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Alas, now it's over. It can't get any slower... Glanced through the box score, but ain't got much to add.

Wasn't paying attention at the time, but lookin' at gameday, yeah, i assume so. It just gets confused as it has both people replacing Pelfrey, which they kind of are, just his differing roles.

Thanks for the effort. And thanks to the moderator who cleaned it up. I shoulda gotten to it sooner...

What's it like, living like a king in Patagonia? I'll let someone change the title of the thread, but Game 19, Minnesota at Philadelphia (er, spring training sites) Twins: Shane Robinson RF Eduardo Escobar 3B Eduardo Nunez SS Oswaldo Arcia LF Reynaldo Rodriguez 1B Chris Herrmann C Doug Bernier 2B Aaron Hicks CF Mike Pelfrey P Phillies: Ben Revere LF Odubel Herrera CF Chase Utley 2B Ryan Howard 1B (just pinch ran for) Carlos Ruiz C Cody Asche 3B Jeff Francoeur RF Freddy Galvis SS David Buchanan P And that's it for my data entry... Phillies have a 2 run lead courtesy of a Nunez throwing error and a Asche home run. (edited because cut and paste was unkind to me...)

My bad. There probably isn't such a rule, so long as the employer is okay with it. I'm just conflating baseball with whatever else might be going on. It happens every spring time...

I think i'm okay with that. Presumably that means they took fewer players on the road, and the others got some valuable work done back in the Fort.

Well done! Riverbrian, how are you adjusting to the new rules that you're not allowed to step away from the keyboard to adjust your typing gloves between keystrokes? Meanwhile, back on the field... Are folk playing the whole game? Doesn't seem to have been a wave of subs. Only a swapping of first and third.

If only Riverbrian could go back and fix that error... Yet another way the two activities are different. I'll second that baseball rules. Rosario's up again with RISP... What will happen?

Rosario comes through with RISP. Refreshin', eh?

A perfect 4 innings, minus an error from Nunez at 3rd. (Now that i can't jinx him) Hamburger gave up a home run in the 5th for a 1-0 deficit. The twins also have only amassed one hit, and it was less meaningful. So we got a chance to come back in both games!

Mauer into the right field gap for a double, scoring Santana from first.

It was once per inning, and after the one in the second inning, Twins coaches came out, talked to him for a while, and left him in. A pitch or two later, the Umpire said something wasn't right, and told the Twins to replace him, and they did.

Pinto is replaced after getting hit on the head twice by the back swing of Adam Jones. Hope he's okay... Oh, and all's quiet at Tampa bay.

Yeah, i also thought he let up a little when he realized it was by him, and didn't get back to get the carom off the wall. Coulda made a difference with the play at the plate, though not sure. The subsequent home run has put the O's up.

Alas, i slept through half the game, and was distracted for the other half. Thanks for the updates and all! Congrats on UNI.

It hadn't occurred to me only half the world is celebratin' the first day o' spring. Good job with bein' all inclusive. I guess folk at the poles are celebratin' sunrise/sunset? Where i be, we're celebrating spring with some more snow.

The End (er a little late. I'm afraid i napped, and missed Meyer walking for and King 3. And Pinto gunning down a runner!) Don't miss the next exciting spring training installment: A Half o' Pittsburgh ventureth into Hammond Stadium. Well, i suppose you can miss it. Just remembered NCAA Basketball is happening, and everyone still has hope. Good times!

No longer a 1 run lead. Their center fielder hit a two run dinger. Oh well.

Pop up, then double play leave the bases loaded. But we still have a 1 run lead.

Vargas/Rosario get struck/thrown out in an inning ending double play. Something was amiss, as Rosario didn't slide... Is this a growing pain?

2-0 on 3 2 out hits in the top of the second. I caught, um, i mean, i saw the last bein' a double just beyond a diving center fielder.

Minnesota runs out... 1) Danny Santana at Shortstop 2) Jordan Schafer in Right field 3) Eddie Rosario in Center field 4) Kennys Vargas at First base 5) Oswaldo Arcia in Left field 6) Jose Martinez at Third base 7) Chris Herrmann Catching 8) Eric Fryer batting for the pitcher 9) Doug Bernier at Second base with Ricky Nolasco toing the rubber. Tampa Bay runs out... 1) David DeJesus in Left field 2) Rene Rivera batting for the pitcher 3) Asdrubal Cabrera at Shortstop 4) Evan Longoria playing Third base 5) Juan Francisco at First base 6) Logan Forsythe at Second base 7) Steven Souza Jr. in Center field 8) Curt Casali Catching 9) Jake Elmore in Right field with Nathan Karns toing the rubber. (i'd started typin' it up, but withheld makin' a new topic when i saw yesterday's archived)

Got a few friends in the Hartford area what took me to see Ben Revere playin' for the Rock Cats... I think i best ask what they think of it. I do like the name though, truly quirky!

As the Mets will say at the end o' spring training... To Shea. If we's quotin' shakespeare, i'll dig up a bit of wit of Andy Griffith: "It wasn't about bein' or not bein', it was about doin' or not doin'." (speakin' o' which, that'd make a worthwhile signature. Once more into my settings.)

Yup, beaten by the teams from cities starting with B. We got stung by the Bees...