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Wait, is Boyd the former Blue Jay pitcher who got given a hard time for traveling in a VW camper? I got a soft spot for him!

Kepler on second. We seem to get our bounces too.

Almost did, alas. Now i wonder if he will make up for it with the bat and the base running...

Ah yes! Quite an accomplishment to lose more games than your team has played... That should put him in good HOF standing.

Oh, and good job charging the ball, Gonzalez and keeping both the infield fly rule and triple play intact. And as it played out, not allowing the run to score on a double play.

Ya know, i can't help enjoying ground balls this game, as Detroit's middle infield are ex-Twins.

And i expect a comma would clerify the pitching stats. An 11 era vs 48 era does not bode well for a low scoring game. Though in all fairness, i don't think Boyd's era is indicative of what we should expect.

My this game is going fast. Heading into thr bottom of the second already.

Ihadn't checked the standings in a while. It is fantastic to see the division so competetive.

I feel for the plight of the bullets as well. From the factory to the chamber, then one brief agonizing flight.

No i didn't. One moment... I'll track that thread down.

Too late! That's pure gold, by the way.

And some day i may reuse the Fezzig game thread idea... But it is dangerous. I am so tempted to just start rhyming what anyone else said if they didn't rhyme, but i could see that way led to... a insanity? a banning? getting old fast at the least. May i never find out where it would lead! Thanks all for a little company. Gonna celebrate Fraggle Friday. I promised to finish watching the original series with a friend before they move cross country next week. We are half way through the final dvd set (which i think means early in the 5th season as they don't quite line up) so it is inherently possible.

(Warning: Gratuitous G&S reference) Yes. Yes. Let's talk about the weather!

Ah, some modern baseball equivalent to Ol' Harryhausen's Jason and thr Argonauts. To end it, not only must Twins bullpen pitch their heads off, but we need some red hot gloves to effect a "caught-yer-flies" strategy and prevent the game from growing back... (sorry that was ssoo clumbsy)

You're welcome! One piece of weirdness i got going for me... And i apologize for not paying much attention. Today is Jackie Robinson day!

Not sure why, but this makes me think of the sweet condensation of justice. one of the empanelled might call it... "did jury" dew.

Perhaps... Just the pitcher we are facing? Or if it results in 1 less at bat, 'twill be just that little bit kinder on his foot? or maybe today 8 is his lucky number? I shall consult the bones! (the bones tell me nothing)

Is all of today postponed? I see a flood warning in effect through 4am. Looking at radar, stuff just passed, but another one is rolling east on i94 currently south of Lansing. Otherwise, to quote Schultz I know nothing.

I wanna say i might have come across a Burma shave sign or two as a wee knave, but i don't think me old enough for that stuff... but on i90 to south dakota, does one still note a lot of signs that plug wall drug?

(Now that is gonna bug me the whole day... i had something to say but was beat to the punch like i was out to lunch. if i went to oz after a pause i'd find myself straw headed, lion nosed, and tin jawed. what it is to be ninja'd...

hey... "Event is in weather delay." Doh. What rhymes with ninja'd?

Fezzig game thread: Think of something clever? Well, i never... Someone said a rhyming thread would be mostly dead so here's your first head... Of a double header* Minnesota (under the new guard) 0. Randy Dobnak (R ) P 1. Jorge Polanco ( S ) SS 2. Miguel Sano (R ) 1B 3. Nelson Cruz (R ) DH 4. M. Gonzalez ( S ) RF 5. I. Vargas ( S ) 2B 6. Eddie Rosario ( L) LF 7. Ehire Adrianza ( S ) 3B 8. Max Kepler ( L) CF 9. Alex Avila ( L) C Detroit (under the old Gard) 0. Matthew Boyd ( L) P 1. Victor Reyes ( S ) RF 2. J. Schoop (R ) 2B 3. Miguel Cabrera (R ) DH 4. J. Candelario ( S ) 1B 5. Niko Goodrum ( S ) SS 6. JaCoby Jones (R ) CF 7. C. Stewart ( L) LF 8. G. Greiner (R ) C 9. Willi Castro ( S ) 3B *slant rhymes are okay too.

My impression is the game is just rescheduled, not cancelled.

So... I'm off the hook for writing a game thread intro? I am going to use some of my newly found free time reading up on current events that lead to me having free time. It is the least i can do. Thanks all for being a community i an turn to in trying times.