Riverbrian

She probably will need that beer later

Thank God... We have people who have college degrees who can handle things like that. People like Bob Newhart and Lorraine Bracco

Who is the lucky Wolves rep at the table?

GLORM!!! How's things on Rodeo? Now you type -- "Got Calf Roped at the boutique"

See that Case in between them... Put Brian Dozier's face on it... Like he's crawling out of it.

I hope so... I'll fit right in with ignorance... Feel right at home. As far as my affiliations... That's the way it has worked in my life. The Twins and Vikings are too deep rooted. I'm a lifer. But... The Wild and T-Wolves are still fairly new and haven't really been established and I'll be getting Pistons and Red Wings on the Tube nightly. I grew up in Northern Minnesota and I grew up a Gopher Fan in all sports. I moved to Grand Forks and UND Hockey took over and now I hate the Gophers in Hockey. Still Cheer for them in Football and Basketball but I can't support them anymore in Hockey. I was all about the North Stars when I was younger but when they left... It killed me and the Wild just haven't cemented me yet.

Yes... Unless it bounces off the beer man in foul territory first.

With my upcoming move to Michigan... I'm worried about my T-Wolves luke warm fandom turning into Piston cheering.

Put the Philly Phanatic on Bass

I'm not sure. But I'm going to avoid guessing Grunge or Nu-Metal.

1 run is OK... Diehard is off the hook

I think the Wolves will get the #3 because it's a 2 big superstar draft.

LOL... That's Gold!!! I'm sure they are doing "Cool Change" in that picture

Is that tonight? I'm willing to bet that the Knicks get the #1 Pick.

Diehard... Those two singles to lead off the 2nd are on you

Now I'm thinking about Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin I "Well I can't quit you baby.. but I got to put you down for a little while".

I think Clint Hurdle is strongly considering it.

PLOUFFE How ya doin... Halsey

He did... not in typical fashion... but he did.

I'm beginning to think that it's us. Something about us I don't know what it is about us but I think it's all about us. Liriano seems to pitch real well when it doesn't involve us. With us... It looks like the same ole Liriano.

That's Excellent

Nope... I need a photo of President Ford Jamming on Guitar with the Little River Band

It's your own fault... getting Married

Tonight it's the Pirates live from Pittsburgh. Francisco Liriano will take the mound and he's been the real deal for the Pirates since landing in that uniform. Kennys Vargas has been sent down so he won't get to enjoy the Primanti Sandwich but we really don't need a DH for this series since using a DH is against the rules in the National League. I don't know who makes up these National League rules but it must be someone different than who makes up the rules in American League. Here are some Things to Think About: 1. MLB Standings -- If this was 2012 or 2013 or 2014 or umm... 1981 or 1644 for that matter, it would be silly to be thinking about the MLB Standings. However, it's 2015 so let's think about it. The Twins are just 3 games out of the AL Central lead and if the season ended today… the Twins would be one of the Wild Card Teams. As long as this is a case... I think I should think about that each time. To make up for not being able to think about in 2013 and the year 1644. The current Twins magic number is 4327 or thereabouts. 2. Kennys Vargas -- Not only did they send him down... they sent down both of him. In case you missed my dry sense of humor... both of him is a reference to the plural-ness of the name Kennys. Now I've gone and ruined it by explaining it. Anyway... Because there are two of him... this move will open up two roster spots for the Twins to fill some holes. We've always wondered how Kennys got so large physically... it's because there are two of him and his hitting as been very Jekyll and Hyde so down they go. Eduardo Nunez has returned from the D.L. to take one spot. I guess we will have to wait and see who the Twins call up to replace the other Kenny. You know... the Kenny that Kenny Swallowed. 3. Francisco Liriano -- We get to face our old friend Francisco Liriano tonight. Honestly... I'm not the type to give up on players. I firmly believe that talented players can find the light switch. Although in Liriano's case... I had given up. He was so lost on the mound that I had no choice but to give up. When he was traded to the White Sox... it was like a weight off my shoulders. Fast forward to his time in Pittsburgh... He's been absolutely good... He's been the pitcher that we always hoped he could be. Did he just find the light switch when he landed in Pittsburgh or did someone grab him by the head and say..."Look... A Light Switch... Go Ahead and Flip it". I stay out of conversations about our coaching staff because I have no idea how they conduct their day to day business but perhaps the most damning evidence on Rick Anderson is Francisco Liriano and Vance Worley and how they are performing in Pittsburgh. That may not be fair because I'm not thinking about any success stories of Rick Anderson but I can't help but be not fair in these two cases. Hindsight doesn't require bi-focals. 4. Pittsburgh -- I've only driven through the area but I plan on stopping and staying in the Steel City on the 26th and 27th to get a full feel for the goings on. I look forward to going to PNC Park to watch the Pirates play the Marlins. The park sure looks beautiful on my 42 inch screen TV. The people of Pittsburgh have the ability to eat tupperware and this makes them a little bit different than the people from other cities. The Primanti Sandwich originates in Pittsburgh and the sandwich is built by taking the entire plate of food in a typical meal and pouring it between two slices of bread... meat, French Fries, Cole Slaw, Pudding, a glass of milk, a napkin and the actual dinner plate. Yeah... the Plate is the real crunchy part. The City of Pittsburgh passed a law that all sports teams must wear Black and Yellow. Wiz Khalifa (you know what it is) was part of the city council at the time. Pittsburgh has three rivers to choose from. There is the Ohio, the Allegheny and the Monongahela. If you have to choose a river... choose the Ohio because it's easier to spell. 5. Commitments -- My wife surprised me last night. In an out of the blue candid moment she told me that I was "All right." I was trying to watch Impractical Jokers on TV at the time so I really wasn't paying attention but my wife felt it was important to confirm her feelings for me. This feeling will last for at least a month so our long term future is in good shape. To be perfectly clear... there aren't any problems... my wife just felt like talking and I felt like pretending to listen to her. As the conversation continued. She said… "Our kids are doing well and we've done a nice job building our life and future and besides at our age we still need each other. There won't be as many people interested in us anymore." I told her that isn't necessarily true... "Surely there is an archaeologist looking for that special someone". Lineups and Weather will be posted here... Actually... below Here. If they were posted exactly here... the words would get mixed up with what I'm typing in this spot and that would make it difficult for anyone to read. So to clarify... the Lineups and the Weather conditions will be posted below here. There might even be a blank line of space that separates this section from the beginning of the lineups and the weather. I won't be posting the lineups so I don't know that for sure. That will be an option that ChiTown has to consider before she places that information in. ------------------- Not only a space, but dashes, too. Today there are 20 dashes. Other days there are more or less than that. Onward ... Game-time forecast: 68 deg, partly cloudy (sunset at 8:33pm), winds at 13mph from the NW. Temps will drop approx. 10 degrees during the course of the game. Not sure if that's usual or not. It dropped about 30 degrees here overnight. Lineups: TWINS Santana SS Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Hunter RF Suzuki C Hicks CF Robinson LF Nolasco P PIRATES Polanco RF Walker 2B McCutchen CF Marte LF Kang SS Alvarez 1B Harrison 3B Cervelli C Liriano P And let the games begin! Click here to view the article