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1. The Pirates -- The Twins just got done facing the Angels and Yankees who happen to be... two of the hottest teams in baseball right now. The Pirates feel like a team that fits that mold. They feel like they should be hot because they are a good team. However... they ain't that hot right now. Just 4-6 since the All Star Break. The Twins are 3-6 since the All Star break consistently winning one and losing two against everybody. The Pirates just took 3 out of 4 from the Nationals at home before that they were 1 and 5 on the road against the Royals and Brewers. The Twins and Pirates met earlier this year. The Twins won both games at PNC and now will try to do the same at Target Field.
2. The Trade Deadline -- It's early morning and game time is 7:10PM... I think the odds are good that a deal somewhere will take place by that time. It may not be with the Twins but a deal just might happen somewhere in baseball. The Blue Jays stunned everyone by acquiring Tulowitski from the Rockies yesterday and this makes perfect sense because the Blue Jays really really need pitching.
3. The Twins at the trade Deadline -- I read Twins Daily... I read MLB Trade Rumors... I look for Twins Rumors like everyone else does but the Twins don't give up the info. Terry Ryan has always been tight lipped. Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi must hate Terry Ryan because he gives them nothing. Those guys probably don't even call him anymore. You know how it is... If you want information you talk with Gladys Kravitz. Terry Ryan is apparently like Samantha or Darrin Stephens keeping everything quiet inside his office. That's smart because if your nose twitches and your mother can appear out of thin air. You should probably keep that to yourself. If Terry weighs the same as a duck... you'll know he's made out of wood.
4. Someone is Coming -- Terry Ryan has told someone that someone is coming. If someone is coming that probably also means that someone is going. We can speculate all day long but until that someone shows up and is issued a uniform... we just won't know. We'd hate to lose one of our nice young prospects but the Twins are in playoff contention and that doesn't happen every year. Terry has to address holes and the Twins have a few. I want bullpen primarily. Others want a catcher; others want a SS; others want a starter; and others want more prospects. You can't please everyone so lets just hope that the Twins make a good deal that helps us this year and doesn't kill us three years from now.
5. Grocery Shopping -- I've been busy so it's been awhile since I've been to the supermarket. The supplies were getting kinda low so I'm glad that nuclear war didn't happen during this time. If I had to crawl into something and survive with a couple of cans of soup... eventually I would have had to eat my neighbors. Sunday... I found some time to reload. I bought so many groceries that I needed to make multiple trips from the car to bring it all in and now I'm ready for Nuclear War. Bringing all the groceries in was a workout... I had to replenish my fluids afterwards. Shopping at this scale can be a little shocking on the pocketbook. They say money talks but all my money ever says is "goodbye".
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Game-time forecast: 81 deg F, overcast with a 10% chance of rain, winds from the WSW at 10mph.
Lineups:
PIRATES
Polanco RF
Marte LF
McCutchen CF
Ramirez 3B
Kang SS
Walker 2B
Alvarez DH
Cervelli C
Ishikawa 1B
Morton P
TWINS
Dozier 2B
Hunter RF
Mauer 1B
Sano DH
Plouffe 3B
Rosario LF
Hicks CF
Suzuki C
Escobar SS
Pelfrey P
Go Twins! Play ball! 
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