Riverbrian

Tepesch just said "oops" on the hanging slider.

Planes really depreciate in value when you drive it off the lot. Might as well just crash it.

1 inning down... 1 zero hung do that 8 more times and someone might say something nice about ole Nick.

I think it's just caution and nothing more or less.

My assumption is so the bullpen can watch the game from those cheap seats they have.

I would have given Adrianaza a start instead of tomorrow when he would have to dial in against Sale... otherwise... these are guys I would have went with. I also would have moved Rosario up to the 5 spot because he is hot right now. Fingers crossed that Dozier and Buxton will both be healthy enough to go get em tomorrow.

I don't recall the same Escobar in the OF that you do. Nunez and Sano were pretty sore thumbie out there but I don't recall Escobar being garbage in LF. Are you talking about the 27 games he started in LF in 2015? Those LF starts that were primarily in May of 2015. The same month the team went 20-7.

And that move would have been cleaner because Vargas could replace Mauer at 1B. If Mauer doesn't homer... The game goes to extras and Adrianaza would have to play 2B while both Vargas and Dozier were done for the day. The only way the move makes sense... is if Dozier was hurt.

I remain hopeful that he will learn to turn. But I'm not willing to wait for that date. 1st line Rhyme was accidental 2nd Line Rhyme was forced and intentional after the accidental first.

Joe Mauer gave me the finger last night.

I would rest both Buxton and Dozier today so I have a better chance of playing them Sunday when you need RH against Sale. If I was Molitor... I'd load up on LH hitters today in prep of going as RH hitter as possible on Sunday. VS. PORCELLO MAUER 1B GROSSMAN RF SANO 3B VARGAS DH ROSARIO LF ESCOBAR 2B KEPLER CF CASTRO C ADRIANAZA SS VS. SALE POLANCO SS GROSSMAN RF DOZIER 2B SANO DH VARGAS 1B ESCOBAR 3B GIMENEZ C KEPLER RF BUXTON CF Dear Paul... those lineups are not copyrighted so you can use them.

I wish you luck and I offer the following advice: Use bait of some kind

This is perfectly expressed and exactly what they need to do.

In my opinion... Until Joe can turn on the inside pitch instead of inside outing it to left Field he won't be the same. He still has that sweet swing, eye and contact ability but if he can't beat the shift it's time to try others much more frequently. Another thing in regards to the organization... I would like to see the Twins prepare better for Success and for failure. Prepare for Success? What do they do if both Vargas and Park start performing at the MLB Level. Let's say Vargas continues to OPS over 1,000 and let's say Joe gets hurt and Park gets called up and starts mashing the ball upon call up. What if Vargas and Park are just plain out performing Joe... What would the Twins do under that scenario? I don't have the impression that the front office is prepared for that. My assumption is that performing bats will be spending more time on the bench than they should. Prepare for Failure? This goes back to the many years of placing a half cooked CF out there and not having a decent backup for him. The Twins over the years... in my opinion of course... Tend to name a starting 9 and let it ride good or bad while using injuries as the catalyst for longer term adjustments. I love Joe Mauer... he is one of my favorite Twins of all-time... but right now... I believe Vargas is better.

The Boston Red Sox are coming to town for a weekend series with our Twins. It will be a wild celebration of Cinco De Mayo at Target Field. Cinco De Mayo means 5th of May in Spanish and it surprisingly has absolutely no connection to mayonnaise whatsoever. In America this day is celebrated with restaurants and bars climbing all over each other to provide the most special specials. The true spirit of this celebration is expressed with a Margarita bucket or a 6 pack and a pound from Taco John’s. I myself have participated in a few Cinco De Mayos. I don’t remember much about those nights but I clearly remember El Seis De Mayo. Seis apparently means suffering in Spanish. Here are some things to think about: The Boston Red Sox are coming to town for a weekend series with our Twins. It will be a wild celebration of Cinco De Mayo at Target Field. Cinco De Mayo means 5th of May in Spanish and it surprisingly has absolutely no connection to mayonnaise whatsoever. In America this day is celebrated with restaurants and bars climbing all over each other to provide the most special specials. The true spirit of this celebration is expressed with a Margarita bucket or a 6 pack and a pound from Taco John’s. I myself have participated in a few Cinco De Mayos. I don’t remember much about those nights but I clearly remember El Seis De Mayo. Seis apparently means suffering in Spanish. Here are some things to think about: 1. Winona – Approximately 27 thousand people call Winona home in the far Southeastern corner of Minnesota. In the Dakota language… Winona means “Almost Wisconsin.” The town is watched over by a rock pinnacle on a bluff called Sugar Loaf. Everyone assumed it was a bluff being named Sugar Loaf… but it was not a bluff… they were serious and now the town is full of green-eyed ladies and the town motto is “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You." Winona is the home of J.R. Watkins, a company that started selling pain reliever door to door before adding cinnamon, peppercorns and eventually baby wipes to the product line. None of those things are particularly effective for relieving pain, but it gives old people an excuse to visit people in their homes. Winona also holds the distinction of being the warmest place in Minnesota with an average temp of 48.9. Being the warmest place in Minnesota is like being the jumboest of jumbo shrimp. 2. Our Twins – The only thing we really have to complain about is Kyle Gibson and he has been removed for the time being so that’s gone. The bats performed fairly well against Oakland. Sano has remained a slugger supreme and even when Molitor was accused of trying to ruin things by playing the bench yesterday afternoon, that bench went out and produced all of the hits and runs. Without Escobar, Gimenez and Santana driving in 4 of the teams 5 runs… we would have won… obviously. 3. The Red Sox – They are probably tired of playing all that bean ball with the Baltimore Orioles and are ready for a team that doesn’t throw all that hard. On paper the Red Sox were supposed to be the team to beat. They were loaded on the mound, in the bullpen and at each position. They have a payroll of $197million so they are supposed to be good, but as it stands right now, the Red Sox have won one more game and lost one more game than the Twins. If they keep up that pace… the Red Sox will play 164 games while the Twins play 162. 4. Today’s Joe M Conversation Montana: Does anybody feel silly running from that Helicopter on Tuesday? Mauer: Yeah a little Montana: It was just a random whatever… totally unrelated to Jon Mantegna walking away upset. McCarthy: What are the odds of that happening at that exact moment? Maddon: Yeah… I admit… the circumstances… Joe Mantagna… considering it all… it was pretty frightening. There is no reason for us to feel silly. Anybody would have reacted the same way. McCarthy: I didn’t like the neighbor laughing at us like that. Montana: It was his drone delivery from Amazon. Mauer: Yeah… obviously he was ready for it… he knew it was coming. Maddon: That’s why he wasn’t scared. 5. Big Enough – I was watching an old western and I heard the famous line, “This town ain’t big enough for the both of us.” I thought to myself… we’ve gotten a lot better at architecture and city planning since then. ____________________ Lineups: RED SOX Dustin Pedroia 2B Andrew Benintendi LF Mookie Betts RF Hanley Ramirez DH Xander Bogaerts SS Mitch Moreland 1B Josh Rutledge 3B Jackie Bradley CF Christian Vazquez C Eduardo Rodriguez P TWINS Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer 1B Miguel Sano 3B Robbie Grossman RF Max Kepler CF Eduardo Escobar DH Jason Castro C Jorge Polanco SS Eddie Rosario LF Phil Hughes P Weather: 74 deg F, clear, no rain, a little breezy at 13mph from the WNW. Sigh. About 30 degrees better than Chicago right now. And Chicago fans complain about Target Field not having a roof because of the cold. Hmmm ... View full article

I agree with that as well. If a guy is cooking... don't take him off the stove. That goes for Buxton and everyone. Right now... Buxton is cooking so I agree. But it won't last forever and once Buxton settles down. Then he can join the rotation and take an occasional turn and it won't hurt his development.

I agree I'd add Buxton to that rotation. Sitting once a week until someone gets hurt will stifle the development of no one. However hand selecting a couple of players to share the majority of the bench burden has the potential to destroy a couple of them.

This Colombo guy throws a lot of curve balls.

Well It Tilts and it Whirls... So... That thing

Yeah... Immediate. She was speechless but yet I still knew it was an immediate dump by the way she tried to form words with her mouth but couldn't.

This one

Escobar Name him the starter on opening day and he struggles for the year Name him as a back up on opening day and he hits great for the year Gotta like his consistency.

I'm a softy I like the Sirens

She would have said at least "quadruple".