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In 1919 the population of Fergus Falls was around 7,000. Back in those times towns would grow significantly when the railroad came to town. During the 1920 census shortly after the Otter Tail Valley Railroad was established through Fergus Falls. The Population exploded to 1.8 Million as a result of the railroad. A census taker named Bob came to town on a train and he got stuck in a loop executing the door to door census and he counted the same ten households over 60 thousand times. There were 60,014 people named Vern Wright in Fergus Falls according to the Fergus Falls census figures. By the time the 1930's census was completed... Almost all of the superfluous fictional people had left and the town population plummeted to 9,000.

The Twins open up a 3-game series against the Indians. Here we are… mid-May… tied for 1st place with the Indians. This series is a head to head battle for the AL Central lead. How is this possible? We are working with a 4-man rotation (closer to a 3-man, actually) and a bullpen that has been lit up like Foster Brooks, and last night Polanco was our clean-up hitter. This might be one of those seasons where the Twins contend and the Twins Daily faithful hate the moves made to keep them contending. This might be one of those seasons of satisfactory results from unsatisfactory methods. Maybe the means won’t justify the ends. Maybe it will be like winning a race across town and using the sewer as a shortcut. If you win a race that way… nobody will want to hug you afterwards. Here are some things to think about: 1. Cleveland – Cleveland tries to claim to be the birthplace of Rock and Roll but we all know that Pat Boone was the originator and he was born in Jacksonville, Florida. Cleveland had Aaron Boone and currently has Boone Logan so now Cleveland is building the Boone Hall of Fame with a big Daniel Boone statue in front of the main doors. Cleveland has built itself up on the backs of others throughout its history. It’s a little known fact that Cleveland originally became a major city because of Minnesota. As a major shipping port on the Great Lakes, Cleveland was the destination for Iron Ore out of the Iron Range and this started the growth spurt. Cleveland was the 5th largest city in America in the 1920’s… behind New York City, Chicago, Fergus Falls and Philadelphia. When it comes to Iron Ore… apparently it takes more people to receive Iron Ore than it does to ship it. While Cleveland grew to major city status on the back of the Iron Ore trade, it should be pointed out that Hibbing does not have a professional sports team. Yes… Cleveland has stolen almost everything from everyone else but they have produced a couple of things that we all enjoy… Smuckers Jelly and Progressive Insurance. Cleveland may lack a certain flow but Cleveland… ironically… brought us Flo. 2. Our Twins – Minnesota is currently 10th in the American League in Runs Scored and 12th in the American League in ERA. If you look at those numbers… of course we are in 1st place… where else would we be? 3. The Indians – All everyone talked about was that Cleveland rotation going into 2017. Who could match that rotation? Boston adds Sale, Price and Porcello and people say it’s almost as good as the Indians. Fast forward to mid-May and the Indians starters have combined for a 4.85 ERA and that is last in the American League… but of course they are in 1st place… where else would they be? 4. Today’s Joe M Conversation Maddon: Would you call these skies partly sunny or partly cloudy? Montana: Good question… Where does partly cloudy end and partly sunny begin? McCarthy: I wonder if it’s in the dictionary… does anybody have one? Maddon: I do… I keep one in my back pocket at all times Mauer: What’s a dictionary? Montana: You don’t know what a dictionary is? Mauer: I never went to college McCarthy: It’s a… well… how do I explain this? It’s a book… it has every word in it. Mauer: Every word? McCarthy: It’s tough to explain. Maddon: Guys, I have one right here. Montana: Grab your phone… look it Up. Maddon: Guys Mauer: I’m not getting any reception Montana: Yeah me neither Maddon: Guys, what are you doing? Montana: Hold your phone in the air… see if that helps. Mauer: It’s not helping. McCarthy: Maybe there is a dictionary pamphlet somewhere or something? Maddon: I'M LOOKING UNDER D 5.Quicksand – You don’t hear about quicksand anymore. In the 60’s and 70’s we had people dramatically sinking in quicksand in lots of movies and TV shows. These days nobody seems to sink in quicksand anymore. I wouldn’t even know where to find quicksand. The closest thing I have to quicksand is the bean bag chair in the basement and I have one hell of a time getting out of that so I get the concept. ____________________ Lineups: TWINS Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer 1B Miguel Sano 3B Max Kepler RF Kennys Vargas DH Eddie Rosario LF Jorge Polanco SS Jason Castro C Byron Buxton CF Ervin Santana P INDIANS Carlos Santana 1B Francisco Lindor SS Michael Brantley LF Edwin Encarnacion DH Jason Kipnis 2B Jose Ramirez 3B Lonnie Chisenhall CF Yan Gomes C Brandon Guyer RF Josh Tomlin P Weather: meh ... mid-50s, cloudy, 10mph breeze from the NNE. Click here to view the article

Not really sure who he is... I had to look him up on Wilkapedia.

Berrios is a beautiful new gas station with a grand opening scheduled for June 29. Duffey... You nailed it.

The Twins started spring training with 8 sensible defensible SP options: Santana Santiago Gibson Hughes May Mejia Berrios Duffey May is out with injury Duffey was moved to the pen Gibson and Mejia have been tried and sent down. This starting pitching tank is on "E" and there isn't a gas station to be found. Wilk... That's our front office walking around with a gas can... looking for drips of fuel... in the couch cushions.

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On second thought... You should have expressed it this way: Mrs. Chief: So he could make a clean getaway Chief: Mmffmmffmf

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First she applies the Pringle. Then she securely applies the duct tape.

Andrew Zimmern tried to make me do that... I refused... I just shook my head with my mouth closed tight with a look of fear in my eyes.

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8 Runs is the most dangerous lead in sports

They all do it It's a baseball unwritten rule

A giraffe has eaten a cracker off my head. There is no joke with that sentence. It's a true story. A giraffe has eaten a cracker off my head I just thought it was time to announce it.

This has been a Circus Boy Update

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 Of course it depends on what you personally consider to be an odd number. I think 4 is kind of odd.

I like when Birdwatcher Game Threads I was just throwing something into his Kitchen

"Ain't no stopping us Now... We're on the move"

I just googled North American Birds and grabbed a random pic. Had no idea it was a hummingbird. LOL