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Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to left field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 65. Twins: SP, Nolasco Dozier 2B Fuld CF Plouffe 3B Colabello 1B Kubel RF Suzuki C Pinto DH Escobar LF (hmmmm ... ) Florimon SS Indians: SP, Salazar Morgan CF Swisher 1B Brantley LF Santana 3B Murphy RF Cabrera SS Chisenhall DH Gomes C Aviles 2B --------------------------------------- Please check back for the stylings of Riverbrian! -------------------------------------------------------- "The Stylings"... That's the name of a Philadelphia Soul Band if you are incredibly lazy... Betcha By Golly Wow!!! Things to Think a…

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 50. Twins: SP, Deduno Dozier 2B Fuld CF Plouffe DH Colabello 1B Kubel LF Suzuki C Escobar 3B Herrmann RF Santana SS Indians: SP, Tomlin Morgan CF Swisher 1B Brantley LF Santana 3B Murphy RF Cabrera SS Chisenhall DH Gomes C Ramirez 2B -------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. Sam Deduno -- It's surprising how things work out sometimes. After watching many many Twins games last year. I was of the solid opinion that Sam Deduno was our top starting pitcher last year. I actually believe there was little doubt about …

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature near 50. Twins: SP, Gibson Dozier 2B Fuld CF Plouffe 3B Colabello 1B Kubel LF Suzuki C Pinto DH Herrmann RF Florimon SS Indians: SP, McAllister Morgan CF Swisher 1B Brantley LF Santana 3B Chisenhall DH Cabrera SS Gomes C Murphy RF Aviles 2B ----------------------------- Tag, Brian ... you're it! -------------------------------- OK... But here's what I'm going to do... I bringing some books and snacks... and I'm going to hide. Wait patiently... You won't know where I am... You'll forget all about me. And SURPRISE!!! Tag you're it. I win a lot of games that way... I…

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 1-5 m.p.h. Temperature around 50. Orioles: SP, Gonzalez Markakis RF Machado 3B Cruz LF Jones CF Wieters C Hardy SS Young DH Pearce 1B Schoop 2B Twins: SP, Hughes Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe DH Colabello RF Kubel LF Suzuki C Fuld CF Escobar 3B Florimon SS ------------------------------------------------------------------- Things to think about: 1. Home stand -- The Twins wrap up the cold home stand this afternoon. It was supposed to be a 9 game home stand. Losing a game against Detroit and It will be 8 and the Twins are currently 2-5. I certainly don't have to tell anyone here that 2-…

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-20 m.p.h. 0% PoP. Temperature around 55. Orioles: SP, Chen Markakis RF Machado 3B Cruz DH Jones CF Clevenger C Hardy SS Pearce 1B Lough LF Schoop 2B Twins: SP, Correia Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Kubel LF Pinto DH Suzuki C Fuld CF Florimon SS --------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. Offense -- We got shut out yesterday and we struggled to score against the Dodgers in both games of the doubleheader. You don't know what you got until it's gone. I miss the offense... I'd like to see it come back. I'd like to ask the Twins t…

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. 20% PoP. Temperature near 55. Orioles: SP, Jimenez Markakis RF Machado 3B Cruz LF Jones CF Wieters C Hardy SS Young DH Pierce 1B Schoop 2B Twins: SP, Nolasco Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Kubel LF Pinto DH Suzuki C Fuld CF Escobar SS -------------------------- Riverbrian, Riverbrian ... wherefore art thou, Riverbrian? Answer to come. ------------------------------------------------------------- Juliet: Deny my Father and refuse my name or if thou wilt not, but be sworn my love... and I'll no longer be a Capulet. Riverbrian: Umm... I not following what your s…

Game 2 weather and lineups can be found here: http://twinsdaily.com/showthread.php/11262-Game-Thread-Twins-v-Dodgers-double-header-5-1-12-10pm-and-6-10-CT?p=221575&viewfull=1#post221575 Game 1: Game-time forecast for game 1: Mostly cloudy with a 70-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature near 45. Dodgers: SP, Haren Gordon 2B Puig RF Ramirez SS Gonzalez 1B Kemp DH Ethier CF Uribe 3B Olivo C Crawford LF Twins: SP, Pelfrey lineup tba Game 2's weather and lineups will be posted in-thread, at the completion of game 1 and when they are announced. I will post a link on this post when it's up so you can jump right …

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 60-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature near 45. Dodgers: SP, Greinke Gordon 2B Puig RF Ramirez SS Gonzalez 1B Kemp CF Ethier DH Uribe 3B Butera C Crawford LF Twins: SP, Gibson Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Kubel LF Pinto DH Suzuki C Fuld CF Escobar SS ----------------------------------------- This space reserved for Brian's thoughts. ------------------------------------------------------- Hostess: Reservation Riverbrian party of 1,478... your table is ready. Riverbrian your table is ready. Riverbrian: Thank You... This way gang!!! Hostess: A party …

ChiTown with the Lineups shall be posted shortly... If you can't wait for them... You probably scream at the Microwave for taking too long. ----------------- Well, Bri, I will be waiting for those lineups for a very long time as the game has been postponed. No make up date yet determined. Reason for postponement? Well ... game-time forecast reads like this: Rain, and more rain, cold and blustery, not stopping anytime soon. No dome, no roof, just rain. But in lieu of a game, you still have Brian's musings; feel free to comment on them, watch a different game and comment on that, or just shrug and wait until the next game on Tuesday. -----------------------------…

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing in from left field at 10-20 m.p.h. Temperature around 50. 0% PoP. Tigers: SP, Sanchez Kinsler 2B Hunter RF Cabrera 1B Martinez DH Jackson CF Castellanos 3B Romine SS Holaday C Davis LF Twins: SP, Hughes Dozier 2B Mauer DH Plouffe 3B Colabello 1B Kubel LF Pinto C Fuld RF Hicks CF Escobar SS ---------------------------- And now for the entertainment portion of our regularly scheduled program, just after these messages ... (okay, there are no messages, but check back later for Brian's musings). -------------------------------------------------------- (Camel Walking around) What day is it? What Day is it? ChiTo…

Game-time forecast: Clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 55. (Yes, back to the real weather game-time local forecasts. Yesterday's was from Aqaba, Jordan, if anyone cares.) Tigers: SP, Porcello Kinsler 2B Hunter RF Cabrera 1B Martinez DH Jackson CF Castellanos 3B Avila C Romine SS Davis LF Twins: SP, Correia Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Kubel LF Pinto DH Suzuki C Fuld CF Florimon SS -------------------------- Brian's deep in it at the moment. In thought. That's the 'it' I meant. More from him later. Until then ... Go Twins! ------------------------------------------------------- Oh I'm in more than "i…

Game-time forecast: Clear. 0% PoP. Winds 8mph from the south. Temperature around 95. Twins: SP, Nolasco Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Pinto DH Suzuki C Fuld LF Hicks CF Florimon SS Rays: SP, Bedard Zobrist 2B Jennings CF Joyce LF Longoria 3B Loney 1B Myers RF DeJesus DH Escobar SS Molina C -------------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. Birthday Presents -- I absolutely tickled that Chris Colabello hit a home run. I think it's even better that it happened on his mother's birthday. I think it's even better that it happened while she was being interviewed. I think it's even better still that it was …

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy; 4% PoP; winds from the NNW at 16mph; temperature around 23 degrees F. (Okay, yes, there really is no forecast for a domed game, but since my posting a forecast yesterday went over so well, here's another one ... from somewhere in the world at game time.) Twins: SP, Pelfrey Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello DH Kubel LF Pinto C Herrmann RF Escobar SS Fuld CF Rays: SP, Odorizzi Zobrist LF Jennings CF Joyce DH Longoria 3B Loney 1B Meyers RF Forsythe 2B Escobar SS Hanigan C ----------------------------- Okay, now, heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Brian! (in due time) ---------------------------------------------------…

Game-time forecast: Clear. Winds blowing in from the west 5-10 mph. Temperature around 73 degrees. Twins: SP, Gibson Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Kubel LF Pinto DH Suzuki C Hicks CF Florimon SS Rays: SP, Price Zobrist 2B Jennings CF Joyce DH Longoria 3B Loney 1B Meyers RF DeJesus LF Escobar SS Molina C ----------------------------- Provided Brian isn't in a chocolate bunny leftovers coma, his thoughts will be coming shortly. ------------------------------------------------------- Aww Thanks for worrying about me!!! I'm fine and you did provide thought number one. I had a thing on quantum physics but now Chocolate Bunnies have moved that though…

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 75. Twins: SP, Hughes Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Kubel LF Pinto DH Suzuki C Hicks CF Escobar SS Royals: SP, Ventura Aoki RF Infante 2B Hosmer 1B Perez C Gordon LF Butler DH Moustakas 3B Maxwell CF Escobar SS --------------------------------------- Brian, the thinking man, will have more to say here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you and Happy Easter Things to think about: 1. Yordano Ventura -- 100 MPH... The hard throwing right hander is going to have our Twins on their toes today. Major …

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 10-20 m.p.h. Temperature around 70. Twins: SP, Correia Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Kubel LF Pinto C Suzuki DH Hicks CF Florimon SS Royals: SP, Chen Aoki RF Infante 2B Hosmer 1B Perez C Gordon LF Butler DH Moustakas 3B Maxwell CF Escobar SS -------------------------- Check back here for Brian's thoughts ... could be dangerous ... so beware! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- They are dangerous... I already cut my finger typing them. So with Blood on the Tracks!!! Things to Think About 1. .500 Ball -- Some of you people are so sick…

Game-time forecast: Clear. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 65. Twins: SP, Nolasco Darin Mastroianni LF Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer 1B Chris Colabello RF Trevor Plouffe 3B Josmil Pinto DH Kurt Suzuki C Aaron Hicks CF Pedro Florimon SS Royals: SP, Vargas Aoki RF Infante 2B Hosmer 1B Perez C Gordon LF Butler DH Moustakas 3B Maxwell CF Escobar SS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think about: 1. The Royals -- It's our 2nd look at them. Our 1st look at them was wonderful. This time it's in Kansas City. They've hit a couple more homeruns so maybe the bats are starting to unth…

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 35. Jays: SP, Dickey Melky Cabrera LF Munenori Kawasaki 2B Jose Bautista CF Edwin Encarnacion 1B Colby Rasmus DH Brett Lawrie 3B Moises Sierra RF Josh Thole C Ryan Goins SS Twins: SP, Gibson Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer 1B Trevor Plouffe 3B Chris Colabello RF Jason Kubel LF Josmil Pinto DH Kurt Suzuki C Aaron Hicks CF Pedro Florimon SS The 2nd game's lineups will be posted in-thread as we continue into the next game. Yes, one big long thread for two games! Woohoo! And tonight's lineups and tonight's game thread begin here: http://twinsdaily.com/showthread.php…

Tap Tap Tap... ChiTown... Tap Tap Tap... ChiTown... Tap Tap Tap... ChiTown. ChiTown: What do ya want Sheldon? Sheldon: I need the lineups!!! ChiTown: Lineups? Sheldon: Baseball nomenclature for the systematic placement of nine athletes selected by the team supervisor that declares the exact order of batters to face the opposition and where they have to stand when playing defense. ChiTown: Oh (Pause) In a bit Sheldon: So... I should wait right here. ChiTown: Yep Right Here (Door Slams) ------------------------------------------- Geez, settle down, man ... Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Temperature near 40. (Yik…

Game-time forecast: Cloudy. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-20 m.p.h. Temperature around 45. Royals: SP, Vargas Aoki RF Infante 2B Hosmer 1B Butler DH Gordon LF Perez C Moustaka 3B Cain CF Escobar SS Twins: SP, Correia Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Kubel LF Pinto DH Suzuki C Hicks CF Florimon SS (Hmmm, this is starting to look mighty familiar.) –------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Things to Think About: 1. Jackknife Replication -- At a certain point... Numbers will replicate and repeat themselves. It's how a political exit poll sampling can lead to a winner being declared accurately and quickl…

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 60. Royals: SP, Shields Aoki EF Infante 2B Hosmer 1B Butler DH Gordon LF Perez C Moustakas 3B Cain CF Escobar SS Twins: SP, Nolasco Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Kubel LF Pinto DH Suzuki C Hicks CF Florimon SS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. Saving for a Rainy Day -- Most Americans are busy living from check to check. 57% of all working Americans have less than $25K in savings and investments. With statistics like that... Why are the Twins scoring 10 runs in a game on a …

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 65. Royals: SP, Chen Aoki RF Infante 2B Hosmer 1B Butler DH Gordon LF Perez C Moustakas 3B Cain C Escobar SS Twins: SP, Gibson Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Kubel LF Pinto DH Suzuki C Hicks CF Florimon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. Starting Pitching -- It's EARLY!!! It really is... I don't blame anyone for gulping... I'm gulping... but... It's early... It really is. 2. Gulping -- I won't be hypocritical... I was for the Signing of Nolasco... I think he has pote…

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…

Gametime forecast: 56°F • Partly Cloudy • 0% PoP A's: SP, Chavez Fuld CF Lowrie SS Donaldson 3B Moss 1B Cespedes LF Callaspo DH Jaso CF Reddick RF Sogard 2B Twins: SP, Hughes lineup tba --------------------------------- Check this space later, Brian's thinking: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks ChiTown... Umm... Where are my Clothes and La-Z-Boy? Things to Think About: 1. Phil Hughes -- 5 Innings in his last start... He was sharp until he fell apart... Hopefully today he can be sharp... without the falling apart part. Let's get 100 decent pitches out of him... If we can't get 100 decent pitches out…

Gametime weather forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 55. A's: SP, Kazmir Fuld CF Lowrie SS Donaldson 3B Moss 1B Cespedes LF Callaspo DH Reddick RF Norris C Sogard 2B Twins: SP, Correia Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Colabello RF Pinto DH Kubel LF Suzuki C Hicks CF Florimon SS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. The Home Opener -- The Twins have a record of 30-23 in home openers dating back to 1961. They last won a home opener April 8th, 2011... Beating these same Oakland A's 2 to 1. Carl Pavano outdueled Brett Anderson in …

Gametime forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 1-10 m.p.h. Temperature: Around 50. Twins: SP, Nolasco Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Willingham LF Colabello DH Plouffe 3B Kubel RF Suzuki C Hicks CF Florimon SS Indians: SP, Masterson Morgan CF Swisher 1B Kipnis 2B Santana 3B Brantley LF Chisenhall DH Gomes C Murphy RF Aviles SS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. One Thousand Wins -- Ron Gardenhire reached 4 digits in wins yesterday... This is quite the accomplishment. Not many Managers are around long enough to reach this number. It speaks to his ability and it speaks t…

Gametime forecast: 36 deg, clear, 0%PoP Twins: SP, Gibson Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Willingham LF Colabello DH Plouffe 3B Kubel RF Pinto C Hicks CF Florimon SS Indians: SP, Carrasco Morgan CF Swisher 1B Kipnis 2B Santana DH Brantley LF Cabrera SS Murphy RF Gomes C Chisenhall 3B Okay, Brian. Tag! You're it! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duck Duck Duck Duck Duck Duck... Goose (or gray/grey duck)!!! (Hey watch where you are pinching... The Game isn't played like that... Top of the Head for Goose... Just like the Duck part) Thanks ChiTown Things to Think about: 1. Arcia -- I can see folks are already up in ar…

Gametime forecast: 56°F • Light Rain • 72% PoP Twins: SP, Pelfrey Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Willingham LF Colabello DH Plouffe 3B Arcia RF Suzuki C Hicks CF Florimon SS Indians: SP, Salazar Morgan CF Swisher 1B Kipnis 2B Santana 3B Brantley LF Cabrera SS Murphy RF Gomes C Chisenhall DH Check back later for Brian ... he's doing his thing: http://www.sortius-is-a-geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/thinker_man_statue.jpg --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thing Done... Thanks ChiTown Things to think about: 1. Cold Weather -- Let's be honest... The Baseball played by both teams on the South Side of Chicago wasn't what I…

Watch this space for the starting lineups from the lovely and talented ChiTown Thanks, Bri! Gametime weather forecast: cloudy, rainy, windy, 35 degrees. My umbrella blew out on me 3 times just walking 2 blocks to the bus stop this morning. Just sayin'. Rain is to abate around 3 ... we'll see if we have a delayed game or a postponed game. Twins: SP, Hughes Dozier 2B Mauer DH Willingham LF Colabello 1B Plouffe 3B Arcia RF Pinto C Hicks CF Escobar SS Sox: SP, Quintana Eaton CF Semien 3B Abreu 1B Gunn DH Garcia RF De Aza LF Ramirez SS Flowers C Garcia 2B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: …

Gametime weather: Mostly cloudy with a 40-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from left field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 35. Twins: SP, Correia Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Willingham DH Kubel LF Plouffe 3B Arcia RF Suzuki C Hicks CF Florimon SS Sox: SP, Paulino Eaten CF Semien 3B Abreu 1B Dunn DH Garcia RF De Aza LF Ramirez SS Flowers C Garcia 2B Brian's gonna be doing a lot of thinking this year ... watch this space later. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank You ChiTown... I am going to do a lot of thinking. 75% of such thinking... I'm gonna keep to myself. Others really shouldn't be aware of really is go…