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I am taking notes. I've watched some of these (particularly Lone Ranger and Hopalong Cassidy) looking for something my Dad would like. I'll look at the others. I don't know if it was Saturday morning show, but i really liked the Richard Greene Adventures of Robin Hood.

Now he's got his second, on a strikeout/throwout. Could be worse...

It was a really long review. Certainly a fine throw by Suzuki.

Hunter ties the game. I like.

2 runs in, but they challenged the first base call, and got it overturned for the out, and caught someone trying to go to second on a throw home (or stretching a double, it wasn't entirely clear to me)

And i'm guilty of not having a tv when i was growing up, with summer interludes where my grandma made me run around the house during commercials, as i watched too much. My appreciation are more along the line of Animaniacs, and Samurai Jack, and what i distracted myself with this morning when i shoulda been napping: Rocko's modern life.

Looks like it might be more of the same in top of the second, with a bloop single.

Weather: Forecast: Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Currently at Airport: Fair 69°F/21°C Humidity 47% Wind Speed S 7 mph Barometer 29.91 in (1012.6 mb) Dewpoint 48°F (9°C) Visibility 10.00 mi Last update 2 May 10:53 am CDT Lineups: Chicago White Sox: Pitching: Hector [R] 1. J.B. Shuck [L] CF 2. Melky Cabrera LF 3. Jose Abreu [R] 1B 4. Adam LaRoche [L] DH 5. Avisail Garcia [R] RF 6. Alexei Ramirez [R] SS 7. Conor Gillaspie [L] 3B 8. Geovany Soto [R] C 9. Micah Johnson [L] 2B Minnesota Twins: Pitching: Ricky Nolasco [R] 1. Brian Dozier [R] 2B 2. Torii Hunter [R] DH 3. Joe Mauer [L] 1B 4. Trevor Plouffe [R] 3B 5. Kurt Suzuki [R] C 6. Eduardo Escobar LF 7. Oswaldo Arcia [L] RF 8. Jordan Schafer [L] CF 9. Danny Santana SS

Game Thread, Twins vs. White Sox, 5/2 @ 1:10pm CT Weather. Line ups. 1. Ssssh, this is the "don't wake 'em up" game thread. Those who follow the Wild probably had a hard night last night. I bear some responsibility, perhaps jinxin' 'em at the end of the Twins game thread. Also the Twins game wasn't over until the end, with only a run lead and runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 out, when Perkins reared back for the 3 pitch strike out to end the game. So yeah, let 'em sleep. It might improve their disposition. Speakin' of not sleeping in (as obviously i'm not) is it true that the historical institution of Saturday Morning Cartoons has finally seen it's last? I heard the rumor, was sad, but in these days of watchin' what ya want when ya want to, perhaps it isn't a big deal. What all cartoons would you be watchin' now, if you had your d'ruthers? 2. Control. But alas, i'm tired too, and severely tempted to say "every scientific experiment needs a control group to validate the data. I perhaps might say this is the placebo game thread to verify all our effort is worth it, but for the fact i told Chief i'd do it, and he'd probably be nonplussed if i didn't. Don't non-plus Chief. You wouldn't like it when he's nonplussed. (CArko, did Avengers have that catch phrase somewhere in the movie? Or has it gotten used to death?) Besides, i might get the label of a control freak if i did. So i'll try to shunt this non productive thought to how the twins pitching is doing regarding the walk? Not to bad, only 6 teams have issued fewer walks, one being the White Sox (but with 3 fewer games) Not quite as good as the hay-day of Rick Anderson, but respectable. 3. Pitching backwards Um, yeah. I got the silly out of the way first, now i should buckle down to some interesting baseball related thoughts... It's meant to keep you, the batter reader on your toes. Nolasco is coming off the DL. It'll be good to see what he can do. And the White Sox counter with Hector Noesi, who has started almost as rarely, having his spot skipped, then a game cancelled in Baltimore. Who'll get their rhythm first? 4. The slumping Vargas, Schafer, and Escobar are batting south of the mendoza line. It was good to see Vargas rip the long single last night, and i guess we didn't need a second run as much as we'd have liked one. Hope they all can get going pretty good sometime soon. 5. Fielding Yeah, Santana didn't quite make some of the plays, and Escobar sent folks' hearts into their throats in the 9th with that bobble. But folk came through. There were some pretty good plays to counterbalance them. I liked seeing Hunter hit the wall again. Anyway, last night it had a happy ending, and maybe they'll get better before this afternoon. Er, getting up early and getting some work in. Or perhaps resting if they've been working too hard. I guess i only pay attention to the game, so i don't know what's the right course to get them on track (or is it untracked? never figured that one out either. E-writer of game thread intro.) Well, sleep well all! Without the cartoons, i might actually join ya. If i oversleep, can someone save my bacon with the lineups and weather and whatnot? Thanks in advance!

Oh yeah. Point taken. That was pretty good as pitching goes. Especially with 3 errors behind 'em. Thumbs up to Gibson!

Gosh, i don't know. Perhaps we'll find out tomorrow.

Sorry for my hubris. Unbeknownst to me, they'd already scored one, and scored another just as i turned to the game. And no thanks to me, it is tied now.

Never doubted Perkins for a second. 8 innings from Gibson isn't bad. Vargas had himself some smart running as part of the only run, though he also had some that was perhaps less smart. But now we can look forward to tomorrows game, and folk who care can concentrate on coming back from a 3-0 deficit on the ice. (Don't try this at home, kids, it ain't as easy as it looks.)

Yup, let the White Sox Rest in Peace... Not a bad nickname for a closer...

It's a lead. I won't argue with that.

And Torii makes the catch.

Was good hustle to make it close. But oh well. We'll get another chance, i'm sure.

Yup. Hope we can do more with bases loaded and 1 out...

I'm here too. Not payin' attention all the time, but that's okay (at least for me)

Congrats! Safe travels, and all!

Well, i think the original updates were on his behalf, bein' at work at the time, so quickly checking TD was an optimal way of keeping track of the game without getting in trouble. So all he need do is read to validate it as a CBU. You still out there followin' us CB?

Thanks. I owe you one. (To be redeemed in the form of a PLC)

Pinto and Hicks are combined 0-3 today, as Rochester is down 1-0 in the bottom of the 4th to Norfolk. Some bloke named Parmelee has knocked in the game's only run so far. (a Circus Boy Jr. Update? or just a minor league Circus Boy Update? What's the preferred nomenclature?)

Er, it doesn't look like i can. Maybe i only got one edit, and i used it on a typo rather than an update... If a kindly moderator, or one with moderatoresc super powers wished to do so, update that Eduardo Escobar is playing Left Field and Batting 6th in place of Schafer (and that he's a Switch hitter, rather than a Left handed batter) if you please.

I should update that, shouldn't i... Maybe Schafer isn't quite as full speed as we hoped.