Riverbrian

So we have time machine and time delay discussion going on at the same time on this game thread... Something has to give or this place will explode.

Where are our Rocketpacks? Back in the 80's... We were promised to have them by now!!!

I'd like a sandwich... after that... I'm good

UGGH... I Hope Gardy gets another job but not with the White Sox because then I'll have to stop liking him. Anywhere else is cool with me. Just not the White Sox... Yankees or Twins... And NDSU... Don't want him coaching the Bison either

I've been to one White Sox game. Got lost and my ND Plate looked a little out of place in the projects.

As we kick off a brand new series with the White Sox. Here are some things to think about. 1. Mathematical Elimination -- I'm sure you were all just like me... Waking up this morning to discover that the Twins have been mathematically eliminated from any possibility of winning the AL Central title in 2015. 159 games to go and three games behind the Tigers and Royals... It's clearly over... Boy... the Twins sure jumped off that cliff quick. 2. Next Year -- Sano hit a home run for New Britain... Umm... Make that... Chattanooga last night. Folks behind the fence as the ball was coming toward them were heard saying "Lookout". This is much better then when he hit home runs in Ft. Myers and the folks behind the fence were saying "Miracle". Oh By the Way... Aaron Hicks hit a home run for Rochester yesterday... Call him up now!!! He's clearly ready. 3. 21-1 -- Yeah... Think about that... Just think about that. The Twins were outscored 22-1 over the course of three games to start the season. The margins are thin in baseball. Seventy wins is a bad team... Win 11 more games and you are an average team... Win nine more and you are a great team. Those margins are paper thin in the game of baseball... I gotta say... there is nothing thin about 22-1. Not exactly a flying start for Paul Molitor. 4. The rotation -- Do we have one? I've lost track... Could someone post the current rotation so I can play along. 5. Spring Break -- A couple of weeks ago... My oldest son... Took a break from college and went to Lake Havasu to join a bunch of other college students who were congregated in one spot. He sent a video back of him cliff diving into water below. Cliffs in Eastern North Dakota are approximately 10 inches high so this was a new experience for him. My immediate thought was... "If at first you don't succeed... So much for Cliff Diving". View full article

RAIN DELAY -- How much time for lunch do they think I have!!!

Agreed... But... you'll have a better idea who to release based on actual performance in 2015. If you go with the kid and cut the vet... You've eliminated options. If Stauffer continues to struggle... The Twins will cut him and give a kid a shot. If you go with the kid and he struggles... you gotta bring in another kid or reach into the pile of vets on the shelf. This way you have realistic options. As for Milone... It's possible that he won the job over May by being left-handed and having an OK track record with Oakland. I really don't know but nobody without options was cut from the rotation. May and Meyer and Berrios... They are depth in the minors and if they take a roster spot on opening day the depth is lessened and we will need that depth... See Ervin and now possibly Nolasco. Eventually this year... If Meyer repeats his delivery more consistently... I expect to see him. I also expect to see May at some point... Maybe even Berrios. I feel a lot better about Meyer, May and Berrios coming in then I did when the Twins had to call up De Vries and P.J. Walters. Disclaimer: I personally believe that the Twins could have done a better job filling the pen and I personally believe that the Twins approach to CF has been baffling. But I don't feel that way because Burdi and Buxton or Rosario are not in a Twins uniform right now.

DEPTH: The choice is losing a player without options and having no depth. Or... Sending a player down with options to the minors and having depth. The Smart move is to send players with options down because you need depth especially in the rotation. SERVICE TIME: I know there are some who want players to learn on the job but until the collective bargaining agreement is changed. That year of service time is huge and every major league team considers it and getting mad at them for considering it isn't worth the effort... See Kris Bryant. I know some say: "Buy out the first years of free agency"... That may be fine for the superstars but that isn't always a prudent move for the next tier and the next tier are important to a team. And they don't always sign... See George Springer and Jordan Zimmerman. Some like to reach FA as soon as possible and you can't blame them for that. I think it's somewhat irresponsible to burn the service time while a youngster struggles. See Aaron Hicks... Hicks has burned way too much service time performing badly. By the time he figures it out and becomes the 5 tool superstar player we KNOW he will be... We get that superstar for a year and then he will be FA and be that superstar player for someone else. So they got to be ready... Without question ready. I think Terry Ryan knows all of this stuff. So... When they are ready... They will be here when depth is needed to be called on. If they are not ready... Someone else will come when depth is needed to be called on.

Actually it can... We could lose 12-0 today. BUT THAT WON"T HAPPEN... I'm personally guaranteeing that we won't lose 12-0 today.

I think there are varying degrees to how everybody feels. Feelings range from not happy with our club to just plain happy to be alive. This is more of a Happy to be Alive location on Twins Daily and if it's raining on the Twins... We are still going to try and shelter our parade. There is enough negativity on the other threads. I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish with this post but I'm pretty sure it won't work.

Oops... My Bad... Got them confused.

It was a single... Schafer misplayed it badly... Giving him a triple is just plain goofy.

Alright... To make sure I beat Grand Forks Traffic... My Extended Lunch is over. Too bad I'm going to miss the amazing come back.

Unless you are playing the Rockies

It was rather unfair for the schedule maker to make the Twins lead off against the 2015 World Series Champions.

Anyone who guesses wrong will be WHIP'ed

Someone with Skill should post the movie clip.

Not really... May I suggest Go Twins!!! and take the Vikings with You!!! That would be perfectly Ok in the Game Thread context and also fit your mood.

This Works... You can be Negative as long as you do it like Chevy Chase.

In this corner of it... Yep it is... Plus Unicorns and Gilligan's Island

We typically don't do the negative stuff on the Game Thread. Posting negative here will be like Will Ferrell Running down the Street in "Old School".

I was expecting more players... In case anyone was silently playing along. The 39 Numbers were: 11 12 13 14 21 22 23 24 31 32 33 34 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 51 52 53 54 61 62 63 64 71 72 73 74 81 82 83 84 91 92 93 94

Where is Chief?