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Back issues are good for a publication (National Geographic) Not so much for athletes. Hope Hicks gets better and all... I see Pinto has scored the only twins run... On Herrmann's double. Hurray for catchers!

Sorry. I shoulda mentioned something. Congrats, Mr. Dozier for another dinger. Sad to see Schafer caught stealing though. Are teams paying closer attention to him?

Maybe you're looking in the wrong dictionary? Or maybe it is bad handwriting? (C and G sometimes are hard to distinguish?) Yeah, i'll go with that. Cleanliness is next to Codliness. Anyway, yeah! Happy Birthday, Mr. RB!

No one can be told... the Game Thread...

I am not a number! I'm a... a... TD Poster. Yeah, that's it. (Thanks for pickin' up the reference!)

"Who is #2?" (Wait, that's not quite right...)

Alright! Time to win one for the Chief! (And the Airplane! quote that comes first to my mind is "Roger Roger" I'm not thinking hard enough to work it in seamlessly.)

How many have to be on base for a poetry slam?

Sorry. I'll try to contain myself...

And speaking of the game, we seem to be keeping pace with the Tribe. That's promising.

It is on top-ick... does that count?

My, a good catch by Hicks!

I'll try it if i ever get tired of twinkie wiener sandwiches... In general, i'm just glad twinkies are back on the market. More game related thought, though, Players have differing strengths, so if player a is inexperienced, but more likely to crush a lefty fastball from tonight's pitcher than player b, it may be the right move to play him. Also the whole wear and tear of the season? That said, yeah, i'd like to see Pinto play more to, at least in the abstract sense. I'm sure he's still putting in work at this level, and perhaps that factors into the decision as well? Meh, i'm just speculatin' upon a hypothesis. I hope he pounds a pinch hit or two out, if that's his current role.

May i? Winnah!

I don't think it's cricket...

"If someone asks if you're a closer, you say YES!"

I have a soft spot for banana slugs (UC Santa Cruz, i think?) but recently Pickle Packers has claimed my attention. Chameleons are also an interesting choice. In my humble college athletic experience, as a bit of humorous motivation, my coach used a slug stamp on my forehead when i arrived a bit late for practice. He had good motivators in my opinion: butterscotch for winners, and little plastic E.T. figures for personal bests in fitness tests. Alas, i don't mean to wax too nostalgic... But i figured the question was worth a response, even if particularly late in the game.

Gosh. I woulda spelt it: L A U G H T E R M E Glad i'm not graded on my spelling...

Doubles! From Hicks and Santana. We have us a tie game.

Gardy with the challenge has prevented it....

Ground out, strike out, ground out, i think.

Oh well... At least you don't have to hate Mauer anymore. Vargas gets his shot at the cycle.

You mean people didn't have faith in the Tiger bullpen? Well, now we get to prove it wasn't a fluke in the bottom of the 9th...

Oh, second try (at answering it) For folk who can't book beatles?

Backwards compatibility?