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Thanks for putting this together, SSO1.

Well pooh. I needed some mindlessness while sitting at the airport.

If they send Colabello down I will be really mad. Hmpf! But then Len 3 said Gibson was our 5th starter so I will believe it when the Twins say it.

<groan>

That's a discussion for another thread. Don't derail us here.

I think Mauer should be batting 2nd but then who bats 3rd? If Arcia were hitting better maybe him but ... that's the problem. As I said what do I know?

Here I am at the airport killing time before my flight home. Am so sad to be leaving this warm weather, but that sadness is buffered a bit by the fact that it is raining here in Fort Myers. And just watch, I'll get the lineups and game thread posted and the game will get cancelled. So be it, and here they are: Rays: SP, Archer Matt Joyce (L) RF David DeJesus (L) LF Ben Zobrist (S) 2B James Loney (L) 1B Wilson Betemit (S) DH Desmond Jennings ® CF Logan Forsythe ® 3B Jose Molina ® C Yunel Escobar ® SS Twins: SP, Pelfrey Brian Dozier ® 2B Kurt Suzuki ® C Joe Mauer (L) 1B Josh Willingham ® LF Jason Kubel (L) DH Trevor Plouffe ® 3B Oswaldo Arcia (L) RF Aaron Hicks (S) CF Pedro Florimon (S) SS I'm so not a fan of this order, but what do I know? As a girl, I was told to go play softball, and I did. So, let it begin and play ball!

Wish I could. These are the type of things I like to support.

Lol, okay. I don't do it on purpose but the phone posting is weird.

I'm disappointed that Tonkin was sent down. Not completely surprised, but disappointed. Interesting that it might be a battle between Bartlett and Presley? Not sure what I think of that but seeing the two of them play the last couple of weeks, I'd honestly take Bartlett over Presley. But man, to me when that is your choice, well, hmm.

Lol why? If I had posted a pic of Punto it would've been of him sliding head first into first. Actually, I'm quite disappointed that you didn't!

By that same logic why is it not unthinkable that we could see a lot of guys not regress, too. It's just the other side of the same coin. Frankly, I don't know what to think at this point so I'm going with my old standard of hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. It's anyone's guess at this point. But you asked the question, and the answers we've seen is that some think yes and some think no. And the truth is we won't know until the end of September.

Moderator note: We are ALL fans for better and for worse. Let's stop that aspect of this debate, please, and back to the discussion of this year's team ... better or worse than last year?

Argh

This, this, this! I had said in another thread Gibson for the 5th spot and Deduno out of the pen with occasional spot starts. Mostly I questioned Deduno's shoulder going forward as a starter, at least for now. And I just felt that Gibson was right for the 5th spot; if not now, when? So this is good all around.

Thank you for posting what is obvious. It was a moment of enjoyment for me, however.

The scoop? TKs yelling things out from the bench and I have a nice shot of mientkiewicz's ass

Okay. Down on the minor league fields now.

Okay, I'm giving it 2 innings if we ever get out of this one, then heading over to watch the minor league games with Halsey

I thought Pelf was supposed to pitch today

Okay, top 1st and judging by who's on the field, it's a day of backups. Dozier is the only started out there

At the game and can't put in lineups as it gives me carpal tunnel trying to do that on my phone. So, without lineups, chatter and play ball! Mets: Juan Lagares ® CF Ruben Tejada ® SS Lucas Duda (L) 1B Ike Davis (L) DH Andrew Brown ® LF Zach Lutz ® 3B Kirk Nieuwenhuis (L) RF Taylor Teagarden ® C Omar Quintanilla (L) 2B SP: Gee Twins: Brian Dozier ® 2B Jason Bartlett ® SS Joe Mauer (L) DH Jason Kubel (L) RF Wilkin Ramirez ® LF Chris Parmelee (L) 1B Josmil Pinto ® C Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B Alex Presley (L) CF SP: Nolasco

Ah well ... 5-4 is better than 11-3. Not that losing is fun, but it's still just Spring Training.

Did you all give up already? tsk

Well, if tonight is an answer to it ... Hicks said what he had to with his bat.