Riverbrian

In my experience. The Baseball Gods do take an interest in household chores.

The Karns curve isn't as wonderful as I remember it being. He's hanging a few... We should be able to look for it and drive it.

GROSSMAN

In my experience... Anytime a runner is thrown out. It never looks good for the base coach who sent him.

Serious Answer; He's the type of pitcher that I would have liked to see the Twins pick up. He has always been a big strikeout guy. His Curveball is nasty. One of the best in the league. I've liked him since I saw pitch for the Rays a couple of years ago. His ERA hasn't really matched the talent I see with him but I think he is a guy who can put it together and be real good.

You can do it incognito and outcognito. Either way... i'm sure it will be neat-o

I don't know... I am often confused by "Normal"

There is the responsibility of posting something prior to game time. Once posted... in my experience... there is no responsibility when it comes to what happens after you post.

That makes sense... I hadn't really thought of that.

I cultivated that necessity over 16 thousand posts. I have to declare when I am actually serious or it will be assumed I'm not. Seriousness has probably been applied to around 40 Posts of mine over the years.

And if we are doing that. My medical bills are way too high.

In all seriousness. You would be fantastic at doing an opener at some time. You should give it a try.

I didn't insult Hamm's It was the late Joe McCarthy that did.

I was honored with a Dakota Name: "Wakpa a aaka e paya" It means "River Bull Crap"

I know that I have absolutely no idea. However... it seems to me that a job like POBO is quite limited and if you want it. You'd take it when offered because you don't know when the next one comes along. But... You might be right. After the season just might be the time when such moves are made.

As the Rockies leave Minnesota… the Royals arrive in Minnesota for a 3-game series. Both team names start with “Ro” so it’s almost like we are playing the same team. Now… there are some differences… but a few other similarities… like… they both play baseball and they will both try to beat the Twins. Both teams believe it is bad luck to be superstitious, both teams think Pelicans have an advantage when it comes to catching fly balls, both teams believe it is handy to use sign language and both teams do not believe in reincarnation and they didn’t believe in reincarnation last time either. Good luck to all trying to tell these two teams apart but I’ll tell you this… only one is real at the moment. Here are some things to think about: 1. Sioux Falls – 29% of the South Dakota state population lives in Sioux Falls. Due to weight distribution, the state is out of balance and this causes a slight tilt to the state. As a result of this tilt, everything in the state tends to roll toward the southeast. This has been proven through experiments conducted in Pierre. If you place an orange on the kitchen table, it will roll off toward the southeast. Because of this… Sioux Falls has been overrun with rogue oranges. Sioux Falls has a population of 178,500. Because the state doesn’t have corporate income tax the town has become overrun with bankers… and… umm… oranges. Approximately 154,000 of the 178,500 people are bankers. I know that sounds like a lot of bankers and you may ask what about the children. Well… most of the children are also bankers. Typical 8-year-olds are seen giving away toasters to people along with those little 'tell a friend' cards. An interesting fact about Sioux Falls… nobody would know what was happening in Hollywood if it weren’t for Sioux Falls. Pat O’Brien, of Access Hollywood fame, and Mary Hart, of Entertainment Tonight fame, are perhaps the most famous Sioux Falls alum and are both perhaps the world’s most famous bankers. 2. Our Twins – Who is pitching tonight? It is quite possible that nobody even knows because all the Twin Fans are thinking about is the performance of Jose Berrios last night. The 22 year old pitcher is now 2 for 2 when it comes to brilliant starts in 2017. He has 15.1 innings pitched so far with 15 strikeouts, 2 walks, 4 hits and a 0.59 ERA. That ERA is slightly better than the ERA he produced last year. 3. The Royals – The last time I wrote about the Royals… they were playing pretty bad. Today… as I write about the Royals… they are still playing pretty bad. Why? That would be the offense. The pitching hasn’t been terrible but the offense has. The Royals are dead last in runs scored. The current team leader in RBIs is Salvador Perez with 2. 4. Today’s Joe M Conversation Montana: Hey Joe, throw me a beer out of the cooler. McCarthy: What would you like? Montana: I’ll take Michelob Ultra. McCarthy: Joe… You? Mauer: Hamm’s please Maddon: Old Style for me McCarthy: There ya go… and I’ll take a Pepsi. Montana: Pepsi? McCarthy: Well… if you guys aren’t drinking beer… neither should I. 5. Psychic - You gotta wonder about them. You never hear about them winning the lottery. In my opinion... the most effective way to predict the future is the hotel mini-bar... if you ever want to know what things will cost 10 years from now. ____________________ Lineups: ROYALS Alcides Escobar SS Lorenzo Cain CF Eric Hosmer 1B Salvador Perez C Jorge Bonifacio RF Jorge Soler DH Whit Merrifield 2B Alex Gordon LF Cheslor Cuthbert 3B Nate Karns P TWINS Brian Dozier 2B Robbie Grossman DH Joe Mauer 1B Miguel Sano 3B Max Kepler RF Jorge Polanco SS Jason Castro C Byron Buxton CF Eddie Rosario LF Hector Santiago P Weather: 54 deg F, cloudy, winds from the ENE at 10mph, with a slight chance for snow. Okay, I was kidding about the snow part. It shouldn't rain tonight. Definitely won't say that tomorrow. Click here to view the article

I have no personal idea of the exact timelines so any thoughts of mine will be lacking that important information. But... I wish the POBO would have been hired before Terry Ryan resigned as GM. I have no idea when Pohlad finally decided to make a change but the speculation that I read (may or may not be true) made it seem like Terry Ryan stepped down when Pohlad informed him that he was making a change at the end of the year. It's possible that Pohlad knew that he was making a change before that. I have no idea when Pohlad decided. I wish it was decided in May... Search Firm Contacted... Candidates reviewed... Candidate hired and in place by June. I'm suspicious that Pohlad decided that the end of the year was when the change would happen and they were going to play out the year. I could be wrong.

Baseball does weird stuff all the time. The Twins could be weird this year.

Yep... This is why I wish Pohlad would have made the move once he decided to make the move. Waiting until the end of the year cost us a little bit of time.

Here's a call If Sano bats one more time. We will Win!!!

The Giant part won't make me self conscious at all. By the way... Here is my most recent vacation photo. http://www.blogcdn.com/travel.aol.co.uk/media/2011/08/giant-mermaid-head1.jpg

Haven't I had enough damage to my skull already?

Well I lay my head on the railroad track Waiting on the Double E But that train don't run by here no more Poor poor pitiful me

I'm not sure why but your post made me think of this: Nyquil comes in two colors, red and green, and it's the only thing on the planet that tastes like red and green -- Lewis Black.