Riverbrian

LOL I really hope someone asks him pointedly in the dugout. Why did you lay up on that bloop.

WHY DID ROSARIO LAY UP ON THAT!!!

If Sano goes on the D.L. Gordon would be the only guy who makes sense to me. Cut Magill and add Gordon to the 40 man. If the Twins feel the need to hold Gordon back due to service time concerns. Then they gotta dig through the scrap heat a bit. Yunel Escobar, Brandon Phillips or Danny Espinosa.

The Gophers will consistently beat Upper Iowa in any sport.

As of 7:09PM Central Time on April 30th, 2018. It is still possible!!!

They need you Carole. If they look around the stadium and don't see you there, it could bring the team down.

There are plenty of times that I steal from someone without proper credit. However... in this case... They came out of my head... along with an idea for a pudding dispenser that will feed you pudding hands free while driving.

Tonight the Twins open up a 3-game series with the Blue Jays. The Twins have taken a flurry of punches recently, a lot like Brutus after Popeye downed a can of spinach. I’ve often wondered why Brutus didn’t just eat spinach to neutralize the situation. I’ve also assumed that Wimpy wasn’t paying attention to the spinach thing and stuck with hamburgers out of ignorance. I also assumed that there was something special about Olive Oyl that caused all the fighting... something not immediately apparent. But I digress and now I’ve forgotten my point. Give me a second... (pause)… Oh, yeah. The easy thing to do would be to simply say that 1 win in 10 games is entirely the fault of the Twins, but that ignores the fact that the other teams are trying to win and must be factors in the equation somehow. It was painful to get swept by the Rays and assume that it was all the Twins' fault… however, the Rays rattled off 8 wins in a row. It was painful to get swept by the Yankees and assume it was all the Twins fault… but the Yankees rattled off 8 wins in a row. Who knows what the Reds are going to do going forward, but they could also rattle off 8 wins a row. The point is it’s possible that we have run into a bunch of Popeye’s at the wrong time. Of course… it is also possible that the Twins are the spinach. Here are some things to think about: 1. Top Non-Trump News Story (Or Stories): T-Mobile and Sprint have announced a merger that will combine the 3rd and 4th largest cellular companies and make them the 3rd largest. For the customers, each company's coverage map will be combined together which will double the amount of dead zones. 2. Our Twins: With injuries to Sano and Buxton, our stockpile of pure right-handed hitters was reduced to Brian Dozier, Mitch Garver and Ryan LaMarre. Currently on the 40-man roster we have Zach Granite and Jake Cave down in Rochester who are both left-handed. According to statistics, 10% of the world population is left-handed. The Twins front office may want to consider looking for talent in the much larger demographic base. 3. The Blue Jays: Nobody is struggling as bad as the Twins but the Blue Jays may be the next in line. Just 3-7 in their last 10 games, the Jays have cooled off after a fairly warm start to the season. Their starters have some interesting names but Estrada, Garcia and Stroman haven’t been good at all. There was a time when the Jays would come to town with Bautista, Encarnacion, Donaldson and Tulo. None of those guys are coming this time. It’ll just be the normal non-threatening Thunder Bay group who sit in the upper deck, drink too much and laugh at everything. They are all named Gordon. 4. Today’s Joe M Conversation: McCarthy: Joe… you have really lost weight. Morgan: Thank you for noticing. It wasn’t planned. I wasn’t on a diet and it just kind of happened. Mauer: Maybe you are dying. Montana: That is possible Morgan: Thank you for that… I feel better now. Maddon: I lost a bunch of weight once… found it again at Krispy Kreme. 5. Iowa: In the movie 'Field of Dreams', the ghosts would ask “Is this Heaven?" Costner would reply “No… it’s Iowa.” As I drove through Iowa, I thought about that line. If ghosts can’t tell the difference, I may have to manage my expectations for when my time comes. ____________________ Lineups: BLUE JAYS 1. Steve Pearce ® LF 2. Teoscar Hernandez ® RF 3. Justin Smoak (S) 1B 4. Yangervis Solarte (S) 3B 5. Kevin Pillar ® CF 6. Russell Martin ® C 7. Kendrys Morales (S) DH 8. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ® 2B 9. Aledmys Diaz ® SS Aaron Sanchez® P TWINS 1. Brian Dozier ® 2B 2. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 3. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 4. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B 5. Max Kepler (L) CF 6. Robbie Grossman (S) RF 7. Logan Morrison (L) DH 8. Mitch Garver ® C 9. Ehire Adrianza (S) SS Lance Lynn® P Gametime forecast: The current rain will pass into partly cloudy skies, that will not drip, 77 deg F, winds at 14mph from the S. My what a difference a month makes. Maybe they shouldn't start games so early. Please win Twins. Please. Click here to view the article

On his home run last night. Good for him... it had to feel good but I don’t care. Rosario was on third half way down the line because the ridiculous shift was on again. The Reds were willing to give up a run if LoMo could have bunted down the third base line. Yeah... he hit a two run homer but he didn’t know he was going to do that. It’s one thing to not bunt for the free single. But not bunting for a free run is hard to justify. Logsn needs to start working on this pronto. If he can’t figure out how to beat the shift. He will finish the year hitting around .200. Maybe 20 homers because he will lose AB’s. When he hits FA. He will have nobody calling. He has to learn to beat the shift.

The Twins are coming back home to start a 3-game series with the Reds tonight. It’s been a difficult road trip and, typically, when loved ones come home from a difficult road trip, they are welcomed back. I’m sure there will be throngs of well-wishers lined up to greet them at the airport with flowers. Let’s not sugarcoat it… things have been very bad on multiple levels; however… we will get an opportunity to gauge just how bad things really are this weekend. Yeah… it’s bad… but it could be worse than we think. The Reds have won a total of 5 games this year. If the Twins continue to struggle against the Reds… things will be worse for us than we think because as bad as it is for us… it has been much worse for the Reds. This weekend will be a test… I hope they have been studying. BTW… against the Yankees… we had some third strike calls that were missed by the umps, which turned into hits and runs. It reminded me of the Didi Gregarious missed call and subsequent 3 run homer in the WC game last year. I’m an automated strike zone advocate and you won't ever change my mind about that. If people insist on the need for the human element, let’s give the job to a 10 year old so we can have more of that human element. Let’s be honest… when people say “human element”… they are using a term that sounds better than “mistakes”. Here are some things to think about: 1. Top Non-Trump News Story (Or Stories): I’m currently in Iowa and they don’t get news here. I think that is so they are not influenced by anything before they get to decide who the presidential candidates will be. Anyway, I’m a little behind on what has been happening around the world. All I can really do is talk about something that happened to me yesterday. I’m in Des Moines driving past a golf course. It looked to be in wonderful condition for this early in the year. Up ahead on the left side of the road I can see netting, and I correctly assume that it must be surrounding the course driving range with the netting protecting the cars on the road. As I get closer to the netting, I was thinking to myself that it didn’t seem high enough. The very second I was thinking that… a golf ball struck the car in front of me. It’s quite possible that I was right. 2. Our Twins: Seven straight losses… I’ve always talked about the need to put up crooked numbers. The seven in our losing streak is not what I meant. 3. The Reds: It’s bad in Cincinnati - 5 wins and 20 losses thus far. Offensively, they are being led by someone called Scooter; it is never good when a guy called Scooter is leading the way. On the mound they are led by a guy called Homer; you don’t want a guy named Homer giving them up. The Reds will hopefully “scoot” “home” on Sunday with 3 more losses to add to the pile of L’s they have been collecting. 4. Today’s Joe M Conversation: Montana: Guys… I’m in trouble. Mauer: Why? Montana: My wife had a dream last night that I was flirting with someone. Maddon: Let me get this straight - your wife dreamt that? You were not doing that? Montana: Yeah Morgan: I’ve been through this before… there is nothing to do about it. Take the blame. McCarthy: Yeah… it’s your fault. Montana: Seriously? McCarthy: Yeah 5. Crown Royal: Crown Royal comes in a pouch. After you drink the entire bottle, the pouch doubles as a barf bag; or you can use it hold your shattered dreams. The genius and efficiency of that does not get nearly the credit it deserves. ____________________ Lineups: REDS Jesse Winker(L) DH Jose Peraza(R ) SS Joey Votto(L) 1B Scooter Gennett(L) 2B Eugenio Suarez(R ) 3B Scott Schebler(L) RF Adam Duvall(R ) LF Tucker Barnhart(S) C Billy Hamilton(S) CF Luis Castillo(R ) P TWINS Brian Dozier(R ) 2B Joe Mauer(L) 1B Miguel Sano(R ) 3B Eddie Rosario(L) LF Max Kepler(L) CF Eduardo Escobar(S) SS Logan Morrison(L) DH Robbie Grossman(S) RF Jason Castro(L) C Phil Hughes(R ) P Gametime forecast: playable with little chance of a postponement Go Twins! Win ... PLEASE! Click here to view the article

I checked the standings just to be sure. Yesterday morning we were 8-8 This morning we are 8-9. No matter how bad it was. It ended up as only one loss in the loss column.

Missed Call by the Ump is now up to 3 runs. 4 Runs total counting Hicks in the 1st inning. If they are called correctly... We would still be losing but I'd have less to fixate on.

I grit my teeth every time. They have the technology.

Another missed 3rd strike by the ump leads to a run.

RYAN LaMARRE!!!

Fixed it for ya.

LaMarre knows how to get on base!!!

We will have Chief wear it. The costume could be easily produced. The Rain Cloud that Follows him will take some serious engineering work.

The Twins scouting report is throw outside of the zone.

Innovative ideas in the evolution of office space?

It's a marathon... not a sprint. We are just fueling up for the incredible push that is going to knock our socks off.

Yeah... I wasn't going to go there but it should be listed as thee most prime example of how not to handle a 1st round draft pick. Hand him a CF job before he is ready with no back up plan whatsoever. Do this 3 years in a row and then when he finally shows signs of improvement. They trade a 5 tool player for a back up catcher. And then he succeeds with the Yankees and we have people saying that he was terrible for the Twins. I'll never be convinced that the trade was understandable... not even slightly understandable.

The Good News: I have a lot of Yankees on my Fantasy Team. The Bad News: I have a lot of Twins on my other Fantasy Team.