Riverbrian

What was that Altuve?

It's not often you see an 8 run error. I'm going to mark down where I was.

For those of you scoring at home. So far the Polanco boot cost us 5 runs... Could be more It also cost Jose Berrios 31 extra pitches. That won't be more because he has been pulled. Later it will probably cost us a rested bullpen and maybe Granite or Vargas a Major league spot when they need to call up another pitcher. Ouch

Polanco is like our personal Bartman this inning.

Bummer

That's was a big one. We would have been out of the inning.

I'll see if I can write that song... Here goes Veteran Players... I've come to praise you. It took awhile just to raise you. You know the in's and you know the out's you get the benefit of the doubt. That's what I got so far. I'll have to keep working on it.

Uff Da. Berrios is gonna be pissed at you. He will probably give you a call after the game. I'd pretend you are not home.

ChiTown is Fantastic. With her help... the comprehension goes from 10% to 19%.

Back in high school I broke my index finger on my right hand playing baseball. In order to keep playing I taped my index finger to my middle finger. I was the catcher and I called for fastball and I got a curve and the ball hit the umpire. I told the ump "Sorry... we were crossed up". Went to the mound and told the pitcher that my fingers are taped together so It's only counts as a one. I told him I would make a fist when I wanted a curve. Went back... needed a curve and called for it with my fist. My fingers were still taped together so those two fingers still stuck out. Got a Fastball and the ball hit the ump.

I'm starting to think that the catcher McCann has a finger injury or something that causes him to put down two fingers all the time. Lots of curves from Morton.

Nothing like staring at blank page with no plan whatsoever.

DOZIER

I agree completely

The way are bullpen has been at times. They have to

Does Forbes have anything on Seth Stohs?

Break time is over… back to work everyone because we got to make the donuts and these donuts won’t make themselves. The Twins will all meet up in Houston to take on the mighty Astros for a 3-game series and that can be a bit of a challenge when you consider that the Astros win almost every game they play. What do we hope for in the 2nd half of the season? Myself personally… I want donuts. I want the pitching staff and defense to hang as many donuts on the scoreboard as possible. Just regular cake donuts each inning is what I’m talking about. An occasional Long John is tolerable but not too many. There are no two- or three- or four-shaped donuts that I’m aware of… I’m good with the donuts thing. Here are some things to think about: 1. Houston – When you combine nearby oil and a good port, a connoisseur will probably notice and spit it back into the glass. Every sommelier will also tell that the combination also creates a boomtown and this boomtown is still booming. Demographers have said that Houston will surpass Chicago shortly and become the 3rd largest city in the United States and maybe then… Houston will finally get a hockey team. Houston city planners are obviously zoned out because the city doesn’t have any zoning laws and this means a Dunkin Donuts can be built right next to your house or you a factory next to a church or train tracks above a left field wall or a hill with a flag pole next to center. 2. Our Twins – All-Star Break Math for You. The left hand column is bigger than the right hand column with a record of 45-43. The Twins are in 2nd place in the AL Central, 2.5 games behind the Indians and currently just one game out of the Wild Card behind the Yankees and Rays. The Twins are 18th in runs scored and 28th in runs allowed. As it stands… the Twins will draft 20th next year while the Cubs draft 18th. Jim Pohlad is worth $3.6 billion and Seth Stohs is worth a little less than that. Alright… obviously… I can’t verify the previous sentence with complete certainty. 3. The Astros – How good have the Astros been this year? Here comes the perspective… last year the Cubs won 103 games with a .640 winning percentage. The Astros right now have a .674 winning percentage so they have been better. Yeah… I know… stats can be twisted into anything. OK… how 'bout this… last year the Twins won 59 games and the Astros have already won 60 this year. However… as good as the Astros have been… they do not have the best record in MLB, because that distinction belongs to the Dodgers who have been buoyed by getting rid of Jose DeLeon. It is rough getting the Astros when you are fighting for a playoff spot in July but it could be worse. Just imagine, hypothetically, if we had to face the Dodgers in July as well… Uff Da. Sometimes hypothetical situations can be quite scary with an active imagination. We should probably do without hypothetical situations to keep things calm so I’ll just imagine a world with no hypothetical situations. 4. Today’s Joe M Conversation: McCarthy: So, the Cubs picked up Quintana from the White Sox. How do you feel about that, Joe? Maddon: I am head over heels happy about it. Montana: Umm… everybody’s head is over their heels. That is normal human… umm… stuff. Maddon: OK… I’m just happy then. McCarthy: Congratulations, Joe… we should go celebrate. Let’s try that new Italian place. Mauer: No, no, no… I’m not paying again. I always pay when we go someplace. Montana: We’ll go Dutch. Maddon: That’ll work. Mauer: No, no, no… I’m not wearing those uncomfortable wooden shoes again. McCarthy: If you don’t wear the shoes… we can’t go Dutch. Mauer: All right… damn it… I’ll pay. 5. Exception to the rule – I really don’t know what to do with this new information I just read about. Scientists in New Mexico have discovered that there is an exception to the rule that states that there are exceptions to every rule. ____________________ Lineups: TWINS Brian Dozier 2B Zack Granite LF Miguel Sano 3B Max Kepler RF Robbie Grossman DH Kennys Vargas 1B Jorge Polanco SS Jason Castro C Byron Buxton CF Jose Berrios P ASTROS George Springer CF Jose Altuve 2B Josh Reddick RF Carlos Correa SS Brian McCann C Carlos Beltran DH Yulieski Gurriel 1B Marwin Gonzalez LF Alex Bregman 3B Charlie Morton P Weather: 89 deg F with 72% humidity = a heat index of 97. Yuck. But that's better than the current 100 with 73% humidity = a heat index of 119. Double yuck. Partly cloudy with a breeze at 8mph from the SSE. Play ball and keep hydrated!! Go Twins! Click here to view the article

Sano just showed us how the Twins can reach the World Series this year. Win a non eventful matchup against a Moustakas type team in round one. Face and beat a Sanchez type team like that just upset the mighty Stanton(Astros) type team. And... And... Sano did it without decent pitching. See Everyone... Anything is possible in Baseball!!!

If in contention. Kintzler is the only player I would move.

Tom, These recaps are fantastic. A well deserved pat on the back. Thank You

If you don't know the Orioles Number Ask the Twins cuz they got it.

I got home just in time to type OWL By Far My Favorite Bird is the Great Horned Owl. Here's my Ranking 1. Great Horned Owl 2. Big Bird 3. Any Parrot that can say the right thing according to the context.

Someone has to It's not going to sit there unclimbed.

I remember having nothing to remember