Blake

Hey, I like the 5:10 pm starts. Games end early and I'm home early enough to catch the start of the game.

With the way the Twins have played this year, I don't think this is quite right.

That's it, DFA Grossman.

Man, this is one well played game!! One for the annals of Twins history.

I thought the night had barely started at midnight for you easties.

Actually, I think Joe is in rare form these days.

Awesome was used in place of words that would get me banned.

You made contact? Wow. Me, my bat was so slow, a sun dial was used to time my swing.

Did I mention the awesome fielding?

The Twins certainly are generous, They felt so bad the Mariners didn't score the preceding inning, they gave the Mariners a run this inning.

Considering Hughes is only responsible for his games and the bullpen is responsible for losing multiple games, yes?

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm sure enjoying this well pitched game. It's a classic in the making. (channeling Bert here)

Because the bullpen has been a complete disaster?

That was very Twinsie of the Mariners.

Where is Grossman when the Twins need him? Why isn't he between Sano and Park?

I once had a pedestrian, in North East Minneapolis, climb on the hood of my car. She was drunk and the boyfriend just about had a meltdown. I came really close to hitting the gas, then hitting the brakes.

David HK got his wish. The Twins had a lead for more than half an inning.

dim sum: my efforts at math.

Chief, this one's for you: Colonoscopy. And I'll raise you an Endoscopy.

I went through the article and I didn't see anything the beat writers said that hasn't been discussed on Twins Daily. The beat writers are looking at the current problems without looking at why the Twins are where they are. Our very own D-mac laid out the problems in the farm system, and how it has impacted the MLB club, extremely well here: http://twinsdaily.com/topic/22542-article-troubled-youth/page-3?do=findComment&comment=484805 Basically, young players are clogging up the minor league system at the lower levels rather than being moved along at a steady pace. And, these young players are being moved to the MLB level whereas even All Star caliber players are getting at least a few PA's at the AAA level before reaching the Majors. The FO expected players with no AAA experience to able to handle MLB straight out of AA. What's sad is that the FO has repeated the same mistake over and over. Nothing discussed in the article is a surprise to anyone on this board. In fact, as far as I'm concerned, all the writers did was regurgitate everything that has been said multiple times on Twins Daily.

Hopefully, we won't go back to our regularly scheduled Twins tomorrow.

Considering the game score, why doesn't Spock have a goatee?

Ultimate bonus points for Crime and Punishment. 0 points for the Twins and Nirvana.

Grossman, just signed, just up and he actually knows what to do with the bases loaded. And the umps were nice enough to give back the run they took away with the fan interference call.

I turned the game on just in time for some good and bad. The good: Sano launched a baseball into orbit. The bad: Roy Smalley. That man can say less with more words than anyone I've ever seen.