Riverbrian

Can Parm be sent down without risk of losing him?

Game-time forecast: Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing in from right field at 10-15 mph. Temperature around 65. Twins: SP, Deduno Dozier 2B Mauer DH Plouffe 3B Colabello 1B Pinto C Nuñez LF (oh, man ... this again?) Parmelee RF Hicks CF Escobar SS Tigers: SP, Ray Kinsler 2B Hunter RF Cabrera 1B Martinez DH Kelly 3B Jackson CF Avila C Romine SS Davis LF ----------------------------------------------- Things to Think about: 1. Lineup-ology -- Here's who Gardy should be starting today and why... A. Who's Hot or at least Luke Warm: Pinto, Suzuki, Escobar, Santana, Parmelee B. Because they are who they are: Dozier, Mauer C. Because a lefthander is starting for the Tigers: Hicks, Plouffe On the Bench: Kubel, Colabello and Nunez Now you gotta find positions... Here ya Go DH: Suzuki (In Gardy Speak... He's swinging it pretty good... Gotta keep his bat in the lineup) C: Pinto (Give Suzuki a break behind the plate and GET PINTO IN) 1B: Mauer 2B: Dozier 3B: Plouffe SS: Santana (Let him Roll) LF: Escobar(Let him Roll... He needs OF Time if he is going to be considered an OF Option... Just because Nunez is here doesn't mean that Escobar shouldn't play OF... If you are going to create a Bonofacio... Create one!!!) CF: Hicks(If he doesn't play against a LH... When can he play?) RF: Parmelee (He might be our best defensive OF and I'm including Hicks for that crazy statement) There ya go... Those 9 players should be in the lineup... Batting order... I'll let Gardy do that... But... At some point in time... You have to consider moving Dozier from the 1 to the 3 in the order. Now someone run this over to Gardy. 2. Monday -- With a day off on Monday... I can see Gardy putting the players in who didn't play yesterday in the lineup so they don't sit 3 days in a row. Kubel... Pinto and Plouffe. I'm ok sitting Kubel 3 days in a row... He's lefthanded and OLD!!! 3. Colabello/Kubel -- These guys have cooled considerably... I think they will heat up again... but... we got some bodies up now... they should probably get some rest. 4. The Rubber Band -- With the loss yesterday... It has a slight tear in it. I worry about it's durability... If they lose today... I will really worry about it. 5. Mom -- It's Mother's Day... Mom was 74 years old when we lost her 6 years ago. To be honest... life has gone on... just like it's supposed to... but... I think about her often. She was the greatest person on earth and I am not misinformed when I say that. Here is the thing about Mom's... If I can leave one thought with everyone: You can spend your whole life and never find anyone who is on YOUR side like your Mom is... Not your Husband... Not your Wife... Not your Kids... Not your Best Friends. No one... and I mean no one... Is on your side like your Mom. Yes... you have a lot of people on your side but not like Mom... You lose your Mom... You lose your biggest advocate and you don't know how important that is until it's gone. Anyway... That's what I think Mother's day is all about.

Yes... Aaron Crow

Thanks String for your game thread efforts... I deleted yours because I was working on one and I'm selfish. Feel free to repost any comments from the other thread and Go Twins!!!

Game Time Weather: Partly Cloudy 66... Wind Blowing from Right to Left 8MPH Twins SP: Kyle Gibson 2B Dozier C Suzuki DH Mauer 1B Colabello RF Parmelee LF Nunez 3B Escobar CF Hicks SS Santana Tigers SP: Max Scherzer 2B Kinsler RF Hunter 1B Cabrera DH Martinez CF Jackson LF Kelly 3B Castellanos C Avila SS Romine Things to Think About: 1. Max Scherzer -- When looking at this game... It's impossible to have a different primary thought than Max Scherzer. So far this year he's 4-1 with a 1.72 ERA. Last year he was 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA. I don't know who the best pitcher in baseball is... The conversation has to include Kershaw with the Dodgers and Fernandez with the Marlins... and I'm also pretty sure that right now... at this moment... Max Scherzer has to be included in the conversation. 25 and 4 since opening day 2013 is pretty impressive. His fastball can get up to the upper 90's but his slider is a real out pitch and it causes problems for hitters. We can talk about his nasty pitches but Max actually has one blue eye and one brown eye... I think that freaks the hitters out and they can't concentrate. 2. The Missouri Tigers -- When I think about the great college baseball programs... The Missouri Tigers don't immediately come to mind... However... The University of Missouri is represented quite well in today's game. Both Starting pitchers... Max Scherzer and Kyle Gibson are Missouri alum. So is Tiger 2B... Ian Kinsler. If the Twins would suit up Tim Laudner... that would be another. That probably ain't gonna happen. 3. Joe Mauer -- He's back and in the lineup... He's the DH but his bat is back in the lineup. That can only help... Right? It obviously means a DL Stint is not necessary... Since by playing today it will kill any chance to put him on the DL retroactively. I guess... If he ends up on the DL after playing today. TD members may have something to say about it. 4. Twins Lineup -- Interesting Lineup today... No Plouffe... He's sitting to give Escobar some playing time. Nunez out in LF as the OF wheel turns. Parmelee in RF once again... Santana at SS and no Pinto once again. I don't know if it's a good lineup but it is interesting. I'm disappointed that Tim Laudner isn't in it. 5. Rollercoasters -- A young boy in California asked his dad for a rollercoaster... You know how kids are... They also want stuff... Puppies... Rollercoasters... Food... Clothing and Shelter. They can't have everything... That's the way life is. Well... This young boy asked his dad for a rollercoaster and the Dad built him one in the backyard... It cost him 3,500 dollars and it took him 6 weeks to build. My Son asked me for a more expensive cell phone plan... I built him two cans with a string attached.

I had a bunch of good ones but I couldn't keep it clean.

The Rubber band is still (possibly) intact.

(Sigh) Have I mentioned that I'm a fan of defense.

I wish... ChiTown was still here... We could feed her all kinds of great lines to say to Shoeless Joe.

Is there a difference between "Ish" and "Ick"?

Oh... Umm... Well... Neither have I then.

When the Stewardess comes around... Just say this "I'd like some warm nuts". And leave it right there... Heres the kicker... Don't look at the stewardess when you say it... Look at the guy with no shoes.

Thats a triple!!!

In first class? You must be flying on Fred's airline.

What else would you steal?

DUI's are never good... Too much at risk. That's the problem with alcohol... Judgement goes out the window. Every time I've been naked in public... Alcohol was involved.

Here's my legal lesson of the day. If you steal something... Selling it back to the person you stole it from is risky.

Yeah but... If the streets go un-mowed... The town will get unsightly.

Its about time... This game was going to take awhile if nobody scored.

After awhile... I just quit going to class... It was too hard when you went to bed at 9am.

Suzuki... Vroom Vroom

ChiTown took her double entendre pills before she left for the airport.

Thats Awesome... I had too much fun in college... I stretched it out as long as I could.

The Women are all over me!!!

GCTF... North... Reider... You're up