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Not that I think they should have cancelled, because I don't ... but sitting in either stadium in Chicago this time of year with any kind of wind is colder than sitting in Minnesota this time of year. The wind off the lake goes to the bone. It's f-ing cold ... snow or no snow.

That'll teach you to not have a back-up plan. Always have a back-up plan!

Maybe with you not at the games we will!

I don't think this is breaking news.

It's not really about feeling sorry for Greinke, imo, but whether or not he tries to avoid it is just not the point, again imo. Quentin charged the mound and by doing so set things in motion physically. There's no way in knowing 'if' Greinke sidesteps him there'd be a different outcome. That doesn't matter as that's not what happened. Quentin was the wrong party here and I hope he pays the consequences but good.

History or not, words that were said or not, you aren't allowed to charge the mound. Quentin will get the max for that. If Quentin wants to say something was said to him first, then that just becomes a child's game of 'He started it.' It's a stupid defense, imo. You charge the mound, you face the consequences, no matter what the history or verbiage is between them.

Another article ... if you can stand more on the subject ... I nipped it from a FB friend ... The Twins hit a nerve with a batting practice ticket sale. | SportsonEarth.com : Emma Span Article

don't. It's hard to know in any given situation when's the time to act. But, coming from you, younger, might be taken with a little more ... 'thought' ... than from one so 'old' like me.

Thanks for this research and sharing the info.

I'm at a point in my life where I don't put up with this anymore if it's non-stop and truly offensive. If it's truly that bad I don't think it's out of line to respectfully remind them of the kids around. If it continues, get an usher. I've seen ushers 'warn' extreme profanity-users to tone it down. And I saw one person being escorted out (who later returned) for such usage. Of course, that was in Texas, but still.

And, well, to be fair ... it wasn't only that the others failed, but Hicks did really well in ST. Yeah, I know, it's ST. But he did earn the job as well as the others failing to.

Oh, man ... I read this whole thread and come to this? Am I allowed to say 'Grow up!' ... or is that against the rules? Sheesh, really.

So, in other words, according to Sinker's article, the teams that do offer some kind of early entrance, you are still paying for the experience to do so. While the Twins PR gaffed big time in how they tried to present their possibility, the fact is that no one team seems to offer this experience for free, if at all. Or are there teams that have earlier gate openings? For free? For all? In order to see the home team take BP?

They probably won't make that much on that.

Okay, then pretend to like The Voice; your choice.

Or just get a 2nd television ... they aren't that expensive.

Seriously? The Voice? If the score were 20-1 I'd still say you had an argument.

How many of you would go early enough to catch Twins BP? Every game you had a ticket for? Or just every so often?

The Chicago Tribune picked the Yankees to finish 4th, and Red Sox to finish 5th in the East. I always hope for the small miracles.

Hey ... I'll take the little pleasures when I can this season, joke or not. I really expected them to be 2-4, 3-3 with a little luck. Here's to Seattle pulling out the win in Chicago.

At this point I was thinking the Twins would be 2-4, 3-3 even ... I'll take 4-2. Nice win.

Yes! Sigh!

Frankly, I just don't understand those who claim what they do in the name of religious principle, then turn around and use that as a cover for nothing more than hate. For me, treating others as you would have them treat you is nothing more than a standard for equality. But for those who claim to be guided by religious principles, I guess the Golden Rule applies only to those who are what you think they should be and not who they are.

DJ ... do you live in Ft Myers? I have a place there but don't live there ... yet.