Game Thread Twins@Indians 5/8 6:10PM

A Twins theme park could be a welcome addition to any bath.

2. Is this like "Land of the Lost?" I'll put that on my cue to see after the Monkees...

 

And i hesitate to ask if there is a time period associated with the rift?

 

3. It's like "new car smell" only with baseball players, eh?

 

5. Does this mean you'll be charging admission to the bathroom?

 

-signature (and possible plc, if others think it has potential) a doppelganger morphs into a bar...

 

Anyway, good job on the intro! Thanks for all the hard work!

So that's what happened to Tootie.  I've always wondered.

 

2. Cleveland -- This may surprise some of you. Cleveland is the 2nd largest city in Ohio. Columbus is the actual largest city in Ohio. Now before you argue with me... Just take a second to trust me... Because it is true. Here's why... City Population... Columbus just hasn't been as skillful in swallowing up suburbs like Cleveland did. The entire metro of Cleveland is bigger and that's why they have actual professional sports. 

 

Some would say Columbus has professional sports ... like many cities in the SEC.

 

Well, shoot, if the Twins keep on keepin' on, Cleveland will remain cellar dwellers. 

 

By the way, I'm going to take one for the team and tune into the White Sox Hawk broadcast once in a while and see if Hawk is sticking with his "good team bad baseball" line.

 

You're welcome.

I'm sure my fellow USAF veterens will back me up when I say Im confident the world's finest air force stands ready to vigorously defend any piece of American territory that has sunny beaches, fine hotels, great golf courses and copious amounts of good rum.

Blake you are a trooper. Please no drinking while listening to Hawk. We do not want to lose you.

Some would say Columbus has professional sports ... like many cities in the SEC.

I clicked Like. Would Like again.

I'm sure my fellow USAF veterens will back me up when I say Im confident the world's finest air force stands ready to vigorously defend any piece of American territory that has sunny beaches, fine hotels, great golf courses and copious amounts of good RUM.

Way to bury the lead, Chief. Of course we'll defend this fine island. In fact, someone should send me there as part of an advance scouting party to assure the defenses of the RUM are in place.

I don't know if I'd put Land of the Lost in your queue.......

 

X files or Warehouse 13 (a super light x files type show, sort of) or Torchwood if you've watched enough Dr Who.....

 

Way to bury the lead, Chief. Of course we'll defend this fine island. In fact, someone should send me there as part of an advance scouting party to assure the defenses of the RUM are in place.

 

Former Army artillery standing by with Illum for any night ops you may need to conduct while scouting.

 

 

 

I'm sure my fellow USAF veterens will back me up when I say Im confident the world's finest air force stands ready to vigorously defend any piece of American territory that has sunny beaches, fine hotels, great golf courses and copious amounts of good rum.

 

I thought we were too busy invading TX right now......*

 

*pls don't turn this into politics, if that happens, my bad.....

 

I thought we were too busy invading TX right now......*

 

*pls don't turn this into politics, if that happens, my bad.....

Asterisks are just another long-haired liberal-wackadoodle way of suppressing my right to say whatever the h-e-double-hockeysticks I want to say!!! And that's a FACT. So I'm going to turn this into politics if I WANT to turn this into politics!

I just don't want to. Take that, you bunch of conformist sheeple.

Also, go Twins.

 

Asterisks are just another long-haired liberal-wackadoodle way of suppressing my right to say whatever the h-e-double-hockeysticks I want to say!!! And that's a FACT. So I'm going to turn this into politics if I WANT to turn this into politics!

I just don't want to. Take that, you bunch of conformist sheeple.

Also, go Twins.

 

My hair is actually quite short right now, thank you very much.

Is this game not on TV?

 

I thought we were too busy invading TX right now......*

 

*pls don't turn this into politics, if that happens, my bad.....

"In the eyes of a Ranger,

the unsuspecting stranger,

had better know the truth of wrong from right."

It's Friday afternoon.  Time to chill out.  

 

 

Thanks, Riverbrian. You always make me laugh...but that's about given, right? Everybody loves you.

 

Back to the game... you actually gave me 7 things to think about today. Here are the two not listed:

 

1. Should the Indians be our favorite team now?

 

2. Is there a chance that we'll have a rematch of the 1987 WS this year?

What are warning points and how do I get them?

 

If i were to start a caliber war, 9mm versus 45acp, or 556 versus 762..would that count? Are there instigator points?

 

Glock versus 1911?

I don't know if I'd put Land of the Lost in your queue.......

 

X files or Warehouse 13 (a super light x files type show, sort of) or Torchwood if you've watched enough Dr Who.....

Thanks for the recommendations. Have seen X files (indeed, new episodes were a social event in the 90s)

Have seen new Who to a point, enough to appreciate Torchwood, though i've only seen an episode or two of it.

Not familiar with Warehouse 13...

 

But i think a motivation for Land of the Lost is the campiness. Old Who would fall in the category too.

 

Meh, i'll watch something... Up until the game tonight. Though i suppose i could also distract myself with useful things, like yardwork.

 

What are warning points and how do I get them?

 

If i were to start a caliber war, 9mm versus 45acp, or 556 versus 762..would that count? Are there instigator points?

 

Glock versus 1911?

While warning points might be a good thing (and that, I believe, is highly controversial), I have a feeling that after reaching too many one's account is removed. So be careful. Too much of a good thing can backfire.

Here's a fun thought....Sweep Cleveland this weekend and with a series between Detroit and KC this weekend, would put the Twins in 2nd place regardless if a split or sweep in Detroit....

Better yet...Detroit sweeps KC, Twins sweep Cleveland and then Detroit and on Thursday are in sole possession of 1st place....man, I may have jinxed everything

 

While warning points might be a good thing (and that, I believe, is highly controversial), I have a feeling that after reaching too many one's account is removed. So be careful. Too much of a good thing can backfire.

Notice I refrained from the ultimate heresy: National League Rules are Superior to American League Rules.

 

I tried to avoid conflict by mentioning less controversial topics.

Have we won a game yet when the other team didn't commit an error?  If nothing else, this is a capitalistic bunch and that's an improvement on it's own.

Rosario in Left tonight; hope he gets a chance to play Center a few times before Arcia comes back.

 

Notice I refrained from the ultimate heresy: National League Rules are Superior to American League Rules.

 

I tried to avoid conflict by mentioning less controversial topics.

The best thing to do is to get to know the moderators real well. (On a confidential note, that's just exactly what I'm trying to do; not sure how well it's going to work, but I think I've got a nibble.) After you have gotten pretty buddy-buddy with them, you can begin pushing buttons. You don't want to be so bad that you make your new friends mad, so go slowly, but there will be the straw that eventually breaks the camel's* (other members') back(s). I think I've gotten pretty close on more than one occasion (I was especially worried when I posted my take on speeding up the game last November), but surprisingly, after wobbling dangerously, they always managed to stay on their feet - so far. But it will happen someday. I feel sure of it. But the point is, if you get a warning point, when the moderators check it out, they'll merely think to themselves, "Oh, Blake...he's okay," and not worry about it at all.

 

But if they do write to you, try a hand at your 5-yr-old theme: "Can't I have just one more chance? I'll be good now. I promise!"

 

*You know, why doesn't the camel just lie down? Why does it wait until its back breaks? That would be like holding your breath, not until you needed to take another, but until you passed out. Unrealistic.

Edited May 8, 2015 by always33

 

Have we won a game yet when the other team didn't commit an error?  If nothing else, this is a capitalistic bunch and that's an improvement on it's own.

Finally found one.  Mariners on April 26.

Want to get warning points or banned?  Break the rules as stated here:

http://twinsdaily.com/topic/8228-twins-daily-comment-policy-latest-revision-september-2013/

 

Want to avoid warning points or banning?

Follow the rules in that link.

 

Pretty simple, actually.

The shortened condensed version of the rules is  here. If you want a more in depth description, read the link JB posted. And you can read about warning points and how they are assessed here. If you have further questions about the rules, PM a moderator. Warning points are generally not something you want to amass quickly.

 

And, incidentally, 'buddying up' to a moderator doesn't save you from anything. If you are bad, you are bad. If you are good, you are good.

 

And if you have general questions or comments about the site ... rules, moderation, technical stuff, suggestions ... you can post that in the MinnCentric forum.

 

The shortened condensed version of the rules is  here. If you want a more in depth description, read the link JB posted. And you can read about warning points and how they are assessed here. If you have further questions about the rules, PM a moderator. Warning points are generally not something you want to amass quickly.

 

And, incidentally, 'buddying up' to a moderator doesn't save you from anything. If you are bad, you are bad. If you are good, you are good.

 

And if you have general questions or comments about the site ... rules, moderation, technical stuff, suggestions ... you can post that in the MinnCentric forum.

I'm too lazy to buddy up. I would go straight to bribery. But that's me.