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OK... Halsey... Let him have it.

A peregrine falcon can reach speeds over 100 MPH

Yeah... With the infield Defense and Morton Groovin. 2 seems very very light to me.

That's a lot to go through just to have Gelato.

Rosario is more agressive on the base paths then any player I've seen in quite some time wearing a Twins uniform. I love it

Exhibit 35667 has been ruled inadmissible. By the way... I look great in this robe.

Nah... The baby will just put it into it's mouth and get spit all over it.

Uff Da... It would behoove the Pirates to address defense at the trade deadline. Or at least in the locker room after the game or in the dugout after the inning.

Oh... That explains it... I thought it was either for my ice cream or you were having lunch with Billy Crystal at Katz Deli.

Way to track that down Hicks

Induce is another great word. It would behoove Trevor and his wife to induce.

It behooves me to get some Gelato. Sea Salt Caramel... Butter Pecan or White Chocolate Raspberry. I went Shopping Sunday so I'm loaded up with it.

Behoove is a great word... I need to use it more often.

I think you can balk at the balk.

That was text book "How to not play 1B" from Ishikawa.

I think the Twins can decline the balk. I hope so... Cuz I got Joe on my Fantasy team and I could use the steal.

Me 2... I'm also in the Plouffe corner.

I donated my hair once. A panhandler on the street asked me for some money and I gave him some locks of my hair. It felt good to help out a fellow human like that.

C'mon Twins... I need a win. Forgot about the team needing a win... I need a win... Do it for me.

I like outside the box thinking but SS is too important a spot defensively in my opinion. I'll settle for less bat if the guy can pick it. That's been the biggest problem with Santana... He has all the skills but he hasn't been picking it. Too many boots and those boots have cost us games in my opinion. Besides... Molly doesn't seem to totally trust Sano at 3B because he hasn't been playing there much.

It's hard to think about the Pirates with the trade deadline looming. We all expect something and we are all watching and waiting for news. We've seen players moving around on other teams and still nothing for our Twins. It's fun to snoop around and dream about superstars showing up in Minnesota but you still got to play the games on the field while you wait. Go ahead and tell Abner all that you are seeing and hearing but let's not lose sight of the Pirates... It's a real good club coming to town and the Twins need to start stringing together some wins. Here are some Things to Think About: It's hard to think about the Pirates with the trade deadline looming. We all expect something and we are all watching and waiting for news. We've seen players moving around on other teams and still nothing for our Twins. It's fun to snoop around and dream about superstars showing up in Minnesota but you still got to play the games on the field while you wait. Go ahead and tell Abner all that you are seeing and hearing but let's not lose sight of the Pirates... It's a real good club coming to town and the Twins need to start stringing together some wins. Here are some Things to Think About: 1. The Pirates -- The Twins just got done facing the Angels and Yankees who happen to be... two of the hottest teams in baseball right now. The Pirates feel like a team that fits that mold. They feel like they should be hot because they are a good team. However... they ain't that hot right now. Just 4-6 since the All Star Break. The Twins are 3-6 since the All Star break consistently winning one and losing two against everybody. The Pirates just took 3 out of 4 from the Nationals at home before that they were 1 and 5 on the road against the Royals and Brewers. The Twins and Pirates met earlier this year. The Twins won both games at PNC and now will try to do the same at Target Field. 2. The Trade Deadline -- It's early morning and game time is 7:10PM... I think the odds are good that a deal somewhere will take place by that time. It may not be with the Twins but a deal just might happen somewhere in baseball. The Blue Jays stunned everyone by acquiring Tulowitski from the Rockies yesterday and this makes perfect sense because the Blue Jays really really need pitching. 3. The Twins at the trade Deadline -- I read Twins Daily... I read MLB Trade Rumors... I look for Twins Rumors like everyone else does but the Twins don't give up the info. Terry Ryan has always been tight lipped. Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi must hate Terry Ryan because he gives them nothing. Those guys probably don't even call him anymore. You know how it is... If you want information you talk with Gladys Kravitz. Terry Ryan is apparently like Samantha or Darrin Stephens keeping everything quiet inside his office. That's smart because if your nose twitches and your mother can appear out of thin air. You should probably keep that to yourself. If Terry weighs the same as a duck... you'll know he's made out of wood. 4. Someone is Coming -- Terry Ryan has told someone that someone is coming. If someone is coming that probably also means that someone is going. We can speculate all day long but until that someone shows up and is issued a uniform... we just won't know. We'd hate to lose one of our nice young prospects but the Twins are in playoff contention and that doesn't happen every year. Terry has to address holes and the Twins have a few. I want bullpen primarily. Others want a catcher; others want a SS; others want a starter; and others want more prospects. You can't please everyone so lets just hope that the Twins make a good deal that helps us this year and doesn't kill us three years from now. 5. Grocery Shopping -- I've been busy so it's been awhile since I've been to the supermarket. The supplies were getting kinda low so I'm glad that nuclear war didn't happen during this time. If I had to crawl into something and survive with a couple of cans of soup... eventually I would have had to eat my neighbors. Sunday... I found some time to reload. I bought so many groceries that I needed to make multiple trips from the car to bring it all in and now I'm ready for Nuclear War. Bringing all the groceries in was a workout... I had to replenish my fluids afterwards. Shopping at this scale can be a little shocking on the pocketbook. They say money talks but all my money ever says is "goodbye". -------------------- Game-time forecast: 81 deg F, overcast with a 10% chance of rain, winds from the WSW at 10mph. Lineups: PIRATES Polanco RF Marte LF McCutchen CF Ramirez 3B Kang SS Walker 2B Alvarez DH Cervelli C Ishikawa 1B Morton P TWINS Dozier 2B Hunter RF Mauer 1B Sano DH Plouffe 3B Rosario LF Hicks CF Suzuki C Escobar SS Pelfrey P Go Twins! Play ball! View full article

Alright That's enough I gotta go see if I ruin my dinner tonight or succeed It's probably 50-50 right now. Have a nice rest of your Sunday

It would be cool... I hope it's this inning... because I only got about one more in me. Unless they can string a few together to entice me for another.

Not just from the Rockies standpoint... I also can't see the Twins doing that either. The Twins watch health to closely in my opinion and I still don't expect the Twins to go that big and I wonder if Tulo can block... If he can... He will.