Game-time forecast: Sunny. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 60.

 

TWINS:

SP, May

 

Santana SS

Suzuki C

Mauer 1B

Plouffe 3B

Arcia RF

Pinto DH

Hermann LF

Escobar 2B

Schafer CF

 

PALE HOSE:

SP, Noesi

 

Eaton CF

Ramirez SS

Abreu 1B

Gillaspie 3B

Garcia RF

Wilkins DH

Viciedo LF

Sanchez 2B

Nieto C

 

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Okay, Brian ... sigh ... I think I'm going to be a glutton for punishment and go to the game.  Maybe.  Sigh.  Post a good one.

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Sigh... I don't think I have a good one in me. 

 

Things to think about:

 

1. The Vikings -- It's Sunday and the Vikings are 1-0... The Twins just lost a doubleheader to the White Sox and the Twins are not going to be in the playoffs once again. I would be completely dishonest if I didn't say that the Vikings are thought #1 today. Go Vikes!!! Checking out the Vikings Journal for a fresh new Vikings Forum. 

 

2. AP -- Everything that is going on with AP is my fault. I'm sorry but losing AP for a spell was all but guaranteed... Here's why. I drafted AP in my fantasy football league... That's why. I hate Fantasy Football but I play it every year and every year I've never been in draft position to draft AP and I've always wanted him. So... When I found out that I had the 1st pick overall... AP was ranked 4th overall but I didn't care... I wanted AP so I could cheer for my Vikings and fantasy team at the same time and he wouldn't be around for my 2nd choice so I drafted him and I told everyone that I just guaranteed that AP won't be around for a good chunk of the year. Oh Yeah... I also drafted Ray Rice so I'm doing well. On AP's recent troubles with the law... I'm not making light of it... I'm making light of my fantasy luck. When it comes to the AP situation. I don't know all the details and I will not make any judgments. That's the way that I look at things and I know that many others do not look at things like I do. AP is going to be vilified for quite some time if not forever.

 

3. The Twins -- Oh Yeah... This is a Baseball Game Thread... I admit that I am still interested in the Twins but from a development standpoint only.  I think the offense and defense is coming along and I don't have any suggestions. I think the pitching is not coming along and I don't have any suggestions either. When I don't have any suggestions on development... It makes it hard to watch the Twins for Development. I don't like the Free Agent Class for 2015 at all and I don't want to trade youth for anything. I think we will have to ride this out for awhile. 

 

4. Strikeouts -- The Twins strikeout way too much... It was really bad last year... It's hasn't been as bad this year but after games like yesterday... It's still bad enough. Put the ball in play boys... Put the ball in play!!! Along with pitching... Simple Contact at the plate would be a priority going forward. 

 

5. Amazing -- My son had a cookie yesterday and I heard him say... "This Cookie is Amazing". This got me to thinking... What happens if my Son takes a bite of a cookie and says... "This is Cookie is Amazing"... and immediately afterwards... A Dog walks in the door... Looks at him and in clear spoken english... the Dog Says to him... "Really... You find a cookie amazing... Do you mind if I have one"? And the Dog says this in clear spoken English while the dog starts to levitate and float across the room. If My Son thinks the cookie is amazing... What adjective can he now use to describe the dog. 

May starting and a wind to LF, there will be runs scored.  We don't want a repeat of last Sunday's 1-0 game.  On a different front, perhaps the baserunning can be improved for today's game?

May starting and a wind to LF, there will be runs scored.  We don't want a repeat of last Sunday's 1-0 game.  On a different front, perhaps the baserunning can be improved for today's game?

There's a certain....uniqueness to watching a team need consecutive doubles to score a runner--a pinch runner at that--from second base.

 

If they can't be good, at least they're unique. Not routinely bad. Gloriously, incontrovertibly, uniquely bad.

 

So there's that.

 

I'll be watching AP tear up the Pats.

Decided not to go.  I just have no motivation to sit there and watch ... just what I'd end up seeing, who knows.  Just can't do it.  I might even tune into the Vikings game periodically, which says a lot.

Decided not to go.  I just have no motivation to sit there and watch ... just what I'd end up seeing, who knows.  Just can't do it.  I might even tune into the Vikings game periodically, which says a lot.

That's too bad... The game is gonna be amazing!!!

heh ... it's too cold out.  Baseball is only fun when it's actually summer weather.

At least Josmil Pinto has gotten some work at catcher this series!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh wait......

At least Josmil Pinto has gotten some work at catcher this series!!!!!!!!

oh wait......

And Herrmann... You forgot to mention Herrmann.

 

Herrmann would not be forgotten about at 1313 Mockingbird Lane

Nice 1 2 3 for May

Plouffe with an Amazing Homer!!!

Vikings getting killed... The Twins are the Minnesota story today.

Yes with the Vikings trailing 67-5 at half we can al zero in on the Twins pennant race...

And Herrmann... You forgot to mention Herrmann.

Herrmann would not be forgotten about at 1313 Mockingbird Lane

Fred Gwynne for next Twins Manager! 2015! oh I mean Gene Glynn not Fred Gwynne...

 

Minnesota sports... *sigh*

Edited September 14, 201412 yr by Hosken Bombo Disco

So we just need May to throw a perfect game, then he won't have to pitch from the stretch. 

If Trevor May ever has a daughter. He's got to name her April.

I can't believe it... I was looking forward to watching the Vikes all week.

 

Now I'm sitting here... Watching the Twins.

 

Old habits I guess.

Schafer

Or, it's just really a sad statement that the Twins are the better watch of the day.

Or, it's just really a sad statement that the Twins are the better watch of the day.

It depends on your mood. If you are half Empty today... It's a sad statement.... If you are half full of it... Like I am.

 

I'm thinking... At the least the Twins are playing alright.

May has really been OK this inning. The Sox got a couple of hits off of pretty good pitches.

Just turned on the bottom of the 4th - liking May with good command and 2 Ks so far, although it looks like he had some trouble earlier. Make that 3 Ks.

 

Like to see a guy slowly getting better, as opposed to slowly worse, like Albers.

 

Wish Meyer would have had the chance to get his feet wet this year too - this will help May a lot next season.

Well that's one way to shut down a rally.

Just turned on the bottom of the 4th - liking May with good command and 2 Ks so far, although it looks like he had some trouble earlier. Make that 3 Ks.

 

Like to see a guy slowly getting better, as opposed to slowly worse, like Albers.

 

Wish Meyer would have had the chance to get his feet wet this year too - this will help May a lot next season.

Concur

Just flipped over to the Twins. Hey, May's box looks pretty good so far... Missing lots of bats.

I'm liking this May.

I blame myself for that one.

Just flipped over to the Twins. Hey, May's box looks pretty good so far... Missing lots of bats.

He's been tough... The Sox strung a couple together in the 4th. But they singled on some good pitches so I can't fault May.

 

Now... That last pitch... That was a cookie.

I blame myself for that one.

So do the rest of us.

I like cookies.

Hell yeah, attaboy Trevorsie.