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The Twins return home for a 4-game series against the White Sox which gets underway tonight.
The Twins now have lost 13 games in a row, and the White Sox have not lost 13 games in a row. That’s the backdrop that sets the scene for the beginning of our September. The Twins have lost 13 in a row… Teddy Bridgewater lost a knee cap.
Thirteen just doesn’t feel that lucky right now.
Here are some things to think about:
1. Baker’s Dozen – Baking a 13th item was a form of insurance in case something went wrong with one of the other 12. This is important because you can’t show up at the office with 11 donuts… someone will get hurt. That last donut can turn the office into a real life Hunger Games.
2. Lucky 13 – The number 13 is the number between John Ryan Murphy and Kent Hrbek. The Number has long been considered to be unlucky. It even has its own phobia called triskaidekaphobia. Hotels avoid having a 13th floor but I know that it’s impossible to not have a 13th floor if you keep going after 12. Simply putting a big '14' on the floor doesn’t change anything because we all know that 13 follows 12. The so-called 14th floor is still cursed. I know this is true because I stayed on the 14th floor once and the air conditioner didn’t work.
3. Jason Voorhees – As the protagonist of the Friday the 13th series, Jason has become a well-known figure in our popular culture. Jason is easy to recognize as a Canadian because of his Hockey Mask. Most fear Jason but that’s just a matter of perspective. For example… if you watch the movies backwards… Jason instantly becomes a hero as you watch him revive dead people with his magic machete.
4. 13 Colonies – It was the original 13 colonies that banded together to declare and fight for our independence. I remember the teaching of our humble beginnings back in elementary school. I remember the teacher saying that the Declaration of Independence was written in Philadelphia and I remember correcting her by saying that it was written in ink. She replied by saying… no, Philadelphia was where it was signed and I corrected her again by letting her know that it was signed on the bottom.
5. Prime Numbers – Prime rib is delicious but it should be called 'composite rib' because it typically comes in 12 or 16-ounce portions. If you really want it to be prime rib… use prime numbers like 13 or 17. I thought this was a brilliant idea but it would render it impossible to cut into bite size pieces… now being indivisible and everything.
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Lineups:
WHITE SOX
Adam Eaton [L] CF
Tim Anderson [R] SS
Melky Cabrera LF
Jose Abreu [R] 1B
Justin Morneau [L] DH
Todd Frazier [R] 3B
Avisail Garcia [R] RF
Alex Avila [L] C
Tyler Saladino [R] 2B
Jose Quintana [L] P
TWINS
Brian Dozier [R] 2B
Joe Mauer [L] 1B
Trevor Plouffe [R] 3B
Miguel Sano [R] DH
Jorge Polanco SS
Max Kepler [L] RF
Kurt Suzuki [R] C
Eddie Rosario [L] LF
Byron Buxton [R] CF
Ervin Santana [R] P
Game-time forecast: partly cloudy but clearing and sunny, until 7:49, then moonshiny, 71 deg F, 1% chance of rain (so no rain), winds from the E at 7mph. All in all, not a bad evening, but bring a sweatshirt to the game.
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