Riverbrian

Wave constantly in case the camera pans upward.

Maybe if the Wife surprises you with a brand new Driver and Putter? After the meatloaf.

Look at Sano I think he could play OF

https://youtu.be/ofVoNL6jnd4 This removes the Cheese

The only players that I would have a hard time sitting right now are: Rosario, Grossman and Sano because they hitting pretty well at this moment and I believe in HOT.

I'll pretend I didn't read this so I'm surprised.

Mauer, Grossman, Vargas, Rosario, Buxton and Kepler are 6 guys for 5 positions (DH,1B, LF, CF, RF) If they equally rotated over 162... They would each play 135. Now if you factor in injuries... The Healthy ones would play even more games. That type of playing time won't kill anyone's development and it gives all 6 players a chance to prove themselves so you can actually see for yourself if they are worth it. Now I wouldn't just rotate them equally like that... I was just using it as an example... I would still reward the performers. If a player is hitting like Grossman... he would play more and if he was hitting like Mauer... he would play less. That's how I would do it but they haven't offered me a job.

I'm one of those people who likes all kinds of rock music. I crank up Three Dog Night and I Crank Up Rage Against the Machine. If the artist is sincerly putting themselves into it... they will have my respect. Same thing goes for the guy put together the worlds largest ball of twine. He built that thing to be seen and Musicians build their thing to be heard and I will see it and I will hear it and respect it. As long as it isn't over commercialized syrup I'm on board. Bruce Springsteen is one of the top songwriters we have ever produced. You got Dylan and You got Springsteen at the very top of the pile. The only problem I have with Bruce is that is band is too big. Way too many noises to work in. As many as 3 Keyboardists... as many as 3 guitarists... Saxophone... and Bruce likes them all to show up on his records so you get this wall of sound that can be overwhelming. Springsteen is at his best when his songs are stripped down. Thunder Road is an amazing song but it really grabs you when you hear Bruce singing it by himself at a piano. Dancing in the Dark is a great song but the production can be a little off-putting but if you listen to an acoustic version of Dancing in the Dark... Wow. Bruce is a treasure and if he doesn't grab you... You should give him another try and listen to his acoustic work.

Things are going to get a little more complicated now that Vargas is up. At least they better get complicated because we have nobody that is producing at the "I can't afford to sit this guy... not even once"... level. If Vargas is going to get AB's... Mauer or Grossman will have to sit or move to a differnent position to make room. Mauer won't move to another position and he isn't going to sit extensively. Grossman has been one of our better hitters this year so he shouldn't sit extensively and he can play some OF. So moving Grossman to the OF on occasion will allow Grossman, Buxton, Kepler and Rosario to sit a little bit and give Vargas some AB's to Crush a couple. Kepler taking an occasional day off won't kill him. I'm not sure if this is how Molitor would do it... but it's how I would do it.

Tonight will be sit #1

All I know... It was quiet and then immediately in unison... extremely loud and like nothing I've heard before. I couldn't see a single bird but along with all the noise... The tree started shaking and I mean really shaking. If I had to describe the sound... It sounded like the Ghost of Lee Harvey Oswald angry... much larger... and coming out of the nearby tree. My heart didn't stop racing for a couple of weeks.

Our Twins travel to Texas for a brand new series and this is good because the old series stunk. Yesterday was a horrible performance and I couldn’t help but think of a great performer because of it. Back in February of 1984, Bruce Springsteen thought his new album “Born in the USA” was done and ready for final production. After all, the band started recording material back in January of 1982 and after 13 months of on and off sessions, they finished 86 possible songs for this new album and some of those songs were pretty good. It was easy to assume that the album was ready but Manager Jon Landau didn’t think so. Bruce’s last release “Nebraska” was a great album but it was dark and acoustic and it didn’t produce any hits. Mr. Landau wanted hits with this new album and he told Bruce that he didn’t hear a sure fire hit in any of the 86 recorded tracks and he told Bruce to go home and come back tomorrow with a sure fire hit and this pissed Bruce off. Bruce is a prolific songwriter but you need inspiration and he was being forced to write a hit song on the spot without it. The only thing in his head was how he felt about the impossibility of the absurd task he was assigned and that was… “You can’t start a fire… you can’t start a fire without a spark” and the rest is history. Dancing in the Dark was the last song written and recorded for the album and it was the first release and it became his biggest hit when it spent 4 weeks at #2. Biggest hit performed by Bruce because Manfred Mann’s cover of Blinded by the Light was technically Bruce’s only #1 hit since he wrote it. Why am I thinking about this? Because Bruce was convinced that you couldn’t write a song without inspiration and he was angry that he was forced to write a song without inspiration. Without realizing it… he had used that anger as the missing inspiration. OK… You get it… So why am I thinking about this? Because the Twins lack emotion in my opinion and they have lacked emotion for a long time now. On Saturday, Sano was handed some inspiration, he got a little angry and the team couldn’t recognize that spark and followed that up with one of the worst performances of the year on Sunday. This has inspired me to think out loud, “Is Baseball just too boring for you guys”. I hope Falvey and Levine noticed this and are prepared to cull the uninspired out eventually. This has been going on for too long. We need them to exhibit actual physical and emotional engagement to their jobs. There is darkness on the edge of this town!!! LOLLIGAGGERS!!! Here are some things to think about: 1. Dallas – I was in Dallas for a convention in September. The convention was just a few blocks from Dealey Plaza so I asked the hotel shuttle guy if he could drive me through it. I was immediately struck how the Texas Book Depository building seemed to dominate the street. It kind of sits right on top of you as you drive past and is much closer than it appears in the photos and films. There is also an “X” on the road that marks the very location that Kennedy was struck. So I am looking behind at the building and then looking forward as we approach the “X” and then I look behind at the building again and just as we crossed the X… the nearest tree started to shake violently and these loud piercing screeches came out of the shaking tree. It freaked me out… (I mean… I had to go to the hotel to change my pants freaked out). I ducked so quickly that I hit my head on the dashboard. I looked at the driver… to make sure he was OK and he was laughing while I sat there dumbfounded, rubbing my head with no idea what had just happened. I was speechless and I just stared at him, he said, “Son… those are Grackles… welcome to Texas." Grackles are birds and if you have heard Grackles in Texas… you know exactly what I heard for the first time in my now shortened life. If you have never heard Grackles before…do me a favor and just assume it was funny so the driver doesn’t seem so ridiculous in my story. 2. Our Twins – Before I hang Kyle Gibson for yesterday, I’m going to point out that Kyle Gibson received some of the worst defensive support that he could possibly receive... Santana with a dropped fly ball, two Sano misplays and a Dozier misplay. It’s hard to pitch effectively when the other team gets extra outs and Gibson got no help, at all, from his teammates. With that said… come on, Kyle… this has been going on for too long. You need to start proving you belong in the big leagues. The Bullpen has 21 pitchers on the staff and it is now spent so we need Phil Hughes to toss some serious innings tonight. We need some no-nonsense pitching from Hughes… like those no-nonsense judges that we all read about. I do wonder about the nonsense judges and where they are working. Do they wear beanies with propellers and squirt the lawyers with water pistols? They must be around if we have no-nonsense judges. 3. The Rangers – It could be worse for the Twins… they could be the Rangers. The Rangers are 9-10 while the Twins are 8-10, but the Twins are only 2 games back while the Rangers are 4 games back and are already mathematically eliminated from winning the American League West. The Rangers have some problems… they have plenty of power, but look at the batting averages. Out of 12 players with significant playing time… 9 of them have batting averages under .216 and that is not healthy. Let’s hope the Twins aren’t the remedy. 4. Today’s Joe M Conversation Maddon: Hey Joe… thanks for coming. Why do you want to join our group? Montana: My name is Joe… my last name starts with an M… I thought I’d fit in. Mauer: I don’t know… This group is… well… kind of a Midwest thing. McCarthy is from Wisconsin, Illinois is where Maddon is working and I’m from Minnesota. Montana: I went to school at Notre Dame… Indiana… South Bend… just down the road from Chicago. McCarthy: Hey… that’s right… that'll work. I say Aye. Montana: To be clear… what does this group do? Maddon: We hang around and ask each other questions? Montana: I see… so by asking the question… Mauer: (Interrupting) What does this group do… you’ve asked us a question. I say Aye. Maddon: Can you read the 6th line of that chart on the wall? Montana: E D F C Z P Maddon: The eyes have it. 5. Fireplace – I don’t own a fire place but if I did... I’m pretty sure, at some point, I would stare at the fireplace and wonder: How lazy do you have to be to name the fireplace, “Fireplace”? ____________________ Lineups: TWINS Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer 1B Miguel Sano 3B Robbie Grossman RF Jorge Polanco SS Kennys Vargas DH Chris Gimenez C Eddie Rosario LF Byron Buxton CF Phil Hughes P RANGERS Carlos Gomez CF Shin-Soo Choo DH Nomar Mazara RF Mike Napoli 1B Rougned Odor 2B Elvis Andrus SS Joey Gallo 3B Jonathan Lucroy C Jurickson Profar LF Martin Perez P Weather: Nothing to deter the game from taking place. Play ball! Click here to view the article

The save probably won't go away but the importance of the save or closer needs to diminish. Perhaps someday... A guy like Betances will win his arbitration case.

Ok Fine But Quit Jinxing Dozier!!!!

I had a friend who used to do that joke all the time. Finally I stopped pulling his finger. Unfortunately... The Guy just eventually imploded. I felt guilty... If I would have pulled his finger... Maybe he's still around today.

No way... You may have whiffed but it's still brilliant. Mauer is so bald and so out of place in the photo. It's brilliant and these amazing combinations are priceless. It's a gift.

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DUDE Don't jinx this!!! Type something about how the Tigers are known as comeback teams... quickly... do it

That's funny

Somebody should mention "athletic"

With the money he made. He probably had 40 purple rooms

Now I need Bark to put White Pants on Herbie. So everyone can see the look I'm talking about.

No Complaints when it comes to Mauer D... None at all. He's gonna have to do more with the stick tho

With a Ragged Whoop... He Cried More More More http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40934000/jpg/_40934679_idol_203b.jpg