GAME THREAD: Astros v Twins, 5/11 @ 6:40 PM CT, resuming 5/12 @ 12:10pm

[Squirrel]

10 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

None of the contestants on the long-running TV game show jeopardy— a professor, a healthcare administrator and a writer — correctly answered the clue "At about 90,000, it's the most populous U.S. city on North America's biggest lake."

I'd have guessed Duluth, but I didn't think it was that large

[Squirrel]

9 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

My deck chair cushions have flown off the balcony several times already 

Those are usually the most common items people find around the city ... my cushions tie on

 

[RpR]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

I'd have guessed Duluth, but I didn't think it was that large

Smaller that it once was when industry was still heavy.

[KirbyDome89]

Archer looks like he might break 4.1 IP

[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

I'd have guessed Duluth, but I didn't think it was that large

I think it’s closer to 85,000, was over 100,000 in the 60’s before the steel plant shut down….oh well, go Bulldogs!

[Mill1634]

2 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

How come Kirilloff is out? Just got activated. Played 1 game, tonight vs righthander

Because he isn't very good offensively or defensively right now. Celestino is hot and a better defender than Kiriloff on one wrist. 

[Squirrel]

GO KEP!!! Let's get rolling, Twins!

[Mill1634]

Kepler!

[Dave The Dastardly]

1 minute ago, Mill1634 said:

Because he isn't very good offensively or defensively right now. Celestino is hot and a better defender than Kiriloff on one wrist. 

I suspect Rocco thought he looked exhausted.

[KirbyDome89]

I'm going to be "that guy," and wonder aloud why Sanchez is hitting in the 3 spot

[wsnydes]

4 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Those are usually the most common items people find around the city ... my cushions tie on

 

I cheat.  I don't even have cushions!  

[Squirrel]

Just now, wsnydes said:

I cheat.  I don't even have cushions!  

Grill covers are another common item found in the neighborhood after a storm  

[Mill1634]

Sanchez has to be near the lead league in pop outs. Dude should not be hitting 3rd regardless of the health of the ballclub. 

[Vanimal46]

4 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Those are usually the most common items people find around the city ... my cushions tie on

 

I’ve found them a couple of times either on the fence of the property (if we had ridiculous wind) or in my neighbor’s patio on the 1st floor the next morning. 

[wsnydes]

6 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I'd have guessed Duluth, but I didn't think it was that large

 

3 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

I think it’s closer to 85,000, was over 100,000 in the 60’s before the steel plant shut down….oh well, go Bulldogs!

Yeah, it's about 85k now.  It's growing again now thanks to tourism.  They've invested heavily in it of late. 

[wsnydes]

Just now, Squirrel said:

Grill covers are another common item found in the neighborhood after a storm  

I have those!  I've been lucky enough to have never lost one though.

[Vanimal46]

Just now, Squirrel said:

Grill covers are another common item found in the neighborhood after a storm  

The grill cover from the previous owners was way oversized for the electric grill. That’s long gone. No idea where that went. 

[Squirrel]

GO POLO!!! Keep it rolling, Twins!  

[Mill1634]

POLO! Huge to get out to an early lead in this one.

[RpR]

Success.

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

 

Yeah, it's about 85k now.  It's growing again now thanks to tourism.  They've invested heavily in it of late. 

I love Duluth ... spent a lot of time there as a child ... being away from MN ... I don't get there anymore ... maybe once I move back to the TC

[stringer bell]

1-0. Will it count?

[LVTwinsfan]

Just now, Squirrel said:

I love Duluth ... spent a lot of time there as a child ... being away from MN ... I don't get there anymore ... maybe once I move back to the TC

I believe the temperature hit 80 yesterday 

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I love Duluth ... spent a lot of time there as a child ... being away from MN ... I don't get there anymore ... maybe once I move back to the TC

I do too, but I typically keep heading up the shore to get away from the "city".  It's gotten busier up there though.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

28 minutes ago, wsnydes said:

And thank you for the reminder to get my grill covered and put away before it hits!

Me too! Thanks for the reminder

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I love Duluth ... spent a lot of time there as a child ... being away from MN ... I don't get there anymore ... maybe once I move back to the TC

I/we used to camp up at Jay Cooke Park very , very often; sadly, have not been in the area since the big flood some years back.

Parents stayed at a big old school hotel down town when the Seaway opened in 1959l

[PDX Twin]

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I love Duluth ... spent a lot of time there as a child ... being away from MN ... I don't get there anymore ... maybe once I move back to the TC

I've been told that they have a wonderful railroad museum. Has anyone been there?

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

I've been told that they have a wonderful railroad museum. Has anyone been there?

Many times , it is a very good Railroad Museum.

Took the tourist train that runs up to Two Harbors, good time.

[USAFChief]

There's not a lot of options right now, but I sure hope the idea for the lineup wasn't "Urquidy's reverse splits."

Reverse splits are almost always false. The few times they aren't false, they're fake.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Tornadoes on the ground in SW MN, be safe Twins fans, listen to the game from the basement if you hear sirens