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What's it like bein' certifiable? Can i hopeto find out for meself too, if i keep at it?

Perspective is where the railroad tracks meet. Don't wanna be there when the train comes...

No, it is remains a true statement about the second inning independent what happens in the third. Relative progress. Modified rapture.

Is losing something in the sun an error?

Words? Now that i got a tune in my head, i perhaps could use the words too. Not that i have anything against humming. But i am unfamiliar with this "Land of hope and glory"... Not a Phil Ochs tune either, i gather...

Thanks for the on the spot reporting, as it were. I will choose to be optimistic w/ Grossman, 'cause if they are just barely makking it into second, then a slight improvement can change that to outs... And strike outs are not the laziest a pitcher can be. They require at least 3 pitches, unless it is bugs bunny pitching.

If they haven't played as much, and you wanna see what they can do, that seems reasonable to me...

Maybe he needs the practice? And Mauer can use the rest? Or maybe they just wish to keep us on our toes. I didn't expect a Spanish inquisition...

It was Gilbert and Sullivan. Probably Pirates of Penzance, albeit please forgive me if i say after a decade they might blur together...

Almost 7 years ago, i watched the Twins play in the Coliseum. I was sad they had sold out of $2 tickets, but i had my pride, and didn't pay a scalper. It just meant i think i limited myself to <5 $1 hot dogs rather than 10-15... But while i was waiting in line, someone out of the crowd recognized me from being in the chorus of a theatrical production some 5 years before. Small world, eh? And i guess i'm hard to forget, or something. Anyway, game was fine, and alas you miss some of the game if you get in line for hotdogs, so i was okay with the rationing. Kubel homered to tie it in the 8th, then the Twins plated a couple more in the 9th to win it. That trip i got to see Yosemite, reunite an old friend with his boxes of books and a full size keyboard (piano, not computer) and a few other fine adventures, including noticing that the rear tires were balding, catching a Pirates game at the Metrodome. Where was i going with this? I think i just had promised to relay that story, last night, and it a good habit to keep promises... And one of these game threads i want to be able to say "Every body jump on my back, i'm driving the bus!" Anyway, a favorite quote of a friend, "Better done, than done well." Not like i can't chime in with stuff i forgot. So w/o further ado, the lineups, and... let the game... thread... begin! Twins Pat Dean (L) 1. Eduardo Nunez ( R) DH 2. Robbie Grossman (S) LF 3. Brian Dozier ( R) 2B 4. Trevor Plouffe ( R) 3B 5. Byung Ho Park ( R) 1B 6. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS 7. Max Kepler (L) RF 8. Juan Centeno (L) C 9. Byron Buxton ( R) CF Athletics Sean Manaea (L) 1. Coco Crisp (S) LF 2. Jed Lowrie (S) 2B 3. Danny Valencia (R ) 3B 4. Khris Davis (R ) DH 5. Billy Butler (R ) 1B 6. Josh Phegley (R ) C 7. Marcus Semien (R ) SS 8. Jake Smolinski (R ) RF 9. Billy Burns (S) CF Gametime Forecast: 71°F • Clear • 0% PoP

They raised him. Good night all.

Shoot. Musta missed it...

Can i stay up if i just do gameday updates?

This prevelant theme and the previous mention of Dr. Demento reminds me of the song Ti Kwan Leep. Anyone else familiar with it?

Oh yeah, i had a joke to tell about a kid playing poker with his parents...

They are all leading?

CBU: I don't think i jinxed 'em yet...

I too enjoyed listening to strange and exotic radio stations late at night on my little blue hand crank flashlight radio. If it was dark in time, i could barely get wbbm from chicago with old time radio...

I thought was guilt by covering with gold... Kinda the midas touch?

Clutch popping did feature somewhere amongst the all the ins and outs in old duder's head. So thanks for bringing it up. But in the end i was just too lazy to draw parallels... Thanks for filling in my gaps.

Play ball! Solinoid clicks... Engine turns over... Ignition!

I was reminded last thread of my Grandpa, he once asked me "What is the most important part of a car?" I forget my response, probably i said something like the wheels... He set me straight as follows: "The starter is the most important part of a car, 'cause if that doesn't work, all you got is a 2 ton paper weight." What that has to do with the Twins season so far is left as an exercise to the reader... I got nothing against the Coliseum. I actually been there. But ya gotta leave the audience wanting more. Even if it is someone else on stage... So without further ado... Game time Forecast: 70°F • Clear • 0% PoP Twins Tyler Duffey (R ) 1. Eduardo Nunez (R ) SS 2. Brian Dozier (R ) 2B 3. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 4. Miguel Sano (R ) RF 5. Trevor Plouffe (R ) 3B 6. Robbie Grossman (S) LF 7. Byung Ho Park (R ) DH 8. Kurt Suzuki (R ) C 9. Byron Buxton (R ) CF Athletics Eric Surkamp (L) 1. Coco Crisp (S) LF 2. Jed Lowrie (S) 2B 3. Stephen Vogt (L) C 4. Danny Valencia ( R) 3B 5. Khris Davis ( R) DH 6. Yonder Alonso (L) 1B 7. Marcus Semien ( R) SS 8. Chris Coghlan (L) RF 9. Billy Burns (S) CF Vital stats courtesy of the bassballpress site. Have at it, ye game threaders!

Oh man. How come we ain't ahead?

Slow day, eh? Santana and Nunez single. Is something up?

Apparently Crisp broke the tie... It was only a clip-on, so not a big deal.