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Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images Following last night’s loss at the hands of Carlos Carrasco and the Indians, the Twins fell to 61-70 and the Indians magic number is down to 18. The Twins are 1-5 against the Indians this month, losing any hope of an improbable playoff run. So, what’s left to do now? Now is the time to watch many players auditioning for 2019 roster spots. Sano, Kepler, and Garver need to prove they belong. Forsythe looks like he’s fighting for his career. Austin and Cave are at career crossroads. Adrianza is hanging on by a thread. Joe Mauer continues his march to 2305 hits. He’s at 2091 and 214 away from passing Kirby Puckett on the all-time Twins l…

"Fingers in the ears and humming loudly" Game Thread intro. Here's to avoiding all the speculation, and catching the actual factual moves perhaps after the fact, but waiting builds character. "Just because [i am] a character doesn't mean have character..." So if everyone else is doing it, that means i can do it too, right? Here goes... "There has been an unprecedented three team swap between Minnesota, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Unlike previous trades, where a few noteworthy players move around, this one is wholesale. The entire teams are moving, including mascots. In one fell swoop, Minnesota upgrades to one of the best bullpens. Matt Carpenter is reported to be look…

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer 1B Justin Morneau DH Josh Willingham LF Ryan Doumit C Danny Valencia 3B Trevor Plouffe RF Luke Hughes 2B SP: Anthony Swarzak Rangers SP: LHP Matt Harrison

In a lost season, TD "selected" my "contract" and brought up a scrub! I'm a longtime Game Thread participant, but have never dared to dip my toes in the Introduction waters...UNTIL TODAY! Please, no applause, please! Games against the White Sox have always been among my favorite games to attend. I enjoy the rivalry. I enjoy the interaction between the fan bases (when it's good natured). I enjoy the great games that have been played, particularly late season games with playoff implications. I enjoy the atmosphere that all of those things bring to the game. Which brings me to the topic of today's intro: Game day experiences at the ballpark. With the pande…

White Sox: SP Hector Santiago Alejandro de Aza CF Gordon Beckham 2B Alexei Ramirez SS Adam Dunn DH Paul Konerko 1B Avisail Garcia RF Jeff Keppinger 3B Dayan Viciedo LF Josh Phegley C Twins: SP Samuel Deduno Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer DH Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau 1B Ryan Doumit C Trevor Plouffe 3B Oswaldo Arcia RF Wilkin Ramirez CF Pedro Florimon SS Like REO Speedwagon I'm "Back on the Road Again" Like Willie Nelson I'm "On the Road Again" Like BTO I'm "Rolling down the Highway" Like the Doobie Brothers I'm "Rockin' Down the Highway" Like Deep Purple I'm a "Highway Star" Like AC/DC I'm on the...

Why Not do a game thread... The game is on tonight. I could have put this in the minor league forum but there is more traffic in this forum and it's the normal home of the game thread. Many of us will be watching Sano and Rosario and the others. Pedro Hernandez starting for the Rock Cats. We've seen Hernandez before... Too Bad we couldn't watch Meyer or May instead. Regardless... I'll be watching and enjoying.

Twins | 53-60 overall, 20-36 on the road, 5-5 last 10 Jose Berrios, RHP | 3.51 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 4.11 K:BB in 146.0 IP Cleveland | 63-50 overall, 36-23 at home, 7-3 last 10 Corey Kluber, RHP | 2.63 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 7.30 K:BB in 154.0 IP Lineups: https://twitter.com/LaVelleNeal/status/1027567379931439104?s=19 Additional notes: The Twins could really use some length out of Berrios today. Both Trevor Hildenberger and Taylor Rogers have pitched each of the past two nights. Trevor May also pitched last night, and I’m not sure he’s ready to pitch consecutive games, let alone a day game after a night game. Kluber’s always tough to beat, but he’s especially good during the day (…

Good Morning Twins fans and welcome back to more game thread fun! After last nights beating by the Yankees hopefully the Twins come out and put the Bronx Bombers in their place. I'll be listening to the game on the radio as I have to work today. If the world's supply chain wasn't so screwed up I'd be home watching it on television. However, when we can't get materials and supplies on time, "the typical" work week gets screwed up. Kudos to anyone else that has to work today. By the way, does anyone know the name of the MLB player who holds the regular season record for most walk off hits? The way Polanco has been hammering those walk off hits recently I wonder where h…

Twins: SP Andrew Albers CF Alex Presley C Chris Hermann 2B Brian Dozier :o RF Oswaldo Arcia DH Josh Willingham 1B Chris Parmelee 3B Eduardo Escobar LF Clete Thomas SS Pedro Florimon A's: SP Bartolo Colon CF Coco Crisp 3B Josh Donaldson SS Jed Lowrie DH Yoenis Cespedes C Derek Norris LF Chris Young 2B Alberto Callaspo RF Josh Reddick 1B Daric Barton I won't attempt to duplicate RiverBrian's '5 Things to think about,' so I will leave that to you. Start with 1. and fill in your thoughts ... then 2. and so on. Please keep the first 5 things A's/Twins related but after that, random thoughts are welcome! Thanks and enjoy the game! (Well, as best as we can!)

Because I like the classics, I thought I'd throw this out there: *Yeah, yeah, I know, I qualify as a "classic" myself. Maybe even "antique." What, exactly does this have to do with the Twins playing the White Sox? I have absolutely no idea. But, hey, baseball! Speaking of which, did you know the Twins are currently 6-3 against the White Sox? (I couldn't find an official source, so, I added it up myself. Fortunately, I had enough fingers.) *I may or may not have used this method of counting. Though the Twins have fared well against the Sox, I blame the Twins troubles on the Sox games that were postponed early in the season. *Trouble, I say you got…

Preface Game thread intros are usually posted 1 hour before first pitch. But due to forecasted forum conditions, today's game thread intro is a little late. Mind you, just like how it wasn't raining during yesterday's weather delay at Target Field, nothing unusual was happening in the forums today, and I probably could have posted through it. But the forum forecast called for a little spam, plus there was a potentially disrespectful thread comparing Falvey and Levine to Skeeter and Scooter of the Muppet Babies. (Disrespectful to whom, I'll leave it to the reader to decide.) So I decided to wait it out, and fortunately, no postponement should be necessary (or unfortun…

Hello again! 24 hours after the last game thread was posted, the Twins have traded two players for prospects, leaving no doubt that they are sellers. Yesterday's events on the field featured aging veterans Fernando Rodney and Matt Belisle giving up the tying and game-winning home runs respectively. Tonight, the Twins face Rick Porcello, whom they handled quite well when he was a Detroit Tiger, but who has been one of the winningest pitchers in baseball since being traded to Boston. The Twins counter with Jake Odorizzi, who often labors, but who usually keeps the team in the game. Odorizzi averages just five innings per start, so the bullpen will be tested. Random though…

The Twins host Tampa Bay on a Friday the 13th evening. This is also the start of a reunion weekend for the '91 Twins. Who will be gray, who will have gained weight and who will have a new trophy spouse? Well, we probably won't know about the latter, but we will see many of our old favorites and remember when the team won playoff games. Personal moment: I shook Jack Morris' hand in Fort Myers several years ago. Jack shook my hand and kept walking. Pretty sure that moment was more memorable for me than him. Tampa is the first place team in the tough AL East, the third straight first place team the Twins will face. Minnesota has won five of seven versus Houston and Chic…

For some reason I got a bit nostalgic and started thinking about how my dad used to listen to baseball on the radio as we did some work on the house. Then there were other time we'd be returning home from some function dad had attended that was part of his job, and, again, baseball would be on the radio: *Yes, this was an excuse to put up this video, because, A: I like the baseball references and, B: I think it's hilarious. Coming out of the break, the Twins had given me some hope they were going to right the ship and get things back on track: *Notice the tracks are rather short. But, never fear, it's a new day and another day of baseball! *I tossed…

My ribs and brisket are smoking and I'm lonely.* Somebody start a Game Thread. *By "my" ribs and brisket, I'm meaning the ones I pulled out of the freezer. Not that I crawled into the smoker. I wouldn't fit. Game started 10 minutes ago and the Twins are up 2-0. Lineups to come.

The Twins move on to Toronto, hopefully putting behind them what was a miserable experience, all the way around, in the Bronx. Fortunately, the weather in Toronto should be excellent, with deer prancing about the meadows of Canada. And, Canadians should have discarded their traditional snow suits for something a bit classier: Now, deep thoughts, courtesy, RB: 1. Suppose a wall in right field that is 316 feet from home plate. 2. A ball clears the wall by 6 inches. 3. Another ball clears the wall by 200 feet. 4. Does the ball that clears the wall by 6 inches count less than the ball that clears the wall by 200 feet? Pitching for the Twins: Martin Perez …

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Ben Revere RF Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau 1B Brian Dozier SS Alexi Casilla 2B Drew Butera C Jamey Carroll 3B Carl Pavano SP Brewers Lineup Corey Hart RF Nyger Morgan CF Ryan Braun LF Aramis Ramirez 3B Jonathan Lucroy C Rickie Weeks 2B Tyler Green 1B Edwin Maysonet SS Yovani Gallardo SP

No opener tonight! We’ll see how Gonzalves does without one. I’m at the game tonight. In Fort Myers. Game one of the championship series. You enjoy the Twins game and I’ll enjoy the Miracle game!

I'm posting this a bit early because I'll be on a day trip with my family on game day, something I didn't foresee when I volunteered to be the thread opener. Nevertheless, I will fulfill my obligation. Obviously no lineups are posted at this very early juncture. Moreover, it appears that the Twins will be making a roster mover before the game because they have announced Bailey Ober, who is not currently on the 26-man roster, as the tentative starting pitcher. The Twins will be playing in hopes of gaining a series split. Not as good as going for a win or a sweep, but at least they are not playing to avoid a sweep. It was good to see the team score in the half-inn…

Well ladies and gents, we've made it to the finish line. It hasn't always been pretty. It hasn't always been fun. It hasn't always been entertaining. It hasn't always been winning. But it has been baseball. About a month ago, the local squad was in first place in the division. Fast forward to today and they're closer to the cellar than the attic. That's a bit on the disheartening side. This team has assured themselves of having their second straight losing season. That's not fun either. That's not entertaining. Now to the good news! After today, it's all over! No more suffering (for this season)! No more losing! No more botched grounders! No mor…

Blue Jays: SP JA Happ SS Reyes 2B Kawasaki DH Encarnacion 1B Lind 3B Lawrie RF Sierra C Arencebia CF Gose LF Pillar Twins: SP Kevin Correia CF Presley RF Mastroianni 2B Dozier DH Willingham 3B Plouffe RF Arcia 1B Colabello C Pinto SS Florimon Things to Think About: 1. Umm... Think about things to think about... I'm struggling right now with thought number one... How am I gonna come up with 5. 2. Think about Kevin Correia... I know... A large percentage of Twins Daily followers have a distaste for Kevin Correia... I don't hate him and I've appreciated him. He's taken the ball every 5th day... He's had some real nice starts and a bunch of average starts and a…

Hi! Today for the game thread introduction, I will be posting a list of things to do besides complain about Rocco or the front office. Pitching matchup: LHP Jose Suarez (6-8, 4.11) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (8-7, 4.78) Time: 1:10 p.m. Location: Target Field, Minneapolis. Weather: Mid 60s, mostly sunny and breezy. Lineups to follow But since this is Twins Territory, and since the Twins like to cut corners, there will not be 10 things on the Top Ten list, but more like 8 or 9 things. So, with no ado, here are the Top 6 or 7 things you can do today besides complain about Rocco or the front office (drum roll gif): …

http://www.thegamblingforum.com/sites/default/files/field/image/twins%20vs.%20royals_0.png Welcome back to the Twins Daily game thread experience and happy Sunday! I was hoping to take both games against the Royals yesterday but at least we split the double header. Truth be told I'm already kind of tired of the Royals this year. They feel like a thorn in my side or maybe a thorn in the side of the Twins. Their starting pitching and bullpen in general is actually better than I expected along with a few guys in their lineup...the bright spot yesterday was seeing Zack Littell looking good. Another positive I see so far this year is that we are still winning without firing …

Game Thread: Braves @ Twins, 7/26 @ 7:10 CT Probable Starters: Lucas Harrell (1-2, 4.24 ERA) vs Ervin Santana (3-8, 3.93 ERA) 1: Ervin Santana and the Trade Deadline The trade deadline is in just 6 days (it’s August 1st this year) and there’s a chance that this could be Santana’s last start with the Twins. I don’t think they’re going to trade him within the next 5 days, and I’m also skeptical if the Twins would be willing to let him go. He’s been their best starting pitcher this year – with a solid 3.93 ERA & 4.02 FIP. So unless another team wows them, it’s likely the Twins will hold onto Santana and let him start next season. Meanwhile, Santana pitches against his …

NEITHER HERE NOR THERE I always liked the Royals. No, not Thee Royals, although you have to admire the Queen Mum and her recently deceased husband, Prince Phillip. As young folks they both did their bit in World War II, the Queen serving in the Motor Pool and Phillip in the British Navy. No, I’m talking about the KC Royals. I actually followed them quite heavily back in the late 70’s - early 80's, mostly because Tom Poquette’s brother was a frequent visitor to my Eau Claire office. I knew if Tom had a good day at the plate his brother was going to pop in to talk baseball and ogle my secretary. Not sure which drew most of his attention but my secretary …

Despite the Houston series, overall, the Twins return home after compiling a 4-2 road trip, which, let me see, divide the zero, carry the 1 and, yes, the numbers say the Twins won more games than they lost, which means a winning road trip. Not only that, but the Twins return home leading the Central division and get to play the team that helped the Twins achieve their winning road trip: Baltimore. With that, I now need to think "WWRBD" (what would RiverBrian do) about 5 things to think about: Without further ado, here goes: 1. Hot Dogs or Brauts: which is better? 2. Correct answer for 1: Yes 3. Is it still possible to get peanuts and cracker jacks at the ballpark?…

I was out at Hammond Stadium this morning and they already had the lineup up: https://twitter.com/TTurbo420/status/835165672808271874

Olympic Trials The Little Woman (she’s got all of two inches on the 4’8” Simone Biles) and I enjoy watching the Olympics; especially women’s gymnastics and all swimming events. So you can imagine our disappointment when Biles got the “twisties”, which is apparently a real thing that causes gymnasts to temporarily lose their spatial awareness, and had to withdraw from most of the Olympic competition after displaying symptoms during warm-ups. So it occurred to me, professional baseball players don’t deliberately chose to go into a slump, loose control of their fastball, forget to hit the cut-off man or how to play a hot grounder. It just happens, and sometimes …

Cripes, I almost forgot. Here's the opening post of today's game thread. I hope everyone enjoys the holiday today. By the way, they do have the 4th of July in other countries too. They also have the 5th, 6th 7th and so on. Even in the throes of a lost season there is reason for players to have hope and joy. Veterans hope they can wind up on a contending team, rookies and prospects hope they can become part of a winning team in the future, and everyone gets the joy of playing baseball. Here are the lineups: Pitchers: Kenta Maeda (R) 3-3, 5.56 Brad Keller (R) 6-8, 6.67 Twins: 1. Luis Arraez (L)…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJiI58nmO9c ANNND Welcome Back! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line: Mother’s Day Edition! It’s HAPPENING!! The Twins are on a 4 game winning streak, thanks to our new HERO, Jose Berrios. Dude threw on his Superman shirt and cruised through 7 innings NO PROBLEM! Today is the last game of this series in Cleveland… Before we talk about moms, let’s talk weather and lineups. Still a little too chilly for my taste! Sunny and 58 degrees at first pitch. Real feel of 60 degrees. SWIRLING winds out of the WNW at 12 MPH. Good thing Sano doesn’t need swirling winds to knock one out of the park! Minnesota Twins (19-14): P – Hector the Kollector (…