Blake

Heathen! I would never sully MY Mac and Cheese with such mundane fare. Oh, the Huge Manatee!!!

1 for 3, .333 average. I'm a superstar by MLB batting standards!

Just remember, while the key to a man's heart may be his stomach, women swoon over men who can cook.

Let me see, since you are an all-powerful mod, you?

The Twins are piling up runs in this game. This has been an update. Had this been a real update, the letters "CBU" would have preceded the update.

Yes!

5. Allowing me to write a game thread: Good idea or of the devil? Depends, what's your favorite Lost character? ------------------------ The Asian gal. She was more than easy on the eyes. The blond sister from Australia was a close second. In third place was the gal that blew herself up with an atomic weapon.

Just couldn't quite bring yourself to say "yes" for number 3, I see.

Interesting. The, umm, Twins tied things up.

Ah, so you're thinking fad marketing along the lines of the "Pet Rock." I think it's genius, I tell you, genius!

First there was "near Beer" then "clear beer." No joke, Miller made and marketed a clear beer. It was everything you'd expect from such a product and less.

Twins 1. Zack Granite CF 2. J.B. Shuck RF 3. Joe Mauer DH 4. Robbie Grossman LF 5. Jason Castro C 6. Niko Goodrum 1B 7. Danny Santana 3B 8. Benji Gonzalez 2B 9. Ehire Adrianza SS Pitching for the Twins: Justin Haley Tampa 1. Mallex Smith CF 2. Tim Beckham SS 3. Jake Bauers 1B 4. Steven Souza Jr. RF 5. Casey Gillaspie DH 6. Nick Franklin 2B 7. Jesus Sucre C 8. Shane Peterson LF 9. Daniel Robertson 3B Pitching for Tamp: Jose De Leon

Hello Everyone! I'm your game thread host for the day. Being as it is also Spring Training for our humble thread authors, I thought I'd toss out a few ideas and see where things go from there. 1. Kraft Mac & Cheese: Good idea or of the devil? 2. Take your base or 4 pitch walk: Good idea or of the devil? 3. Miller Clear: Good idea or of the devil? (that one should be obvious) 4. Velveeta: Good idea or of the devil? 5. Allowing me to write a game thread: Good idea or of the devil? Play Ball!! Lineups to follow.

Cool pitching duel going on. Now that is something I never expected to say about the Twins this year, even in Spring Training.

Well, shoot, Twins get a chance and fumble. Meanwhile, Duffey has runners second and third with one out. This is a CBU stand-in update.

Masochists of a feather, as it were?

Nah, it's part of the plan: Grossman is a late-inning pinch hitter who is replaced by Santana once Grossman gets on.

Hey Van, great show, as usual. However, a question for the intern: Is true you were once homeless and Vanimal offered you a job and a nice place to sleep under the control board for the show? Thanks, I'll hang up and listen.

Lineups to follow. Unless I forget. Or get distract...oh, cool, look, another cute animal video....

Okay, everyone, listen up: The Twins take on Miami today at Miami. Hopefully, the trip will not wear too much on the hometown 9. Pitching for the Twins: Tyler Duffey And someone named Chen for Miami And, with that stuff out of the way, we go on to the usual stream of consciousness known as a "game thread." 1. There have been both a Chief and Riverbrian sighting. I guess they're both coming out of hibernation and checking out the lay of Twins baseball this year. I'm not sure how to interpret the shadows Chief and Brian cast, other than, well, it's Twins baseball. 2. Anyone seen Twinsnorth? Or does Vanimal have him locked up producing SWAG for the "Whine Line?" 3. I'm going to be hopeful and think (expect) the Twins will produce a watchable product this year. Of course, I've not given up on the Tooth Fairy yet either. 4. Danny Santana. Why? 5. Bring back Nick Punto! That's all folks!! Play ball!!

Good article, thank you.

Hey Van! Glad you're back and on the air ethernet. Anyway, I notice our crack mod, ChiTownTwinsFan is wearing a halo of innocence when it comes to whether or not her remark had anything to do with current events. Considering ChiTown is in Chicago, home of the Daley's, is it really plausible she's not aware of the political implication of her remarks? And, what is it with Santana? By all accounts, he should be asking if "you want fries with that" yet he lingers with the Twins. Why?

Neshek has changed his arm angle. He used to come down so low it was a wonder his knuckles didn't hit the dirt.

As if I'm going to answer that question. I prefer my posting status to remain intact, thank you very much.

Sounds like someones got a case of the Mondays...