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  • Game Thread: Twins v Tigers, 7/21 @ 7:10pm CT

    Riverbrian

    By Riverbrian

    Admit it… you all had the Astros, Yankees and Dodgers circled on the July Calendar. You were all overlooking Detroit in between and now the Tigers are in town for a 3-game series and they must be dealt with.

    It was the Astros, Yankees and Dodgers that were supposed to knock the Twins out of contention but that hasn’t happened yet. The Twins came out of the break 2.5 games behind the Indians. The Twins faced the Astros and Yankees while the Indians had the lowly A’s and Giants. The Twins went 3-3 while the Indians went 1-5 and now we are .5 games back so it’s back to the drawing board because you all need a new plan.

    Here are some things to think about:

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    1. Detroit Lakes – In the French language… Detroit means strait. In the English language… a strait is defined as a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. Yet another example of the French moving about our country and naming cities something nonsensical as a practical joke. Detroit Lakes is the Red Stick (Baton Rouge) of the North and the French are still laughing at us today. The latest census lists the population as 8,569 but during the summer months (as a result of tourism) the population swells to 8,585 and 10 of those extra tourists are simply showing up yearly to search for the strait.

    2. Our Twins – Buyer mode has begun. Jaime Garcia is supposedly on his way to Minnesota. My wife and I have been married 27 years today. I was already planning on giving my wife a Jaime tonight. Now I’ll have to think of something else.

    3. The Tigers – Seller mode has begun. J.D. Martinez has been traded to Arizona and rumors are swirling that Verlander, Wilson, Avila and maybe more are soon to follow. If Avila is traded… that will be Dad trading his son. Umm… Son… I’ve traded you to the Minnesota Twins… go see the traveling secretary and remember to call Mom.

    4. Today’s Joe M Conversation:

    Mauer: Joe!!! Are you OK?

    Maddon: Joe!!! It’s me Joe… can you hear me?

    Mauer: This isn’t good… he just slumped over… what should we do?

    Maddon: How should I know? Joe… are you OK?

    Mauer: I’m calling 911

    Montana: 911… what’s your emergency?

    Mauer: Joe is that you? Why are you answering my 911 call?

    Montana: I work here a couple of days a week. I find that it relaxes me.

    Mauer: Listen… we haven’t got time… McCarthy just fell over.

    Maddon: I think he’s dead… yep, he’s dead.

    Mauer: He’s dead, Joe… do something… what do we do?

    Montana: Ok… we are going to take this in steps... are you ready?

    Mauer: What do we do? Tell me what to do?

    Montana: Step one… you got to make sure that he is deceased.

    Mauer: OK… hold on.

    Montana: Joe… Joe… wait. (LOUD BANG)

    Mauer: OK… he’s dead for sure now.

    Montana: You shot him?

    Mauer: Yep…. what do we do next? I'm ready for step two?

    5. Foul Balls – I was watching a foul ball in flight. I noticed that the baseball seemed to get bigger and bigger the closer it got to me. I was wondering why that was…. was this a simple matter of physics? Of perspective? And then it hit me.

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    Lineups:

    TIGERS

    Ian Kinsler 2B

    Alex Avila C

    Justin Upton LF

    Miguel Cabrera 1B

    Nick Castellanos 3B

    Victor Martinez DH

    Mikie Mahtook CF

    Alex Presley RF

    Jose Iglesias SS

    Anibel Sanchez P

    TWINS

    Brian Dozier 2B

    Zack Granite CF

    Joe Mauer 1B

    Miguel Sano 3B

    Max Kepler RF

    Robbie Grossman DH

    Eddie Rosario LF

    Ehire Adrianza SS

    Jason Castro C

    Ervin Santana P

    Weather: mostly cloudy, 77 deg, 15% chance of rain.

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    Congrats Brian on you 27th anniversary. I'm not sure we needed to know you intended to give her a Jaime for your anniversary though.

     

    I have an MLBtv complaint. This is going to sound odd, I frequently watch the games after they start or even after they are over. I hate that you can see how long the game is on the bottom scroll. It would be much better if MLB ran the feed for a flat 5 hours every game, and you had no idea as you were match whether there are five minutes left for the Twins to rally in the bottom of the 9th, or 35 minutes.

     

    Needless to say, the Twins didn't rally in the bottom of the 9th. And Breslow didn't help things by giving Detroit an insurance run. CBU.

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