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TWINS Santana SS Schafer CF Plouffe 3B Vargas DH Rosario LF Martinez 1B Ortiz RF Fryer C Beresford 2B Hughes, P MARLINS Gordon 2B Prado 3B Stanton RF Morse1B Ozuna CF Suzuki LF Saltalamacchia C Hechavarria SS Cosart, P

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 …

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TWINS Danny Santana SS Jordan Schafer RF Trevor Plouffe 3B Kennys Vargas 1B Kurt Suzuki C Oswaldo Arcia DH Byron Buxton CF Eddie Rosario LF Doug Bernier 2B Santana, P PIRATES Josh Harrison 3B Gregory Polanco RF Andrew McCutchen CF Neil Walker 2B Pedro Alvarez DH Jung Ho Kang SS Andrew Lambo 1B Francisco Cervelli C Sean Rodriguez LF Sadler, P

Twins: Denard Span CF Ben Revere RF Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau 1B Ryan Doumit DH Trevor Plouffe 3B Jamey Carroll 2B Eduardo Escobar SS (P.J. Walters P) Indians: Shin-Soo Choo RF Jason Kipnis 2B Asdrubal Cabrera SS Carlos Santana C Michael Brantley CF Russ Canzler DH Lonnie Chisenhall 3B Casey Kotchman 1B Ezequiel Carrera LF (David Huff P)

Twins Lineup vs Yankees: Denard Span - CF Jamey Carroll - SS Joe Mauer - C Jusitn Morneau - 1B Josh Willingham - RF Ryan Doumit - DH Danny Valencia - 3B Ben Revere - LF Alexi Casilla - 2B Pitchers - Nick Blackburn, Brian Duensing, Jeff Manship, Jason Bulger, Carlos Gutierrez, Tyler Robertson, Brendan Wise, Aaron Thompson, Matt Capps Reserves - Drew Butera, Dan Rohlfing, Steve Pearce, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Trevor Plouffe, Wilkin Ramirez, Matt Carson

Whoops, no one started a thread today. Twins Span, CF Revere, RF Willingham, LF Morneau, 1B Ploufe, 3B Doumit, C Dozier, SS Carroll, 2B Diamond, P Pirates Tabata, LF Harrison, RF McCutchen, CF McGehee, 1B Walker, 2B Alvarez, 3B Barajas, C Barmes, SS Correia, P

I recently received a message from RB accusing me of holding his book, 10,000 and 1 ideas for Game Threads, for ransom. What RB calls “ransom” I prefer to think of as “storing safely for a small fee.” Anyway, to defuse any sort of thread polarization, I thought I'd offer a transcript of the conversation I personally recorded when I called RB to ask him when he was going to pay up, I mean, chat with him about safe storage of aforementioned volume. Me: beep beep boop boop boop beep beep (briiinnnggg!) Che RB: Hello? Me: Yo, RB? Che RB: No, this is the downstairs maid. Did you wish to speak to the master? Me: Downstairs maid? Really? Okay, well, sure, I'd like to speak …

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Brian Dozier SS Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham LF Ryan Doumit DH Trevor Plouffe 3B Chris Parmelee 1B Darin Mastroianni RF Jamey Carroll 2B SP: Nick Blackburn

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…

1. Are there still barkers in our modern era? Or is it all just slick editting commercials these days? "Ladies and Gentlemen! Step right to the slugfest of the Century as the top two American League Central teams duke it out for a spot in the post season, right in your very own Cleveland! You have never seen anything like the Twins from Minnesota, flaunting the only player to win a batting title while playing catcher in the junior circuit! Streaking Logan Forsythe, the manslaughter's row of Sano, Cave, Kepler, and Austin. And who would have thunk it, they are behind Cleveland in the standings! Some may brush this asside, as not really a race, a contest between haves and…

Following last night’s win, the Twins sit at 73-84 and are 10-13 in September. So what’s there to watch moving forward? Joe Mauer continues his march to 2305 hits. He’s at 2115 and 191 away from passing Kirby Puckett on the all-time Twins list. Does he have enough games left in him in a Twins uniform? The Arizona Fall League starts in less than two weeks and the Twins have good representation with Brent Rooker, Jaylin Davis, Travis Blankenhorn, Hector Lujan, Alex Robinson, Devin Smeltzer, Luke Raley, and Griffin Jax. Willians Astudillo has become his own spectacle. In 82 PA with the Twins, he has walked once (1.2% BB%) and struck out twice (2.4% K%). Interesting fact:…

Things to think about 1. Mike Trout is good at baseball 2. Mike Trout is good at baseball 3. Mike Trout is good at baseball 4. Mike Trout is good at baseball 5. Mike Trout is good at baseball Lineups Twins 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 SP. Mike Pelfrey 6-9, 4.09 ERA Angels 1. Murphy LF 2. Calhoun RF 3. Trout CF 4. Pujols DH 5. Cron 1B 6. Aybar SS 7. Freese 3B 8. Perez C 9. Featherston 2B SP. Andrew Heaney 6-3, 3.32 ERA

Twins | 53-62 overall, 20-38 on the road, 4-6 last 10 Kyle Gibson, RHP | 3.60 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 2.41 K:BB in 140.0 IP Tigers | 48-68 overall, 30-27 at home, 3-7 last 10 Francisco Liriano, LHP | 4.37 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 1.43 K:BB in 90.2 IP Lineups:

Hola amigos. It's been a while since I rapped at ya. My buddy Ron was signed up for the game thread this morning, but he texted me last night to say he would be too hung over to get it posted. I told him I'd do the deed in exchange for a cold six pack and he agreed. Anyway, it's my first spring training game thread, and coach is only giving me 40 words to get it done. So I gotta make it short and sweet. In a word, yours truly is feeling great today. I pulled a double shift last night and made some serious tippage. On the way home I swung into the Quik Pik and filled the tank on the Festiva. And check this out. I also picked up four - yes four - pizzas for the freez…

Liriano vs. Sabathia

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Ben Revere RF Joe Mauer 1B Josh Willingham LF Ryan Doumit DH Trevor Plouffe 3B Brian Dozier SS Drew Butera C Alexi Casilla 2B SP: Francisco Liriano

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau DH Chris Parmelee 1B Sean Burroughs 3B Clete Thomas RF Alexi Casilla 2B Jason Marquis SP Yankees Lineup: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher DH Raul Ibanez RF Eric Chavez 3B Russell Martin C Brett Gardner LF SP: Hiroki Kuroda

Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Darin Mastroianni RF Joe Mauer C Josh Willingham LF Justin Morneau 1B Ryan Doumit DH Brian Dozier SS Trevor Plouffe 3B Alexi Casilla 2B Scott Diamond SP A's Lineup: Jemile Weeks 2B Covelli Crisp CF Josh Reddick RF Jonny Gomes DH Brandon Inge 3B Kurt Suzuki C Kila Ka'aihue 1B Collin Cowgill LF Adam Rosales SS SP: Travis Blackley

The Twins are supposed to continue their four game series tonight with the White Sox, but the chances of that do not look good. I was planning on having a nice, well written out game thread because I was hoping a game would be played, but the chances of that look very slim, so instead I am going to leave you with a nice collection of Simpson GIFs, because who doesn't like Simpson's GIFs. Byron Buxton Eduardo Escobar Max Kepler White Sox Pitchers And of course, Mr. Minnesota, Joe Mauer Go Twins!

Jason Marquis squares off against his old team. Here's the lineups, courtesy of LaVelle Neal: Oh, LaVelle also offers this wonderful nugget: Eesh...

Twins: SP Cole DeVries CF Alex Presley 2B Brian Dozier 3B Trevor Plouffe LF Oswaldo Arcia DH Josmil Pinto 1B Chris Parmelee RF Darin Mastroianni SS Pedro Florimon C Eric Fryer A's: SP Sonny Gray CF Coco Crisp SS Jed Lowrie 3B Josh Donaldson LF Brandon Moss DH Yeonis Cespedes RF Josh Reddick 1B Daric Barton C Stephen Vogt 2B Eric Sogard Things to think about: 1. Coco Crisp... I can't believe that I've started all these game threads facing the A's and have not mentioned Coco Crisp yet. I'm slipping... He's a real nice combo of speed and power. But... His skill isn't the thing to think about... It's his name... Coco Crisp? When he gets older... He will change it …

Welcome to another fantastic Twins Daily Game Thread! It looks like our evening game has been postponed due to rain and thunderstorms. Since the game has been rescheduled I will not post my usual intelligent and stimulating introduction. In light of the current circumstances, I will instead fill in our gentle readers on the day I experienced...I was invited last night to participate in the Minnetonka Lions Club annual crappie tournament on Lake Minnetonka today. I arose out of bed this morning at 5:15am excited and ready to win this event. I proceeded to get my gear together and brewed a pot of coffee. After some coffee and a quick breakfast I made my way out …

Indians: SP Scott Kazmir CF Bourn RF Swisher 2B Kipnis 1B Santana LF Brantley SS Cabrera DH Giambi C Gomes 3B Aviles Twins: SP Cole DeVries CF Presley 2B Dozier 3B Plouffe DH Doumit LF Willingham 1B Colabello RF Mastroianni C Fryer SS Florimon Things to Think About: 1. Think about Led Zeppelin and Tool... The Indians are throwing Kazmir and DH'ing Giambi... These are baseball players not bad spellings of songs by Led Zeppelin and Tool. 2. Think about the Indians... This team is inches from the finish line... A possible playoff bound team from a city that hasn't been playoff bound for quite some time. Cleveland sounds like Minneapolis in that sense. 3. T…

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 60. INDIANS: SP, Kluber Bourn CF Ramirez SS Brantley LF Santana 1B Murphy RF Gomes C Kipnis DH Chisenhall 3B Aviles 2B TWINS: SP, Swarzak Santana SS Dozier 2B Mauer DH Vargas 1B Plouffe 3B Arcia RF Pinto C Hermann LF Schafer CF ------------------------------------------- Thoughts? Brian will be up soon to share his. In the meantime, I'm sure y'all have plenty to say about Santana playing short, and Pinto catching. ------------------------------------------ Things to Think About: 1. The Vikings -- Yes... It's Sunday and I'm gonna think about NFL Foot…

Another day, another baseball game. What could be better than that? For those of you off work today, not sure if you will be able to watch or listen to the game as I don't see any availability for TV or radio; maybe the Rays will have a radio broadcast you can tune into. Well, or you could watch Gameday ... I think I'll opt for the concert at work today ... Not sure I want to see/listen to how many errors Nunez will make today at short, but maybe if I don't watch/listen, he'll be perfect ... But Sano is athletic! DiscGolfer drinks! Not so sunny today in Port Charlotte, but it's warm ... 80 deg, cloudy, 15% chance of rain, winds from the S at 9mph. TWINS: Buxton CF…

Turn the Page It was the best of seasons, it was the worst of seasons… Okay, maybe 2021 wasn’t the best of seasons, but it’s over. That’s good. At least for those of us who have suffered through a summer of buffoonery baseball after being promised a team supposedly built for contention. Simply put, our glass of disappointment has overflowed across the table, down to the floor and right out the patio door. Copious amounts of alcohol have been consumed, rough language normally hidden from use has been brought forth and multiplied, electronic devices have been cursed, turned down and/or cast aside and the Great Outdoors has been rediscovered. …

Good Evening, aTwinsFanInMaryland here tonight with your game thread as the season comes to a disappointing close this week. One positive thing we can still cheer for this evening is Luis Arraez and his quest for the batting title. He is currently .006 points ahead of Aaron Judge (at least that’s what my public school math says). Dan Hayes, Twins writer from The Athletic, has it broken down even further. The Pitchers: RHP #74 Josh Winder (4-5, 4.31 ERA, 45K’s) vs RHP #27 Lucas Giolito (10-9, 5.00 ERA, 173K’s) The Lineup: Twins: 1. Luis Arraez DH 2. Carlo Correa SS 3. Gio Urshela 3B 4. Nick Gordon 2B 5. Jose …

TWINS Hicks CF Escobar SS Dozier 2B Vargas 1B Plouffe 3B Rosario LF Nunez DH Pinto C Robinson RF Hughes, P ORIOLES De Aza RF Hardy SS Davis 1B Jones CF Wieters C Machado 3B Snider DH Lough LF Flaherty 2B Norris, P Talk if you must. Or not.

Today's Twins Lineup: Denard Span CF Jamey Carroll SS Rya Doumit C Justin Morneau DH Josh Willingham LF Sean Burroughs 1B Danny Valencia 3B Luke Hughes 2B Lance Ray RF SP: Francisco Liriano BENCH: Ben Revere, Chris Parmelee, Dan Rohlfing, Andy Leer, Jhonathan Goncalves