The Astros continue to try and prove that they belong with the Big Dogs. The Twins are trying to prove the same. It's a match up of young teams that have won more than they have lost. It has all the ingredients of entertaining baseball. Here are some things to think about: 1. Houston -- It's just a matter of time... It's not a question of if... it's a question of when. At some point in time... the city of Houston will be destroyed and will simply no longer exist. Destroyed either by a massive hurricane that grew to larger than normal proportions because of the warmer waters created by global warming, or destroyed by a massive riot sparked by the words of President Trump. FEMA and cartographers will team up and leap into immediate action at that moment and make sure that all maps no longer include Houston. If it wasn't for the Houston Rockets in the 90's... the city of Houston would have never produced a championship in any sport. The Rockets won a couple of titles back then with the help of Hakeem the Dream, but now they have Kevin McHale so that's over. 2. The Astros -- I'm trying to think about the Astros without mentioning the big grey and sometimes brown dog with a limited vocabulary owned by the Jetsons. A dog so large and flexible that it could stand up and put his arm around George. I don't want to think about Astro because it's too obvious. Astros... Astro... I think we all get it. So... I've decided to not devote thought number two to Astro and instead I'll focus my thoughts on George. 3. George Springer -- The 'Stros have activated George Springer from the disabled list and he's back in the lineup tonight in time to face our Twins. Isn't that wonderful timing... Let's just hope he's rusty from all the inactivity. Tin Man rusty with no oil can or Dorothy to help out. The Kid hasn't proved himself as the elite player that most expect him to be... yet... but that's only because of health, folks. He has that power and speed package found in the game's best players. 4. Eduardo and Eddie-- If you have either of these names, you are top 5 in slugging% for the season on our Twins' roster. If you don't have the name Eddie or Eduardo... you need to be named Miguel or Brian. If you have any other name... you are not leading the Twins in slugging percentage. This concludes my research on names and their relationship to slugging percentage on the Twins' roster for the 2015 season. 5. Family Photos -- I'm still meeting and learning about all my new co-workers. A co-worker was talking about his family when he decided to grab his phone and show me a photo. I noticed a wife (I assumed)... 3 kids and a big dog. The first thing he points to... is the dog and he says... "That's Max." It was a nice looking dog but I wondered why he chose to introduce the dog first. -------------------- Game-time forecast: 92 deg F, mostly cloudy, 15% chance of precipitation, winds from the SE at 8mph. Lineups: TWINS Hicks CF (yay!) Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Sano DH Plouffe 3B Rosario LF Hunter RF Suzuki C Escobar SS Pelfrey P ASTROS Springer RF Altuve 2B Correa SS Gattis DH Lowrie 3B Gomez CF Rasmus LF Valbuena 1B Conger C McHugh P Go Twins! Play ball! Click here to view the article