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Twins: SP Kevin Correia

 

2B Dozier

C Mauer

1B Morneau

DH Doumit

LF Arcia

3B Plouffe

RF Herrmann

CF Thomas

SS Florimon

 

Royals: SP Jeremy Guthrie

 

RF Cain

1B Hosmer

DH Butler

LF Gordon

2B Tejada

3B Moustakas

C Kottaras

SS Escobar

CF Dyson

 

Things to think about:

 

1. Think about the Astros... Yeah we swept them... But they played some bad baseball... It has to be the worst sweep feeling produced in quite some time.

 

2. Think about the Royals... The Royals are turning it on. I've always felt that this team was capable of contending and they were very slow coming out of the gate. They are 13-3 since the All Star Break and within wild card consideration distance.

 

3. Think about the Blue Jays... The Blue Jays are 51-60 and the Twins are 48-60. The Blue Jays went for it... This year... It can be argued that the Twins didn't... I don't know what's worse... Cheering for a team that didn't go for it and wasn't supposed to succeed and end up failing or Cheering for a team that went for it and was supposed to succeed and end up failing.

 

4. Think about Oswaldo Arcia... It just feels better having him in the lineup. Don't it.

 

5. Think about "Take me out to the ball game" Why do we sing that line at the games when we are already at the "Ball Game"?

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I've never been a big Dodgers or Royals fan, in fact my SoCal relatives turned me totally off of the Dodgers years ago. :) But this season, I think it would be hilarious if they met in the World Series, given all the lecturing we were reading earlier in the season about how a) paying a lot for free agents doesn't even lead to much success, and B) the Royals' trade of a top prospect for some established pitching was foolish. Baseball is much too complex for pat answers like those.

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5. Think about "Take me out to the ball game" Why do we sing that line at the games when we are already at the "Ball Game"?

 

Because we're having so much fun we want to come back? Again and again and again? I might go see 4 in a row at the Cell ... but that probably won't be because I'm having so much fun, though.

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I've never been a big Dodgers or Royals fan, in fact my SoCal relatives turned me totally off of the Dodgers years ago. :) But this season, I think it would be hilarious if they met in the World Series, given all the lecturing we were reading earlier in the season about how a) paying a lot for free agents doesn't even lead to much success, and B) the Royals' trade of a top prospect for some established pitching was foolish. Baseball is much too complex for pat answers like those.

 

I think the Dodgers vs. Royals would be too Blue!

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Because we're having so much fun we want to come back? Again and again and again? I might go see 4 in a row at the Cell ... but that probably won't be because I'm having so much fun, though.

 

Held Hostage?

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My girlfriend (not originally a baseball fan) is trying to learn more about the Twins after seeing how bizarrely I care about them. I've explained a lot to her (she knows who Sano is and understands Morneau's sad story), but I've had trouble selling her on the franchise as it currently stands. How do you explain a rebuilding phase to an entry-level fan and get someone to buy in?

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My girlfriend (not originally a baseball fan) is trying to learn more about the Twins after seeing how bizarrely I care about them. I've explained a lot to her (she knows who Sano is and understands Morneau's sad story), but I've had trouble selling her on the franchise as it currently stands. How do you explain a rebuilding phase to an entry-level fan and get someone to buy in?

 

Explain to her that you can't start a masterpiece without starting out with something that looks like crap.

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My girlfriend (not originally a baseball fan) is trying to learn more about the Twins after seeing how bizarrely I care about them. I've explained a lot to her (she knows who Sano is and understands Morneau's sad story), but I've had trouble selling her on the franchise as it currently stands. How do you explain a rebuilding phase to an entry-level fan and get someone to buy in?

 

It's like a mood... Everything is fine for awhile and then all of sudden in cyclical fashion the mood changes and pretty soon the couch, the chairs, the kitchen appliances, the color of the bathroom isn't working anymore. So you get some new stuff and you don't like that stuff until you get used to it.

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It's like a mood... Everything is fine for awhile and then all of sudden in cyclical fashion the mood changes and pretty soon the couch, the chairs, the kitchen appliances, the color of the bathroom isn't working anymore. So you get some new stuff and you don't like that stuff until you get used to it.

 

Trouble at home?

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Some folk'll never judge a ball and then again some folk'll.

That line should be used when Cletus actually makes a play.

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Look at that. We made it through the first inning without the other team scoring. Watch out AL Central. The Twins are rolling now.

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Why is that ball not caught?

 

I can't explain how, but I'm pretty sure Doumit's pitch framing is to blame.

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Yeah Trevor, that's what a framed strike looks like

Fixed it for you.

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Held Hostage?

 

Being held hostage might be more fun than 4 games in a row at the cell. ;)

 

Just finished work and heading home ... will catch up with the game then.

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Yeah Trevor, that's what a strike looks like

 

What I tell the players I coach is this. "If its spinning... It's a curveball". That's all you need to know.

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Being held hostage might be more fun than 4 games in a row at the cell. ;)

 

Just finished work and heading home ... will catch up with the game then.

 

Posted at 7:39... 2 hours to get thru Chicago Traffic... ChiTown will be joining is in the 8th inning.

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I'm liking Dozier.

That's two games in a row where Dozier made a play that had me applauding at

home.

 

EDIT: That could've been Saturday, now that I think about it. Whatev's

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He is our ace correct?

Ace is another name for "slightly better than a pitching machine," right?

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