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Can I just point out that the Indians lost and the Twins are only 0.5 games behind now?!

Does that mean at the moment the Indians are pretenders as well then?!

Here is the Twins August schedule as well. I think its fair to say our schedule is 'easier'?!

This thread is for discussing rival teams/scores etc So...its a big 'if' of course but 'if' we can stay with Cleveland going into August then I fancy our chances of competing till the end. Of course the Royals cannot be ruled out at this stage as they are also close by but at the moment its the Indians that we are competing with for top spot. Look at the Indians schedule for August and it also seems their fans are worried as well. This is the month for the Twins to make a move. Thoughts?

Copy cats lol

Good recovery by Gibby after that home run! He could have crumbled!

I love you Twins! Hate to think how much worse off we would be without Buxtons defensive masterclass! Winner winner Potato dinner!

Great win lads!!!!

I decided it was best not to confuse you guys

Here are todays lineups: Oh and lets hope we're all eating chicken for dinner later!

Maybe they want a younger generation of fans watching?! I don't like sports that last all day with loads of pauses

For me, I sometimes come out of a restaurant feeling like I could eat more but I never have that worry in the States

HAHA, it's fine...you don't have to worry about that..I like my dates the correct way round

Very interesting. Thank you

You're absolutely right...I do find watching cricket boring...especially test cricket! Twenty20 cricket is just about watchable as it doesn't last all day

Thank you weatherman I enjoy the big portions as well..I never leave a restaurant without feeling full

Thanks Chief! Happy to have made history hehe Great website. Great fans...what's not to like?!

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it

ahhh...that explains it then...thanks

Good Afternoon everyone! (well morning time where you are ) This is my first time writing up a game thread so I hope you like it. Also I just want to quickly say thanks to everyone that posts messages on this forum; you all seem like genuinely nice people and I am yet to see any viciousness on here A few thoughts on the Twins I’ve not been a baseball fan for very long at all (probably because I’m an English guy from London) and I honestly used to think it was a boring sport....how wrong was I?! The more I have watched the game and understood the rules the more I have enjoyed it. I find myself on the edge of my seat a lot during a game! What a yo yo team! Lol https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=picture+of+yo+yo&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiyy9ikvdbUAhVQY1AKHYKQBdkQ_AUIBygC&biw=1536&bih=771#imgrc=gKps9s6DoyGA_M:&spf=1498307205742 After reading a lot, gathering opinions and watching games it's become blatantly obvious that there are only 2 or 3 pitchers (Santana, Berrios and possibly Mejia in the future) that the Twins can really count on this season. However despite the current pitching troubles it's pleasing to say that for now at least, the Twins are in contention for the division. I’m sure that after last season that if you were told that you would be in this position after nearly half the season you would have thrown a pie in my face (hopefully an apple pie like the one at the end of the 'speech'….yum...but not a hot apple pie because that could burn my face ) In the short time I have been a Twins fan I have also learnt that Buxton can't bat to save his life but wow, I have to say I am very impressed with his speed and defensive play. Likewise about Mauer except for the speed lol. He’s really impressed me as a first baseman. Todays game against Cleveland Firstly, what a great win yesterday against the Indians which included a shutout; it was impressive considering how hot they have been offensively recently. Mejia got out of some very tricky situations so I take my hat off to him. It can only bode well for him in the future. After all, he’s only just turned 24 and can only get better in my opinion. So today pits Kluber v Gibson. Well we know what a good pitcher Kluber is and Gibson is a decent pitcher when Molitor decides to get on that field and tells him to get his act together...although this would be better if ‘the talk’ was done before the game lol. The weather forecast looks fine for today in Cleveland so there shouldn't be any 4 hour 50 min rain delays! WOO! Some Twins/random questions for you to answer if you want 1. Why are the Twins so good on the road and so bad at home? I've heard rumours that there is a Target field curse? lol 2. Why do you say your dates backwards? Today's date should be 24/06/17...not 6/24/17...It's crazy 3. My family have a small holiday home in West Palm Beach….now why does it always rain there when Florida is known as the ‘Sunshine State’? (GO DOLPHINS BTW) 4. Bit of a touchy subject but....how in the world did the country manage to re-elect George W Bush and now Trump lol? (Lets judge him after his first term but still...not a great start….lol) Having said that, the UK voted for brexit...arghhh! 5.Why are the food portions so big in America? I love my food but even I can't eat the massive pizzas lol 6.Why is football called soccer in the USA? England invented the game and we call it football so you should call it football as well haha! Random Fact ​​​I support a soccer team in the UK called QPR (short for Queens Park Rangers). We're currently in the league below the premier league. You probably haven't heard of us! lol This video made me laugh so much https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkVyj3oVv84 Thanks for reading my rubbish...if you made it this far haha! Lineups to follow later! Now…back to the matter in hand.....let's go beat those Indians again...GO TWINS!!!!

Indeed...who knows how the Indians will fare up until the end of July...we have to remember the Twins are only 2 games off and that can change for the better or worse very quickly! Lets just see how it goes. Having Santiago and Hughes back would help the pitching staff compared to Wilk and Turley right?

Yeah..Rocky never gave up!

I agree 100%....all it takes is the Indians to have a bad series at the Orioles and the Twins to up their game against the White Sox and we'll be back (or close) to all square before you can say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

youtu.be/JDCVIm1OHe8 blake I can't believe you did this! what were you thinking? I Cant post the video it seems lol https://youtu.be/JDCVIm1OHe8

lol is that last bit on youtube somewhere? I would love to see that