Article: Game Thread: Twins@Rangers 4/24/17 7:05PM

[Bark's Lounge]

The Twins need to have this week be the opposite of last. I'm going to try to add some pre game positive mojo for the club.

[Blake]

 

Actually will surround the baby birds on the ground and in a murder of crows..... take down, that walking baby bird on the ground...and murder it.

 

But, that's nature.......

Wow, did that initial comment go right over my head. Didn't even part my hair because it missed by a country mile.

[bird]

Well I've been a prince and you know I've been a post

 

By a barbed wire fence and a murder of crows

 

 

---Amos Lee, El Camino

 

 

Springsteen. Meh. 

Edited April 24, 2017 by birdwatcher

[Riverbrian]

 

 

 

Texas Grackles in chorus create more of a rattling sound rather than a buzz, and they build things up to where the sound has been described as that of a flushing toilet. No kidding.

 

All I know... It was quiet and then immediately in unison... extremely loud and like nothing I've heard before. I couldn't see a single bird but along with all the noise... The tree started shaking and I mean really shaking.  

 

If I had to describe the sound... It sounded like the Ghost of Lee Harvey Oswald angry... much larger... and coming out of the nearby tree. 

 

My heart didn't stop racing for a couple of weeks. 

[Mike Sixel]

 

Whole Foods believe it or not has REALLY tasty crow! They say it's sourced locally, so I feel good knowing that it's not a processed crow from some far away land.

 

Trader Joes has them more pre-processed.....if you are into less work. Those are not sourced locally, though, so take that for what it's worth.

[Squirrel]

I started liking too many of Mike's posts so thought I'd just write this one post instead ... I agree with everything you've said about Springsteen in this thread. I've never been a fan for all the reasons you've mentioned.

[Mike Sixel]

 

I started liking too many of Mike's posts so thought I'd just write this one post instead ... I agree with everything you've said about Springsteen in this thread. I've never been a fan for all the reasons you've mentioned.

 

or as he'd say:

 

I'VE NEVER BEEN A FAN*

 

*edit, but it would take him about 7 minutes to do so. 

Edited April 24, 2017 by Mike Sixel

[Joe A. Preusser]

Trader Joes has them more pre-processed.....if you are into less work. Those are not sourced locally, though, so take that for what it's worth.

The commercialization of the crow industry is just another indication of the downfall of America.

[Mike Sixel]

 

The commercialization of the crow industry is just another indication of the downfall of America.

 

Nicely done. Imagine living next to one of these massive crow farms!

[Pardon My Dinger]

The Twins need to have this week be the opposite of last. I'm going to try to add some pre game positive mojo for the club.

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Pour some Rally Rum on it and let that mother burn!

[Mike Sixel]

 

Pour some Rally Rum on it and let that mother burn!

 

I suggest drinking rum, personally....

 

if you are legal to do so, of course.

Edited April 24, 2017 by Mike Sixel

[Bark's Lounge]

 

Pour some Rally Rum on it and let that mother burn!

Good idea.

[wavedog]

Catching up on the topics - yes we have our share of grackles here - we used to go to the Sonic Drive-in frequently when my daughters were smaller and there was always a one-legged grackle there scavenging for dropped food. Bruce Springsteen?  He is OK but I am no fanatic - not like I am of the Twins.  Speaking of the Twins, I will be going to the game tonight down here so I hope we fair better tonight than the last couple of days.   How about a Buxton HR?    Last year when I went to the game we beat the crap out of Texas so I hope that is repeated tonight although with Hughes pitching it most likely will be the other way around.    

[Joe A. Preusser]

Good idea.

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Alcohol abuse?

[IndianaTwin]

 

Years ago, while working in Washington, D.C., I was sent to a conference in Dallas. I was alone and wasn't familiar with Dallas, so I asked one of the locals what there was to do in Dallas. He actually said to me, "Y'all could go to the book suppository."

 

And I'm sure you told him where he could stick that suggestion...

[Blake]

 

Catching up on the topics - yes we have our share of grackles here - we used to go to the Sonic Drive-in frequently when my daughters were smaller and there was always a one-legged grackle there scavenging for dropped food. Bruce Springsteen?  He is OK but I am no fanatic - not like I am of the Twins.  Speaking of the Twins, I will be going to the game tonight down here so I hope we fair better tonight than the last couple of days.   How about a Buxton HR?    Last year when I went to the game we beat the crap out of Texas so I hope that is repeated tonight although with Hughes pitching it most likely will be the other way around.    

Hughes is pitching? Is the park where the Rangers play considered a hitters park?

[Blake]

 

Good idea.

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You do realize you will be called upon to update if the Twins win, right?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Alcohol abuse?

Yes.

 

We even have proof!

 

Good proof that none may gainsay.

[USAFChief]

Not like Springsteen??

 

To each his own I guess.  I don't understand, but then I think Jimmie Hendrix is massively overrated, so what do I know.

[yarnivek1972]

So, no Kepler tonight vs LHP Perez.  Does Molitor not understand that Kepler isn't going to improve vs LHP if he doesn't play against LHP?

 

Polanco hitting 5th between Grossman and Vargas?  Am I the only one who thinks Polanco should hit second everyday?

[wavedog]

 

Hughes is pitching? Is the park where the Rangers play considered a hitters park? 

The easy answer is any park where Hughes is pitching is considered a hitters park.      Lefthanded hitters have it a little easier.   Any guesses on how far Gallo will hit one tonight?   Hopefully we keep up but Perez usually pitches better at home than on the road. 

[Mike Sixel]

 

So, no Kepler tonight vs LHP Perez.  Does Molitor not understand that Kepler isn't going to improve vs LHP if he doesn't play against LHP?

 

Polanco hitting 5th between Grossman and Vargas?  Am I the only one who thinks Polanco should hit second everyday?

 

Really not a fan of platooning a 22/3 year old, in his first full season, on a losing team. Really not a fan. How many games has he sat?

[Twinsbar107]

 

So, no Kepler tonight vs LHP Perez.  Does Molitor not understand that Kepler isn't going to improve vs LHP if he doesn't play against LHP?

 

Polanco hitting 5th between Grossman and Vargas?  Am I the only one who thinks Polanco should hit second everyday?

I'm not sure he realizes, that Kepler is our 2nd or 3rd best hitter. He should be in the lineup righty or lefty almost everyday.

[Vanimal46]

 

Hughes is pitching? Is the park where the Rangers play considered a hitters park?

 

Yes? Also, Martin Perez is about to enter.... 

 

When Sano shows up at the plate!!

[ashbury]

The convention was just a few blocks from Dealey Plaza so I asked the hotel shuttle guy if he could drive me through it. I was immediately struck

Too Soon.

[Taildragger8791]

 

Really not a fan of platooning a 22/3 year old, in his first full season, on a losing team. Really not a fan. How many games has he sat?

 

Agreed. I'm thinking this can't just be a platoon thing since Mauer and Vargas are both playing.

[Taildragger8791]

What is going on with Kohl Stewart tonight? 4 wild pitches already, along with 4 runs and a whole bunch of baserunners. The wheels are coming off...

Edited April 24, 2017 by Taildragger8791

[Blake]

 

Really not a fan of platooning a 22/3 year old, in his first full season, on a losing team. Really not a fan. How many games has he sat?

Kepler is sitting while Buxton is playing center field. I honestly don't understand that. Unless Kepler is hurt, it makes no sense.

[Bark's Lounge]

I think Kepler's just getting a day off. He has played in every game and is a close 3rd on our team with 73 plate appearances. 3 behind Dozier and 2 behind Sano.

[Mike Sixel]

 

I think Kepler's just getting a day off. He has played in every game and is a close 3rd on our team with 73 plate appearances. 3 behind Dozier and 2 behind Sano.

 

thanks, that was my question....