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    Game Thread: Twins v Tigers, 7/9 @ 7:10pm CT

    Riverbrian

    By Riverbrian

    A four-game series with the Tigers kicks off tonight... Will the Twins be in front of the Tigers when it concludes? I don't know... only Seth Stohs with his inside connections knows for sure... The rest of us will have to wait and see.

    The Tigers were rough on the Twins in April but that seems like months ago. The Twins have been the better team since they last met.

    A good series for the Twins into the All-Star break could lead to additions before August is out.

    Here are some things to think about:

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    1. The Tigers -- I've crossed over enemy lines. I have assimilated their culture. My reconnaissance has uncovered many things previously unseen by Minnesotans and it's time to pass along my first report. Michiganders for the most part are decent people; they mean well but they prefer fair weather when it comes to baseball. They also prefer gasoline scented glade and they catch spiders outside and bring them back into the house. My super secret research has revealed that they are not baseball happy at the moment and they blame Brad Ausmus and Betty White for some reason.

    2. Brian Dozier -- Brian Dozier should be in the All-Star Game. There... I said it and I'll say it again... Brian Dozier should be in the All-Star Game. That's all that needs to be said. So... I've nothing else to say... (Long Pause)... Nobody is buying that... I've got more to say. Based on his performance it isn't a stretch to say he's been the top 2B in all of baseball in 2015. Yet... he has been kept on the outside by a couple of questionable all-star conventions: the iron clad guideline that each team must be represented, and, the biggest crime of all... fan voting. I'm OK with each team getting a representative and that leads to Brock Holt being selected over Dozier because nobody else on the Red Sox is worthy. But I haven't been OK with the fans voting. They obviously don't know what they are doing and these are the same people who elect the people inside those fancy buildings in Washington. They need to be stopped. No more fan voting and no more elections. The only non-corruptible system of selection for the White House and All-Star game is pulling a name from a hat. I've tested this theory with a hat and here are the results:

    American League Starters

    C- Salvador Perez

    1B- Eric Hosmer

    2B-Brian Dozier

    3B-Mike Moustakas

    SS- Christian Colon

    LF-Alex Gordon

    CF-Lorenzo Cain

    RF-Amos Otis

    President 2016

    Miranda Waiters, age 37, Registered Nurse, Helena, Montana

    In conclusion... I want everyone to know that it took me a real long time to put everybody in the United States into a single hat for the Presidential result. It also took a really big hat.

    3. Sano -- OK... he's taking a page out of Kris Bryant's book. Don't come to town and try to hit a 5 run homer each at bat. Take what the pitcher gives you and do something with it and so far so good. If Sano keeps going up there with a game plan... he's going to be here a while. Yeah... the strikeouts are still piling up a little with Sano and Bryant as well... but when contact is made... it's been pretty effective. Good approaches leads to more at bats and more at bats eventually means more home runs.

    4. Not Selling -- At the end of this 4-game series... the teams will break. And the Twins are in contention. This means the Twins have to be talking about the necessary improvements that need to be made. The front office has playoff considerations to consider. The All-Star break is when teams finally decide if they are buyers or sellers. We don't know if they will buy because it's hard to think of our Twins as buyers but... we darn well know... they ain't selling. So what do they need? About 3 quality bullpen arms and one of those new Buicks that nobody believes is a Buick.

    5. Salad -- I've realized that I haven't been eating many vegetables for supper lately so I thought I'd remedy that during lunch time. There is a pretty decent salad bar down the street. I tried it... It was OK and I almost tried it again the very next day. I stopped myself because I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to dominate vegetables.

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    Game-time forecast: 80 deg F, clear, sunny, winds at 7mph from the SSW.

    Lineups:

    TIGERS

    Kinsler 2B

    Cespedes LF

    V. Martinez DH

    J.D. Martinez RF

    Avila C

    Castellanos 3B

    Krauss 1B

    Gose CF

    Iglesias SS

    Price P

    TWINS

    Dozier 2B

    Mauer 1B

    Plouffe 3B

    Sano DH

    Hunter RF

    Nunez SS

    Hicks CF

    Suzuki C

    Robinson LF

    Pelfrey P

    Play ball! Go Twins!

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    jokin

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    Not sure that Latos is that much of an upgrade with a 1.31 WHIP.  Capps I can get more excited about and Ramos...of course there are those that will be afraid of anyone named Capps.  A dominant lefty would be nice, but that's asking too much.  Hopefully O'Rourke will be that guy.  Thompson definitely isn't and Duensing either.

     

    Yeah, but I think you have to throw in Latos' name to make that deal.  The Marlins have a history of shedding payroll and holding a fire sale on their expensive contracts in down seasons.  To get one of the two quality RPs, you would probably have to be willing to take on Latos's contract and perhaps one more, such as Martin Prado (part of his salary is paid by the Yankees).  With Santana being unavailable in postseason, Latos could make a strong 4th SP option.

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    Yeah, but I think you have to throw in Latos' name to make that deal.  The Marlins have a history of shedding payroll and holding a fire sale on their expensive contracts in down seasons.  To get one of the two quality RPs, you would probably have to be willing to take on Latos's contract and perhaps one more, such as Martin Prado (part of his salary is paid by the Yankees).  With Santana being unavailable in postseason, Latos could make a strong 4th SP option.

    Yeah, I keep forgetting about the Santana postseason ban...either that or I don't dare to think that far ahead.



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