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We might post something funny here about it?

Classic gamesmanship. Never do what your opponent expects! More likely some combination of giving us the best chance to win (see above) and a desire to evaluate him and give him a chance to show us what he can do, given half a chance.

Would that be when he gets 13 outs, and the game ends after 14 outs? The last inning was only 2 outs, and he got one of them. Sounds like half an inning to me... But i suppose that was the less important question... I would hesitate to diagnose ya over a game thread (unless it be entirely obviously for comedic value alone, and not in the least for your therapeutic benefit) but gosh, i hope not! Please remain cogent for the entire game and ensuing game thread, as i appreciate your thoughts!

Concur.

Zim is short for Zimmer right? Not this feller?

That works too, albeit in today's game, it seems a bit unlikely. I just thought Spinal Tap would approve of his ERA...

Our pitcher goes to 11!

I'm still on board with going 40-10 and just missing out on the wild card by a few games or so.

I don't know. How come?

Thanks for sharing! I know it is too little too late, but i figured the sublime could use something to balance it out... And all in all, thanks for taking such good care of the game while i was not online...

Winnah!

Anyway, listening as i drive. Will chime in as i can at a rest stop or two. Get this run back and then some!

"Show me Arraez, and i'll show you a man on base..."

Er.... You mean Ernie?

Remind me again, who is patron saint of lost causes?

I like Cave's hustle. But the reason Cave is in the line up, and following Sano of all people, is likely our culture's affinity for four letter words.

"In the 8th month, the winds are willing!" Words from a medallion, that mean adventure to all true believers. Not sure what's so important about the number 8? Just listen to this! In fact, i was lead to believe that 8/8 is an auspicious wedding day, so let's get started... "Mawige, what bwings us togethah today. That bwessid awangement, that dweam within a dweam (stand your ground!)" Skip to the end! "I now pwonounce you man and wife. You may pitch the ball!" Twins: 0. Kenta Maeda (R) P 1. Max Kepler (L) RF 2. Brent Rooker (R) DH 3. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B 4. Mitch Garver (R) C 5. Luis Arraez (L) 3B 6. Miguel Sano (R) 1B 7. Jake Cave (L) CF 8. Trevor Larnach (L) LF 9. A. Simmons (R) SS Astros: 0. L. McCullers (R) P 1. Chas McCormick (R) CF 2. M. Brantley (L) DH 3. Aledmys Diaz (R) 2B 4. Yordan Alvarez (L) LF 5. Carlos Correa (R) SS 6. Kyle Tucker (L) RF 7. Taylor Jones (R) 1B 8. Jacob Wilson (R) 3B 9. M. Maldonado (R) C (and as there is a Houston, MN but no Minneapolis, TX, it should be a safe assumption where who moves if we're going to make this work) "Now i'm waiting for the end of time to hurry up and arrive..." -a baseball song of a sort. We obviously skipped some important bits, including but not limited to: if anyone has weason these teams should not be joined, speak now or forever hold your peace. Now be civil, and don't all talk at once...

The most merciful thing: They did not draw it out any longer than necissary, Please let the chicken go. Its services will no longer be required.

Last chance. And the number of runs to get to the bottom of this (inning) is 4.

Nothing worthy of mention on wikipedia, so probably not. And before i speculate how far we are willing to trace the Gant family tree, i will confess it would just be a set up for a bad Gant Tree pun.

Don't know. Had the same association myself, just too lazy to look it up...

I got no problem with bringing him back.

Cave!

Stymied are we. But we still got 3 innings left.

Thanks for the update!