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Alright Plouffe How we doing Halsey?

OK... I'll say it again as well. Where would the Jackson 5 be without him?

I like how I can tell the difference between you and VodkaDave

That Escobar single will make the MLB Quick Pitch Highlights because they love the umpire confusion on the pitch count to add any drama they can find.

I'd rewind and look at the pitch sequence but I figured that FSN would do it for us. But... Apparently not.

I know... Where would the Jackson 5 be without him?

Twins need a leadoff hitter so Dozier can move down in the lineup and one bat that just kills to put in the 3 spot. Santana would have been great in the lead off spot if he wasn't busy not being great for the lead off spot this year. Buxton eventually... I assume. For the 3 spot... Gonna have to find him. Somewhere. I could live with and I think the Twins could also live with 1. Leadoff guy who gets on base and runs like a fast thing. 2. Mauer 3. Big Scary guy who hits the crap out of the Ball 4. Sano 5. Dozier 6. Hunter/Plouffe whoever plays a position that the Big Scary guy doesn't play 7. Rosario 8. Catcher who gets the most out of the rotation. 9. Hicks/Escobar whoever plays a position that the guy who gets on base and runs like a fast thing doesn't.

That worked out

In a slump... Mix it up... Although... I wish he would have chosen the Robin's Egg Blue!!!

Did the Twins do enough at the trade deadline? This is something that has been debated on Twins Daily since Jepsen was acquired. Did the Blue Jays do too much at the trade deadline? After watching the 4 game series it looks like overkill. It looked like the Blue Jays got more than what they needed? When trying to compare the carnage... let's do it this way... If I walked onto Pebble Beach and challenged Rory McIlroy to a game and I spotted him 10 strokes. What would be the result of that is what the Blue Jays series looked like. I offer this for debate... Should the Twins have gone into Toronto and spotted them runs before playing them? In Hindsight... that looks like a mistake. We may have spotted them some runs at the trade deadline Here are some things to think about: Did the Twins do enough at the trade deadline? This is something that has been debated on Twins Daily since Jepsen was acquired. Did the Blue Jays do too much at the trade deadline? After watching the 4 game series it looks like overkill. It looked like the Blue Jays got more than what they needed? When trying to compare the carnage... let's do it this way... If I walked onto Pebble Beach and challenged Rory McIlroy to a game and I spotted him 10 strokes. What would be the result of that is what the Blue Jays series looked like. I offer this for debate... Should the Twins have gone into Toronto and spotted them runs before playing them? In Hindsight... that looks like a mistake. We may have spotted them some runs at the trade deadline Here are some things to think about: 1. Cleveland -- The Twins visit a place that is affectionately called the "Mistake by the Lake." Getting to Cleveland from Toronto is interesting because you have to drive across Lake Erie and there isn't a bridge. It's a good thing they arrived late last night because you have to worry about the team's safety. According to the News... last night Cleveland was over run by Republican thugs. The GOP Gang is ten times more threatening than the Bloods and the Cripps. They have descended upon Cleveland and they are fighting to determine who will be the alpha male. I've watched the Nat Geo Wild Channel and we all know what happens when the Alpha Male is challenged in a troop of Baboons. Sharp teeth are shown... Horns are locked... Bluffs... Throats are enlarged and exotic colors are displayed. Whoever comes out on top of this battle will earn mating rights for the entire country. Which is a nice way of saying... they will get to (blank) the entire Country. 2. Let the Debate Begin -- When discussing the current state of the Minnesota Twins... Donald Trump said "We don't have time for Tone... We gotta go out and get the job done". That was a pretty convincing squishing we just endured at the hands of the Blue Jays. Undoubtedly there are a few of us who felt that the Blue Jays went out and acquired the pieces necessary to reach the playoffs while the Twins didn't and this 4 game series is proof positive of what will be the result of that. Let the debate begin... Who knows... Maybe... Maybe Not... but I'm not going to worry about the Blue Jays anymore... they are going to do what they are going to do. I'm going to worry about the Twins. The Twins control their destiny... not the Blue Jays. It's up to them. If the Twins are going to make the playoffs… they've got to make it happen. The Blue Jays will not be standing in their way. Every team in the American League is standing in their way. It's one game at a time like it always has been. As Donald Trump said: "This Team Doesn't win anymore... We lose to the A's". 3. Mental Strength -- How mentally strong is this team? We are about to find out. In the baseball business... this is called a "5-game losing streak". Five-game losing streak is a technical term that means that they have failed to win a game in 5 straight games. The losses against the Blue Jays were not just losses... they were muggings... manhood was removed along with bones and cartilage... leaving a puddle of what used to be a winning team. Can the Twins recover from this or will the memory of it be psychologically crippling? The Indians are not a team to be feared. If the team needs rehab... the Indians are a friendly environment to learn how to walk again. 4. Cody Anderson -- The Twins face Cody Anderson tonight. Cody was a 14th-round pick by the Indians back in 2011. He's from Quincy, California; and this surprises me because I naturally assumed that he is from Minnesota. Every single town in Minnesota has someone named Cody Anderson living in it. There are 3 of them in Bagley alone. Regardless of Cody being from California... I'm sure like most Anderson's... he enjoys a good hot dish. Here's hoping the Twins can get hot at the dish!!! 5. Debating with my Wife -- I was recently debating with my wife and after the debate we held a vote. My position lost 1-1. -------------------- Game-time forecast: 77 deg F, clear and sunny, 0% chance of precipitation, winds from the NE at 13mph. Lineups: TWINS Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Sano DH Plouffe 3B Hunter RF Rosario LF Hicks CF Suzuki C Escobar SS Pelfrey P INDIANS Ramirez 2B Lindor SS Brantley LF Santana DH Gomes C Chisenhall RF Sands 1B Urshela 3B Holt CF Anderson P View full article

OK... And so it goes.

I dunno... Try Caitlin Bruce

The graphic says that Hawkins has a save against every MLB team but the Twins. It took Kyle Lohse a couple of tries... I'm feeling a vibe here.

Bautista has to be a little nerve wracking to pitch to with Encarnacion behind him in the #4 spot. Edwin would be like that Semenko guy for the Oilers.

The trade deadline acquisition to make "everything... Groovy".

When we traded for Jepsen... I didn't hear the Troggs playing in the background.

I had to look up what transitive meant. I was surprised when the definition didn't mention Bruce Jenner at all.

I was wrong and right in the same post. Trusting it was the right decision was wrong and more big league innings was right. It's pay off to play both sides of the fence.

Yeah but the lashes are suspended because you have shown the court remorse for your actions. Damn... I look great in this robe!!!

Yeah... The Bleeding has stopped... Or... for this crowd... the nose is no longer glowing.

Oh God!!! I'm gone... even when I'm here.

I know It's almost like everybody has individual thoughts.

I'm guessing that Fryer wasn't in the game for his bat. He was probably in the game because he had worked with Duffey before in Rochester. And they may do that again sometime... in Rochester.

Jack Morris hand delivered the 91 World Series to me. So in my mind... He can say what he wants. He could color comment everything Dick says in Klingon and I'd be alright with it.