Riverbrian

There are more good soccer teams in Turkey than good soccer teams in Chicken.

North is going to show up and go all Liverpool on Ya.

Balls hit that hard tend to hook hard to the left.

I want full blown relegation. I want the Lansing Lugnuts to have a chance to be in the majors.

Yeah Redknapp spent and the owners let him. The Owners didn't have the actual cash to stay out of debt so it was more an ownership issue. It's kind of funny... Portsmouth Fans hate Southampton. I've never been to England... I can barely find these locations on a map but you guessed it... I Hate Southampton.

That's like cheering for the Yankees. Ick

Being totally honest... Aston Villa, West Ham and Burnley are all teams that I've decided not to like because I can't immediately tell who I'm watching because they all wear those similar Claret and Blue Jerseys. I also scratched all the big money teams off my list and any team that has stripes. Although... Aston Villa isn't as bad as the team that I originally latched on to... Portsmouth who dropped all the way to League Two. Back in 2006... It was a Saturday Morning and I flipped on the TV and ran across a Portsmouth vs. Arsenal game. I started watching the game and just got intoit because the game is really quite beautiful to watch. Anyway... the announcers kept talking about relegation throughout the broadcast and I hadn't heard of that before so I started reading about it while the game was going and I loved the concept... The Bottom 3 teams going down a level. I actually wish American sports would take that approach because it creates drama at the top and at the bottom of the standings. Yeah I know the Twins would be AA by now but I love it anyway. Portsmouth was fighting to stay in the Premiere League and badly needed a point to survive and they were facing Arsenal who was at the top of the table and loaded with high priced talent so I started cheering for Portsmouth because I love the underdog. I found myself really starting to care and the game was intense with Arsenal generating chances and missing on those chances while already up 1-0. It wasn't looking good and the game was coming to an end when a player by the name of LuaLua scored for Portsmouth and the crowd went nuts.LuaLua after scoring did a backflip and actually hurt himself in the celebration. I was immediately hooked and Portsmouth was my team. Then they things went horribly wrong and they were relegated all the way down to League Two and I can't watch them anymore. So... I've latched on to Leicester until Portsmouth gets back maybe a decade from now.

Twins Daily Members Are Always Reasonable In All Assessments When It Comes to Player Personnel. The Folks on Angels Daily are simply out of control!!!

I'm a rotate your guys around type fan. The cool thing is that you don't sacrifice over 150 points of OPS all in 1 game.

What team?

No need to apologize... I'm flattered and impressed. Nice Job... I look forward to your 2nd, 3rd and 5th. I skipped the 4th because there is only so much looking forward that I can do.

West Coast teams are tough to stay awake for

if Mejia can be decent he'd become a third decent guy in the rotation. That will allow me to focus on the bullpen as the item remaining in the "why didn't you do something about it" box.

The Same

Aaron Judge: I hope you know... You are going to look very short in this photo and people are going to comment on it. Jose Altuve: It's Ok... I'm used to being Judged. http://www.mlb.com/assets/images/6/6/8/240077668/cuts/original_u1uc9efq_n2r3henc.jpg

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I'm a legit 5-9 I've had conversations with actual college basketball players and looked them in the eye while holding a program that lists them as 6-1.

A clear example of two wrongs don't make a right.

Useless Home Runs are still more useful than this http://www.funnysigns.net/files/sign-not-in-use.jpg

Dude... You gotta give me time to guess.

Personally I would went with Goldschmidt with Votto a close consideration but I can't argue with the selection of Zimmerman. Zimmerman has been incredible this year. In the American League... I'm shocked to say this but... I think Smoak is the right choice. Every other position. I would have went with the guy chosen.... Maybe Bellinger over Osuna but Osuna isn't certainly worthy. Hats off to the Fans!!!

Every year I look at the final results of the fan voting and every year I say to myself "we gotta take this away from the fans. This is actually the first year that every starter elected by the fans makes sense based on performance. Every fan selected starter could be reasonably justified. Impressive job by the fans this year. I'm not sure why it was different this year.

We get to celebrate the 4th of July at home with a 3-game series against the Angels. The 4th of July is an American holiday because it celebrates our independence. We are not the only country that has a 4th of July because every country has a 4th of July right after the 3rd of July but we are the only country that celebrates the day by accidently blowing off fingers. July 4th, 1776, we shifted from taxation without representation to what we know today as taxation with representatives who are kind enough to send us form letters when we present an issue of concern. We have come a long way baby! It was July 4th, 1776 that we declared that we would damn well use… inches, feet, miles, pounds and fahrenheit. It was July 4th, 1776 that we declared in one united voice that we don’t have to know what the Duchess of Cambridge is doing today. She wore Gucci yesterday but I don’t have to know about today cuz I’m an American. If any of you don’t believe the Twins can win the World Series… look to the Revolutionary War for inspiration. Gaining independence was the longest of long shots, yet look what happened… a total of over 75,000 trained British Soldiers, loyalists and hired out Hessians defeated by just four fathers. Go Twins… the American Revolution shows us all that It can be done!!! Here are some things to think about: We get to celebrate the 4th of July at home with a 3-game series against the Angels. The 4th of July is an American holiday because it celebrates our independence. We are not the only country that has a 4th of July because every country has a 4th of July right after the 3rd of July but we are the only country that celebrates the day by accidently blowing off fingers. July 4th, 1776, we shifted from taxation without representation to what we know today as taxation with representatives who are kind enough to send us form letters when we present an issue of concern. We have come a long way baby! It was July 4th, 1776 that we declared that we would damn well use… inches, feet, miles, pounds and fahrenheit. It was July 4th, 1776 that we declared in one united voice that we don’t have to know what the Duchess of Cambridge is doing today. She wore Gucci yesterday but I don’t have to know about today cuz I’m an American. If any of you don’t believe the Twins can win the World Series… look to the Revolutionary War for inspiration. Gaining independence was the longest of long shots, yet look what happened… a total of over 75,000 trained British Soldiers, loyalists and hired out Hessians defeated by just four fathers. Go Twins… the American Revolution shows us all that It can be done!!! Here are some things to think about: 1. Delano – The oldest and largest 4th of July celebration in Minnesota is held in Delano. I understand the marketing power of largest but oldest doesn’t excite me because they ran out of food and beer in 1858… I like my celebrations fresh and fully stocked. Delano is a town of 5,464 people, located 28 miles to the west of Minneapolis or 1,756 miles east of Salem, Oregon. The Kurier Polski is published in Delano every 6 weeks; it is the only Polish Newspaper published in the Midwest. It has a circulation of 1500; of those 1500, only 6 actually understand Polish. Which is better than the 4 who actually understand my game thread opens. 2. Our Twins – The 1st half is officially in the books with the Twins checking in with a 41-40 record. That’s a great performance from the local 9 because it is 37 more wins than anybody expected. The All-Star team rosters were announced last night. No starters for the Twins, Miguel Sano was beaten out by Jose Ramirez in the final moments for starter at 3B. The Twins will have 3 reserve all-stars in Miami with Ervin Santana and Miguel Sano… take a second… think about the physical size of Sano… in consideration of his size… the 3 all-stars joke will be kinda funny… with an emphasis on kinda. 3. The Angels – This team is a lot like the Twins. Not much was expected of the Angels this year and yet they managed to pull into Minneapolis with a 43-43 record and this was done without Mike Trout for a significant amount of time. The last time the Twins and Angels met, it was in Anaheim and I had to stay up until past midnight to watch them. This time the Californians will have to stay up late. 4. Today’s Joe M Conversation: Montana: This is kind of interesting Maddon: What? Montana: It says here that married people live longer than single people. McCarthy: It’s not true… it just seems longer. Mauer: I gotta text Maddie and let her know. Maddon: What are you reading? Montana: Brides Magazine McCarthy: No conflict of interest with that pro-marriage article. Montana: It’s a very reputable publication. There is also a great article on the next big engagement ring trend… actual carrots instead of carats. Maddon: Did you just say carrots instead of carrots? Montana: No… carrots… instead of carets. Maddon: OK… not carrots… instead of carrots. Montana: Correct McCarthy: It says here in Popular Mechanics that 100% of all divorces begin with marriage. Montana: I can see that Mauer: I texted Maddie and told her that I’m going to live a long time and it’s all because of her. Maddon: Did she text back? Mauer: She told me not to be over-confident just because her last scheme didn’t work. 5. The Magic Fridge – I went to the fridge looking for something to snack on. I took a look inside, there was plenty of food but I didn’t find anything that I wanted. Thirty minutes later… I went back to the fridge and I am reporting that the situation in the fridge did not change. And… and… for complete clarity… I’m telling you all… that I went back to the fridge perhaps an hour after that and again there was no change in the contents of the fridge. I’ve been married for 27 years now and my wife no longer asks why I do such things. _________________________ Lineups: ANGELS Cameron Maybin CF Kole Calhoun RF Albert Pujols DH Yunel Escobar 3B Andrelton Simmons SS Martin Maldonado C Luis Valbuena 1B Danny Espinosa 2B Ben Revere LF Alex Meyer P TWINS Joe Mauer 1B Eduardo Escobar 2B Miguel Sano 3B Max Kepler RF Kennys Vargas DH Eddie Rosario LF Jorge Polanco SS Jason Castro C Byron Buxton CF Adalberto Mejia P Weather: clear, sunny, 81 deg, winds at 9mph from the ESE. Nice! View full article

I'm big enough to apologize when necessary. I'm sorry that she grew up in Ames?