Lineups:

 

Twins:

Jamey Carroll SS

Joe Mauer DH

Josh Willingham LF

Justin Morneau 1B

Trevor Plouffe 3B

Ryan Doumit C

Chris Parmelee RF

Wilkin Ramirez CF

Brian Dozier 2B

(Scott Diamond P)

 

Red Sox:

Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Shane Victorino RF

Dustin Pedroia 2B

David Ortiz DH

Mike Napoli 1B

Jonny Gomes LF

Will Middlebrooks 3B

Stephen Drew SS

David Ross C

(Ryan Dempster P)

Hicks apparently benched for missing the cutoff man in the fifth inning last night. Carroll starts at short and leads off, Mauer DH, Doom behind the plate.

Hopefully Hicks's stay at R. Clyde Gardenhire Acres VIP Kennels will be a short one.

Hicks apparently benched for missing the cutoff man in the fifth inning last night. Carroll starts at short and leads off, Mauer DH, Doom behind the plate.

 

Carroll quickly turning into "Every Other Day" Jamey. He's batting .400 (8/20), with a .455 OBP since getting his semi-regular assignments on April 21.

Carroll quickly turning into "Every Other Day" Jamey.

 

Eddie will be pleased to know his nickname is not in jeopardy.

Like our chances tonight against Dempster. The Twins are batting .320/.393/.493/.889 against Dempster for his career. He has only gone 7 innings twice in 6 starts so far this year, and the Red Sox bullpen is in severe disarray.

I like sitting Hicks for that mistake. His defense has been C- so far. And I think Gardy's doghouse has evolved into a short-term stay type of establishment.

Like our chances tonight against Dempster. The Twins are batting .320/.393/.493/.889 against Dempster for his career. He has only gone 7 innings twice in 6 starts so far this year, and the Red Sox bullpen is in severe disarray.

 

You've just sealed our fate.

 

 

We're getting Dempstered tonight.

It's a good thing the game is moved to FSN+, otherwise I wouldn't be able to watch the madden challenge (or whatever ridiculous waste of programming this is) on FSN.

 

Someone is really on the ball at FSN.

Hello... Is this thing on? Testing One two Three.

We'll hit well tonight. There's a reason my buddies and I call him "The Dumpster," even though it's way too obvious for a good nickname.

I'm glad the Twins didn't go Dumpster Diving this offseason.

 

 

Hur, hur, hur.

I'll go away now.

Wind blowing out to left.... Wait a second.... I'm in North Dakota. The wind here probably won't matter in beantown.

Hello... Is this thing on? Testing One two Three.

 

Nope, not coming through. Try standing on your head.

Wind blowing out to left.... Wait a second.... I'm in North Dakota. The wind here probably won't matter in beantown.

 

They say a butterfly in South America can cause a hurricane up north; I'm sure your breaking wind in Grand Forks could affect the game tonight.

Wind blowing out to left.... Wait a second.... I'm in North Dakota. The wind here probably won't matter in beantown.

 

The wind always blows west in Boston, because New York sucks. Is there ever a bad time for a joke at the Yankees expense?

I like sitting Hicks for that mistake. His defense has been C- so far. And I think Gardy's doghouse has evolved into a short-term stay type of establishment.

If it's just a day off, for the purposes of giving him a day off, I'm fine with it. If he's getting punished, well, see my other Gardy thread.

They say a butterfly in South America can cause a hurricane up north; I'm sure your breaking wind in Grand Forks could affect the game tonight.

 

It hasn't yet?

Ramirez needs to play sometime. Tonight's the Night

Why is storage wars on instead of the Twins?

If it's just a day off, for the purposes of giving him a day off, I'm fine with it. If he's getting punished, well, see my other Gardy thread.

 

I don't think I'm acquainted with your opinions of Gardy?

 

And with that I believe I've won the sarcasm contest for the evening. No one else even try.

So far, the jinx is working. Thanks, brother Jokin. Can you please switch to telling us how he's a shoo-in for the Cy this year?

I don't think I'm acquainted with your opinions of Gardy?

 

And with that I believe I've won the sarcasm contest for the evening. No one else even try.

 

Nice sarcasm.

 

/rolls eyes

They say a butterfly in South America can cause a hurricane up north; I'm sure your breaking wind in Grand Forks could affect the game tonight.

 

Last night we talked about the Kaos effect... Tonight it's the Chaos Effect... You gotta love Twins Daily.

Why is storage wars on instead of the Twins?

 

They fixed it. Thank God.

Ramirez needs to play sometime. Tonight's the Night

Massachusetts state law? Little known CBA proviso? Why?

We'll hit well tonight. There's a reason my buddies and I call him "The Dumpster," even though it's way too obvious for a good nickname.

What reason would that be? He's been a solid #2 almost every season for about a decade now.

Florimon would've fielded that one.

 

/ and then thrown it away for an extra base

Massachusetts state law? Little known CBA proviso? Why?

 

Otherwise the player gets dull. If I didn't do my job for 10 days, I'd be rusty. I'd imagine professional ball players suffer from this even more so, since it's much harder to play MLB than to manage a retail store.