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If it's not over... does that mean it's under? I'm still hangin' in there!

Woot! Kubel beats the caps lock!

Outfield assist (especially at home) is almost as good as catch, isn't it? Coulda been worse...

Leaves me wondering what's the meta for... (2 down)

Yes, in"deet" i did... didn't know i had back sections, so it was worth the effort. Need a bit of a cleaning, though, so for the moment, i'll just throw down a roach motel, and trust to the spiders to keep the rest of the bugs out. Anyway, game's on!

Hmmm, that almost sounds like a challenge... Whatdya think about Bug repellant? Might that be an Off! topic?

Got an errand or two to try to run before the game, but i, too, am aquiver with anticipation for this here game! Thanks for all the music references, as they gave me something to listen to. "some will win, some will lose, and some are born to play the blues..." And my take on the pronunciation of Detroit... it's poitic license. Me? I'll always think of Robocop as my documentary on what that fine metropolis is like. (Now the relevant theme music is bouncing through my ears... I also could do worse than that) Anyway, yes, it'll be a lot of fun to see what Fuld does in center. I'll be be back soon...

Masterful reverse jinx! Wish i could do that...

It certainly won't be too many...

I'm not complaining. Good change of pace from the early scores of yester-year... i mean last year. Had been hoping to see Dozier lead off 3 innings in a row, but oh well.

And i know it is far too late to be useful or entertaining, but i went and looked it up. Tropicana field is actually at 27 degrees... 46 minutes and change North Latitude. Now it's bedtime...

Sorry i am slow (and explaining a joke is in a way, admitting failure...) Um... what did i mean? Well, DLR is the plate leadin' to the 100% agree with police work quote, and i guess i was trying to make a joke about that. And the last quote "Three cent stamp." is the duck painting... and i guess now, after this game, i imagine Mauer sayin' in the same tone "infield single." "no one wants an infield single" Oh well. Someday, i'll be able to make a joke that's actually funny...

Yup. game over! And... back to 500!

On to the 12th... Better than ending in the bottom of the 11th, but... i'm tired too.

DLR -- that'd be the person who puts people on the DL, right? Yeah, i heard about the tv show. Haven't gotten around to tryin' to watch it. Is it worth the time? And for me, "Three cent stamp." seems appropriate as a twins fan...

Drat. Sacrifice bunt takes them out of the triple play. For some reason, i always want to see a triple play... Oh well.

6 innings for Hughes!

I think to lull them into a false sense of security for Pinto...

2 so far, courtesy of Plouffe double w/ Mauer and Dozier on.

Yeah, my dad was so good at hiding 'em that we didn't find the last few until we got out the winter clothes in the fall... Knowing this, i think our family kept track of the real dyed eggs, so it was only the plastic candy filled ones what we'd give up. Wait... you had to drive to get them? Only seems fair if you let the kids drive while looking for them... "2.... those crooked numbers kill you." I always thought "the Butler did it", but no, i guess it was a crooked number. Now i can imagine fans from a game called to look at line up. "Can you identify the number that did him in?" "It was the 5, officer, I'm sure of it!" And in response to 4, well, i don't think animals don't have to worry about jinxing things, so they got it easy! 1 out of 2 ain't bad, albeit a small sample size... Anyhow, lookin' forward to the game!

And that's a fantastic link... The automobile of Gary Cooper, no less. Hmmm... coop, cooper, coopest? Oh well. I got distracted from the end of the game a bit... Thanks!

Sounds like a grammar lesson... Dozie, Dozier, Doziest. "That was the Doziest play!"

They caught a runner off first again on a cutoff throw to the plate. And... Pinto out trying to stretch a single into a double. Close though, and with two out, i think i'm okay with that...

You're right, i was just assuming he'd be sent back down. It doesn't have to be the same person sent down. But looking at the milb gameday for Rochester, he's listed as available off the bench. (And Syracuse just got 2 walks, a strike out, a double and a sac fly off of Meyer to go up 3-2, while i'm at it)

Yup, Nunez was the 26th player they allow for double headers. In yesterday's game thread, it got discussed that they're only allowed to play in the second game if the double header is a make up double header. And announcers on the Toronto feed were explaining that slight change (that they're only allowed to play in the second game) was due to logistics, in that some AAA affiliates are much further away, and couldn't always make travel arrangements in time for the first game. Leastways, that's how i understand the reasoning. As far as a day off for Kubel, it probably also is a day on for Mastrioanni. I hope he has a good game!