LaBombo

It was the best we could do on short notice when we weren't able to hit you with Operation Cicada Plague.

The problem with the perception of Berrios' start tonight vs the present reality of it is that he worked very hard for two innings to convince everyone he wouldn't finish the third.

Bremer apologizes for getting JOB's pitch count wrong as the 5th inning winds down: "I said it was 99, but I see now it's only 89".

That National Lemon Day thing should be swell, but my money is on National Unicorn Day being way bigger if they can hang on to that Game of Thrones girl as their spokesmodel.

Berrios walking off the mound after three fairly quick outs and just for a second I was all 'WhoaWhoaWhoa young man, where you headed? You've got some more pitches to throw'

In the middle of a 100 loss season?

Hoping somebody is up for a save opportunity in the 9th tonight. At the end of the 8th Berrios should be hitting his pitch count limit, assuming it's 220. Or 221. Whatever it takes.

Berrios twirling a timely gem to complement the "It's time to pay Jose Berrios" article that dropped today on TD. Twins front office: Save 5% on your Berrios extension when you enter the Promo Code '55PITCHESTHRU2'!

Yup, lots of Twins on fire today...

Astros have scored in every inning since the third, which is great work by the Twins. People love consistency and thoroughness.

If I ever need to have my love for the game of baseball surgically removed by an announcing team, LaPanta and Smalley are my Mayo Clinic.

'And just like that, the Twins tapped into the alternate revenue stream of corporate motivational presentations...'

The last time Colome threw caution to the wind it resulted in a passed ball...

Yup, the money by itself is a relative drop in the bucket by even Twins standards. On the other hand, nobody goes broke buying one infomercial mistake like the Potty Putter, but it might be an indication of questionable fiscal judgement going forward...

Real moment of Zen for Falvine and St Peter as they realize the only sign of life among the fans for the past several innings has been people booing a 4 year old cheating scandal.

If they feel a pat on the back and a handshake isn't enough to send him on his way, I'd be happy to chip in for a card.

Yeah, I had mixed results as a peacemaker so I would also play the instigator and victim as well. It was easy to switch back and forth, being the only child and all. Come to think of it, maybe that's why my parents used to listen to the radio pretty loud.

Everyone behave, or else Papa Rocco will turn the Country Squire around and we'll all have to wait until next year for our vacation to 100 Loss National Park.

Nice turn of the DP to end the inning. I'm looking forward to the Twins going enough days without anyone getting hurt that a double play ball doesn't make me think 'Oh crap, three chances for someone else to go on the injured list'.

Don't interrupt the wheelchair jokes when Chief is on a roll...

At this point in the season I'd be happy if anyone in the bullpen could pull off an imitation of Tracy Chapman... 'Shoe's got no fastball... I want a ticket to see any other team...'