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Here we are. Let the REAL games begin. Gametime weather: Cloudy. Winds blowing in from center field at; around 55. Twins: SP, Nolasco Brian Dozier 2B Kurt Suzuki C Joe Mauer 1B Josh Willingham LF Chris Colabello DH Trevor Plouffe 3B Oswaldo Arcia RF Aaron Hicks CF Pedro Florimon SS White Sox: SP, Sale Eaton CF Semien 2B Gillaspie 3B Abreu 1B Dunn DH Garcia RF De Aza LF Ramirez SS Flowers C And the next up to bat? Brian, with his 'Things to Think About.' Check this space later for more. Thanks ChiTown and Seth Things to think about: 1 Opening Day -- Unless your team is playing in the World Series. Opening day is simply the best day of the year for all te…

Gametime forecast: 75 deg, rain, 72%PoP (looks like we're headed for another cancellation) Twins: SP, Pelfrey Dozier ® 2B Suzuki ® C Mauer (L) 1B Willingham ® LF Kubel (L) DH Plouffe ® 3B Arcia (L) RF Hicks (S) CF Florimon (S) SS Red Sox: SP, Peavy Nava (S) LF Victorino ® RF Pedroia ® 2B Napoli ® 1B Sizemore (L) CF Bogaerts ® SS Carp (L) DH Middlebrooks ® 3B Ross ® C <Brian's 'Things to Think About' here; tba, check back later> Thank You ChiTown Things to think about: 1. Chance of Rain -- With the possibility of a washout... I wonder if there is any reason to go outside. Is there any reason to think about things to think about at all? Too late I'm …

Gametime forecast: 78 deg F, overcast, 10%PoP Red Sox: SP, Doubront (L) Victorino (S) RF Pedroia ® 2B Pierzynski (L) C Napoli ® DH Gomes ® LF Carp (L) 1B Bogaerts ® SS Middlebrooks ® 3B Bradley (L) CF Twins: SP, Hughes ® Bartlett ® RF Mauer (L) DH Plouffe ® 3B Willingham ® LF Colabello ® 1B Pinto ® C Hicks (S) CF Escobar (S) 2B Florimon (S) SS Check back to this spot for Brian's setup. I guess you could consider this spot as Twins Daily's version of 'Deep Thoughts.' Thank You ChiTown Here are my Deep Thoughts Things to Think About 1. It's a day game... And I'm just getting the chance to think about this game. So I'm late. 2. Boston again... As ofte…

Gameday forecast: 72 deg, mostly cloudy 1%PoP Twins: SP, Correia lineup to come Red Sox: SP, Lackey Daniel Nava (S) LF Dustin Pedroia ® 2B David Ortiz (L) DH Mike Napoli ® 1B Grady Sizemore (L) CF Xander Bogaerts ® SS A.J. Pierzynski (L) C Will Middlebrooks ® 3B Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF Thank You ChiTown for the lineups!!! ChiTown and I are gonna team up on these Game Thread starters and see how it works. Thinks to thing about (Intentional juxtaposition): 1. Preseason -- Keep telling yourself over and over... It's only Pre-season. Players are still trying to find themselves... It's only Pre-season... It doesn't matter if the Twins are averaging 0.4 Runs…

Getting this up EARLY today because my day later on is a mess! But I love my job! I just wish I could watch baseball while I'm working. Thanks to SampleSizeOfOne for posting a game thread yesterday ... it was great! Pirates: SP, Cumpton Josh Harrison ® LF Travis Snider (L) RF Andrew McCutchen ® CF Travis Ishikawa (L) 1B Neil Walker (S) 2B Gaby Sanchez ® DH Tony Sanchez ® C Jordy Mercer ® SS Clint Barmes ® 3B Twins: SP, Nolasco Brian Dozier ® 2B Joe Mauer (L) 1B Jason Kubel (L) LF Josh Willingham ® DH Oswaldo Arcia (L) RF Trevor Plouffe ® 3B Kurt Suzuki ® C Aaron Hicks (S) CF Pedro Florimon (S) SS Since I'm not Brian, I haven't quite as much to think about. I…

Baltimore: 1) Lough, CF 2) Lombardozzi, 2B (something familiar about that name...) 3) Urrutia, RF 4) Young, D, LF (i've heard of him too) 5) Clevenger, C 6) Reimold, DH 7) Flaherty, 3B 8) Pearce, 1B 9) Casilla, A, SS P) Norris, B Minnesota: 1) Dozier, 2B 2) Suzuki, K, C 3) Mauer, 1B 4) Willingham, LF 5) Kubel, DH 6) Plouffe, 3B 7) Arcia, O, RF 8) Hicks, CF 9) Florimon, SS P) Pelfrey (source: mlb gameday) And of course, things to think about. 1) Actions speak louder than words. So i shan't ever complain about lack of game thread... 2) Better late, than never. But might as well take advantage of the lateness as more information is available. Reinfo…

Here I am at the airport killing time before my flight home. Am so sad to be leaving this warm weather, but that sadness is buffered a bit by the fact that it is raining here in Fort Myers. And just watch, I'll get the lineups and game thread posted and the game will get cancelled. So be it, and here they are: Rays: SP, Archer Matt Joyce (L) RF David DeJesus (L) LF Ben Zobrist (S) 2B James Loney (L) 1B Wilson Betemit (S) DH Desmond Jennings ® CF Logan Forsythe ® 3B Jose Molina ® C Yunel Escobar ® SS Twins: SP, Pelfrey Brian Dozier ® 2B Kurt Suzuki ® C Joe Mauer (L) 1B Josh Willingham ® LF Jason Kubel (L) DH Trevor Plouffe ® 3B Oswaldo Arcia (L) RF Aaron Hicks …

Twins: Brian Dozier ® 2B Josmil Pinto ® C Oswaldo Arcia (L) RF Chris Colabello ® 1B Chris Parmelee (L) LF Trevor Plouffe ® 3B Aaron Hicks (S) CF Pedro Florimon (S) SS Phil Hughes ® P Phillies: Ben Revere (L) CF Jimmy Rollins (S) SS Chase Utley (L) 2B Ryan Howard (L) 1B Marlon Byrd ® RF Domonic Brown (L) LF Carlos Ruiz ® C Cody Asche (L) 3B Kyle Kendrick ® P Things to not think very hard about: 1) Looks like the Phillies are giving Ben Revere a try in center. Anyone recall how he got on their roster? 2) A couple of guys in our starting lineup are getting another chance before the AAA bus leaves the depot. 3) Try not to miss me too much - I have to leave after p…

I just noticed there was no game thread for today's game against Tanaka. If you want to discuss, here it is. Yankees: Brett Gardner (L) DH Eduardo Nunez ® SS Kelly Johnson (L) 1B Francisco Cervelli ® C Scott Sizemore ® 3B Dean Anna (L) 2B Zoilo Almonte (S) RF Zelous Wheeler ® LF Antoan Richardson (S) CF SP: Tanaka Twins: Brian Dozier ® 2B Kurt Suzuki ® C Joe Mauer (L) 1B Josh Willingham ® LF Jason Kubel (L) DH Trevor Plouffe ® 3B Oswaldo Arcia (L) RF Aaron Hicks (S) CF Pedro Florimon (S) SS SP: Correia

At the game and can't put in lineups as it gives me carpal tunnel trying to do that on my phone. So, without lineups, chatter and play ball! Mets: Juan Lagares ® CF Ruben Tejada ® SS Lucas Duda (L) 1B Ike Davis (L) DH Andrew Brown ® LF Zach Lutz ® 3B Kirk Nieuwenhuis (L) RF Taylor Teagarden ® C Omar Quintanilla (L) 2B SP: Gee Twins: Brian Dozier ® 2B Jason Bartlett ® SS Joe Mauer (L) DH Jason Kubel (L) RF Wilkin Ramirez ® LF Chris Parmelee (L) 1B Josmil Pinto ® C Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B Alex Presley (L) CF SP: Nolasco

Another night, another lineup, another pitcher ... there's a song in there somewhere ... anyway ... lineups ... Twins: SP, Diamond Brian Dozier ® 2B Kurt Suzuki ® C Joe Mauer (L) 1B Josh Willingham ® LF Jason Kubel (L) DH Trevor Plouffe ® 3B Oswaldo Arcia (L) RF Aaron Hicks (S) CF Pedro Florimon (S) SS Rays: SP, Ramos Desmond Jennings ® CF James Loney (L) 1B Ben Zobrist (S) 2B Evan Longoria ® 3B Logan Forsythe ® LF Yunel Escobar ® SS Sean Rodriguez ® RF Ryan Hanigan ® C Brandon Guyer ® DH Chatter on and play ball!

I'm not sure who will be watching/listening today after last night, but it's a new day and life goes on. And it's only ST after all, so here we go. Twins: SP, Gibson Aaron Hicks (S) CF Jason Bartlett ® 3B Chris Colabello ® DH Oswaldo Arcia (L) RF Wilkin Ramirez ® LF Chris Parmelee (L) 1B Josmil Pinto ® C Eduardo Escobar (S) 2B Pedro Florimon (S) SS Cards: SP, Martinez Matt Carpenter (L) 3B Kolten Wong (L) 2B Matt Holliday ® DH Allen Craig ® RF Yadier Molina ® C Jhonny Peralta ® SS Matt Adams (L) 1B Peter Bourjos ® CF Stephen Piscotty ® LF Let's play ball!

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!

Twins: SP Ricky Nolasco CF Presley 2B Dozier 1B Mauer LF Willingham DH Kubel 3B Plouffe RF Arcia C Suzuki SS Escobar Marlins: SP Kevin Slowey SS Solano C Brantly 3B Baker LF Ozuna 1B Wigginton CF Bogusevic RF Johnson DH Rosa 2B Bohn Things to Think About: 1. Think About Kevin Slowey... OK that's enough thinking about him. He used to be a Twin... He's not now. 2. Think about Stretching Out... It's gotta be closer to the time when starters start going a little longer to get ready for those 100 pitch outings in the regular season. I noticed Corbin for the D-Backs threw quite a few innings yesterday. The D-Backs and Dodgers timeline is probably a little more ad…

It's another gorgeous day in SW Florida. Got in two hours of tennis this morning, will watch the game (from home here), then head to the beach after the crowds have had enough. Yes, life is good for now. Here are the lineups: TWINS Bartlett, 2B Hicks, CF Plouffe, 3B Arcia, DH Colabello, 1B Parmelee, RF Mastroianni, LF Fryer, C Santana, SS SP, Diamond METS den Dekker, RF Murphy, 2B Young, CF Satin, 3B Clark, 1B Recker, DH Teagarden, C Burgamy, LF Reynolds, SS SP, Gee Batter up!

Greetings from Florida. Wish I could be at today's game but other duties prevail. It's a nice sunny day here today but a bit breezy; temps should hit 80 today. What is it in Minnesota today? Orioles: Paul, RF Weeks, 2B Urritia, LF Pearce, 1B Clevenger, C Reimold, DH Schoop, SS Berry, CF Almanzar, 3B SP, Chen Twins: Presley, CF Suzuki, C Mauer, DH Willingham, LF Plouffe, 3B Parmelee, 1B Mastroianni, RF Escobar, 2B Bartlett, SS SP, Pelfrey Okay, here we go ....... And up north v the Yankees we have ... Twins: Hicks, CF Dozier, 2B Kubel, DH Arcia, RF Colabello, 1B Ramirez, LF Romero, 3B Pinto, C Santana, SS SP: Gibson Yankees: Ellsbury, CF Roberts, 2B …

Greetings from Hammond Field. Attempting to post this from my phone so I apologize up front for the typos. Red Sox: Nava, LF Victorino, RF Pedroia, 2B Ortiz, DH Napoli, 1B Pierzynski, C Bogaerts, SS Middlebrooks, 3B Bradley, CF SP: Peavy Twins: Hicks, CF Dozier, 2B Mauer, 1B Willingham, LF Arcia, RF Plouffe, 3B Kubel, DH Suzuki, C Santana, SS SP: Hughes Enjoy! It's nice and sunny here today but breezy and chilly. Temps are only in the 60s right now.

It's late but up... These game threads are gonna be hit and miss during the pre-season.

Minnesota SP: Mike Pelfrey CF Mastroianni C. Suzuki 1B Mauer LF Willingham RF Parmelee DH Ramirez 3B Romero 2B Bartlett SS Santana Phillies SP: Jeff Manship CF Revere 2B Galvis RF Abreu 1B Ruf 3B Franco DH Mayberry LF Gwynn SS Cedeno C Nieves Things to Think About: 1. Daylight Savings Time: This isn't a 1:05 (Eastern Time) Start... It's a 12:05 start. The body clock doesn't just change with a snap of the fingers. This means its really a 9:05 start in Thousand Oaks California. On top of that... You are talking about Young Players. When I was the age of the majority of these players. Sleeping until Noon was done with such ease. Sean Gilmartin is 23 Years old an…

Byron Buxton, CF Brian Dozier, 2b Trevor Plouffe, 3b Chris Parmelee, 1b Josmil Pinto, C Jason Kubel, DH Darin Mastroianni, RF Max Kepler, LF Eduardo Escobar, SS Hughes Jose Reyes, SS Ryan Goins, 2b Jose Bautista, RF Edwin Encarnacion, DH Adam Lind, 1b Brett Lawrie, 3b Melky Cabrera, LF Dioner Navarro, C Anthony Gose, CF Hutchison Setup: I got nothin.

There is also a 'B' game this morning, also up in Bradenton, but this is for the regular Grapefruit League game. Correia is pitching in the 'B' game (followed by Meyer and Pino). Twins: Presley, CF Dozier, 2B Mauer, 1B Willingham, DH Plouffe, 3B Ramirez, RF Mastroianni, LF Suzuki, C Bartlett, SS Worley, SP (then Gibson, Gilmartin, Hoffman, Johnson and Pressly) Pirates: Marte, LF Martin, C McCutchen, CF Alvarez, 3B Walker, 2B Snider, DH Mercer, SS Lambo, 1B Decker, RF Rodriguez, SP I'd say 'And let the chatter begin' except it's just way too early for that; at least for me. If there are any tweaks to either team's lineups,…

Since the game is in rain delay, I'll get this posted and it won't count as being late! Hopefully it won't be called, but here it is anyway ... Cards: Carpenter, 3B Wong, 2B Butler, DH Adams, 1B Robinson, CF Grichuk, LF Piscotty, RF Cruz, C Kozma, SS Wainwright, SP Twins: Buxton, CF Dozier, 2B Mauer, DH Ramirez, RF Plouffe, 3B Kubel, LF Parmelee, 1B Pinto, C Escobar, SS Nolasco, SP Now, go forth and chatter!

Orioles: Berry, CF Weeks, 2B Paul, RF Pearce, 1B Monell, C Reimold, DH Flaherty, 3B Gonzalez, SS Borbon, LF Tillman, SP Twins: Presley, CF Bartlett, SS Mauer, 1B Willingham, LF Kubel, DH Plouffe, 3B Parmelee, RF Suzuki, C Beresford, 2B Pelfrey, SP Sorry for the late post for anyone wishing to comment online during the game. Since I'm not Brian, no humourous musings. I only hope that I spelled everyone's name correctly!

Here is the lineup for the Twins after their long bus ride across the state to Jupiter. Hopefully Joe Benson will be in Mike Redmond's lineup! Byron Buxton CF Brian Dozier 2B Oswaldo Arcia RF Chris Colabello 1B Aaron Hicks DH Darin Mastroianni LF Eduardo Escobar 3B Eric Fryer C Doug Bernier SS Phil Hughes SP Buxton's first start of the spring.

Here is the Twins lineup today versus Toronto. The game will be on FSN, so those who are able to, please update the rest of us who are stuck at work on the goings on: Lineup: Aaron Hicks 8, Brian Dozier 4, Joe Mauer 3, Josh Willingham dh, Oswaldo Arcia 9, Kurt Suzuki 2, Deibinson Romero 5, Jermaine Mitchell 7, EduardoEscobar 6. SP Kevin Correia

This one is not on FSN, but Twins Daily's John Bonnes will be covering this game. Be sure to ask him questions if you have any throughout. Lineup: Darin Mastroianni 8, Danny Santana 6, Trevor Plouffe 5, Chris Parmelee 9, Chris Colabello 3, Jason Kubel dh, Wilkin Ramirez 7, Josmil Pinto 2, Jason Bartlett 4. SP Vance Worley.

Here is the Twins lineup: Alex Presley CF Danny Santana SS Jason Kubel LF Chris Colabello 1B Chris Parmelee DH Oswaldo Arcia RF Deibinson Romero 3B Eric Fryer C James Beresford 2B Ricky Nolasco SP Alex Meyer and and Byron Buxton are also on the trip.

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…

Someone suggested opening up a game thread for the Pirates-Reds game so we can cheer on some ex-Twins. I didn't do any of Brian's work, but here it is if you want to partake. Reds lineup: Shin-Soo Choo CF Ryan Ludwick LF Joey Votto 1B Brandon Phillips 2B Jay Bruce RF Todd Frazier 3B Zack Cozart SS Ryan Hanigan C (Johnny Cueto P) Pirates lineup: Starling Marte CF Neil Walker LF Andrew McCutchen RF Justin Morneau 3B Marlon Byrd C Pedro Alvarez 1B Russell Martin SS Clint Barmes 2B (Francisco Liriano P)

Indians: SP Ubaldo Jimenez CF Bourn 1B Swisher 2B Kipnis DH Santana RF Raburn SS Cabrera LF Brantley C Gomes 3B Aviles Twins: SP Scott Diamond CF Presley 2B Dozier 3B Plouffe DH Doumit 1B Parmelee RF Herrmann LF Thomas C Fryer SS Florimon Final Things to Think About: 1. Think about 2013... It's been another long year for our Twins. I'm not going to break out a bunch of stats to prove or disprove my feelings but I did watch a lot of Twins baseball this year. I tend to agree with Terry Ryan when he says that the pitchers pitched better than the metrics suggest. No we didn't have a shut down rotation but the rotation did keep us in games enough that we could have…