Riverbrian

How does a 5 7 guy hit the ball on the train tracks?

Next batter... Home run... That's how you erase the good feeling of the K.

3 pitchers and K... That's how you start

1-0 after 1 inning... That should be all Milone needs.

Missing a Grand Slam by... (Don Adams Voice)... This Much.

Those humps would suck with a broken back.

Wow... Robin Williams!!! I dont know what to say... I've always been a fan. He was over the top... Many times... Too much over the top... But... I've always appreciated people who went for it and Robin went for it... Every single time. One of the funniest guys on the planet and to hear it was a suicide just leaves me shocked. I guess it's another example of comedy and tragedy being very closely linked together.

Game-time forecast: Sunny. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 65. I'm going to see my Dad today. Hopefully he will have the game on so I can listen to him tell me that the Twins don't swing at the first pitch in the zone. ChiTown will be along with the lineups and WX shortly. TWINS: SP, Hughes Danny Santana(S) CF Brian Dozier® 2B Kurt Suzuki® C Kennys Vargas(S) 1B Josh Willingham® DH Chris Parmelee(L) RF Eduardo Nunez(S) 3B Eduardo Escobar(S) SS Jordan Schafer(L) LF ATHLETICS: SP, Hammel Coco Crisp(S) DH Sam Fuld(L) CF Josh Donaldson® 3B Brandon Moss(L) LF Stephen Vogt(L) 1B Josh Reddick(L) RF John Jaso(L) C Alberto Callaspo(S) 2B Eric Sogard(L) SS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Things to Think About: 1. Trevor May -- So much anticipation from us all and complete disappointment after it's all said and done. Let's not make too much out of it. Anyone could see that the pitcher on the mound last night was struggling with something more than simple ability. That was my first time seeing Trevor pitch and without ever seeing him before... Simple logic will tell you... That wasn't him. It is simple logic... Any pitcher who struggles like that... Any Pitcher... If you see someone throwing like that... You know something is wrong. There is no way a candidate for a MLB rotation could throw like that. You can't walk 7 batters in 9 innings of work and stay in the majors. Walking 7 in 2 innings... that's just a guy who forgot how to throw the ball from the mound to the catcher. A guy who was thinking way too much out there. Take the start... file it... in the garbage and get ready for his next start. Let's wait for the real Trevor May to show up before we make any assumptions. 2. Kevin Correia -- I remember it well... It was December 2012. The Twins had just traded Denard Span to Washington for Alex Meyer and Ben Revere to the Phillies for Vance Worley and Trevor May. We had come off a horrible 2011 and the mood had changed on Twins Daily from ugly to happy. Everyone was so happy with the acquisitions... And then it happened... The Twins signed Kevin Correia to a two year contract. The Happiness was gone and Twins Daily exploded with disbelief and anger. Kevin Correia by himself destroyed the good feeling created by Meyer, Worley and May. I was never that concerned about it. Kevin Correia was an average at best pitcher but at the time... The Twins lacked even average pitchers because the entire rotation was a nightmare. Correia wasn't Kershaw but he was an improvement over what we had ready to go. His stats in Pittsburgh were just not that bad. Yes he lacked K's but he kept the Pirates in games more often then he didn't. As 2013 played out... Correia was an average pitcher and he kept the Twins in games more often then he didn't. Yet... The Distaste for him never really waned. If Kevin had a good stretch of games... People would say just wait. If he had a bad start... which happens on occasion... Everybody went see. When he threw a decent game... Everybody returned to just wait... he'll be bad again. In 2014... Correia started pretty badly and the chorus was back on... "Get rid of this guy"... When he straightened out and started pitching OK again... Not Kershaw but average... It didn't matter. I never really understood the anger toward Correia. We signed him to a fairly light contract and he delivered innings. He was never on the D.L.... He took the ball when it was his turn and he kept us in games more often then he did not. Many people are happy that he has been traded to the Dodgers. I am also happy but only happy because his contract his up and it's time to move on and the roster has to turn over. However... I will not say "Good Riddence... Don't let the Door hit you on the way out". I say... Thanks Kevin and Good Luck to ya. You deserved better treatment from the some of the fans in Minnesota. You were worth the money spent. 3. Sam Deduno -- I have been a huge supporter of Sam Deduno. I also believe that I had good reason to be a supporter of Sam's. Last night... Sam held a finger in the dyke for awhile but then the dam burst on him. As we look to 2015... I simply haven't seen much of Sam in 2014 as a long reliever. As the roster turns over... I wonder if we are starting to see the end of Sam. If he isn't going to be used more often... there isn't much sense in moving forward with him. Roster moves will have to be made and I'm thinking that Sam may need to be part of that. I'll be sad about it because I truly enjoy his energy and ability but he's starting to stiffen up from under use. 4. Jason Hammel -- Jason is 31 years old... He was born in Greenville South Carolina but went to High School in Port Orchard Washington. He was born in South Eastern Rain and he Moved to Northwester Rain. He probably stands outside when it rains and says... "Yeah... This is Life". Jason is one of those pitchers who has managed to hang on to a job long enough to have a career year this year while pitching for the Cubs. There is nothing amazing about him but he takes the ball and throws it well enough that he gets to hold down the 5th spot on a team that looks like they will make some noise this year. If the Twins are going to win a game this series... Hammel is the guy they got to beat and we have Phil Hughes on the other side. Let's see if the Twins can do something today. 5. Heavy Metal -- When I was a teenager... I was into Heavy Metal... Judas Priest... Iron Maiden... Dio... I remember thinking that I was going to like Heavy Metal my whole life. I'm 48 years old now... I think I'll give Heavy Metal one more year.

The Force is with Ash

I think teekz title should change at our discretion. Whatever we change it to... He must find a photo to match it.

Goober Switch... Ummm... I don't know but you'd become the odds on favorite in a distance spitting contest.

Good to see you back teekz... We need more Australians on this site.

He's remodeling his kitchen... He started in 2010... There's nothing for him to do but drink.

If it's local... You have a LISP

I'm not even watching but I can still post. Poor Trevor May... He waited his whole life for that.

It's the only way it would fit Walters head

Alright... I think we can all turn the game off now. I'm saving some game thread for tomorrow. Good Night... Don't let the Bed Bugs get in your shorts.

A 6 minute walk for food!!! Kinda like a Lion having to catch the damn Zebra before eating it.

You can't even use tonight as data for May. It wasn't him. No way he gets a sniff of even AAA with mechanics like that. Give May another start. If he does it 2 more times... He's broken.

Just a beer and a wink at the waitress for you

No wind in the sails after May. Deduno ain't breathing life into anything either. I can't see a come back.

Ice Cream is Better than sliced bread but sliced Bread gets all the credit.

Tonight... I'd probably order the Oysters... A Beer and I'd wink at the waitress.

I used to live on Lake Street... Across from K-Mart and White Castles... And above a Rocky Rococco.

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