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You know what we are trying to accomplish and listed below in bold are your contributions for the night. Do not come back to the game thread. If you do... there will be quick ban for you. Sincerly, the Moderation team. Here are your quotes for the night. Buxton can't get on base. His OBP is .186. That's a joke if you want him hit 6th/7th. Also, Buxton puts a lot of GBs in play. It's a joke if he wants to be an All-star. He is another overhyed player in the world. Terrible defense and contact, no speed. Your turn, Royals. Showing Falvine Lynn is an ugly guy. Hey, Lynn gives us to compete No.1 pick in 2019 draft. He is very good so that we need to sign him another year to compete No.1 pick in 2020 draft. He looks like the same guy in Astros uniform that Luhnow releases him. Because Buxton can't hit.

Cool Name My opponent has Moustakas. I have Sano and I got him on the bench.

Nothing Opposed... Sano... Mauer... Doesn't Matter. We are trying to clean up the game threads. Let the over flowing negative happen on the other threads. I'm hoping you will help us out. I’d like everyone’s attention as I ask for assistance and cooperation from all, in order to achieve an objective together. The Objective: Game threads will be a sanctuary from unmistakable hard-nosed negativity. There is precedence for this objective because the game threads used to be a sanctuary from the overly disappointed and it used to be, against the grain, of some very painful (out of contention by June) seasons, so I believe it can happen again, even with a better baseball team to complain about, but it can’t happen without buy-in from the important contributors… which of course is all of you. The reasoning for this type of sanctuary was that we had enough outlets for the disgruntled in every other forum topic on Twins Daily. If you wanted to express your displeasure with Kevin Correia, you could, there was probably an active thread where it was being discussed and if not, you could always start one and then there would be a brand new topic of discussion created (new content is actually healthy for any website). But… most importantly, it didn’t drag everyone else down when they were just trying to watch the game and didn’t feel like hating the team. By not allowing, the overly doomed and gloomed, it gave us (everyone) ONE thread… just one thread that was “everything sucks” free. We used to have this described environment and it was incredibly fun, but for some reason, we let it slip away through a gradual eroding of what was always a blurry purpose and that blurriness makes it hard to define clear lines and here we are today asking if we can get back to where we were before, with the understanding that it’s a vague request indeed. We used to describe the game thread experience as a bunch of friends in the left field bleachers just having a good time watching the game and talking about anything. If you remember the Randy Quaid character from the movie Major League, you’ll know what not to be. Nobody really wants to sit next to that guy, I believe that Randy Quaid wouldn’t want to sit next to another Randy Quaid because I’m not sure that misery loves company. Have you tried to complain to someone about your financial troubles who is busy complaining about his gushing head wound? Have you ever been the person who didn’t have financial problems or a gushing head wound, stuck in an elevator during that conversation? With that said, for additional clarity, this is very important. Don’t take any of this to extremes. This isn’t a request for blinders or dishonest discussion. I’m not saying that comments can only be “It’s OK Sunshine” after someone boots a ball. I’m not saying you can’t express displeasure when someone strikes out with a runner on third and one out. Just keep in mind that the game is inherently loaded with failure so you shouldn’t have to bang your head into the wall every time it happens. It should be baked into the process by now because its baseball and failure happens every single inning without fail. We just need a collective effort to keep us all self-aware of the content we individually produce. You can criticize but if you want to tear something apart, take it to one of the other threads, pay attention to your heaviness, try to dull the bluntness of it. I don’t know, pretend your kids are watching you lose your composure. Have fun if you can. These walls are going up around the game threads. They might take a little while to construct but they are going up. The Mods have been discussing this, we don’t know how this will work because it is impossible to put in a neat easy to swallow capsule. It was decided that the best place to start was with an appeal to all of you for help, expressly stating it as a common goal for those who would like to be a part of it. With this… It has now been expressed.

Let's get a couple of More for him. See what happens.

I think you are right but unless he's hurt... he's gonna play a lot and we simply can't listen to it every game thread.

3 Posts about the Sano Home Run 4 Posts about Sano not getting to the little snort. I'm gonna start keeping count.

SANO

I think he gets it if he keeps running. He reached prematurely.

Firing is a little extreme but I would like Molitor to not be so willing to ride it out.

Dozier has to stop trying to pull the outside pitch Sano has to stop swinging at pitches out of the zone Buxton needs to level his swing out for better contact. Morrison needs to lay down a couple of bunts against the shift to loosen things up. Garver needs to play more than Wilson Falvey and Lavine has to provide alternatives that Molitor will play on occasion in case these guys don't do what they need to do.

The crowd is really quiet in Kansas City.

Yes

And I'll add over embellishment of your disappointment. If Berrios gives up a two run homer. Don't claim that the entire pitching rotation is garbage.

Just remember Don Brewer on Drums and that is really all you need. Mel on Bass and that keyboardist they added sure but the show was Mark and Don. These guys were a "Rock" Band. Watch these videos and you can see how talented Mark and Don were or are. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL4rXHt0_GI

Grand Funk was a Great Band!!! And an American Band as well.

That is awesome... Perfect Hurricane for me. Under estimated at first and eventually respected. Comes a shore north of Corpus Christi so I can destroy some of those over abundant Lone Star Flags and I probably cancelled some Astros home games.

The Twins are in Kansas City to start a 3-game series with the Royals. Hopefully it’ll be a night we remember as the moment the offense got turned around in the right direction. It is Memorial Day after all. Memorial Day is what it says. It is a day to remember which admittedly is harder as we age. I don’t mean it’s harder to remember those who served and sacrificed for our freedom, I will always remember that; I have the freedom to say whatever I want, including “Thank You” to those who fought and died. That is something that I won’t forget. What I mean… it’s just harder to remember anything… period. I don’t know the exact age that we reach the peak of the curve but it is probably sometime in your 40s. It probably varies by each individual but there is a point in life when you run out of space in your brain and then the downward curve begins. I’m clearly on the downward curve. When I learn something new, I forget something to make room. So I’ve decided to stop learning things so I can hang on to the knowledge I’ve acquired over the years; important stuff like knowing the names of each member of Grand Funk Railroad, or how to tie my shoes or where my shoes are located. I’ve already forgotten what I was writing about and I’m still writing it. Here are some things to think about: 1. Top (Non-Trump) News Story of the Day: Tropical season has kind of snuck up on us with subtropical storm Alberto rolling through the Florida panhandle today. It seems early in the season so I wasn’t ready for it, however, the preparation required in North Dakota is minimal. The required prep for me is to pop some popcorn before I turn on The Weather Channel to watch Jim Cantore shouting into the wind and rain. Whoever is in charge of naming these tropical cyclones has once again dissed me. Despite being the 2nd letter of the alphabet there has never been a Hurricane named “Brian”. It has been announced that the next system to develop will be called “Beryl”. Are you kidding me??? It’s not like Brian is an unusual name… there are a lot of us out there. There are more Brians than Beryls, that's for sure. Granted, the name Brian is in clear usage decline from its peak of 8th most popular boy name in the 70s, but Beryl as a name is extinct. It hasn’t shown up on the top 1,000 list since 1957, hitting a peak of 372nd most popular in 1920. There was a Typhoon Brian in 1989 that struck Hainen Island in the South China Sea with 90mph winds. That is a little disappointing because you all know that I can blow harder than that. 2. Our Twins: We are in the midst of a 4-game losing streak, during which we have scored a total of 6 runs while collecting 21 hits. Six runs in the last 4 games has been out-produced by Jesus Aguilar of the Milwaukee Brewers driving in 7 runs by himself in the past 2 games. We are wasting some pretty decent pitching performances. This kind of productivity belongs in corporate offices around the country, not on the baseball field. 3. The Royals: If the season ended today, the Royals would have the 3rd overall pick in next year’s MLB Draft. This is an improvement for the Royals over last year when they hung onto pending free agents in order to make one last run. This year it looks like those decisions are much easier because contention is looking like a long shot; they just don’t have anybody to trade. 4. Today’s Joe M Conversation: Morgan: I’ll tell ya… I can look back at my life and say I did it. McCarthy: What do you mean? Morgan: I always wanted to be a baseball player and I was. Those World Series titles can’t be taken away from me. Maddon: (Fist Bump with Morgan) Yep… I got my ring… I can say I did it. McCarthy: Public Service is what I always wanted to do… I was a United States Senator and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Operations. I can say I did it. Mauer: I was the first pick overall in the 2001 MLB Draft and I will get my ring this year… so I can then say I did it. Montana: (Sigh) Morgan: What’s wrong, Joe? Montana: Growing up I wanted to be the Executive Vice President in charge of marketing for a plastics manufacturer. 5. Cats: I never did participate in the dog vs cat debate but I will say this about cats - they will sleep on top of your car keys on purpose, and they won’t apologize just because you had to search the entire house for an hour. ____________________ Lineups: TWINS Brian Dozier(R ) 2B Eddie Rosario(L) LF Miguel Sano(R ) 3B Logan Morrison(L) 1B Eduardo Escobar(S) SS Max Kepler(L) RF Robbie Grossman(S) DH Mitch Garver(R ) C Byron Buxton(R ) CF Lance Lynn(R ) P ROYALS Jon Jay(L) CF Whit Merrifield(R ) 2B Mike Moustakas(L) DH Salvador Perez(R ) C Jorge Soler(R ) RF Hunter Dozier(R ) 1B Alex Gordon(L) LF Alcides Escobar(R ) SS Ramon Torres(S) 3B Jakob Junis(R ) P Game-time forecast: partly cloudy, feeling like 94 deg F, very small chance of rain, winds at 9mph from the ESE. Click here to view the article

Zach Duke was the guy who got up first after the Segura home run. Pressly didn't get up until the error or maybe the walk and was probably not ready to face Cruz. After the home run... Seattle had 3 right handers following Segura until Kyle Seager hit from the left side. Odorizzi was at 80 pitches. I wonder if Molitor was simply stuck thinking... Odorizzi until Seager and then I bring in the lefty and kinda went auto-pilot.

I'm trying to recall the last time that Molitor has brought in a reliever for just one batter. I can't recall him doing that. Surely he must have at some point... maybe even frequently but I don't recall Molitor using a reliever for just one batter.

It's kind of strange. I wonder where these issues are coming from. I remember reading experts saying that his defense was good. Are the issues fixable? Will he never be a decent defensive catcher?

Kinda like saying that Adrianaza is the 2nd most honest politician.

Scratch Escobar off that list. He is quite cold at the moment. On the list of players hitting right now. Adrianaza just might be number 3 on the list.

The good news was that I was able to stay up and watch the whole thing and I didn't doze off once. It's fair to point out that Paxton is really really good and right now he is even better than that. No shame in scoring one run against him. It's wonderful to point that Romero is also really really good. We might as well get used to him in the rotation for awhile. He is telling everybody that he plans on staying. Even before Paxton hit the mound... the Twins have struggled all year stringing hits together and I'm gonna point to the right handed hitters as the culprit again like I've been doing for too long now. It seems like almost all of our run production has come from the long ball and we haven't been hitting a ton of long balls in comparison to other teams and with the right-handers spaced out equally in the lineup it makes it hard to string things together when they are doing what they are doing right now. It's been bad enough for long enough that the Twins would have to taking a flyer on someone like Chris Carter and It's been bad enough for long enough that the Twins may have to get real serious about making a run at a struggling decline phase player like Hanley Ramirez and figuring out how to wedge him into the lineup. He won't do it but I'd like to see Molitor shock Dozier by moving him down significantly in the lineup and telling him that he will have to hit his way back to where he was before.