This is it… the Twins will dot the I and cross the T on the 2017 regular season at home with a 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers this weekend. The series won’t really matter much but it is nice that they can come home and play before loved ones before heading to the east coast for the WC game.

Kind of like when your son or daughter graduates from college, comes home for a few days before taking off to the big city to start his or her career. Everybody gathers around and tells them how proud they are of them, and they deservedly bask in the glory. Some call their friends later, and they go out and party until they throw up in the back of the Uber driver’s vehicle.

This weekend is the baseball equivalent of your college graduate sitting on your couch eating your cereal.

It’s nice when they come home triumphant.

I’m so proud of my Twins!

Here are some things to think about:

 

1. Rochester – In this city of 112,224 human beings and 679,000 Canadian geese, health care takes center stage with a rather large clinic dedicated to the treatment of injuries involving Mayonnaise. Each year 1.3 million patients come to Rochester because of these Mayonnaise injuries. Most of these injuries occur because of mistaken assumptions that salad dressing is the same thing. These types of injuries are obvious to all so no further explanation is needed from me. American City Business Journal has ranked Rochester second in the country for quality of life based on the high levels of income and education. Those high levels of income and education create rich know-it-all’s who understand the difference between salad dressing and Mayo.

2. Our Twins – I don’t care right now. I’m spending this entire weekend not caring, saving my strength for Tuesday and beyond. Starting Monday, I will make up ground by caring more in equal proportion to how much I don’t care this weekend.

3. The Tigers – One of the saddest things you will ever witness in the game of baseball is a team with under-achieving and over paid veterans. At the end of the season when there is nothing left to play for, it’s painfully obvious that they are mailing it in. You can actually hear the creaking of tents being folded as you watch them play.

4. Today’s Joe M Conversation:

Montana: How old are you, Joe?

McCarthy: 108 years old... if I’m allowed to keep counting. Some people claim I stopped back in 1957.

Mauer: Jeez… and I thought I was old at 34 years old.

Morgan: 34 is not old.

Mauer: It is, too.

Morgan: It really isn’t.

Mauer: I’ve been alive before every single dog on the planet.

Maddon: How old are you, Joe?

Morgan: My age isn’t anybody’s business. I keep that info to myself. I’d appreciate not being asked.

Maddon: Ok… I’ll never ask again.

Montana: What does the 1943 in your email address mean? joem1943@massivewebmail

Morgan: That was the year I was born

5. Doors – I pushed on a pull door yesterday. Guy next to me says, “It’s a pull.” Thank God he told me because my natural instinct was to try lifting from the bottom during my 2nd attempt at entry.
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Lineups:

TIGERS
Ian Kinsler 2B
Alex Presley DH
Nick Castellanos RF
Jeimer Candelario 3B
Efren Navarro 1B
James McCann C
Andrew Romine LF
JaCoby Jones CF
Dixon Machado SS

Matt Boyd P

TWINS
Brian Dozier 2B
Eduardo Escobar 3B
Byron Buxton CF
Eddie Rosario LF
Robbie Grossman DH
Kennys Vargas 1B
Max Kepler RF
Chris Gimenez C
Ehire Adrianza SS

Kyle Gibson P

Game-time forecast: Mostly clear, 59 deg F, winds at 4mph from the NE. Brrrr! Get the space heaters ready!!!

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Three more games of fall training then on to the postseason!

Vikings play the Lions

Twins play the Tigers

Packers played the Bears.

 

 

 

Vikings play the Lions

Twins play the Tigers

Packers played the Bears.

Oh my.

 

Oh my.

 

 

 

1. Rochester – In this city of 112,224 human beings and 679,000 Canadian Geese, health care takes center stage with a rather large clinic dedicated to the treatment of injuries involving Mayonnaise. Each year 1.3 million patients come to Rochester because of these Mayonnaise injuries. Most of these injuries occur because of mistaken assumptions that salad dressing is the same thing. These type of injuries are obvious to all so no further explanation is needed from me. American City Business Journal has ranked Rochester second nationally, in quality of life based on the high levels of income and education, those high levels of income and education create rich know-it-all’s who understand the difference between salad dressing and Mayo.


 

 

Call me obtuse, but it took me awhile to figure out you were talking about Rochester, Minnesota and not the home of our beloved Red Wings Rochester, NY

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Sorry, that sounded a little harsh.

 

Ok, nope, not really sorry.   But if I had feelings, deep in that little pit in the center of our person where most folks keep them... I might feel something akin to sorrow.

 

Zod is not amused.

 

Can we just go ahead and put Mauer, Polanco, Buxton, Rosario, Dozier, Erv, and Berrios in bubble wrap over the weekend? 

 

Can we just go ahead and put Mauer, Polanco, Buxton, Rosario, Dozier, Erv, and Berrios in bubble wrap over the weekend? 

 

That and a little magic healing ointment for Sano.

 

 

5. Doors – I pushed on a pull door yesterday. Guy next to me says “It’s a pull”. Thank God he told me because my natural instinct was to try lifting from the bottom during my 2nd attempt at entry.

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I first read that as "pull from my bottom."

 

Or, that's what I expected to read. 

 

That and a little magic healing ointment for Sano.

 

I know exactly who to call for this magic healing ointment....

 

You guys!! Today is National Coffee Day! Currently working on cup #2 this morning! 

 

You guys!! Today is National Coffee Day! Currently working on cup #2 this morning! 

You're two hours ahead of me and only on cup two?

 

Piker.

 

You guys!! Today is National Coffee Day! Currently working on cup #2 this morning! 

So, going to actually work today or mail it in?

 

 

You guys!! Today is National Coffee Day! Currently working on cup #2 this morning! 

 

Weird it comes 1 day after National Drink a Beer day (I know some of you didn't know, so I had 2 to make up for it.....)

 

So, going to actually work today or mail it in?

 

 

Yes

 

Weird it comes 1 day after National Drink a Beer day (I know some of you didn't know, so I had 2 to make up for it.....)

Think they would have found somewhere to squeeze in National Hangover Day around this time.

 

Think they would have found somewhere to squeeze in National Hangover Day around this time.

Why do you think National Coffee day follows National Have a Beer Day?

 

So, going to actually work today or mail it in?

 

 

I had a clause put into my offer letter that if my favorite team clinched a playoff spot before the end of the regular season, I can mail it in at work. 

 

I had a clause put into my offer letter that if my favorite team clinched a playoff spot before the end of the regular season, I can mail it in at work. 

Is it a clause or a penumbra?

#5 reminds me of when I pull into the garage after an errand or trip and my wife tells me to turn off the car.   Geez, you make one mistake.

Now I have a legitimate excuse not to work! A co-worker next to me decided one space heater wasn't enough and plugged in 2 space heaters, resulting in blown surge... Phones and internet is down. 

Note: It's the first 70 degree day of autumn in Austin.... So of course, sweaters, uggz, scarves, and flanel apparel is needed today.

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Note: It's the first 70 degree day of autumn in Austin.... So of course, sweaters, uggz, scarves, and flanel apparel is needed today.

I feel your pain Vanimal.   It hits 70 or below here and you'd think the next ice age was setting in.   Then again I can't talk too much myself either.   I was in Alaska this summer and it was a cool and overcast 58 when I landed in Anchorage, and I was like "wow, it's actually pretty freakin' cold out!".  

 

I have gotten SO soft... I feel shame

 

Note: It's the first 70 degree day of autumn in Austin.... So of course, sweaters, uggz, scarves, and flanel apparel is needed today.

 

seriously? hahahahaha.

 

You guys!! Today is National Coffee Day! Currently working on cup #2 this morning! 

yeah seriously... you should be on your second pot by now.

 

I feel your pain Vanimal.   It hits 70 or below here and you'd think the next ice age was setting in.   Then again I can't talk too much myself either.   I was in Alaska this summer and it was a cool and overcast 58 when I landed in Anchorage, and I was like "wow, it's actually pretty freakin' cold out!".  

 

I have gotten SO soft... I feel shame

 

You and me both, ExPat. Once it hits 50 something degrees I'm freezing now... All of our Minnesota weather toughness was lost years ago. 

 

Now I have a legitimate excuse not to work! A co-worker next to me decided one space heater wasn't enough and plugged in 2 space heaters, resulting in blown surge... Phones and internet is down. 

And no matter how many times people are told not to plug space heaters into cubicle outlets or surge arresters, they do it anyway.