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1. Delano – The oldest and largest 4th of July celebration in Minnesota is held in Delano. I understand the marketing power of largest but oldest doesn’t excite me because they ran out of food and beer in 1858… I like my celebrations fresh and fully stocked. Delano is a town of 5,464 people, located 28 miles to the west of Minneapolis or 1,756 miles east of Salem, Oregon. The Kurier Polski is published in Delano every 6 weeks; it is the only Polish Newspaper published in the Midwest. It has a circulation of 1500; of those 1500, only 6 actually understand Polish. Which is better than the 4 who actually understand my game thread opens.
2. Our Twins – The 1st half is officially in the books with the Twins checking in with a 41-40 record. That’s a great performance from the local 9 because it is 37 more wins than anybody expected. The All-Star team rosters were announced last night. No starters for the Twins, Miguel Sano was beaten out by Jose Ramirez in the final moments for starter at 3B. The Twins will have 3 reserve all-stars in Miami with Ervin Santana and Miguel Sano… take a second… think about the physical size of Sano… in consideration of his size… the 3 all-stars joke will be kinda funny… with an emphasis on kinda.
3. The Angels – This team is a lot like the Twins. Not much was expected of the Angels this year and yet they managed to pull into Minneapolis with a 43-43 record and this was done without Mike Trout for a significant amount of time. The last time the Twins and Angels met, it was in Anaheim and I had to stay up until past midnight to watch them. This time the Californians will have to stay up late.
4. Today’s Joe M Conversation:
Montana: This is kind of interesting
Maddon: What?
Montana: It says here that married people live longer than single people.
McCarthy: It’s not true… it just seems longer.
Mauer: I gotta text Maddie and let her know.
Maddon: What are you reading?
Montana: Brides Magazine
McCarthy: No conflict of interest with that pro-marriage article.
Montana: It’s a very reputable publication. There is also a great article on the
next big engagement ring trend… actual carrots instead of carats.
Maddon: Did you just say carrots instead of carrots?
Montana: No… carrots… instead of carets.
Maddon: OK… not carrots… instead of carrots.
Montana: Correct
McCarthy: It says here in Popular Mechanics that 100% of all divorces begin with marriage.
Montana: I can see that
Mauer: I texted Maddie and told her that I’m going to live a long time and it’s all because of her.
Maddon: Did she text back?
Mauer: She told me not to be over-confident just because her last scheme didn’t work.
5. The Magic Fridge – I went to the fridge looking for something to snack on. I took a look inside, there was plenty of food but I didn’t find anything that I wanted. Thirty minutes later… I went back to the fridge and I am reporting that the situation in the fridge did not change. And… and… for complete clarity… I’m telling you all… that I went back to the fridge perhaps an hour after that and again there was no change in the contents of the fridge. I’ve been married for 27 years now and my wife no longer asks why I do such things.
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Lineups:
ANGELS
Cameron Maybin CF
Kole Calhoun RF
Albert Pujols DH
Yunel Escobar 3B
Andrelton Simmons SS
Martin Maldonado C
Luis Valbuena 1B
Danny Espinosa 2B
Ben Revere LF
Alex Meyer P
TWINS
Joe Mauer 1B
Eduardo Escobar 2B
Miguel Sano 3B
Max Kepler RF
Kennys Vargas DH
Eddie Rosario LF
Jorge Polanco SS
Jason Castro C
Byron Buxton CF
Adalberto Mejia P
Weather: clear, sunny, 81 deg, winds at 9mph from the ESE. Nice!
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