April 18, 201610 yr Things change fast in this business. A team that started 0-9 can go 3-0 on a dime. A team that was flush with Middle Infielders can all of sudden be down to the bare minimum in the blink of an eye. It's abrupt... and a reason to put on a neck brace and call your personal injury lawyer because of the whiplash. We can sue the Twins... They are clearly at fault.1. Riverbrian's Lineupology -- I've decided that my Thought #1 is going to be my lineup from now on out. My reasoning for this is simple: first off all... I have no problem being wrong and have been wrong often enough to not think less of myself; and perhaps most importantly, I'm putting my lineup out there just in case Paul Molitor reads it and thinks to himself, "You know... that Riverbrian is a sharp cookie... I'm gonna use his lineup today."DISCLAIMER: BELOW IS NOT THE REAL LINEUP UNLESS IT IS THE LINEUP BY COINCIDENCE. 3B Nunez1B MauerRF SanoDH Park2B DozierLF ArciaSS EscobarC SuzukiCF Buxton or Kepler 2. The Plouffe Injury -- This is potentially one of the most interesting baseball boo-boo's in quite some time... a perfect confluence of events. Santana is on the DL until next Monday at least. The Twins called up Kepler and not Polanco to replace Santana. And now with Plouffe potentially hurt and for now DTD, only 4 healthy Twins on the 25 Man Roster have actual experience playing 2B,3B and SS and one of those 4 is named Sano. So... if at sometime tonight... either Nunez, Escobar or Dozier comes down with a boo-boo of sorts, Molitor will have no choice but to move Sano over to 3B... something Molitor said during the off season that he would not consider doing in 2016. I kinda hope it happens because I don't like my manager making blanket absolute statements like that. The quicker you force a manager to do something he wasn't planning on doing, the quicker he gets better at his job. 3. 3:00PM Flight Today -- There is American Airline flight from ROC to MSP that will arrive at 6:23PM Today. It has a 55 minute layover at O'Hare which leaves enough time to eat a Chicago Style Dog at one of the terminals. It will cost the Twins $309. Just in case... Polanco is needed. And... and... Kepler can get on a flight to Rochester tomorrow morning at 9:25AM and have a 50 minute layover at O'Hare for $211. ChiTown can stop by and say "Hi" to both of them if they let her through security. 4. The Brewers -- They have a Santana on the roster... they have an Arcia knocking on the 25 man roster door... they have a Berrios on the 60 day DL... they have a couple of starting pitchers in the rotation with Minnesota names like Nelson and Anderson. They have ex-Twins... Garza, Boyer, Zach Jones, Josmil Pinto and Alex Presley in various locations of the organization. Yep... the Brewers are another example of how badly Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin really wants to be Minnesota instead. 5. Wise -- I was told by someone sober over the weekend that I was a "Wise Man." He then said, "Guy... I meant Guy... not Man... Guy." I now have to see a neck specialist because of the whiplash that occurred. --------------------Actual lineups: BREWERSSantana RFGennett 2BBraun DHLucroy CCarter 1BHill 3BNieuwenhuis CFVillar SSFlores LF Anderson P TWINSNunez 3BDozier 2BMauer 1BSano RFArcia LFPark DHEscobar SSSuzuki CBuxton CF(Brian was close, but no cigar.) Hughes P Game-time forecast: 68 deg F (and dropping), skies are overcast and look menacing, 0% chance of precipitation ... for now (but rising sharply), winds at 14mph from the ENE. Go Twins! Click here to view the article
April 18, 201610 yr Four against the Crew! You know what to do! Four against the Crew! You know what to do!
April 18, 201610 yr Man, I'm just running away with Post of the Day. Uh, only if that was the last post........
April 18, 201610 yr "I've decided that my Thought #1 is going to be my lineup from now on out." Idiot! Moroon! He's got (insert name here) batting in the (insert lineup spot here) instead of in the (insert lineup spot one away from previous choice here)! No wonder this team can't score any runs!! My GOD, what is this man THINKING??!1!!? He changes the lineup WAY TOO OFTEN, how are these guys supposed to get comfortable // He NEVER changes the lineup, he's on AUTOPILOT for god's sake! (note: pick one of your choosing) Note to RB: If you're going to play manager and post lineups, I just wanted to help you get the full experience. You're welcome.
April 18, 201610 yr 3. 3:00PM Flight Today -- There is American Airline flight from ROC to MSP that will arrive at 6:23PM Today. It has a 55 minute layover at O'Hare which leaves enough time to eat a Chicago Style Dog at one of the terminals. It will cost the Twins $309. Just in case... Polanco is needed. And... and... Kepler can get on a flight to Rochester tomorrow morning at 9:25AM and have a 50 minute layover at O'Hare for $211. ChiTown can stop by and say "Hi" to both of them if they let her through security. They know her well at O'Hare. Whether that would make it easier or more difficult for her to get through security I'd rather not say.
April 18, 201610 yr KAPOW!!!Rally Rum.jpg I wanna see that thing in double digitsHeck, triple digits!
April 18, 201610 yr I wonder if Polaco will be in the lineup tonight? Edited April 18, 201610 yr by KirbyHawk75
April 18, 201610 yr I wonder if Polaco will be in the lineup tonight? If he is, I would have to assume it would be for Dozier. I'm sure Molly wants to keep Nunez in the lineup so he'll play 3B and Escobar hasn't played in a while so I think he'll be manning SS tonight.
April 18, 201610 yr KAPOW!!!Rally Rum.jpgThat's the type quality we're used to seeing from you Bark. Well done.
April 18, 201610 yr I wonder if Polaco will be in the lineup tonight? It would be pretty amazing if he was... someone tweeted at Doogie 30 minutes ago and said he is on the field taking BP in Rochester.
April 18, 201610 yr I wanna see that thing in double digits-10 is a lot closer than +10. Careful what you wish for.
April 18, 201610 yr -10 is a lot closer than +10. Careful what you wish for.You might want to check that math again. The rally rum is for streaks, not overall record.
April 18, 201610 yr You might want to check that math again. The rally rum is for streaks, not overall record.Double digits--god forbid. Blake's already wasted!
April 18, 201610 yr -10 is a lot closer than +10. Careful what you wish for.Math isn't your strength is it?
April 18, 201610 yr So, once Sano doesn't get any starts at 3B while Plouffe is out....it's just stubbornness, right? The Manager and/or Front Office just trying to prove that they are right in moving Sano to RF?
April 18, 201610 yr 3. 3:00PM Flight Today -- There is American Airline flight from ROC to MSP that will arrive at 6:23PM Today. It has a 55 minute layover at O'Hare which leaves enough time to eat a Chicago Style Dog at one of the terminals. It will cost the Twins $309. Just in case... Polanco is needed. And... and... Kepler can get on a flight to Rochester tomorrow morning at 9:25AM and have a 50 minute layover at O'Hare for $211. ChiTown can stop by and say "Hi" to both of them if they let her through security. I'm guessing the Twins have some kind of discounted fares. I know the Padres have frequent friar miles.
April 18, 201610 yr -10 is a lot closer than +10. Careful what you wish for.Blake, you have to turn the sad off man. Turn on the happiness, the optimism.
April 18, 201610 yr Tonight's line-up has Buxton in, Rosario out. For what it's worth, I see Arcia, Buxton, Mauer, Park, Rosario & Park pretty much rotating at the OF/1B/DH spots, with Joe & Miguel getting the most starts, until further notice.
April 18, 201610 yr They know her well at O'Hare. Whether that would make it easier or more difficult for her to get through security I'd rather not say.Hey ... I've been fully vetted by the officials at Customs and Immigration, and have special TSA clearance, tyvm!
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