Riverbrian

If this is true It is incredibly observant of you. Almost Creepy

I've never noticed that but I will be listening for it now.

Geez... Rosario struck out on a pitch that almost hit the Chrysler sign on the Fox Trax.

Not in and out In In In In Out. And I'd be gentle with no yanking.

Unless you are Eduardo Nunez

I would have never known that Succotash could actually suffer... if it wasn't for Looney Tunes. Actually I wouldn't have known about Succotash. Suffrin or not.

LOL If I was the manager... I'd be entertaining for ya.

Santiago has 5 games with zero runs given up. 11 games with less then 2 earned. 9 games where he gave up 4 or more. Talk about Jekyl and Hyde (this is part where everybody starts talking about Jekyl and Hyde)

SANO

I can answer this: I've been using him on my Fantasy Team. When he's good he's really good and when he's bad he's really bad.

I realize it's cause and effect but I'm more concerned about Vargas getting splinters. Two games in a row on the bench. I also love that Polanco is getting in there but I really don't want Escobar to sit for 3 games straight either. I'd really like Paul to mix it up and let the players prove themselves or not prove themselves.

Log jams are wonderful. Would love to have MLB Talent tripping over each other trying to find playing time. This ain't a Log Jam. This has been players under performing and tripping over each other.

Suzuki is the only trade chip that I have my eye on right now. Because he is a FA next year. If you can get anything for him... it's better than nothing. If the Twins want him back they can always re-sign him. If they can't re-sign him... I don't believe it will kill the team.

If the season would have started on July 1st... We'd be leading the AL Central!!! Let the youngsters learn how to win baseball games. Draft Position be Damned!!! Spend all energy trying to figure out how to get decent pitching in 2017 to support them.

Can I crawl out from under the desk yet?

The Twins kick off a 4-game series at Target Field tonight against the Astros. This young Astros team was supposed to better this year after being pretty good last year but they started slow and haven’t made up the ground they lost. Astros fans are a little shocked they are not ruling the world right now. It only stands to reason that they will be a year smarter and stronger was the thinking. Terry Ryan was banking on the same thing happening with our Twins and he lost his job. Youth is consistently inconsistent. Here are some things to think about: The Twins kick off a 4-game series at Target Field tonight against the Astros. This young Astros team was supposed to better this year after being pretty good last year but they started slow and haven’t made up the ground they lost. Astros fans are a little shocked they are not ruling the world right now. It only stands to reason that they will be a year smarter and stronger was the thinking. Terry Ryan was banking on the same thing happening with our Twins and he lost his job. Youth is consistently inconsistent. Here are some things to think about: 1. Meteorologists – Talk about inconsistent. And let me tell you… they are comfortable with that. I know a couple of them and when they give you a forecast they are quite confident that what they are telling you is going to happen… somewhere. What they struggle with is exactly where a storm will go and how fast it will get there because the conditions that dictate that are always changing. They may have told you… thunderstorms for tomorrow… and those thunderstorms happened… 50 miles to the north instead. Meanwhile… you are looking at sunshine wondering why you cancelled your tee time. It’s a great gig because you have built-in excuses for inaccuracy. I thought about being a weather guy because who wouldn’t want to work with beautiful weather models all day… but… I have a fear of heights so I knew that I couldn’t get through climb-it-all-ogy. 2. Women – It’s the inconsistency of the female that makes them special and those inconsistencies can be hard to understand. I’ve had a lot of time to think about it and I’ve narrowed it down to two specific times that they are hard to understand. Those times would be… before marriage and during marriage. All the other times you don’t care. 3. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives – I like to road trip and there was a time that visiting the restaurants featured on Triple D would be scheduled into the road trips. I’ve stopped doing that because I realized that Guy Fieri is a liar. Talk about inconsistent… some have been okay, but sometimes those unique dishes that he calls "money" on camera are absolutely terrible. I’m convinced that they edit out the parts where he spits out the food and punches the cook. 4. Small Sample Sizes – I had a statistician who worked for me. He was good guy and very helpful at times. One day… there was smoke coming out of his office because of a fire. I ran in with a fire extinguisher and put the fire out while he was just standing there looking at it. As his boss… I had to ask him… “How did that happen?” And he replied… “I don’t know but I’ll find out,” to which I replied… “OK… Let me know what you find out.” A few minutes later… the fire alarms are going off and there is smoke everywhere in the entire building. For accuracy… he set more fires to increase the sample size. 5. The English Language – Our language is really an inconsistent mess. You can refuse refuse if the dump is full… You can present a present to someone on their birthday… they can object to the object if they don’t want it. On a farm you produce produce and you can combine your combines. Honestly... the English language can make coming up with these game thread openers hard because I really want to write right. Thank you, Editor, that even though I want to write right correctly, I don't really have to but she makes it look like I do. ____________________ Lineups: ASTROS Tony Kemp (L) DH Alex Bregman [R) 3B George Springer [R) RF Carlos Correa [R) SS Evan Gattis [R) C Marwin Gonzalez (S) 2B A.J. Reed (L) 1B Carlos Gomez [R) CF Jake Marisnick [R) LF Collin McHugh [R) P TWINS Brian Dozier [R) 2B Joe Mauer (L) 1B Max Kepler (L) RF Miguel Sano [R) DH Trevor Plouffe [R) 3B Eddie Rosario (L) CF Jorge Polanco (S) SS Juan Centeno (L) C Danny Santana (S) LF Tyler Duffey [R) P Game-time forecast: In keeping with point number one, it's sunny and beautiful somewhere in the world. Play ball! Go Twins! View full article

So... As my gloating continued. Me: How bout that call... Let there be no doubt that I know baseball... (Pause) Me: So on a scale of 1 to 10... My baseball knowledge is a what? Son: 4 Me: 4 (Stares at him) You just made up a number and you didn't give it any thought Son: That's exactly what I did

True Story I just told my Son when the count got 3-1 on Sano "You better watch this... this guy ain't got enough stuff... It's either a walk or a home run" I'm The MAN!!! True Story

If they paint in crowds of that size for every game. By All Means!!!

I like Brussel Sprouts There I said it I don't have to hide it anymore It's out there for others to read.

Dozier has a 16 game hitting streak. Who passes DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak first Dozier or David Dahl of the Rockies?

I wouldn't be against it We lost a 1st base coach a few years ago. I'd rather they made a move before it happens instead of after.

Santana is getting better. He's gone from letting fair balls drop to letting foul balls drop.

In all seriousness... I love the game of baseball but if there is one thing that worries me. This would be it. The pitchers are throwing harder and the hitters are hitting harder. I think it's not a question of IF but when.