday, the 24th. Am very drunk today." The point to my story? No idea. With th…