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I agree on Kris Johnson. I don't think the Twins will activate Santana for 1 day before the AS Break. More likely to give that additional 4 days to let the bone bruise completely heal. Due to the lack of options on the 40-man, I think the Twins are in a bit of a holding pattern until after the AS Break.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2014/fv/ballot.jsp?tcid=ASG14_final-vote_news-articles OR Text N2 to 89269 #VOTEMORNEAU I rarely bother much with the ASG voting but between the Rockies, the Twins, the Indians, Canada and general sentiment, Morneau can win the FINAL VOTE. Amazing how many votes you can cast in 5 or 10 minutes. Just leave a browser open to the ballot and vote a few times when you get a chance.

One more thing, I raised this now because it was a trend I really don't want go see gain steam. Seeing it on a couple of threads doesn't really bother me that much. But putting moderator notes on threads before they have posts is a trend I don't want to see develop unless it is applied evenhandedly across the board and that seems like overkill. A better alternative might be for the original poster to put in a short comment for people to keep the thread on topic.

I think you've missed my point. My concern is not with moderators redirecting the conversation when it starts to derail -- I think they do a good job of that for the most part although on occasion there are threads that I think would benefit from some redirection. The problem is with the two prior moderator warnings we saw on the threads from yesterday and today where they hadn't gone off track because no one had even posted on them. And frankly, because of the nature of the threads it was as if TD was pouring "Happy Kool Aid" by putting prior warnings on those threads. I wasn't overly concerned yesterday when I saw John's warning because I've seen enough Twins injury/medical threads derail that I knew where he was coming from. I was much more concerned this morning when I saw Glunn put the one on the "Hump Day Happy Thoughts" thread. If someone posted a thead called "Hump Day Grumpy Thoughts", would there have been a similar reminder? I doubt it. And that's where my overmoderation concern comes in. The forums should be a reflection of all of the thinking in the Twins community -- those who are supportive of the organization and those who are critical as well as a whole lot of us who fall somewhere in between. There are people who interject certain negative views into almost every thread. But there are also some people who interject front office positivity into almost every thread. Both are annoying to me but if they are "on topic" then they deserve the right to air their views. If TD wants to put a "don't derail this thread" warning on every thread, that's fine. But to put moderator warnings BEFORE any posts are made on only SELECTED threads strikes me as directing the conversation and thus, as over moderation.

There seems to be a new trend here of posting moderator/owner "warnings" at the beginning of a thread to try to keep things positive or so that it doesn't go off track. We've seen it two days in a row now on article threads. This really bothers me. I felt stifled before I even wrote anything and I wasn't going to say anything negative on either of them. I understood John's reason for doing so yesterday but really wish he had left out the 2nd paragraph and made his points (which were good ones) and then added just a brief reminder at the end for people to keep it civil. Then this morning there is a warning from Glunn on the "Hump Day" thread. Totally unnecessary IMO. I read almost all the threads most of the time. While things are getting a little more tense as the Twins keep losing, for the most part people have kept it civil and the moderators do a good job. I just don't want to see us get in a situation where we get repeated warnings before the topic is even begun. It just seems heavy handed.

NOTHING is as creepy as the people in those jerky commercials with the bird, etc. coming out of their stomach. What in the world were those ad creators thinking of?

I'd be thrilled if they gave him a nice broadcasting contract. Player's contract? No.

I was wondering about pitch count so I'll post this: Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 42s 4th time through the order -- 1-out single for Saunders off Hughes in bot 8. Fien warming. Hughes at 92 pitches.

Yeah, well, if you are trying to match up fruit, you've got even more of a problem. Then you have to know the repeat on the fruit so you can calculate how much extra fabric you will need for "matching". It really helps to have done well in math if you want to do a lot of sewing.

Doilies. Our grandmothers (probably your great-grandmother, Tibs) tended to put them on the arms and backs of chairs to protect the fabric. Also in the center of a table to beautify and protect the surface. Also, people put the paper kind under pastries, sweets and sandwiches to make the tray look nicer. Geez, y'all are making me be such a girl here.

Nah, depending on the fabric, you want 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 times the width of your windows. Then you figure out how many panels that is and take it times the appropriate length plus hems and headers to caluculate yardage. Depending on what fabric you are using, 100 yards really isn't that outrageous (especially if it is sheer or semi-sheer). Going to go crochet some doilies now.

The ice cream sounds good. I thought she was going to find a way to accumulate the 100 yards .... and then find out that it was from about 5 different dye lots.

Now we just need some doilies. And I think some clear plastic chair covers would go well with that, too.

I think we have time for the long story!!!

Since I was b*tching about the humidity and heat the other day, I'll just say that today was a PERFECT summer day (okay a little windy but that's normal). And RB, wondering if there were any Hershey's bars and graham crackers in that bed to go with the marshmallow.

i'm also thinking NB but I suppose it depends a bit on whether he plays in the Dominican Winter League and how he does. If that's a disaster, I could see them starting him out at FM (doubt they'd send him back to CR). I don't think we'll know until we see how he comes out of this.

For those who were getting excited about the possibilities of Sano this year, here's the plan: LaVelle E. Neal III ‏@LaVelleNeal 16m Miguel Sano will not play minor league games. AFL is out and so is half of winter ball season LaVelle E. Neal III ‏@LaVelleNeal 15m Everyone is pleased with Sano's progress but will be conservative and build him back slowly Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 15m Miguel Sano has been ruled out from games until December. Will be in "controlled environment" until then, per Rob Antony.

Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 14m Nolasco's ligament is sound. Had some flexor pronator stiffness on opposite side of elbow . #MNTwins And here's a little local explanation of flexor pronator strain: http://www.sportsandortho.com/minneapolis/flexor-pronator-strain.htm

I think Herrmann's call-up is more about adding an outfielder than a catcher. He has 13 games in the Outfield at AAA this year (all in left and center). With the Fuld collision with the wall, the Twins are undoubtedly being cautious. And yes, it would be nice if there were other outfield options but the Twins are pretty thin at OF options. Here's hoping Santana comes back soon. Edit: OOPS, his time in the outfield has been in right and left not center. (Mental glitch).

OOPS! Forgot there was a thread on Dozier in the Derby with a ? Should have posted this there but once I hit post I couldn't figure out how to delete! Anyway, Good luck to Brian Dozier.

Rhett Bollinger ‏@RhettBollinger 3m Brian Dozier will represent the #MNTwins in the Home Run Derby at Target Field on Monday. Please don't let this screw you up, Brian. Congrats!

I don't feel like I fit in any of those 3 groups. I guess I'll just have to go start my own lonely group -- like the Maytag repairman.

In all honesty, I was surprised when this all blew up a bit on Twitter last night. For me, this says more about Nolasco than anything else. He had just signed the largest free agent contract that this club had issued (or one of the largest). He knew that he was expected to lead this staff -- certainly by eating innings consistently. And, although I don't feel like i've "gotten to know" Nolasco, from what I have seen on Twitter, he seems to have a bit of a "machismo" thing going (the fight stuff, etc.). I'm not discounting the concerns about the culture but frankly, Gardenhire shouldn't want to know every times someone has a minor boo boo. By this point in the season, most guys are probably playing through something. The question is whether guys feel comfortable reporting to the trainers, etc. and working on preventative maintenance as well as early response to injuries. I just don't think Nolasco is a very good test case. I'd want to go back and see if we are seeing this as a true pattern.

Well, I'm voting Morneau whenever I have a few minutes free (amazing how many votes you can cast in 5 minutes). Other than that, I'm happy for Perk and Suzuki but rarely have any interest in AS activities and that really hasn't changed just because the game is at TF. I hope that some of the folks who attend Fan Fest, the futures game, the HR Derby and the actual game will tell us about their experiences -- but unless they are Carnac, I don't expect to read about them until next week. I made the mistake of looking at some of the food options on another site. I about had a heart attack just by looking so no need for that coverage here. Right now, the Major League Club is just pretty darn depressing but there are LOTS of games and lots of potential stars in the minors. Thank heavens they give us something to anticipate.

LaVelle E. Neal III ‏@LaVelleNeal 55m My guess is that Kris Johnson will be called up Friday to start in place of Nolasco