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As of this writing, the Twins are 49-47 and are 1.5 games behind Cleveland. The Royals have been coming on strong (of course they have, they've been playing the White Sox) and we are tied with them for 2nd in the division. And the WC race is even closer with 4 teams within a game of one another. There has been much discussion about the season so far with a number of people excited, we need to add some pieces, we are close and we could be in it, and maybe (dare we dream?) even make it to the WS. Let's go Twins! And then there are a group of fans who don't think the Twins are quite there yet and are a bit too far to be too excited about the possibilities of maybe, and makin…

Lineups: Twins: Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer C Justin Morneau 1B Trevor Plouffe 3B Ryan Doumit DH Chris Parmelee RF Wilkin Ramirez LF Aaron Hicks CF Pedro Florimon SS (Mike Pelfrey P) Angels: Peter Bourjos CF Mike Trout LF Albert Pujols DH Josh Hamilton RF Mark Trumbo 1B Howard Kendrick 2B Chris Iannetta C Luis Jimenez 3B Andrew Romine SS (Jason Vargas P)

Just in case anyone is still interested, the Minnesota Twins play the Kansas City Royals this afternoon/evening in the battle for third place in the weakest division above AAA. After Joe Ryan’s dominating win last night, the Twins’ magic number for clinching third is down to 9: with 22 games remaining they are 14 ahead of the Royals. Sweeping tonight and tomorrow would lower it to 5 and pretty much seal third place. On the mound for the home team is 32-year-old Sonny Gray, with a 7-4 record and 3.09 ERA. According to mlb.com, his nickname is Pickles. Opposing him will be 38-year-old Zach Greinke, who is at 4-8 and 4.00 this season. This is a rematch of the August 16t…

Fun With Numbers The Twins are currently in 2nd Place in their division, 1.5 games back of Cleveland. The BoSox are currently in last place in their division, 17 games back of New York. Total Twins salary: $143,413,800 Total BoSox salary: $240,168,494 Conclusion: W-2’s don’t win games Top Four Twins Hitters Player Ave. OPS Salary OPS Point Return Per Dollar Invested Arraez .319 .809 $ 2,125,000 .0003807 Gordon .276 .752 $ 706,000 .0010652 Correa .274 .788 $35,100,000 .0000225 Miranda .274 .774 $ 700,0…

Sunday 9/13, 1:10 PM CT at U.S. Cellular Field TV: FS-N; Radio: Go 93-3, TIBN, BOB FM Weather: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Now that's the kind of weather I like ... not that I'm in Chicago ... but the weather up here is pretty similar. Unfortunately, Chicago and St. Paul alike are going to warm up again. Oh well ... can't rush the seasons. I'll simply have to wait. Lineups: TWINS (73-68): 1. Hicks CF 2. Dozier 2B 3. Mauer 1B 4. Sano DH 5. Plouffe 3B 6. Hunter RF 7. Rosario LF 8. Suzuki C 9. Escobar SS Kyle Gibson, RHP (9-10, 3.87 ERA) WHITE SOX (67-73): 1. Eaton CF 2. Saladino SS 3. Abreu DH 4. Laroche 1B 5. Thmpson RF 6. …

Good day, and welcome to today’s game thread. 1. It’s a beautiful day for a ball game. Expected weather at game time: Partly cloudy, 72º, very light winds. 2. I’m looking for Berrios to have another good start today. Let’s hope he gets more support than he got last Tuesday against the Padres. 3. Why doesn’t Molitor consistently put the team leader in OBP in the leadoff spot? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l4nVByCL44 4.Today is the 50th anniversary of a perfect game for a Twins starting pitcher. Sort of. Dean Chance pitched 5 perfect innings in a rain-shortened 2-0 win. 5. Today is the 48th anniversary of Billy Martin sending Dave Boswell to the hospital to g…

Luis Arraez LF Josh Donaldson 3B Trevor Larnach RF Nelson Cruz DH Max Kepler CF Jorge Polanco 2B Alex Kirilloff 1B Ben Rortvedt C Andrelton Simmons SS SP: Jose Berrios Cesar Hernandez 2B Amed Rosario SS Jose Ramirez 3B Eddie Rosario LF Bobby Bradley DH Harold Ramirez RF Josh Naylor 1B Bradley Zimmer CF Austin Hedges C SP: J.C. Mejia While the Twins have had their fair share of injuries and disappointing performances, it will be interesting to find out how the Indians can now react to their fair share of adversity. Out of Cleveland's Opening Day rotation, nobod…

Happy 4th of July Weekend, everyone! I am here today to discuss whether Independence Day (1996) or The Sandlot (1993) is the best 4th of July movie ever. Now I know The Sandlot is not a movie based around the 4th of July, but it's a movie about the heart of America and the 4th of July night game is a special part of the movie. Independence Day is clearly a movie based around the 4th of July and features one of the greatest movie speeches of all time. There's aliens and victory cigars. It's a tight battle. To make my final decision on which is best I had to go to the quotes. The Independence Day speech is an all-timer. "We will not go quietly into the night!" gives me…

Greetings to all from Portland, where (at this time of year) the skies are not cloudy all day. Tonight, the Twins take on the San Francisco Giants, a team for which I used to cheer until Barry Bonds’s biceps grew to grotesque proportions. The two teams have similar records this season, but the Twins are actually within sight of the top of their weak division (4 games back), while the Giants stand 25 games behind the Dodgers. The Giants come into this one well-rested after a day off. The Twins come in well-bested after six straight losses, few of them even close. Injuries! The Twins have been fielding a depleted lineup lately. I was curious what sort of line…

For some insane reason, I decided that I needed a bit of deadline pressure so I signed up for the Twins/Cleveland game thread. Yes, I know it was a couple of weeks away when I signed up, but, remember those book reports that were assigned at the beginning of the year and due at the end of the Semester? (It was especially painful for Chief and I, because, as usually happened, we not only tended to be out of sharpened chisels, but our supply of stone tablets was also a bit low. It's not like we could run down to the 5 and Dime or local Woolworths for more stone tablets. And don't get me started on “chiselers cramp!”) Anyway, even with all that advanced warning, somehow, the…

Good evening Twins fans and welcome back to some game thread fun! This season has been a real upper and downer. The Twins need to win tonight in order to keep any possibility of hope alive...I like the drama but really irritated it came to this. I know, injuries have killed us but this seems to be a continual occurrence. Who is actually in charge of health and fortitude on this team? Whoever it is needs to be canned. Just my observation. I'll be interested to see what this teams character is all about. Even with all of the replacement players it would be nice to see some spark. Who knows what will happen but I hope we prevail. Dylan Bundy (8-7, 4.68 ERA) toes …

Well, I haven't written one of these in awhile. But that shouldn't matter, as I haven't watched a full Twins game in awhile, either, and that's more of a pressing concern to me right this minute. Tonight, the Twins and Tigers face off in yet another baseball game where runs will be scored, most of them by someone other than the Twins. Kyle "Double Digit Hits" Gibson goes against Matt "I throw with the correct hand" Boyd. This game looks to be a real barn-burner, provided you're a Twins fan and own a barn you really, really hate. Kyle Gibson would be the most disappointing baseball player on most teams but this ain't most teams; it's the 2016 Minnesota Twins. In the …

Royals SP: Jason Vargas 1. Escobar SS 2. Hosmer 1B 3. Butler DH 4. Gordon LF 5. Perez C 6. Ibanez RF 7. Infante 2B 8. Moustakis 3B 9. Dyson CF Twins SP: Kevin Correia 1. Nunez SS 2. Dozier 2B 3. Parmelee 1B 4. Morales DH 5. Willingham LF 6. Arcia RF 7. Plouffe 3B 8. Fryer C 9. Fuld CF Things to Think About: 1. Termites for Supper -- 15 Hits for the Twins lately is a lot like pushing a stick into a termite hole to catch termites for food and pulling out a 100 dollar bill and taking that 100 dollars to a restaurant and having a big steak. You were expecting termites but you got a steak. That's a nice happy night. Once you have a steak... you don't want to go ba…

Since the thread yesterday had such excellent results (Twins Win) I decided I best stick to what is the winning formula. So, without much further ado, here is the thread from yesterday. (be quiet over there, I'm not being lazy, I'm being creative!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haWRUpPw_tI It was nice to stick out a game and not cringe a dozen times. By my count, there were only a half dozen cringe worthy moments. Progress! Today the Twins play the Sox and hopefully, Mr. Lynn will shake off whatever has been troubling him and get the job done. And now, some thoughts for thinking: 1. Hector Santiago pitches for the Sox?2. Daniel Palka plays for the Sox?3. …

1. Summer! No kiddin'! It is the Solstice (well ÷/- a day as i'm too lazy to look it up) To celebrate it, you are expected to add things to this game thread. I look forward to seeing what it all adds up to in the end. 2. Top non--Trump news item: Joe Ms have been designated for game thread assignment. Montana says he is happy as he can finally work on his bucket list. Madden looks over his shoulder and says it pails bu comparison. McCarthy says they're over rated, as there's always a hole. Mauer guesses he will just have to find another way into broadcasting. 3. NESN (the cable channel what brings Boston folk their pro baseball games) listed todays game as noon et. I …

ANNND Welcome! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line: Daycare Edition! I am your host and CEO of Minnesota Twins Daycare, Vanimal. Home of the best VETERAN to Rookie ratio in the industry! You're making the right decision coming to visit us with your precious little rookie... We'll get to frequently asked questions about our daycare in a second. First, let's talk about a game that's happening today. It's going to be a BEAUTIFUL day in Minneapolis! Partly cloudy skies, 79 degrees at first pitch. REAL FEEL of 84 degrees. Winds from the SSW at 5 MPH... And back to the intern with sports! Minnesota Twins (33-38): P - Jake Odorizzi (R ) - 78 overall on MLB the Show! Texas Ran…

The ruby slippers intorduction: Things to think about. 1. Sometimes the house lands on ya. Sometimes its merely a glass of water. Hard to say which is worse though.... (But y'all been paying closer attention to our road woes than i. I'm on the road now, so you can attribute my brevity to that.) 2. There's no place like home! (Tap heals) There's no place like home! There's no place like home! Isn't a good haiku Relaxing to read these days? Go ahead. Write one! 3. Kansas City... How are they these days? We often do well against them, but even when they aren't winning world serieses, they tend to p…

Twins: Brian Dozier 2B Jamey Carroll 3B Joe Mauer C Justin Morneau 1B Oswaldo Arcia LF Trevor Plouffe DH Chris Parmelee RF Aaron Hicks CF Eduardo Escobar SS (Mike Pelfrey P) Blue Jays: Jose Reyes SS Jose Bautista RF Edwin Encarnacion 1B Adam Lind DH Colby Rasmus CF Rajai Davis LF Maicer Izturis 3B Josh Thole C Munenori Kawasaki 2B (R.A. Dickey P)

Welcome to Sabado Espectacular! The best knock-down, drag-out fight west of the Mississippi!* In the southern corner, we have the Texas Rangers, and in the northern corner, your Minnesota Twins! Pictured: 70charger and Mrs. 70charger waiting for show to begin. *Offer only valid within a three-mile radius of the Mississippi. The backstory The Rangers and Twins are back at it for their third game this series. It isn’t a rubber match, because it’s a four game series. Also, I recently learned that “rubber match” is a term that comes from cricket, and cricket is truly quite stupid, so it’s relieving in a way. The good news from last night is that the Twins won…

Oooops ... forgot I was supposed to get this game thread started!!! Well ... let's get it started! I'm hoping Dobnak gets things rolling, and continues his good starts, and the Twins bats get going! I hope ... I hope ... TWINS Max Kepler (L) RF Jorge Polanco (S) SS Nelson Cruz (R ) DH Eddie Rosario (L) LF Marwin Gonzalez (S) 1B Luis Arraez (L) 2B Ehire Adrianza (S) 3B Byron Buxton (R ) CF Alex Avila (L) C Randy Dobnak (R ) P BREWERS Eric Sogard (L) 3B Keston Hiura (R ) DH Christian Yelich (L) LF Justin Smoak (S) 1B Avisail Garcia (R ) CF Ben Gamel (L) RF Luis Urias ® 2B Omar Narvaez (L) C Orlando Arcia (R ) SS Adrian Houser (R ) P Go Twins!

The Twins entertain the Royals in the rubber game of a three-game series today (weather permitting). Matt Shoemaker opposes Brad Keller in the mound matchup. The Twins stand at 21-29 while Kansas City is 24-26. At about 75 miles from Target Field it is raining here, but according to weather.com no rain is forecast in Minneapolis. I checked my calendar yesterday and saw that the end of the month payments were coming out. That must mean another month is almost done and that it's time to turn the page. A month is approximately 1/6 of a baseball season and is a large enough sample size to show what is working and what isn't. Here's a (premature) look back at the merry, m…

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 85. TWINS: SP, Hughes Santana CF Dozier 2B Mauer DH Vargas 1B Plouffe 3B Arcia RF Suzuki C Escobar SS Schafer LF ORIOLES: SP, Gausman Markakis RF Young LF Jones CF Cruz DH Davis 1B Hardy SS Paredes 3B Hundley C Schoop 2B ------------------------ I don't really want to think about this team anymore so I'm glad Brian is still able. ------------------------- I'm thinking of 5 things and 5 things only. Things to Think About: 1. 2012 MLB Draft -- I normally don't throw around my opinions heavy handed when it comes to the MLB Draft…

1) Home. The batter starts there. And a run is tallied when they return safely. Why all the running about? Well, for one thing, it wouldn't be much of a game, i guess. Why's it called home? I don't know. 'Cause it's shaped like a house, leastwise as viewed from the field? The Twins' home is Target Field, and they have not had the best luck there. I could say something self-depricating about being gracious hosts or something, but that is neither here nor there. Feel free to discuss it, though. Twinsdaily hosts these here game threads. That doesn't quite do them justice. I think it is a better characterization to say this is their home. I am grateful for all the…

Game-time forecast: Clear. Winds blowing in from right field at 1-4 m.p.h. Temperature around 70. TWINS: SP, Nolasco Santana SS Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Vargas DH Pinto C Arcia RF Escobar 3B Herrmann LF Hicks CF TIGERS: SP, Lobstein Kinsler 2B Hunter RF Cabrera 1B Martinez (Victor) DH Martinez (J.D.) LF Castellanos 3B Avila C Romine SS Davis CF ---------------------------- TWO: Today and tomorrow ... Brian's thinking countdown ... go! ------------------------------ Yep... Two More to Go... You gotta play em... one game at a time. Things to Think About: 1. Spoiler -- The Twins did a good job playing spoiler and the White Sox did a crappy job of it so the pen…

I'm no RB, but I'll see if I can come up with five things. 1. The Rangers play in Arlington, Texas, which is located approximately halfway between Fort Worth and Dallas. Fort Worth is sorta the St Paul to Dallas's Minneapolis. Huge inferiority/superiority complex issues. That makes Arlington, what...the Roseville of the metroplex? Which is to say...Arlington is what you call, nondescript. 2. I'm also told cold Ft Worth beer just ain't no good for jealous. Maybe so, but it's better'n warm Ft Worth beer, I recon. 3. Also in Arlington, Texas: some football stadium named after the phone company ("One ringy-dingy Stadium" I think), Six Flags over Texas, and t…

Mr. Ober has this. No need to watch. Mr. Kirilloff will clean up, as he is in the position to do so. I keep wanting to give a rousing welcome back to Mr. Buxton, but alas, it was not to be. However i can still do so for Mr.Arraez! Welcome back Mr. Arraez, and may your bat meet the ball with authority, and avoid others' gloves. Contrariwise may the ball find your glove quickly and happily. Alas, today i am not clever. I think on the whole, the worse my intro writinggoes, the more likely the win. (April was just cruel to me... Teaching me to respect Tom Stoppard's R&G are dead) Well have at it! I shall listen to the game, and check the thr…

September 2, 7:10 PM CT @ Target Field TV: CSN-C; Radio: WLS 890 Weather: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 10 mph. 100% chance of Sano in the forecast. Lineups: Good guys: CF Eaton SS Saladino LF Cabrera 1B Abreu DH Morneau <3 3B Frazier RF Garcia C Narvaez 2B Sanchez SP Rodon Bad guys: 2B Dozier SS Polanco 1B Plouffe DH Sano 3B Escobar RF Kepler C Suzuki LF Schafer CF Buxton SP Gibson After being swept out of Detroit by the Murder City Kitties, the White Sox flew into Minny looking to bounce back against the MLB worst Twins who were in the middle of a 13 game skid. Yup, I said "were" - that's all you need to know. S…

Gee whiz, i was having such a wonderful dream, how Colume saved a game against his old team, and we made up a coveted game against our heated rivals. then i looked at a box score and saw how many more we needed to make up. How soon do they start publishing magic numbers? Just let me revel in my team's success one more game, until they have left for Iowa... Wait, there isn't a MLB team in Iowa?! What gives? Oh, right, they were going on last night about the field of dreams game, and how it would be if Kevin Costner rotated his crops and players had to disappear into beets. Obviously beets would be where football players go. Don't they know an…

Gametime Weather forecast (courtesy The Weather Network) Partly sunny, 15 degrees celsius, wind NW 21 km/h, 10% pop. Cola how could you? Well that sucked, didn’t it? Damn you to hell Mark Buehrle! And what kind of appreciation for giving you your MLB start was that Chris Colabello? Thanks for nothing. Two run shot in the top of the 9th against 18 for 18 closer Glen Perkins? Tip of the hat to the big Italian there, but don’t expect me to be happy for him, I’d of been a lot happier for him if he did it against the Royals or the Tigers. Cola might be a real feel good story and all but I wasn’t feeling so good about him last night, argh! Not much to remember fro…

I like this opener concept. You mean i don't have to do the bulk of the work if i just start it off? It is like being on top of a mountain, slipping, and seeing the few skittering stones upset more stones until there is a full blown avalanche... Or like a game thread in which i just happen to mention something from a popular movie or singer and... On second thought, i think i'm going to be very careful, and not even mention... oops, almost stepped into that one. So if one of you wants to be the primary game threader, supply yer own thoughts! I do got a line up fer y'all! Twins Gabriel Moya (L) 1. Logan Forsythe (R ) 2B 2. Ehire Adrianza (S) 3B 3. Jorge Polan…