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Since the game is in rain delay, I'll get this posted and it won't count as being late! Hopefully it won't be called, but here it is anyway ... Cards: Carpenter, 3B Wong, 2B Butler, DH Adams, 1B Robinson, CF Grichuk, LF Piscotty, RF Cruz, C Kozma, SS Wainwright, SP Twins: Buxton, CF Dozier, 2B Mauer, DH Ramirez, RF Plouffe, 3B Kubel, LF Parmelee, 1B Pinto, C Escobar, SS Nolasco, SP Now, go forth and chatter!

Well, he IS King of the Congo, but I'm handling his finances so kindly send that money to me.

Glad I went to my exercise class. Staying home to watch the game would have been torture by comparison.

Orioles now have bases loaded, 1 out.

Pelfrey and Burton happened.

Chief should've put that as one of his over/under tie-breakers!

I'm gonna have to leave mid-game ... have an exercise class tonight.

The game will be replayed at 11pm tonight (CST) on the MLB Network, if you get that channel.

I just got home from work and am trying to catch up ... bottom of the 2nd and our 2nd run just scored. Yay!

Orioles: Berry, CF Weeks, 2B Paul, RF Pearce, 1B Monell, C Reimold, DH Flaherty, 3B Gonzalez, SS Borbon, LF Tillman, SP Twins: Presley, CF Bartlett, SS Mauer, 1B Willingham, LF Kubel, DH Plouffe, 3B Parmelee, RF Suzuki, C Beresford, 2B Pelfrey, SP Sorry for the late post for anyone wishing to comment online during the game. Since I'm not Brian, no humourous musings. I only hope that I spelled everyone's name correctly!

I didn't remember him being quite that ... thick ... guess he was. Is he still playing somewhere?

Thanks again for your expertise and insight into this.

We've heard much from Joe Mauer of his transition, but I was curious is it was at all 'weird' for the other catchers to not have him in the group this year? Have any of them still sought him out at all to ask him 'catching stuff' or, for the sake of the transition, just giving him his space?

I'm not asking for perfection. I'm not even asking for anything as it is up to us individually how we want to present our arguments. And I am still able to appreciate a good thought even when riddled with errors. But it does detract. Whether or not that's fair is another debate. But it does detract. And I know your posting well enough through the years to know the effort you put into it so while you are taking this personally to some degree, I do not point this at you whatsoever. As for how people's brains work, my sister is an educator and this is a very key component to her teaching style so I am well aware of that. However, basic lessons need not be overlooked for the sake of hurrying to make a post. There are many reasons going on here ... an intentional lack of caring is different from one who just has difficulties.

And this is the difference between being lazy and not when it comes to 'polishing' one's grammar. You are correct that most of us can still understand the point another is making, regardless of the typos, misspellings and grammatical errors; but it really only takes a minute or two to read through one's post to make the simplest corrections before hitting 'post.' For me, having to read through another poster's typos and 'misplaced' grammar and 'switched homonyms' tends to give their points a little less credibility.

If you are listening out of the area, yeah. I'm not sure what a MLB audio-only package is priced at these days, but I used to go that route. At that time it was $14.95 through the season, starting with ST.

I would think a word filter for common misspellings would be difficult. Maybe we'll have a Meyers and a Meyer on the team at the same time. And how do you do a word filter to make sure Pressly and Presley are being used in the correct instances? Or a filter that could distinguish between there, their and they're? I think the best way is for posters to proof and edit themselves instead of hurriedly hitting the 'Post Quick Reply' button. And, in the end, we will still all make mistakes from time to time despite our well meaning. Damn being only human. While some of these errors 'irk' me, as long as I'm not going 'What the ...?' after a post, I roll my eyes a bit and move on. edit: and I roll my eyes at myself, too, then edit my own posts when I come across one of these 'only human' errors.

It helps! Thanks so much for the input and insight. Feel free to 'debunk' our armchair docs anytime ... although I suspect most of that is just built on frustration. My only experience with an orthopedic doctor was 'I'm not sure what the trouble is with your arm; but here's a cortizone shot and if that doesn't work we'll talk surgery.' I never went back and designed my own plan ... which was basically rest and rehabilitation. I'm always glad to see doctors choose non-invasive routes first, and the best usually do when there is a choice.

Ah, you're right, and I'm wrong. No TV for this one. Guess I'll get my 'chories' done after all.

You're talking about the little store at the top of the stairs coming into the stadium? I bought a Miracle cap in there last Spring. And then got to actually wear it to my first two Miracle games at the end of last season.

Or have mlb.tv. I think they are showing the home feeds of all games. I'll figure that out at noon. Otherwise ... audio it is ... which might be better so I can actually do some cleaning and taxes and cookie baking while listening to the game.

This is interesting info. Are you a doctor? Or did you just spend some time and do some proper research?

Ummm ... will you check my inbox, too?

Jerr, are you local in the TC?

That's okay. We're all unjustifiably high on someone.