Riverbrian

Maybe Not

BUXTON!!!

It is Bark made me

It is. isn't it It's why Polanco and Sano are struggling I'm going with that

I predict the D.R. will be less and less of a SS factory as time goes by. The reason... Better field conditions. MLB teams are putting money in and building decent facilities. The D.R. baseball fields used to be in horrible shape... Shortstops used to have to learn field tough bounces off rocks. Not so much anymore.

Those type of concerns would follow him to any base.

When not in use... Happy Fun Buxton should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration. Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Buxton... Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company, Global Chemical Unlimited, of any and all liability. Do not taunt Happy Fun Buxton

If I was as fast as Buxton I could catch Antelope. Then I'll need claws and teeth. So... umm.. Nevermind.

I'm not changing mine. Bark made mine especially for me.

And she lived in a room just off the kitchen and dated the butcher.

The Twins open up a 3-game series with the Indians tonight. The Twins pitching has been… umm… Hey! The Vikings kick off the season on Sunday. Here are some things to think about: 1. Vikings -- The Vikings are Norse seafarers who traveled far and wide from their Scandinavian homelands as they pillaged their way across Europe during the Middle Ages. They come from the land of ice and snow… from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow… led by Hagar the Horrible and his first mate, Lucky Eddie. There is no historical evidence that Vikings wore horned helmets. There is also no historical evidence that they ate fish soaked in lye and no historical evidence that they were somber, introverted, simple-minded people with bad manners and muddy boots. There is no historical evidence, even though all of that perfectly describes the entire population of Fertile, Minnesota. 2. Lions -- I’m a different cat from time to time. For example… If you don’t see (True Story) brackets, you know I’m a Lion. 3. Bears -- I went Bear hunting once with a friend. We took a small private plane into the middle of nowhere deep into Northern Ontario. We got off the plane and the pilot says to my friend, “Now remember… we can only take one bear back… just one bear only.” I was a little concerned by this because we both had planned on each getting one bear. My friend took this same trip last year so he looked at me and said, “Don’t worry about it.” Eventually… we each got our bear and when the plane arrived to take us back… the pilot said… “It’s a small plane… I told both of you… one bear only.” My friend then said, “We had this same discussion last year… I gave you a hundred dollars and you let us take two bears back… here’s a hundred dollars… can we take two bears back?” The pilot took the money and said, “OK,” and off we went with the two bears. Turns out… the pilot was right… we made it maybe 20 miles when the plane crashed because of the weight of the bears. We were alright but I was pretty nervous so I asked the Pilot if he had any idea where we were… he said, “About the same place we crashed last year.” 4. Packers – Curly Lambeau founded the football team back in 1919. He solicited the funds needed for uniforms from his employer the Indian Packing Company and the funds came with the condition that the team was named after its sponsor. As the years went by… a new condition was created... all fans of the team must be obnoxious. 5. The Superbowl -- Generally… the earlier you purchase your airline tickets… the cheaper they are. So in an effort to save a few bucks, I’d go ahead and book your air travel to Houston for Superbowl LI now. Cheer on (spoiler alert) your Minnesota Vikings as they take on the Cleveland Browns. I believe Superbowl LI is the 51st Superbowl. I’m not sure… The big game used to be titled numerically. This year it is named after some Chinese guy. ____________________ Lineups: INDIANS Carlos Santana (S) 1B Jason Kipnis (L) 2B Francisco Lindor (S) SS Mike Napoli [R) DH Jose Ramirez (S) 3B Lonnie Chisenhall (L) RF Abraham Almonte (S) LF Tyler Naquin (L) CF Roberto Perez [R) C Danny Salazar [R) P TWINS Brian Dozier [R) 2B Jorge Polanco (S) SS Joe Mauer (L) 1B Miguel Sano [R) 3B Max Kepler (L) RF Kurt Suzuki [R) DH Logan Schafer (L) LF John Ryan Murphy [R) C Byron Buxton [R) CF Tyler Duffey [R) P Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy (if it rains today, it should dissipate by game time), 71 deg F, winds from the NW at 7mph. Go Twins! Click here to view the article

When you consider the cost of Free Agents. Drafting and Development has to be extremely important to the long term health of an organization. Cutting corners here seems absolutely goofy. If I was the POBO... I'd not only expand but seriously compete for the best of the best by doubling salaries and that additional expense would add up to less than what Kurt Suzuki makes. For example... Not only would I expand our analytics department to help assess baseball talent. I'd also create a separate analytics department that only focuses on front office personnel across the league. Truly identify the best of the best with actual data and make offers that they can't refuse.

AA certainly has shown aggressiveness. I don't know if he would be good or bad... but I'd bet on aggressive change.

(Shakes Head) I'm actually looking at the second hand of my watch How long it takes for Vargas to get here is going to reflect the amount of support that I give Rob Antony going forward.

9 Hits plus only 1 Walk... 10 Baserunners His Last outing was 6 hits and 5 Walks for 11 Baserunners Let us celebrate this WHIP Improvement (HIGH FIVE)

Wimmers has a max effort change up and it goes well with his max effort fastball.

Rochester Red Wings season is officially done now. Is it ok to assume that Vargas is on his way to Minnesota?

If you didn't know the limestone was there. While Jumping for that ball. Logan would have looked as ridiculous as anybody as ever looked in a professional baseball game.

And still he's one of our top 3 pitchers!!! (High Five)

And Mauer ends up patiently waiting for a pitch that never comes. Joe doesn't have a chance to get back to what he once was.

Yeah... Women!!! They also give you no credit for percentages. Wife: You spilled again!!! You Spill all the time!!! Riverbrian: It's not like you don't spill on occasion! Wife: Once a Year... I spill a beer... You spill once a week. Riverbrian: You have maybe 3 beers a year. I'm having a beer all the time. Based on percentages... I'm kicking your ass! Riverbrian: Where are going with the TV? Wife: I'm moving it into the kitchen Riverbrian: Gates and Padlocks to keep me out of the living room again? Wife: Yep Riverbrian: I'll go get the gate out of the garage.

You had me until he struck out.

Kennedy proves that the Royals are not perfect.

Yeah I'm assuming that you are not allowed in the living room anymore either.