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Gametime forecast: Sunny. Winds blowing out to center field at 15-25 m.p.h. Temperature around 55. Athletics: SP, Straily Fuld CF Lowrie SS Donaldson 3B Moss RF Cespedes LF Callaspo DH Norris C Barton 1B Punto 2B Twins: SP, Pelfrey Mastroianni RF Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Colabello DH Kubel LF Plouffe 3B Pinto C Hicks CF Escobar SS ----------------------------------- Brian's turn. Watch this spot for further developments. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank You ChiTown!!! That's what I do at home... I watch a spot and finally my wife says... "Well... Don't just look at it... Clean it Up!!! Things to Think About: 1. J…

What an exciting finish to last night's game! And this from the previous day ... leading up to the Polanco walk-off sac fly: We've been experiencing a lot of that lately ... and while too little, too late for the end result to the season as we were hoping, it's still fun anyway ... even the 3.5-4 hrs of it! The Twins just seem to be clicking lately and it's a good ride. I'm hoping for a good night from Ober, was hoping to see Gordon in the lineup, but onward we must go. May the clicking continue! And we still don't know who tomorrow's pitcher will be ... Ryan? Thorpe? All will be revealed in time! See? There's still some excitement to be had. 'Nuf…

Preface It's often said that you can't spell "Twins" without "win" but that's not strictly true, if you spell "Twins" incorrectly. And doing something incorrectly would be a fitting tribute to the 2021 Twins. Some also say the 2021 Twins are hapless. That's not true either -- we have one of the only two Happs in major league history. In that sense, we could be considered "Happful". His full name is James Anthony Happ but he famously goes by J.A., prounounced "Jay". If I was his coach, or I played one on TV, I'd ask him to try going by "Ja" like rapper and "The Fast and the Furious" actor Ja Rule, or like the Rastafarian god "Jah" -- like a new pitch grip, …

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Twins: SP Samuel Deduno 2B Dozier RF Herrmann 1B Morneau C Doumit DH Colabello LF Thomas 3B Plouffe CF Hicks SS Bernier Mariners: SP Aaron Harang SS Miller 2B Franklin LF Ibanez DH Morales 3B Seager 1B Smoak RF Chavez C Quintero CF Ackley Things to think about 1. Think about Odds... The Incredible King Felix took on the struggling Scott Diamond and the Twins win in extras after the struggling Trevor Plouffe tied the game in the 9th with a pinch hit followed by a home run by the struggling Chris Colabello. Yesterday truly doesn't matter and that was true yesterday and it's true today as well. 2. Think about Deduno... The guy continues to impress while some…

Okay, I refuse to call this a 'pre-season.' It's Spring Training. Here are the lineups: I was was trying to be creative but y'all can tilt your heads sideways, yes? I'm here. It's beautiful, sunny and 75 degrees. More later ... chatter on!

Good morning Twins fans and welcome back to the ever popular workday game thread! For those of you still working from home go ahead and turn on the TV and watch the game while pretending to listen and participate on conference calls. If you're working in an office close your office door and get the radio going. If you work in a cubical city put your EarPods in and listen or watch the game from your computer of smart phone. If those options don't sound appealing go ahead and take the day off. You have my permission. Well, the Twins have certainly spiraled out of control. I'm still in the denial stage of my grieving process...I think anger comes next...I'll wait for t…

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

All right! For the first time since 2010, the last game of the season is not the last game of the year. Here we are, it’s October 1, and we are hoping to get a baseball game in today at Target Field. One or more rain delays would not be surprising but we only need 4.5 innings for an official game if all goes well. I suspect a complete game will be played. A note about the unusual start time: on the last day of the season all games start at the same time. This is done for two reasons. One, to minimize the chances that the outcome of one game would affect the play of another game in the event of postseason matchups not being set. Two, to minimize any disadvantage in trave…

Baltimore Lineup: Jonathan Villar (S) SS Trey Mancini ® RF Dwight Smith Jr (L) LF Renato Nunez ® DH Rio Ruiz (L) 3B Joey Rickard ® CF Chris Davis (L) 1B Stevie Wilkerson (S) 2B Pedro Severino ® C P Dan Straily Twins Lineup: Max Kepler (L) CF Jorge Polanco (S) SS Nelson Cruz ® DH Eddie Rosario (L) LF C.J. Cron ® 1B Marwin Gonzalez (S) 3B Willians Astudillo ® RF Jonathan Schoop ® 2B Jason Castro (L) C' P Jose Berrios Mill's thought: Might be time to move Max Kepler down in the order, but there isn't a clear candidate to hit leadoff. Polanco makes sense, but not until Sano comes back. When Sano is back, I see the top of the order being: SS Polanco LF Eddie Rosa…

http://calvinayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pete-rose-baseball-betting.jpg Welcome to another Twins Daily Game Thread. I need to open this Game Thread introduction with an apology. Technically today turned out to be a double header. I had the Game Thread introduction last night and today. I probably should have done two Game Thread introductions today but failed at my job. Please forgive my lack of discipline. Rain delays and postponed games can raise holy hell with the MLB schedules this time of year. Now back to business. I had to drive to Rochester, MN today from Minneapolis and figured I would have a little quality time to come up with something funny …

Lineups: Twins: Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer 1B Josh Willingham LF Ryan Doumit C Wilkin Ramirez RF Oswaldo Arcia DH Aaron Hicks CF Eduardo Escobar 3B Pedro Florimon SS (Pedro Hernandez P) Rangers: Ian Kinsler 2B Craig Gentry CF Adrian Beltre DH Nelson Cruz RF A.J. Pierzynski C Jeff Baker 3B David Murphy LF Mitch Moreland 1B Leury Garcia SS (Derek Holland P)

LINEUPS: Reds RF Jesse Winker SS Jose Peraza 1B Joey Votto DH Scooter Gennett 3B Eugenio Suarez CF Scott Schebler LF Adam Duvall C Tucker Barnhart 2B Alex Blandino SP Tyler Mahle Twins 2B Brian Dozier 1B Joe Mauer LF Eddie Rosario 3B Eduardo Escobar CF Max Kepler RF Robbie Grossman DH Logan Morrison SS Ehire Adrianza C Jason Castro SP Jose Berrios The last two days haven't been too bad weather-wise, especially compared to the first homestand of the season. But I can personally attest to it being a tad chilly Friday night, with the wind howling. I stayed for the entire four hours....there were probably 1,500 of us there at the end of the game. Saturday probab…

It's tough being a fan, especially one with vertigo. All the ups and downs make me nauseous. But, for better or worse, the Twins are still on top in the AL Central. Okay, so that doesn't say a whole, heckuvalot when their winning percentage puts them 2nd, 3rd or 4th in every other division in baseball. The good news? It's May 15 and we're running a marathon. Standings really mean very little to me at this point in the season, so yeah, doesn't really say a whole heckuvalot when the finish line is still distant. Perspective is everything. So, let's focus on today. As of this writing, still waiting for lineups (they will be posted when available) and still waiting to se…

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Since the time of dawn, i have been trying to think of a game thread idea worthy of the epic battle between the financial juggernauts of apple of extraordinary size, and the well raised featherweights of the midwest, a gap in resources only widened by the Aaron Hicks deal. (We flipped a pitcher with them at the last deadline, and got man they call Cave from them? Or was it Austin? I for get, but i don't think either is as memorable)) Naturally i don't got one. But they said i should write something anyway. So i shall have mercy and not run too much more. I might get thrown out. It is the first Sunday in May, a month beloved by flowers, Camelot casts, and homonymsters …

Twins: SP Mike Pelfrey 2B Dozier 3B Bernier LF Willingham C Doumit DH Plouffe RF Ramirez 1B Colabello CF Thomas SS Florimon Indians: SP Scott Kazmir 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 Today... Yesterday was horrible... Just Horrible... Today is a new Day... 2. Think about Kazmir... Oh Let the Sun beat down upon my face... Stars fill my Dreams. Hard not to think about Kazmir without thinking about Kashmir. Robert Plant was inspired to write the lyrics to Kashmir while driving through the Northern Africa desert. That does explain the Desert setting of the song bu…

Twins July, 20 8:10pm White Sox Bailey Ober (R) Dallas Keuchel (L) 1. Luis Arraez (L) LF 2. Mitch Garver (R) C 3. Nelson Cruz (R) DH 4. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B 5. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B 6. Max Kepler (L) RF 7. Miguel Sano (R) 1B 8. Gilberto Celestino (R) CF 9. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS 1. Tim Anderson (R) SS 2. Gavin Sheets (L) RF 3. Jose Abreu (R) 1B 4. Brian Goodwin (L) LF 5.…

This is the last scheduled game thread hosted by Minnesota Twins Whine Line in 2018. Given the uncertainty of game threads in the future, it may be the series finale of Minnesota Twins Whine Line. If it is the last game thread, the intern and I have learned very little over the last 4 years! But we wouldn't trade it for anything. Thanks for listening. Hopefully we see you down the road.

The Twins host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim tonight in game two of a four-game set. Los Angeles won the first game of the series 3-2 and have won three of the four games played between the teams this year. Scheduled pitchers for tonight's game are JA Happ for the Twins versus Alex Cobb for the Angels. It could be Happ's last start as a Twin, if the Twins can find someone to take him. The news off the field is that the Twins have traded Nelson Cruz to the Rays for two AAA starting pitchers. Trading a 41 year-old DH for two pitchers who could help the club as soon as next year is the right move IMHO. The trick is whether Falvey and Levine identified guys who will…

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus It’s a little known fact that Cincinnati was actually named after a Roman general, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. According to legend, Cincinnatus, as he was called for long, Quint for short, had retired to his vineyard on the outskirts of Rome for a little R&R (rose˙ and roscato) with his main squeeze (get it? grapes... squeeze...wine?) and was having a foot-stomping good time when the Roman patricians, who’d run up a hell of a bill on their Visa card while living high off the hog, came calling. That’s calling as “stopping by” because Verizon hadn’t put up any cell towers on the Seven Hills yet. Anyway, the plebians were raisi…

Since I'm fond of movies, I thought I'd see if I could find an obscure book to reference, a book with a movie attached to it and tie it all in to baseball. And, perhaps talk about the Twins in the process. As luck would have it, there is such a book and better yet, it has a predecessor that was made into a fine movie. The Book: "Mash Goes to Maine." Yes, there were several of these books written, all revolving around a bunch of somewhat eccentric and roguish doctors. While the original book, "Mash," had one of those "other" sports featured, there were still some baseball references sprinkled throughout. For instance, in the book "Mash" after an especially tough cas…

Welcome to the beginning of the holiday festivities. My family and I got to miss yesterday's loss in exchange for a 7 hour drive up to the middle of nowhere in Northern Michigan. The drive was much like the Twins season: long and painful with the destination being hell on earth. So now I'm spending the weekend with a bunch of Tigers fans who think WAR is something we need to declare on the rest of the world. Did I mention they are all Tigers fans? Enough about my misery. The Twins attempt to end a 3 game losing streak, but at the same time hold a comfortable 2 game lead for the top pick in the 2017 draft. Tyler Duffey takes the mound attempting to improve what has bee…

Game-time forecast: Sunny. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature near 70. If you draw a line up and you reach the sky. You probably are not using Paper. Chitown will draw that lineup... Right Here. Twins: SP, Nolasco Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Suzuki C Nunez LF Parmelee RF Escobar SS Santana CF Nolasco P (oy!) Giants: SP, Bumgarner Blanco CF Pence RF Posey C Sandoval 3B Morse 1B Colvin LF Crawford SS Hicks 2B Bumgarner P ------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. The Rubber band -- Holy Cow... This Rubber Band thing is starting to become a thing. The Twins just seem to snap back to .500 and it…

Game Thread Twins vs Angels 09/18/2015 @7:10pm 09/19/2015 @12:10pm The case of the missing game thread... Facts of the case: 1. When i went to bed, there was a game thread. I wake up this morning, and low and behold, it's not there! 2. I called out the usual suspects: Mike Pelfrey said he was going to pitch, but got pushed back to the evening game. Did he want extra rest? Kyle Gibson got promoted to pitch 7 hours earlier. Maybe he didn't want to wait? Torii Hunter needs his beauty rest? Mauer wanted to be with the twins, but which ones? Too many Eddies for Everyday? Terry Ryan is behind everything... Keyser Söze hadn't been spotted recently. Just biding his time? Go…

Twins: SP Who cares he's only going to throw an inning or Two Starting Lineup: Some Players but they will get taken out before the game is over. Red Sox: Same Thing as the Twins... Herman's Hermits... 2nd Verse same as the first!!! Things to think about: 1. Its pre-season... Time to practice and improve to get ready for the season. It's the same thing for the game threads... A winter of rust to shake off. We can't be expected to just hit the ground running and be in mid-season form. 2. Polar Vortex... You know its a bad winter when they come up with a new term to add to our language. I'm sure the term has been around for the while but they didn't bring it to to…

Game Thread: Twins @ Rangers 6/13/2015 3:05 p.m. CDT We have a game today! The Twins have been doing awful lately, thanks to an offense that can't score more than two runs per game, and a bullpen that gets us out of the game as quickly as it can, but at least the starting rotation has done it's part. I'm going to do a short Game Thread today for all of the TLDNR people, so if this is too short I don't want to hear any complaining (or see), but I believe that people on TD believe that if you don't have anything nice to say, go say something on the Game Thread, and that is why a certain moderator is always saying "TLDNR" on the Game Thread. Weather: A 30 percent chance of s…

I'm wiggin' out, man! I can't take the pressure! An hour to game time, and the Twins line up hasn't come out! Is Cave batting behind Sano? Will Simmons turn the line up over to Kepler? Or Garver? All i got is John Gant all alone on the mound facing this vaunted NY line up: 0. Jameson Taillon (R) 1. Luke Voit (R) DH 2. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B 3. Aaron Judge (R) CF 4. Joey Gallo (L) LF 5. Giancarlo Stanton (R) RF 6. Rougned Odor (L) 2B 7. Andrew Velazquez (S) SS 8. Kyle Higashioka (R) C 9. Tyler Wade (L) 3B Ah, sigh! There it is! (did i just for get to upda…

Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best And always look on the bright side of life Always look on the light side of life -“Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” from Monty Python’s “Life of Brian; Written by Eric Idle There are several positive things that can be taken from the Minnesota Twins’ 2021. Okay, some positive things. Like . . . Um . . . Well, things happened this season. Nobody on the current roster was in the film, Cats, so that’s good. Being a Minnesota …

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…