Blake

Dave, is this you?

Yeah, IT people do, because we're the go to excuse for why things aren't getting done.

Piker. Personally, every day of the week is Monday, as far as I'm concerned. Although, I do slip up once in a while and allow myself a Tuesday or Wednesday.

Bunting is of very limited value. Generally, it is a waste of a very valuable resource: outs. There are some exceptions, though. For instance, a pitcher or similarly weak batter at the plate. Asking one of the hottest hitters in the league, such as Jorge Polanco, to lay down a sacrifice bunt is ludicrous.

Concur.

Good grief, I get home from church, the Twins are up 5-2, I blink, it's now 10-2. Brad must think he's calling for this when he needs to bring in the bullpen:

Our swing band is here and warmed up. Ladies and gentleman, take your seats while you listen to our lead singer's beautiful voice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq4KA0mUnC8 Ohh yeah, we're getting real CLASSY in here! Let's talk good things today... Jose Berrios: Happy Berrios day! He's been my favorite pitcher to watch for the Twins this year. As this season draws to a close, I realized that I watched probably twice as many Berrios starts than I have for, Gibby as an example. Will he get the nod in New York? We hope so! Closing out the season: There are 7 games left, and the Twins are 4.5 games up on the next WC contender. I keep repeating that because it was unimaginable to say this is a playoff team 6 months ago. I've got my rally monkey ordered for the playoffs.... DO YOU?! Closing out game threads: Barring my services needed in the playoffs, this is the last start ol' Vanimal is getting this year starting a game thread. For those counting, I'm at 2 years service time now, and inching every so close to requiring arbitration to continue writing! We're hoping to break Bryce Harper's record breaking arbitration contract next season! Thank You: To everyone that writes game threads during the year, and everyone that participates! It really is one of the best threads on the site.... When winter comes, and all there is to talk about is who called Doug M to fire him, well, this will be sorely missed. Sorry for the abbreviated version..... Didn't realize today was an early start for our team! LET'S GET A WIN TWINS! That was a cool cover. I keep forgetting how versatile good rock songs are.

Concur.

If the Twins make the playoffs, then, by definition, they are a playoff team.

Yeah, Detroit evidently hired the same fielding coaches the White Sox use.

I pretty much only saw the first part. And you don't want to know the answer.

I cannot believe it's warmer in Detroit than it is here. By the way, we had snow in CA on the last day of summer. Got a few inches in the Sierras.

I just realized I've yet to look at the Strib's coverage of the Twins this year. With TD, I've realized there's no reason to. Off topic, take a look at the hidden ball trick pulled off by Goins of the Jays. It's a thing of beauty. Good job, Mr. Froemming and TD in general!

Must resist temptation to pile on, must resist temptation to pile on....

As long the car is bought from any dealer other than Morries or King of Ram. I cannot believe I have to see that dreck here in sunny CA.

I really like watching this Kyle Gibson pitch. And I look forward to his starts now. Two things I never thought I'd say.

He's alive!

What he said.

52? Explains a lot. Good job!

Good job!

Another thing to note: There are a lot of youngsters on the Twins who have never played under these conditions: Playoff atmosphere in one of the most hostile ballparks in the US. The youngsters played very well. Just came up a bit short.