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yeah ... I'm playing tennis in the morning, so won't be able to get there that early ... and I won't have my Dad ... so Halsey, if you're reading, I'll find you by the minor league area in the 12-1 hour.

It's not free if you have to pay for parking ... maybe I'll skip the 'big team game' tomorrow and just watch at the minor league fields ... again, dependent on whether or not I have my Dad.

Was this in reference to the alligator or the scalper?

Don't know yet ... depends on whether or not I have my Dad for the afternoon ... I'll PM you.

Hey ... will scalpers buy tickets for upcoming games?

I don't think he's getting here until the 23rd or 24th ... And no ... that's a picture of the gator in the lake behind my parents' place ... you don't have to place them there, they find it on their own ... And crap ... 3-0 ...

lol ... when I retire you can come and visit me.

Or Thrylos ... you still down here? want a ticket for saturday?

Hey, Halsey ... want a ticket to the game on Saturday? I bought it a couple months ago, and now can't go. My plan is to go to the game tomorrow, I could find you and pass it off to you if you want it.

If you like raw meat ...

Sigh. How many strikeouts do we have now?

There's also the O's in Sarasota ... I've been by that stadium before as I have friends up there, but have never been to a game.

If you still like stone crabs, then why are you boycotting the stadium??? (of course, I don't like what they did to the Miracle in the playoffs last September)

And that trip cost us. Double play.

oh geez ... Hicks tripped around 1st base ... would've had a double otherwise ...

hmmm ... that didn't sound too flattering on plouffe ... but florimon picked him up the next at bat

Ugh ... two strikeouts this inning. Sigh.

From what I've heard about getting out of the parking lot at JetBlue Park, I'd probably get home from Port Charlotte faster.

oh, yeah ... I forget about the teams I don't like

okay ... 0-0 after 1.

One of these days I'll make the roadtrip to see them play elsewhere. Port Charlotte would probably be the easiest to get to.

I know ... just discovered that myself ... <poutyface>

Another night, another lineup, another pitcher ... there's a song in there somewhere ... anyway ... lineups ... Twins: SP, Diamond 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 Rays: SP, Ramos Desmond Jennings ® CF James Loney (L) 1B Ben Zobrist (S) 2B Evan Longoria ® 3B Logan Forsythe ® LF Yunel Escobar ® SS Sean Rodriguez ® RF Ryan Hanigan ® C Brandon Guyer ® DH Chatter on and play ball!

I think is a very fair thought. The article read to me in such a way as Souhan pining for the 'old days' where he had a different sort of relationship with the players and this is his explanation.

Seth, thanks for this. Perspective is everything.