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Well, it's not like his backyard is all rocks, sand and cacti like yours. Perspective, Chief.

Probably about as interesting as TK's but in a different way. Unless you actually understand Klingon.

Well ... I got 4 drawers re-organized and items purged ... now onto the closet ... unless it gets even more interesting ...

Yeah, this game is good motivation to keep going on my spring purge through drawers and closets.

Getting olympic rings in the tramp stamp locale?

Go to one with the CSO and I might be there.

Heh ... we say that in my business (can't believe I'm relating my business to this thread twice in one day) when former 'pop' stars work the orchestra circuit.

This is why I've never been huge fan of Deduno ... you never know which Deduno you are going to get on any given day.

But bring your transistor radio with you!

Yeah, have to be hush as the monotone isn't heard above the din.

Umm ... really? I don't think that kind of retribution, intentional or not, is a good thing at all.

I could see them maybe putting him in in a low leverage situation (ie if it's 8-0) late in the game, just to get some reps, but I couldn't see them doing that otherwise.

Ryan also commented that he was at about 80%, and that Morales is probably sooner to be 100% sooner than him. But yes ... he's getting there.

Oh, that was another thing that was said ... he would primarily DH, especially in the beginning, but that in time, he'll have to get a glove on and play in the field, too ... giving Mauer a day off here and there.

Well ... he should take a day off. And they need to get Parms in there as more decisions are needing to be made. But we should start a pool as to when Dozier will get a day off.

Heh ... it's up now. Arcia DHing.

Okay, saw on the MLB player update page that Arcia is in the lineup today … but still don't have a lineup!

Well … all this talk of needing a Spanish speaking coach around … and granted, Cuellar is the bullpen coach … but he did great. I don't think anyone else is needed. (And okay, I opened a can of worms, so let's not get too carried away with that topic even though game threads are kind of whatever for topics.)

Lol … Yo-Yo does sometimes sit in with the orchestra and play. He'll play his concerto or whatever on the first half, and join the orchestra for whatever symphony or big work they do on the 2nd. But in the case of the termination (which ended up being overturned after months of legal stuff), they just go on down a player, since it was a violinist and the part was covered. If it had been a wind player, they would have had to get a sub in at the last minute.

That actually happened at my work once … a player showed up for a concert, and was called in and terminated right before the concert started. Was very upsetting for everyone.

Well … just the whole thing … they had Cuellar and Oliva at the table with Morales and Ryan. Cuellar was the interpreter. They talked about Morales' readiness, why he couldn't be sent on a minor league assignment, that he was activated immediately, would be on the bench for today's game, was working out in Miami with (can't remember the name, but Ryan said it was someone he knew well), why only a 1 year … indicated that it was what Morales wanted, wants to play hard every day, looking forward to getting in the clubhouse and working with the team … I only saw it after it was started so I may have missed a few things but that was most of what I caught.

And no lineup yet for the Twins … too much going on I suppose. You don't think Kubes got to the park this morning and was told then? That's rough.

Sorry … it's done … was linked on the Twins site.

Watching the live stream news conference now … very interesting …

I'm not surprised either. We all knew it was coming; it was necessary. I'm sure on some level, he did, too. These things are always just a little bit sad, bittersweet, but as they say in my world, the show must go on.