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Article: Gamethread: Twins @ White Sox, 6/29 @ 7:10pm CT

Mike Sixel

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Richie the Rally Goat St Paul Saints

Richie the Rally Goat

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There are threads all over the board on who should stay or who should go for the Twins. Kind of like Brexit….so I thought, hey, I just moved, let’s talk about moving, shall we?*

 

1. Moving is stressful. We packed up from a house we owned for 22 years, to move to an apartment….there was a lot of stuff I had no idea we owned. The coolest find was old videos from when the kids were very young, which digitized and have mostly watched….want to judge yourself as an early parent, watch how you talked to your kids. Oh, as for the move, we sold or donated so much stuff it was unreal. Really, unburden yourself, and clean out 1 closet a month….trust me.

 

2. In golf moving day is (according to Wikipedia): The penultimate day of a four-day tournament, so called because it is the day where competitors try to set themselves up for the final push on the final day. A pessimist would say that’s because some of the competitors missed the cut, and are moving back home. The optimist would say it’s because it is the day the real competitors move to the fore (see what I did there) leaving the others behind. Some of you might not know what golf is, I feel bad for you.

 

3. Moving to a new state is fun, if you like new things. Oregon has turned out to be especially fun. There are wineries (real ones, not like MN ones), breweries (some, admittedly are better than others, but when there are something like 75-100 near you, well, that’s a lot), mountains to hike on, and the people are super nice…….I am really impressed with how nice the people are. Not so much the apartment complex, but co-workers, random people in bars and wineries, contacts my wife is building with her new company, everyone seems really nice. People talk to you, and seem genuinely interested in welcoming you and helping you find new places to go and things to do. Just today I was in line at PotBelly (really need to start packing my lunch), and I took a practice golf swing (sometimes I do that, not as often as I use … or parentheticals, but often), and the guy behind me asked if I just hit it 250 in the fairway. We got talking, he works in my building. I got his card. He owns a small business. He has suggestions for lunch and golf. Lots of options opened up, just because he was nice.

 

4. Moving to a new job is hard. I didn’t do that, but my wife bought a company. Starting a small company from scratch is hard. Doing it in a community where you just moved, and only know 1 other person? Super hard. But, I think many of the younger among us are right, moving jobs more often than our parents did is probably a good idea. My wife has to basically spend all her time meeting new people to help her get leads. That has already led to us being invited to two parties, and several other activities. She’ll be the main conduit to new friends.

 

5. Moving onto the twins, and who should move on….no, wait, I don’t like serious game threads.

 

 

Btw, with the timezone change, did I get this up before the game was over? Having sports end so early is weird (and having primetime tv end so late sucks).

 

 

Lineups:

Likely winners:

3B Eduardo Nunez ®

LF Robbie Grossman (S)

1B Joe Mauer (L)

2B Brian Dozier ®

DH Trevor Plouffe ®

RF Max Kepler (L)

SS Eduardo Escobar (S)

C Kurt Suzuki ®

CF Byron Buxton ®

 

starting "pitcher" Ricky Nolasco ® (3-5, 4.95)

 

 

Southsiders, FIBS, take your pick:

SS Tim Anderson ®

RF Adam Eaton (L)

DH Jose Abreu ®

1B Todd Frazier ®

C Dioner Navarro (S)

2B Brett Lawrie ®

CF J.B. Shuck (L)

LF Avisail Garcia ®

3B Tyler Saladino ®

 

(nice trade.....) James Shields ® (2-9, 6.22)

 

Line: MIN -103

O/U: 9 Runs

 

*apologies for likely formatting issues, lots of copy/paste stuff here........**

 

** I love ellipses, even though they are only supposed to be ...

ive had a few business trips to Portland and really liked it. It's a great area of the country that I could see myself living in. Agreed, very friendly people
ashbury GOAT

ashbury

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I saw some sad news online today...research shows that six out of seven dwarves aren't Happy.

She used to be Snow White, but she drifted:

 

http://pics.wikifeet.com/Mae-West-Feet-973333.jpg

Willihammer Cedar Rapids Kernels

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Ash, did you get the phone voice recording app yet?

 

If so, do the game thread a solid and call the Twins auction line plz.

 

"I'd be willing to pay up to $490 dollars for a Metrodome memories bag," etc.

Blake All-Star

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I love the surprise in Dick's voice when the Twins do something right and the utter lack of surprise when something inevitably goes wrong.

 

Comical Bremer beats excitable Bremer.

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Yep, really shoulda tried to get Shields this past offseason    :)

There's always next year.

Blake All-Star

Blake

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Since moving to TX I've made it a goal to get better at golf. Really tough to do in MN with a finite amount of time to get your rounds in.

Over the last year I've been able to cut my score down by 10-15 (15 on a great day) strokes. It's still by far the most frustrating, yet fun, sport I've ever played.

I played golf in MN when there was ice on the greens. Interesting trying to putt across a green with a surface that resembled a slushy.

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Dozier's decision to bunt there was.......strange.

Didn't realize "double play" meant two outs?

USAFChief GOAT

USAFChief

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Dozier's decision to bunt there was.......strange.

Mauer taking strike two, right down the middle, only to put a defensive swing on the two strike pitch and tap into a DP was...predictable.

spinowner Ft Myers Mighty Mussels

spinowner

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She used to be Snow White, but she drifted:

 

http://pics.wikifeet.com/Mae-West-Feet-973333.jpg

 

 

My kinda gal.  Looks like Audra!

Mmmmmm. Audra.

twinssporto St Paul Saints

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There are threads all over the board on who should stay or who should go for the Twins. Kind of like Brexit….so I thought, hey, I just moved, let’s talk about moving, shall we?*

 

1. Moving is stressful. We packed up from a house we owned for 22 years, to move to an apartment….there was a lot of stuff I had no idea we owned. The coolest find was old videos from when the kids were very young, which digitized and have mostly watched….want to judge yourself as an early parent, watch how you talked to your kids. Oh, as for the move, we sold or donated so much stuff it was unreal. Really, unburden yourself, and clean out 1 closet a month….trust me.

 

2. In golf moving day is (according to Wikipedia): The penultimate day of a four-day tournament, so called because it is the day where competitors try to set themselves up for the final push on the final day. A pessimist would say that’s because some of the competitors missed the cut, and are moving back home. The optimist would say it’s because it is the day the real competitors move to the fore (see what I did there) leaving the others behind. Some of you might not know what golf is, I feel bad for you.

 

3. Moving to a new state is fun, if you like new things. Oregon has turned out to be especially fun. There are wineries (real ones, not like MN ones), breweries (some, admittedly are better than others, but when there are something like 75-100 near you, well, that’s a lot), mountains to hike on, and the people are super nice…….I am really impressed with how nice the people are. Not so much the apartment complex, but co-workers, random people in bars and wineries, contacts my wife is building with her new company, everyone seems really nice. People talk to you, and seem genuinely interested in welcoming you and helping you find new places to go and things to do. Just today I was in line at PotBelly (really need to start packing my lunch), and I took a practice golf swing (sometimes I do that, not as often as I use … or parentheticals, but often), and the guy behind me asked if I just hit it 250 in the fairway. We got talking, he works in my building. I got his card. He owns a small business. He has suggestions for lunch and golf. Lots of options opened up, just because he was nice.

 

4. Moving to a new job is hard. I didn’t do that, but my wife bought a company. Starting a small company from scratch is hard. Doing it in a community where you just moved, and only know 1 other person? Super hard. But, I think many of the younger among us are right, moving jobs more often than our parents did is probably a good idea. My wife has to basically spend all her time meeting new people to help her get leads. That has already led to us being invited to two parties, and several other activities. She’ll be the main conduit to new friends.

 

5. Moving onto the twins, and who should move on….no, wait, I don’t like serious game threads.

 

 

Btw, with the timezone change, did I get this up before the game was over? Having sports end so early is weird (and having primetime tv end so late sucks).

 

 

Lineups:

Likely winners:
3B Eduardo Nunez ®
LF Robbie Grossman (S)
1B Joe Mauer (L)
2B Brian Dozier ®
DH Trevor Plouffe ®
RF Max Kepler (L)
SS Eduardo Escobar (S)
C Kurt Suzuki ®
CF Byron Buxton ®

 

starting "pitcher" Ricky Nolasco ®  (3-5, 4.95)

 

 

Southsiders, FIBS, take your pick:

SS  Tim Anderson ®
RF  Adam Eaton (L)
DH  Jose Abreu ®
1B  Todd Frazier ®
C  Dioner Navarro (S)
2B Brett Lawrie ®
CF   J.B. Shuck (L)
LF Avisail Garcia ®
3B  Tyler Saladino ®

 

(nice trade.....) James Shields ®  (2-9, 6.22)

 

Line: MIN -103
O/U:  9 Runs

 

*apologies for likely formatting issues, lots of copy/paste stuff here........**

 

** I love ellipses, even though they are only supposed to be ...

Great post Mike.  I'm a small business owner and did it just like you guys did.  Change is good!  Keeps you young...until you have to worry about making payroll.  Keep on going.  You're family will be glad you did.

 

Go Twins!

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