Riverbrian

Oh yeah.. Even More.. I could do better... Maybe a flooded out Lake home in Devils Lake.

Yeah... We are watching the self inflicted slow passing away of a first round pick. I'll bet one more year of MLB minimum money and then he is off to the everyday Joe Sector.

I don't think I ever typed his full name before. I always stopped at Mastro. His last name is like he started with something simple and a bunch of random letters clung to it.

Me 2... I can't anymore... This Marriage ain't working anymore. I'll be needing an attorney. A good one... I want 50% of Plouffes net worth and future earnings.

Wow... I'm Mr. Glass Empty all of a sudden. I like what Dozier is doing this year!!!

It was a good throw... But you are right... It doesn't excuse Plouffe. On 2nd base... Ground ball up the middle which should lead to an expected throw home like every baseball game ever played. AJ setting up for a tag... Mastro making an odd motion that was clearly not stand up. How many clues do you need? I'm done with him. I never see him effort over the average level. How many Diving Catches as he made this year... Zero... One... It ain't two... I can tell you that. Bench him... Put him with Delmon Young and Valencia and move on. He isn't hitting well enough to cover for it. If Gardy plays him tomorrow... I'm done with Gardy. He's got a be a manager now.

I turn on the TV and I get to see Plouffe not sliding. Bench Him... No Excuse for that. He makes half a million a year. That's enough salary to require the effort it takes to slide. Other that that... How is everyone?

Twins: SP Liam Hendriks 2B Dozier C Herrmann 1B Morneau LF Willingham DH Doumit 3B Plouffe CF Thomas RF Mastrioanni SS Florimon Rangers: SP Yu Darvish CF Martin SS Andrus 2B Kinsler 3B Beltre C Pierzynski RF Rios 1B Moreland DH Profar LF Murphy Things to Think About: 1. Think about Clete Thomas... He's been playing CF everyday because... Well I guess because there was nobody else who could play CF. Then Wilken Breaks a Bone... Gets DL'ed and back to the majors after a long injury lay off is Mr. Mastrioanni. You'd figure that it would signal the end of the CF everyday for Clete Thomas... But... Surprise... Thomas is in CF and Mastro is in RF. 2. Think About Yu Darvish... He throws 87 different pitches and 75 of them are nasty. The Top Strikeout Pitcher in the American League facing one of the top Strikeout teams in the American League. This doesn't set up well. 3. Think about Liam Hendriks... He Throws abut 2 different pitches and none of them are nasty. He's the guy who has to keep it close so the Twins can create a run or two to steal this one. Stranger things have happened. 4. Think about Jurickson Profar... He was the Byron Buxton of last year... The Top prospect in all of baseball last year. The Rangers have kept him with the club all year and moved him around from 2B to 3B to SS to a little OF and tonight he is the DH. It's one of the strangest debut years for a prospect of his magnitude I've ever seen. A little Ron Washington Creatvity. 5. Think about the Twins... I was talking with a friend who said the Twins are the Laughing Stock of baseball. I stopped and thought about the term "Laughing Stock"........ Laughing Stock... The Twins are Cows with a sense of humor.

Royals: SP Bruce Chen LF Gordon 3B Bonofacio 1B Hosmer DH Butler RF Maxwell C Kottaras SS Escobar 2B Getz CF Dyson Twins: SP Sam Deduno 2B Dozier SS Florimon DH Morneau LF Willingham C Doumit 3B Plouffe 1B Colabello RF Ramirez CF Thomas Things to Think About: 1. Think about Willingham... Claimed by the Orioles was he... He's in the lineup so nothing as of yet. They have by noon tomorrow to work out a deal. 2. Think about Morneau... There are some rumors that Orioles are trying to work out a deal for both Willingham and Morneau. They are rumors... Who knows... I hope we get something back if they both go. Something better than Jim Hoey. 3. Think about Florimon... Batting 2nd in the lineup today... Oddly... Dozier and Florimon (Middle Infield) were the biggest concerns going into the season. I think it's almost safe to say that right now... Dozier and Florimon are what the team can build around for 2014. Today they will hit 1 and 2 in the lineup. 4. Think about Deduno... He had a rough patch... Rumors of dead arm and then a decent start last time around. What will happen today. Is it dead arm guy or the guy with the crazy fastball and sharp breaking pitch. 5. Think about Cars... If you lined up all the cars in the world from end to end. I would still try to pass them.

Yeah... No doubt... But for consolation.... It has to feel worse For the Angels, Blue Jays, Phillies and Giants.

Vavra is still around... The Players pretend to listen to Bruno and then they go and talk with Vavra for the real advice.

Of course because 2B is the one position we are feeling OK about.

Records are not easy to break. Congrats all around.

The major league minimum.

Say it again

It's Finished

Hey Chief... Take off those rainbow shades. Oddly, I've never been in a noisy room. But I do have bad timing. Oddly... I always seem to walk into noisy rooms just as people are leaving. They seem to leave abruptly. I think it's a Grand Forks thing.

Where is Chief? That guy makes me think of Mark Lindsay and Lute Olson.

That guy was boiled in oil and he walked away without a scratch. I heard about that... So I tried it. I burned my finger a little so I decided to throw in some food and cook with the oil instead.

Hello old friends... Haven't read the thread... I'm just gonna assume there is some good stuff back there.

Royals: SP Danny Duffy LF Gordon 2B Bonofacio 1B Hosmer DH Butler C Perez RF Maxwell 3B Carroll SS Escobar CF Dyson Twins: SP Andrew Albers 2B Dozier RF Ramirez 1B Morneau LF Willingham 3B Plouffe C Herrmann DH Colabello CF Thomas SS Florimon Things to Think About: 1. Think about Baseball... It's the greatest game in the world and I'm missing it. This shade of busy and overtaken me for the time being and I've been unable to watch much baseball or participate in the game thread. It can't last forever. Things should slow down. 2. Think about Carroll... No... Not Carol Brady... Jamey Carroll... There he is... Playing 3B in another uniform. Wouldn't it be something if he hit one out... For old times sake. 3. Think about Albers... We still like Albers... Right? He's still a reason to get up in the morning. Go get em Andrew and keep go gettin em for another 6 years if you don't mind. 4. Think about Mauer... Haven't seen him in awhile. 5. Think about Life... We are born Wet, Naked and Hungry... And then things get worse.

Royals: SP James Shields LF Gordon 3B Bonofacio 1B Hosmer DH Butler C Perez RF Lough 2B Getz SS Escobar CF Dyson Twins: SP Kevin Correia 2B Dozier RF Herrmann 1B Morneau LF Willingham C Doumit DH Colabello 3B Plouffe CF Thomas SS Florimon Things to Think About: 1. Think about Arcia... He's not in the lineup... That Bone Bruise thing? It's a right hander on the mound. So a lefty bat would make sense. 2. Think about the Royals... They were interesting for awhile... But they are falling further back from the playoff race. They are going to have to get real hot again to make up some ground. 3. Think about James Shields... He's been a decent pitcher for the Royals but Will Myers has been a decent rookie for the Rays. I can see why they made the trade but it was quite the price tag. 4. Think about Justin Morneau... Reports of him not being traded is what is circulating around. I'm not sure what to make of that. I could be wrong but that could mean that: A. No team is interested in Justin for a 3 million dollar rental. B. The Twins are thinking about making a qualifying offer of 13.3 Million. That's a Grand Canyon in difference between A. and B. Of Course I'm wrong... but what is going on... Will Justin be here in September... Will he be here in April. I don't know... Stay Tuned. 5. Think about Cemetery's... A friend of mine lost his father and was informed that the burial costs went up at a cemetery in central North Dakota from when he lost his mother a month ago. When he asked about the increase... It was explain as a cost of living increase.

Twins: SP Mike Pelfrey 2B Dozier 3B Bernier LF Willingham C Doumit DH Plouffe RF Ramirez 1B Colabello CF Thomas SS Florimon Indians: SP Scott Kazmir CF Bourn 1B Swisher 2B Kipnis DH Santana LF Brantley SS Cabrera C Gomes 3B Chisenhall RF Stubbs Things to Think About: 1. Think About Today... Yesterday was horrible... Just Horrible... Today is a new Day... 2. Think about Kazmir... Oh Let the Sun beat down upon my face... Stars fill my Dreams. Hard not to think about Kazmir without thinking about Kashmir. Robert Plant was inspired to write the lyrics to Kashmir while driving through the Northern Africa desert. That does explain the Desert setting of the song but it does not explain why they titled the Song Kashmir which is miles away and nothing like Northern Africa. As for the Pitcher Kazmir... I Got Nothing... I hope we string some hits together off of him. 3. Think about Colabello... He's back in the lineup... Awesome... I almost forgot he was on the 25 man. When we last saw Colabello... He was heating up and then he got sent down. 4. Think about Morneau... Not in the lineup... No Serious Trade Talks have been reported... If any action is coming... It probably won't be until Wednesday or Thursday. 5. Think about Doctors... A friend of mine just set up his own private practice. I told him that this private practice stuff is a bunch of bull crap. If someone walks through your door in need of doctoring... It's game on. I don't think it's time for practice... Private or Public or whatever.

PM me... I'll give you an email address.

Derek and the Dominoes... I love Clapton. Layla is great but I'm talking Bell Bottom Blues over Layla. "If I could choose a place to die... It would be in your arms... Do you wanna see me crawl across the floor to you? Do you wanna hear me beg you to take me back... I'd glady do it". That song just drips something special.