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The Twins have been depressing lately so I wanted to talk about a couple more exciting things today. One local feature and one national. Let's start local (Twin Cities local, sorry all you out of town/state-ers). The Firemen's Softball Tournament is taking place this weekend in Bloomington (East 90th and Portland for anyone who wants to check it out!). For those of us who's bodies no longer allow them to play hardball we've migrated to the soft side of things and this tournament is the spectacle of the summer. If you enjoy beer, sun, large crowds of people, and lots of softball you should swing on down and check it out. Just follow the gigantic crowds to find the "sh…

Game Thread: Twins @ Tigers, 9/26 6:08pm CT Never started a game thread before, so let’s give it a go…The Twins play the second game of the series with Detroit tonight. Here are some things to think about: 1. Last night’s loss to Detroit clearly falls into the woulda, coulda, shoulda category. Less than 10 games remaining in the season and the team seems to be trying to limp toward the finish line. The Twins held a 4-1 lead into the seventh inning, but another short outing from Pelfrey then a cluster fumble by the bullpen….judges, what say you? 2. Technically, the team can still make it to the wild card one-game playoff. Although they have slipped to fourth, pl…

Recipe for Chicken Dinnah As prepared in Kitchen ... er ... I mean Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday the 8th of September; watch live on TV on FS-N or listen on Go 96.3, TIBN, or BOB FM starting 7:10 PM CT. Bake for three hours or until Twins win at 78°; baste lightly depending on conditions. Ingredients: TWINS (71-66): 1. Hicks RF 2. Dozier 2B 3. Mauer 1B 4. Plouffe 3B 5. Rosario LF 6. Hunter DH 7. Escobar SS 8. Hermann C 9. Buxton CF Kyle Gibson, RHP (9-9, 3.84 ERA) ROYALS (82-55): 1. Zobrist 2B 2. Gordon LF 3. Cain CF 4. Hosmer 1B 5. Morales DH 6. Moustakas 3B 7. Perez C 8. Rios RF 9. Escobar SS Edinson Volquez, RHP (12-7, 3.53 ERA) Preparation: Step 1)…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MXf8QS0ELA ANNND Welcome! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line: Re-write edition! I am your host for the next 2 days, Vanimal. How NEAT was that game yesterday?! The Twins square off against the Tigers today, and who knows, maybe this game will be good too! Before we dive into the randomness and debauchery, let's talk weather and lineups. It's a heat wave there today! Good thing they play later on... Mostly sunny and 86 degrees at first pitch. REAL FEEL of 90 degrees. Winds from the ESE at 6 MPH. Minnesota Twins (80-74) 1. Brian Dozier ( R) 2B 2. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 3. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 5. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B 6.…

http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/images/pictures/numbers600/number14.jpg Good morning Twins fans and welcome back to another exciting game thread extravaganza! After last night's big win our magic number now stands at 14! If we can manage to beat up Clevinger and the Indians today our magic number would reach 12. Despite the nice win yesterday we still faced some unfortunate news regarding one of our better pitchers. Big Mike Pineda will be going away for awhile...a 60 game suspension is not something I really wanted to see at the moment but I think this team will prevail. If you're nervous and frustrated I posted a few soothing links that will put your mind at ease…

Game-time forecast: Cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 75. PALE HOSE: SP, Noesi Adam Eaton CF Alexei Ramirez SS Jose Abreu 1B Adam Dunn DH Dayan Viciedo RF Conor Gillaspie 3B Gordon Beckham 2B Alejandro De Aza LF Tyler Flowers C TWINS: SP, Hughes Sam Fuld LF Brian Dozier 2B Trevor Plouffe 3B Josh Willingham DH Oswaldo Arcia RF Kurt Suzuki C Chris Parmelee 1B Eduardo Escobar SS Danny Santana CF ------------------------- Brian, you're up! Get some good swings in! -------------------------- With my Obliques? Things to Think About: 1. The White Sox -- Here's how much I hate the White S…

Happy Mothers' Day to all posters in TDland to whom this applies! <crickets chirping> Anyone? <more crickets chirping> Maybe one or two potential mothers out there reading? <even more crickets chirping> Very sad, imo. We need more women here. Being on a sports fansite, such as this, is always a bit one-sided, unfortunately. And I don't think it's due to a lack of enthusiasm for the game, because I know and talk to a lot of women about sports ... they just aren't here. Where's shorty when you need her? (BYTO reference) Anyway ... hope you all are finding a moment to honor the mothers in your lives, whether they be your spouses, partners, gir…

Game-time forecast: Sunny. Winds blowing in from center field at 15-20 m.p.h. Temperature near 85. I'm beginning to believe that ChiTown is somehow behind this losing streak. Maybe she could help us out if she considered posting the lineups in a new font? Ummm ... okay ... TWINS: SP, Correia Dozier 2B Suzuki C Mauer 1B Willingham LF Morales DH Arcia RF Escobar 3B Fuld CF Florimon SS RANGERS: SP, Tepesch Choo LF Andrus SS Pena 1B Beltre DH Rios RF Martin CF Gimenez C Sardinas 3B Oder 2B ------------------------------------------------------------ Things to Think About: 1. Dallas/Arlington -- I don't know who turned the Dallas area into such an affluent are…

Good Afternoon everyone! (well morning time where you are ) This is my first time writing up a game thread so I hope you like it. Also I just want to quickly say thanks to everyone that posts messages on this forum; you all seem like genuinely nice people and I am yet to see any viciousness on here A few thoughts on the Twins I’ve not been a baseball fan for very long at all (probably because I’m an English guy from London) and I honestly used to think it was a boring sport....how wrong was I?! The more I have watched the game and understood the rules the more I have enjoyed it. I find myself on the edge of my seat a lot during a game! What a yo yo team! Lol http…

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing in from right field at 10-15 mph. Temperature around 65. Twins: SP, Deduno Dozier 2B Mauer DH Plouffe 3B Colabello 1B Pinto C Nuñez LF (oh, man ... this again?) Parmelee RF Hicks CF Escobar SS Tigers: SP, Ray Kinsler 2B Hunter RF Cabrera 1B Martinez DH Kelly 3B Jackson CF Avila C Romine SS Davis LF ----------------------------------------------- Things to Think about: 1. Lineup-ology -- Here's who Gardy should be starting today and why... A. Who's Hot or at least Luke Warm: Pinto, Suzuki, Escobar, Santana, Parmelee B. Because they are who they are: Dozier, Mauer C. Because a lefthander is starting for the…

Yes i like pitching Pineda and that catch in the rain. as we're still watching baseball though our team's down the drain Then get up for this noon game and see how our team plays it might be quite the same as what this song says: White Socks: 0. Lance Lynn (R) P 1. Tim Anderson (R) SS 2. Gavin Sheets (L) 1B 3. Jose Abreu (R) DH 4. Brian Goodwin (L) RF 5. Adam Engel (R) CF 6. Leury Garcia (S) 2B 7. Jake Burger (R) 3B 8. Billy Hamilton (S) LF 9. Seby Zavala (R) C Twins: 0. Michael Pineda (R) P 1. Luis Arraez (L) 3B 2. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B …

apologies to ol' Billy Boy) Shall i compare thee to a baseball game? I might as well despite your sullen glare, The lineups have each player's place and name And if you wait a moment, those i'll share: Minnesota Twins: 0. Dylan Bundy (R) P 1. Luis Arraez (L) 2B 2. Carlos Correa (R) SS 3. Max Kepler (L) RF 4. Gio Urshela (R) 3B 5. Alex Kirilloff (L) 1B 6. Gary Sanchez (R) DH 7. Trevor Larnach (L) LF 8. Ryan Jeffers (R) C 9. Nick Gordon (L) CF Arizona Diamondbacks 0. Luke Weaver (R) P 1. Daulton Varsho (L) RF 2. Alek Thomas (L) CF 3. Josh Rojas (L) 3B …

Since the Twins 2022 season is virtually over as far as the playoffs concern, let’s focus in on two important races – Arraez’s race for the batting title and the AL Rookie of the Year. Here are the front-runners in the batting average race: Arraez .316 Boagerts .315 Judge .312 Abreu .309 It’s still a close match. Fun fact: If .316 is the winning average, it will be the lowest batting average in the AL since 1968, when Carl Yastrzemski won the title hitting just .301. Other low values include 1966 Frank Robinson at .316, 1945 Snuffy Stirnweiss at .309, and 1905 Elmer Flick hitting .308. Yes, .316 would tie for the fourth lowest winning batting aver…

Twins: SP Mike Pelfrey 2B Dozier 1B Mauer LF Willingham DH Morneau C Doumit RF Herrmann 3B Plouffe CF Thomas SS Florimon Tigers: SP Rick Porcello CF Jackson RF Hunter 3B Cabrera 1B Fielder DH Martinez LF Dirks 2B Infante C Pena SS Iglasias Things to Think About: 1. Think about the Tigers... Tigers come from many places... India, Bangladesh, Laos, Vietnam Sumatra and Siberia among many places in Asia. In the United States they are found in Baton Rouge, Clemson South Carolina, Auburn Alabama, Princeton New Jersey, Columbia Missouri, Memphis, Cincinnati and Detroit. Animal Researchers have discovered that the Siberian Tiger is stronger and faster than Prince Fiel…

Lineups: Twins: Clete Thomas CF Joe Mauer C Ryan Doumit DH Justin Morneau 1B Trevor Plouffe 3B Oswaldo Arcia LF Chris Parmelee RF Brian Dozier 2B Pedro Florimon SS (P.J. Walters P)* Indians: Michael Bourn CF Mike Aviles SS Jason Kipnis 2B Michael Brantley LF Carlos Santana C Mark Reynolds 1B Jason Giambi DH Lonnie Chisenhall 3B Drew Stubbs RF (Corey Kluber P)

Twins Dozier 2B Santana CF Park 1B Arcia DH Kepler RF Sweeney LF Escobar SS Murphy C Beresford 3B Milone P Marlins Gordon 2B Osuna CF Yelich LF Stanton RF Prado 3B Bour 1B Realmuto C Hechavarria SS Conley P

Monday 6/2, 6:10 PM CT at Fenway Park TV: FS-N; Radio: Go 96.3, TIBN, BOB FM Weather: Is it raining in Boston tonight? Is it cloudy on Cape Cod? Are the Red Sox in the race? They'll just blow it again, by God. A chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Line ups: TWINS (30-19): 1. Dozier, 2B 2. Hunter, RF 3. Mauer, 1B 4. Plouffe, 3B 5. Suzuki, C 6. Rosario, LF 7. Escobar, DH 8. Hicks, CF 9. Santana, SS Mike Pelfrey, RHP (4-1, 2.77 ERA) RED SOX (22-29): 1. Pedroia, 2B 2. Betts, CF 3. Ortiz, DH 4. Rami…

Lineups: Twins: Eduardo Escobar 2B Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham DH Justin Morneau 1B Chris Parmelee RF Trevor Plouffe 3B Oswaldo Arcia LF Wilkin Ramirez CF Pedro Florimon SS (Vance Worley P) Tigers: Austin Jackson CF Torii Hunter RF Miguel Cabrera 3B Prince Fielder 1B Victor Martinez DH Andy Dirks LF Jhonny Peralta SS Alex Avila C Omar Infante 2B (Justin Verlander P)

When in the course of sporting events it becomes necessary for one base ball team to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortunes, and take arms against a sea of sorrows, end them, well, the tough get going, and the weird turn pro, then run out of bubble gum, that game threads of the people, for the people, and by the people, and with the people, and to the people, shall not parish from this internet. Whoa. Lost my train of thought. Boston. Their caps have a B on it. B side. Plan B. B..n town. All the themes i could have chosen for this here thread... If i'd prepared. My apologies for swinging at the first pitch, and nubbing it down the 3rd base line... If i …

Twins: SP Liam Hendriks 2B Dozier C Herrmann 1B Morneau DH Willingham RF Doumit LF Arcia 3B Plouffe CF Thomas SS Florimon Indians: SP Zach McAllister CF Bourn 1B Swisher 2B Kipnis DH Santana LF Brantley SS Cabrera C Gomes 3B Chisenhall RF Stubbs Things to Think About: 1. Think about Arcia... He's back... I don't know why but I just feel better having him in the lineup. 2. Think about Herrmann... Rookie Smookie... It's often been said that Rookies tend to struggle when they face MLB Pitching for the first time. That is probably true but there are some rookies who try to ignore that. Herrmann is ignoring it and he is playing like he wants to stay. 3. Thi…

Game-time forecast: It's still Houston so it's still hot and humid. TWINS: SP, Pino Santana CF Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Vargas DH Plouffe 3B Suzuki C Arcia RF Escobar SS Schafer LF ASTROS: SP, McHugh Grossman RF Altuve 2B Carter DH Castro C Krauss LF Singleton 1B Dominguez 3B Marisnick CF Gonzalez SS ----------------------------------- Brian'll be up when he's up ... stay tuned ... ------------------------------------ Yeah UP when you are UP... Life is that way. Things to Think About: 1. Minute Maid Park -- There was a time when it was called Enron Field. That changed quickly after it was discovered that Enron cooked it's books and all of sudden people were …

Lineups: Twins: Jamey Carroll 2B Joe Mauer C Justin Morneau 1B Trevor Plouffe 3B Oswaldo Arcia DH Wilkin Ramirez LF Chris Parmelee RF Aaron Hicks CF Pedro Florimon SS (Pedro Hernandez P)* Red Sox: Shane Victorino CF Jonny Gomes LF Dustin Pedroia 2B David Ortiz DH Mike Napoli 1B Daniel Nava RF Will Middlebrooks 3B Jarrod Saltalamacchia C Pedro Ciriaco SS (John Lackey P)

Lineups Indians: 1. CF Michael Bourn 2. 2B Jason Kipnis 3. LF Michael Brantley 4. 1B Carlos Santana 5. DH Brandon Moss 6. RF David Murphy 7. 3B Lonnie Chisenhall 8. C Roberto Perez 9. SS Jose Ramirez PITCHING: Danny Salazar Twins: 1. SS Danny Santana 2. RF Torii Hunter 3. 1B Joe Mauer 4. 2B Brian Dozier 5. DH Kennys Vargas 6. C Kurt Suzuki 7. LF Oswaldo Arcia 8. 3B Eduardo Nunez 9. CF Jordan Schafer PITCHING: Phil Hughes Well, how do we all feel compared to 5 days ago? Monday night at dinner our food probably tasted pretty bitter and, despite the fairly nice weather, our feelings toward spring and the upcoming summer were more negative than one might exp…

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 75. The Twins are back home and ChiTown isn't back home. Whose better off? She has lineups... Come here for them. ROYALS: SP, Duffy Aoki RF Infante 2B Perez C Butler 1B Gordon LF Willingham DH Moustakas 3B Escobar SS Dyson CF TWINS: SP, Nolasco Santana CF Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Vargas DH Plouffe 3B Suzuki C Arcia RF Escobar SS Schafer LF ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. The Royals -- Divisional Foe aside... I can't help... I'm a closet Royals Fan. They have been hapless for so long that I can't …

Game-time forecast: Partly clouy. Winds 8-10mph from the NNW. Temperature near 70. NATIONAL LEAGUE: SP, Wainwright (12-4, 1.83 ERA) -Kershaw -Simon -Greinke -Neshek -Clippard -Rodriguez -Kimbrel -Watson -Chapman 1 McCutcheon CF --Blackmon CF 2 Puig RF --Pence RF 3 Tulowitzki SS --Castro 4 Goldschmidt 1B --Freeman 5 Stanton DH --Rizzo 6 Ramirez 3B --Frazier 3B 7Utley 2B --Gordon (PR) 2B --Murphy 2B 8 Lucroy C --Mesoraco C --Montero C 9 Gomez LF --Harrison AMERICAN LEAGUE: SP, Hernandez (11-2, 2.12 ERA) -Lester -Darvish -Sale -Scherzer -Kazmir -Uehara -Holland -Doolittle -Rodney -Perkins ht…

Good afternoon Twins fans and fellow game threaders! After last nights offensive explosion by the Twins I think this team is just now starting to get hot from an offensive perspective. Can we score another 10+ runs today? Tune in to find out! I fully expect the Twins will score a ton of runs today as they get deeper into the Royals bullpen. I would love to stick around and post some witty comments and sage observations but I have a tee time today at 12 noon. It will be my first round of the year so I'm not expecting much...As sure as I am the Twins will dominate today I'm not so sure about my golf game. Can I keep the ball in the fairway? Can I avoid the dreade…

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 65. TWINS: SP, May Santana SS Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Vargas DH Arcia RF Suzuki C Herrmann LF Hicks CF Escobar 3B TIGERS: SP, Scherzer Kinsler 2B Hunter RF Cabrera 1B Martinez (Victor) DH Martinez (J.D.) LF Castellanos 3B Avila C Suarez SS Davis CF ------------------------------------------- Coming into the final stretch after which Brian can rest his brain from thinking. But not until the last game is played ... 4 to go, Brian! ------------------------------------------- 4 to go? Yet it still feels like 75... I don't know how many I got left.... At least 4...…

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy with a 50-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 80. Rangers: SP, Tepesch Shin-Soo Choo DH Elvis Andrus SS Mitch Moreland 1B Adrian Beltre 3B Alex Rios RF Chris Gimenez C Leonys Martin CF Michael Choice LF Rougned Odor 2B Twins: SP, Correia Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer 1B Trevor Plouffe 3B Oswaldo Arcia RF Josh Willingham LF Jason Kubel DH Kurt Suzuki C Aaron Hicks CF Eduardo Escobar SS -------------------------------- Brian will post some thoughts for you here. ------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. Texas -- Perhaps nowhere i…

Oh great! I get the Albers game. Plucky Andrew Albers has made his way back to the major leagues (or the Twins rotation) and will get a start tonight against the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. Albers will be 36 years old during the playoffs this season. He has absolutely no future as a major league pitcher and there is very little to suggest that he will fare well against a Brewer club that has surprised me by taking a good lead in the NL Central. Of course, you never know do you? Maybe Lucy won't pull the football away as Charlie Brown approaches, maybe the Washington Generals will defeat the Globetrotters. And so it goes. It is hard to be excited with a rotation that in…

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