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I don't believe they track/publish individual pitches for spring training, so it autopopulates the minimum needed to be consistent with what they do track/publish. That being said, the results are still better than they mighta been. Oh good. Dryer finished...

Mr. Park has left the park. Leastwise a ball from his bat. 5-1 Toronto. Alas, am subsisting on gameday as i await the dryer, so not exactly living up to digital era updating capabilities... But so it goes.

I know this one! Opening day.

Toronto gives Duffey another rude welcome, Grand slamming him in e first. 5-0 in the second. Dozier gets first blood off of Wacha, coming in on a Mauer double play ball. 1-0 in a different second. Seconds matter...

But beyond extra playing time, it probably is up to each team/player to make a better tool of it, or use it well. Just speculating on a hypothesis...

Yes. Er, if i was feeling eloquent, i woulda made an analogy in the intro to my dryer, which sometimes takes two cycles to dry everything.

Twins Pitching. Tyler Duffey 1. Byron Buxton ® CF 2. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B 3. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 4. Miguel Sano ® RF 5. Byung Ho Park ® 1B 6. Eduardo Nunez ® 3B 7. Adam Walker ® DH 8. John Ryan Murphy ® C 9. Wilfredo Tovar ® SS Blue Jays Pitching. Gavin Floyd ® 1. Troy Tulowitzki ® DH 2. Josh Donaldson ® 3B 3. Michael Saunders (L) LF 4. Justin Smoak (S) 1B 5. Domonic Brown (L) RF 6. Josh Thole (L) C 7. Darrell Ceciliani (L) CF 8. Jio Mier ® SS 9. David Adams ® 2B Passable?

Pitchifyin'. Michael Wacha 1. Greg Garcia (L) 2B 2. Stephen Piscotty ® RF 3. Randal Grichuk ® DH 4. Matt Adams (L) 1B 5. Jacob Wilson ® 3B 6. Anthony Garcia ® LF 7. Jeremy Hazelbaker (L) CF 8. Eric Fryer ® C 9. Aledmys Diaz ® SS Pitchifyin'. Ricky Nolasco 1. Brian Dozier ® 2B 2. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS 3. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 4. Trevor Plouffe ® 3B 5. Kennys Vargas (S) DH 6. Carlos Quentin ® LF 7. Ryan Sweeney (L) RF 8. Kurt Suzuki ® C 9. Danny Santana (S) CF (1 down... 1 to go...)

Today is for the birds? No, the Twins are just facing two other pro teams that just happen to have avian mascots... Line ups to follow, just figured i'd get my foot in the door...

Not with a bang, but with a wimper, eh? Perhpas they don't want to push everything at full speed quite yet? Anyway, another day, another game, and maybe new things to care about. Ran into ol' friends instead of following the game. Sorry.

P: Rick Porcello (R ) 1. Brock Holt (L) 2B 2. Rusney Castillo (R ) LF 3. Travis Shaw (L) 3B 4. Bryce Brentz (R ) RF 5. Brennan Boesch (L) DH 6. Ryan Hanigan (R ) C 7. Allen Craig (R ) 1B 8. Deven Marrero (R ) SS 9. Ryan LaMarre (R ) CF seems to be the ol' opposition, 'cordin' to baseballpress website... Still a while t'til game time. After a few months, a few hours ain't too long to wait...

I missed me a good thread of the game, eh? Leastwise i get my oar in before it is archived... I did not know springs needed training. but i guess they do? Having less time to do its thing the closer to the pole, so it uses the equatorial climes to warm up? Oh, and offseason workouts in the other hemisphere? Novel concept. Thanks! Anyway, sorry i missed the game and resultant thread. I was driving at the time, and thought it prudent to keep my eyes on the road and my hands upon the wheel...

Six more weeks of spring training, i think. Give or take a few days. But i wasn't actually sure it was my shadow. It could be somebody else's... I wonder if they want it back? Oh, and what's this new sheriff's take on double negativity? Anyway, good to hear fromy'all!

Thanks. I been still habitually reading stuff, i just been too lazy to chime in most of the time.

I think i have found the problem here. Don't worry. I'll bring gum enough for everyone. (Now all i need are them sunglasses...) Yeah, i'm looking foreward to game threads too. Glad to see folk have been honing their wit during the offseason!

Yeah, if was going to make a bold prediction regarding the post season, i would have predicted that a blue team would win... I might have waited until the Astros lost just to be sure though. Is the second picture one of them funky suspension bridges?

Yes! (er, true as it may be, that just dodges the question...) If i went to the effort of obtaining tickets, i'd be hoping it came back, as that means i'm invested in the game, if that makes sense. But neither would i beat myself up over it. To go for another poser, um, if you only watch 3 innings of a game... which ones?

I coulda paid closer attention. I actually was driving through the wee hours of the morning, and gave up trying to find new radio stations as the distant ones i found were consumed by static or competing signals... Yeah, seems i missed a good one... Think i'm gonna try paying attention tonight, but i'm having a hard time without 5 things to think about...

I guess i woulda thought they could show an explicit bias for the Jays in Canada... On the other hand, are there any other broadcasters calling this game, besides the ESPN? They usually give, i mean sell, a specific post season game to one network. I always kinda wanted there to be a "wizard people, dear reader" calling of games available. Though i suppose it could easily get tiresome.

Gomez deposits one in the seats.

Yeah, that's unfortunate. I'm sure there will be more discussion tomorrow when it's more on topic? Meh, and i think i understand the anti-Yankee sentiment. I guess i'm just glad they aren't the powerhouse they've been in the past. I suppose it is more enjoyable to pick sides. I got a funny taste from some of the Houston draft pick debacles, but think i can let that slide. They are a bit of an underdog, so i'll be happy to root mildly for 'em. They got a 1-0 lead... Which team has the most ex-Twins? Toronto?

I predict... There will be commercials every half inning. And pitching change. Not inclined to stray far from the trunk with my prognostication. Nor do i have a quarter in this tiddlywinks match neither, but watching might pass the time... And chatting about it might be worth the effort. At least i'm willing to give it a try.

That's the game. And the season, i guess, leastwise for the Twins. Thanks all for the company.

Last half inning. Down 6-1. Let's end on a good note, or something.

Isn't that what it's there for?