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  1. LaBombo
    I've got that beat. http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hsKZqRm8mgg/maxresdefault.jpg Early Saturday morning, FIRST day of summer vacation after third grade, woke up to watch cartoons. Bothered by a mosquito bite but didn't think much of it. Went upstairs for breakfast. Both parents made 'The Face', the one where you know something is wrong. Got to start my summer sitting inside with chicken pox and wanting to peel my skin off..
  2. LaBombo
    Sort of like the 'off' position on the faucet on box wine. 'Warm fuzzy' and 'good and sloshed' should be the only settings once the seal is broken.
  3. LaBombo
    It's an outrage that the Royals don't have one of these to help Chamberlain make the long, arduous voyage from the bullpen to the mound... http://image.motortrend.com/f/59386399/Star-Wars-Sail-Barge-front-three-quarter.jpg
  4. LaBombo
    Thanks to this enjoyable game thread, I am a thoroughly gruntled TD poster
  5. LaBombo
    Not watching the game. Like, on Twitter, you mean?
  6. LaBombo
    My parents' chihuahua has to be dried with a towel to keep it from evaporating...
  7. LaBombo
    He was distracted by something on the ground as he rounded third... http://www.supercartoons.net/images/cartoons/chariots-of-fur.jpg
  8. LaBombo
    He's got an OBP of .296 since July 1, and one steal. Brian's a fine ballplayer, and it's not his fault he's pretty much flamed out in the second half. But at some point Molitor needs to consider another option to lead off.
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    Yes. Let's hope there aren't any more. Oh. You probably meant outs, not baserunners.
  11. LaBombo
    I guess it's hard to fault the kid for not sliding when he's in the dugout before the ball gets to the catcher...
  12. LaBombo
    It's great to hear that Buxton has been working on his bunting this week. But I hope that news has no more effect on how the Twins use him than the news that he's been working on his dentistry.
  13. LaBombo
    We're reaching the point where taking the lead in the eighth and not seeing him bat again would be the consolation prize for another Sano-biwan AB
  14. LaBombo
    Yes. Did I beat Chief to it? Edit: No. Stupid dialup.
  15. LaBombo
    Yes, Dick, the umpire's strike zone was "erratic", in much the same way that the manners of Charles Manson were erratic.
  16. LaBombo
    Hey, Brock. Welcome back from diplomacy summer camp. And you're right, AJ for Mauer is probably a better comp in some ways. But the 2003/2004 Twins were a small market team whose new stadium wasn't even a gleam in their eye, and AJ was about to receive literally a tenfold raise in salary when the Twins traded him. And although the '03/04 Twins were much more likely contenders than the '13 version, the haul they netted for AJ included just one major leaguer, Joe Nathan, who had been just an indifferent middle reliever up to that point in his career.
  17. LaBombo
    An All Star and a very promising major leaguer were traded away from the same position. At almost the same time Sometimes lightning does strike twice, but usually when you're on top of a high rise, rubbing a balloon in your hair with one hand and pretend fencing with a radio antenna in the other. But it's Terry Ryan, so we'll never know.
  18. LaBombo
    I'm hoping that the Twins work hard at exploring Plouffe trades, but not if the kind of return that it nets is in line with the sort of return associated with utility players not named Zen Bobrist or Phony Tillips
  19. LaBombo
    Before Aaron Hicks had a single game's worth of experience above AA, the Twins made two trades to plow the road to the majors for him. Sano has 200 plate appearances in the majors that project to, among other things, 40 home runs in a full season. If the Twins are truly convinced that Sano can play even a passable third, then it would seem wildly inconsistent at best for them to not pursue a Plouffe trade for a fair return as aggressively as they did for Span and Revere. Yes, there are differences. The upcoming 2013 roster was nearly a blank slate when Ryan shopped Span & Revere, and Hicksie's defense was a plus instead of a minus. And nobody on the current roster is viewed as a 'can't miss' DH. Even so, I'm hoping that Ryan rolls the dice with Plouffe. Like Dozier, he's been a late-blooming bright spot during a long down streak for the Twins. But Ryan should take his best shot at turning Plouffe into a player more able to help them contend again in 2016 and, ideally, beyond.
  20. LaBombo
    How cool is it to have a TD game thread for the last game of August be about a Twins game with postseason stakes for BOTH teams? While there was a little speculation about September callups (which is fine, btw), it was a far cry from the past four seasons, when it would have been pretty much the only hot topic in a late August game thread.
  21. LaBombo
    So that homer by Sano had some retroactive drama on it. In honor of the approaching NFL season, I suggest that the Twins bullpen be penalized 15 yards for excessive drama. Even so, it was a great win against a terrific opponent. Provided they're not playing the Twins, it will be hard for me not to root for them at least a little after watching them this weekend.
  22. LaBombo
    "And that ball is on its way to South America"... http://sd.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/i/keep-calm-and-get-to-da-choppa--26.png
  23. LaBombo
    Seven innings, six hits, 10 K's, no runs. If he keeps pitching like that, the man can go full 'Irie, irie, mon' or pitch with an eagle eyrie on his head if he wants. http://animalfactguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/iStock_000005398712XSmall.jpg
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    Minus the drama, it was a little reminiscent of Puckett/Leibrandt Game 6 1991.
  25. LaBombo
    One minute it's a simple search and rescue mission, and the next, it's...
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