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Sorry. I'll check in... From time to time.

I was... hence the 40% comment in the intro. But thanks for bringinging it up, so i didn't have to feel like i was obsessing over a detail.

2 runs? Will that be enough? I'm gonna say it could be, but i'm a greedy person. So if i leave it will because i have things to do, not because i think the game is over.

Don't count your opt-outs until they've opted...

I know how to write 'em, don't i. Sorry about that....

@wsnydesI'll call your David Hasselhoff game thread introduction (which was quite the write up. I am envious of your attention to detail) and raise you a Richard Dean Anderson game thread intro, who was born 72.5 years ago (that would be January 23rd, 1950, and according to my glance at wikipedia) in Minnesota, no less. So he's like... topical and stuff. And thematically appropriate. Those of you who think out bullpen somewhat thin, doesn't it make victory more meaningful to see how Rocco's going to MacGyver the last few innings? And when we're on the road at some strange new ballpark like the one in Detroit, isn't that like visiting a new world through a Stargate? Okay maybe that's a bit of a stretch., but a fun one to make. What is the planet of "Detroit" like? And who knows Mr. Anderson might have been a hockey player, but he broke both his arms. We have had our fair share of pitchers we've helped back from injuries. I think he'd approve. In all the excitement of a more or less spontaneous theme, i kinda lost track. Did i give ya 6 things to think about? Or only 5? But seeing as thinking is more of an analog process than we usually care to admit, and sometimes higher math is frowned upon in game threads, i gotta ask myself... Do i feel lucky. No, perhaps not. That would be too optimistic for a Minnesotan sports fan. But i'm gonna post this anyway, as the lineups seem to have come out. Us: 0. Joe Ryan (R) P 1. Luis Arraez (L) 1B 2. Carlos Correa (R) SS 3. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B 4. Max Kepler (L) RF 5. Alex Kirilloff (L) LF 6. Jose Miranda (R) DH 7. Nick Gordon (L) CF 8. Gio Urshela (R) 3B 9. Gary Sanchez (R) C Them: 0. Michael Pineda (R) P 1. Riley Greene (L) CF 2. Javier Baez (R) SS 3. Robbie Grossman (S) RF 4. Miguel Cabrera (R) DH 5. Harold Castro (L) 1B 6. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B 7. Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B 8. Tucker Barnhart (S) C 9. Akil Baddoo (L) LF Hey, look who's playing Left Field for them? Welcome back to the bigs, Mr. Baddoo! And we're facing only 40% ex-Twins?

Change!

This is roughly what i remembered, thoughit feels strange that last person in round 10 is encouraged to get 149k but first in round 11 jumps down to $125k. Does it go the other way as well? If we sign a 1X round pick for 100k, do we get $25k more we can offer someone else?

Like epicycles? Ptolemy would be proud.

How many rounds total? Is 20 it? And how soon do the pending icons start changing in the tracker? If no one is on base, less than 2 strikes, could they have the catcher play in the field as an extra fielder? Almost surprised this doesn't happen already considering how baseball optimizes for certain situations...

I like this plan. I'm glad to be a part of it.

Bring out... The Comfy Chair!

An early South Park reference! Do you think Gnomes would be a positive influence on the team?

1...

There's always history. Maybe it coulda stood out more. from the rest of the history out there?

Kirilloff!

Just occurred to me.... Announcers were going on about instant access to info. Perhaps we are having trouble with #9 batters because they are the best informed?

My bad. I turned the game on for the two rbi hit.

Victory is ours.

Almost there.... Stay on target!

Do we want more runs?

(not to be confused with a tick, or a toe)

We do know how to keep things interesting... Tying run at the plate with 1 out...

Jax time going smoothly so far.

Did it have fancy dress? Or masks? I know a maskarade is still a ball, but i would still want people to think of it as the former. Likewise sousaphones are tubas, but i would mildly prefer folk know what sousaphones are.