Riverbrian

This is starting to remind me of the movie Tin Cup David Simms: Tell me... how did a great ball-striker like you – a `legend' – manage to shoot an 83? TIN CUP: “Well, I missed a 4-foot putt on eighteen for an 82, that's how. I think 900 will be reached in similar fashion.

Wow.. How bad can it get? That question is not rhetorical

So you are suggesting a change for a better change. .

Oddly enough That comment probably isn't the first call for his head on Twinsdaily.

Falvey doesn't need to do much. Replace an entire pitching staff is all he has to do.

Here's another way to look at things. It feels kinda good that we have been watching the worst Twins team ever. Kinda special in a way... It feels kinda good that we've reached that rock bottom. Now we can start climbing back up. Gonna have to wait for some rope or a helicopter... or Spiderman... That might take a while but we can't get any lower and that feels good.

Just another example of the importance of the Catcher ERA stat.

27 Strikeouts can't be ruled out.

Yeah... I'm with ya... I'm more of an Owl dude. Owl's don't over use the word stretch.

Do you mean that all those things you told me about Chief being a Spy are classified. I'll keep that on the down low.

It is often said that the loss of a job can lead to something better. It is often said because it is often true. Things work out for good guys like you. Here's to your future... It's bright... You may not see it now but it is bright.

To steal a line from Kenny Loggins… “This is it.” All good things must come to an end…. umm… and all bad things must come to an end as well. The final series of the season starts tonight in Chicago as the Twins and White Sox battle it out to the finish the season. The Twins can still play .500 baseball if they win 46 games before Monday. With it being the final series opener… this will be my final game thread open of the year. To steal a line from the late Jim Morrison. “This is the End.” Or to steal a line from Porky Pig “Th-Th-Th-Th-Th That’s All Yolks!” (He said that when Elmer Fudd walked away with all of the albumen). Here are some things to think about: 1. The End of the World – I was looking at the calendar and I just realized that our days are indeed numbered. 2. Thanksgiving -- Easily my favorite holiday… the entire Family gets together and just enjoys each other’s company. Every Thanksgiving about 20 of the Riverbrian clan gathers together under one roof for great food and great conversation. Of course as they day rolls on toward the end… most of the routine topics of conversation are exhausted and the topics have no choice to be unpredictable and interesting. For example… last Thanksgiving… my nephew mentioned that one out of 5 people are Chinese… I thought about this… looked at my entire family and wondered which 4. 3. Thanksgiving Part II -- Many years ago… when my youngest son was about 6... he saw my Dad take out his dentures. He’d never seen anything like that before. His eyes got real wide and he said “Grandpa… take out your eyes next!!!” 4. Wi-Fi Passwords -- I was visiting my sister who lived in Atlanta and I had my IPad along so I could keep up with my Twins. I asked my sister for her Wi-Fi password and she said, “It’s on the fridge.” It didn’t work… I kept failing to connect so I asked her if I was spelling it correctly… I T S O N T H E F R I D G E. 5 Things to Think about – Let’s close with a piece of advice… Be careful with your thoughts… they can become words at any moment. ____________________ Lineups: TWINS Brian Dozier® 2B Jorge Polanco(S) SS Robbie Grossman(S) LF Miguel Sano® DH Kennys Vargas(S) 1B Eduardo Escobar(S) 3B John Ryan Murphy® C Logan Schafer(L) RF Byron Buxton® CF Tyler Duffey® P WHITE SOX Adam Eaton(L) RF Tim Anderson® SS Melky Cabrera(S) LF Jose Abreu® 1B Justin Morneau(L) DH Todd Frazier® 3B Carlos Sanchez(S) 2B Omar Narvaez(L) C Leury Garcia(S) CF Carlos Rodon(L) P Game-time forecast: 63 deg F, completely overcast, very possibly rainy, winds from the NE at 14mph. We might be playing two on Sunday (if needed) because it looks like the rain won't stop until mid-afternoon on Saturday. Such is life. Click here to view the article

The Twins open up a 3-game series tonight in Kansas City. Nothing but road games left on the schedule. No more games are scheduled for Target Field in 2016. If you have plans to attend a game at Target Field this week… I’d come up with something else to do because the gates may be locked. Hopefully… the Twins will be a little more on target when they start playing games at Target Field in 2017. Just something to aim for. Here are some things to think about: 1. Target – Sometimes when I’m bored… I like to go to Target wearing a Red polo shirt and then stand in the center of the store. Shoppers will come up to you and ask for directions. When that happens… I simply point in a random direction. Occasionally I’m right. 2. Aim High – There’s a quote “Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.” I’ve always remembered this quote and was thinking about it. I did some research to find out who the quote came from and shockingly… it did not come from Terry Ryan. 3. Darts – A couple of years ago… we had a hard time trying to decide where to vacation and our solution was to simply throw a dart at the map and take our vacation wherever it landed. I would not recommend this method to anyone. It was the worst vacation ever. We spent an entire week about 37 miles off the coast of Southern New Jersey. 4. Bullseye – When you aim for something, it can be a very exciting moment when you hit the bullseye dead center. However… it does piss off the bulls. 5. Absence – After walking in the door… I said to my wife, “Did you miss me?” She replied, “Yes I did… and I’ve also run out of bullets.” _____________________ Lineups: TWINS Brian Dozier® 2B Robbie Grossman(S) DH Max Kepler(L) RF Miguel Sano® 3B Logan Schafer(L) LF Eduardo Escobar(S) SS Juan Centeno(L) C Byron Buxton® CF James Beresford(L) 1B Jose Berrios® P ROYALS Jarrod Dyson(L) CF Whit Merrifield® 2B Eric Hosmer(L) 1B Kendrys Morales(S) DH Salvador Perez® C Alex Gordon(L) LF Paulo Orlando® RF Alcides Escobar® SS Cheslor Cuthbert® 3B Ian Kennedy® P Game-time forecast: 72 deg F, clear, the sun will be setting at game time, so 12% waning crescent moonshiny, winds from the WNW at 5mph. Go Twins! Click here to view the article

The Mariners have navigated their way to Minnesota to start a 3-game series tonight at Target Field. I didn’t see it… but I read that the Twins gave up a run on a wild pitch while intentionally walking Erick Aybar yesterday. Walking Erick Aybar is pretty strange but it’s really strange that intentionally walking Erick Aybar isn’t the strangest thing that happened at that moment. I don’t know what to think after reading that… they may have to spend some money and get some new kids. My thoughts are scattered. Here are some things to think about: 1. College Money – I haven’t seen much of my youngest son since he moved into the dorm, but I came home from work yesterday and there he was walking out of our house. He needed some cash because he was going somewhere with his friends. My wife didn’t give him any because we gave him plenty of money last week, so… I opened my wallet and handed him a $20 and said, “Now Don’t Tell Mom I gave you that.” He takes the $20 and says… “It’ll take more than $20 to keep me quiet Dad.” 2. Dinner with who? – I was asked the question “If you could have dinner with anyone… living or dead… who would it be? I’m not stupid… I said… “The living one.” 3. Broom – I swept the garage floor with my wife this weekend. It didn’t work very well so I put her down and used a broom instead. 4. Reservations – I called an upscale restaurant to make reservations at 6:00 for a party of 4. The person on the phone said… “I’m sorry… we are booked up at 6:00 but we do have an opening at 5:40.” I said… "I’ll take it… and by the way… we will be 20 minutes late." 5. Good People – A co-worker slapped me on the back and said that I was “Good People.” It’s true… I am… I mean… we are. ____________________ Lineups: MARINERS Norichika Aoki(L) LF Seth Smith(L) RF Robinson Cano(L) 2B Nelson Cruz® DH Kyle Seager(L) 3B Adam Lind(L) 1B Leonys Martin(L) CF Mike Zunino® C Ketel Marte(S) SS James Paxton(L) P TWINS Brian Dozier® 2B Jorge Polanco(S) SS Robbie Grossman(S) LF Miguel Sano® DH Kennys Vargas(S) 1B Kurt Suzuki® C Eduardo Escobar(S) 3B Logan Schafer(L) RF Byron Buxton® CF Kyle Gibson® P Game-time forecast: 65 deg F, overcast but only a 6% chance of rain, winds from the ESE at 11mph. But the rain is coming. Likely tomorrow for the game. And the pub crawl. :/ Go Twins! Click here to view the article

It's still gonna take more time.

1. Bamboo 2. Shreveport Louisana 3. Dangling Participles 4. Canoes 5. Susan Dey

I think he can I'm starting to question his effort now.

That catch will make up for his throw.

Don't argue with me on my birthday!!!

Looked like he wasn't really trying.

Thanks for the birthday wishes all!!! It's been a great day... Just got back from B-Dubs and I'm in my seat and the game is on.

You mean eat them. Everybody else does it wrong