Blake

Obligatory: Who's on second.

Strawberry jam and a croissant? Savage!

As of this posting, lineups have yet to be released. I will try to get lineups online as soon as I can.

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This is the city, Cleveland, Ohio. A city unlike any other, in that two titans of baseball will be meeting in a head to head contest. Some may call it destiny, that these two team would meet like this. Others would look to MLB and their scheduling gurus. Either theory is nice, but we deal in facts, just the facts. And the facts are: Cleveland keeps trying to catch the Twins, but the Twins, much like Road Runner, seem to find a way to avoid getting caught. But, in the end, there can only be two! *figuring both teams make the playoffs, natch! Now, for something completely different! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk-kQSz-Qv0 Okay, maybe not, as it's time for, 5 things to ponder! 1. Orange Marmalade or Grape Jelly? 2. Sourdough or English muffin? 3. Scrambled or poached? 4. Bacon or sausage? *Lineups go here!* 5. Play ball!

I missed that class. I also missed the makeup class and the remedial class.

It's only the Twins to lose if the Twins get back their starters. There are too many guys playing that have no business playing for an MLB team let alone one that is fighting to make the playoffs. And no, I'm not knocking the Twins, they've really gotten hit hard with the injury bug and it's forced them to use less than ideal players in critical games.

Second look at Gagne?

I would prefer Tyner over LaMarre. (I just threw up in my mouth a little bit)

It was just an observation on my part. Eyeball test, as it were. I admit I'm not a batting kinesiology expert like the people who run TD. (no, not snark, I cannot break down the mechanics of a swing like most of the people who write here) I was just offering what I think may be playing into the problems Eddie is experiencing. As of right now, the whole team has crashed due to a slew of injuries, of which Rosario also appears to be a casualty. I know people are down on the Twins, but the injury situation is almost unparalleled and singling out Eddie seems a bit like piling on.

I think Rosario is still playing because the Twins outfield situation is dire. He looks like he's playing hurt.

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I prefer Lupin mousse.

Back problems.

Challenge accepted....

Silver plate? I won't have it in the house! *Oh, wait, wrong python sketch.

You're probably thinking of "BUFF" though, truth be told, I'm not that big and I can't fly, but, probably can cover the rest.

Hmm, according to my SIL, you've not had much of a monsoon this year. (she lives in the Phoenix area, Glendale to be exact) Which suggests the stuff that's rusting might have been left outside for a year or three.

Outstanding opener! Huge history buff and this is the kind of thing I love to read.

I am going to enjoy this season, no matter how it turns out. The late season injury bug hit and that's not something that can be planned for. Even the Twins depth has been hit by injuries. There are a lot of upsides to this year: Team has some good bats and some of the talent that needed to step up has stepped up.

Well, crud. And, of course, as soon as I said something, Dick mentioned that Sano is having back problems.

Is something wrong with Sano?