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The Duffster!

Was it the one woolworths? Or all of 'em?

Lot's of respectable people been hit by a train.

Finally in my seat. What i miss?

Navigated security (almost... one of our group had a bag and needed to go through the slower line)

The best kind if correct. Welcome to the next Bureaucratic rank! I guess if folk are allowed the poetic license to call them hose, i too would get some of that (and hoser has more of a Canadian vibe than i wished to invoke)

O Buxton Where Art Thou? "Muse! Sing in me, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in the ways of contending, a wanderer, harried for years on end …" My Hair! Er, i mean... I'm awake. I got to get dressed but it is just as important to empty my pockets of random cruft so as not to get in trouble with security. I got to drop by an ATM for ticket funds, as friends got a 9 person group, then wend my way through the complexity of the Boston area subway system to the stop known as Kenmore where we are to meet by 1pm for said tickets, brave crowds and the Fenway security, and finally land in our seats (high up along the first base line, spot known as section 34. Perhaps not an odyssey of Homeric proportions, but i will see the Twins play at the end of it. And i haven't left yet, so who knows what unexpected adventures may await me? Boston apparently derives its name for St. Botolph, patron saint of boundaries and travel and trade, so on the one hand he should be rooting for me. On the other hand, i got to root against his team, so maybe not so much. There is measure in all things made. I just like mentioning this here factoid as it reminds me of the Gardenhire days: today we go to battle our Botolphs... Local weather for Today (from weather.gov) Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail. Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. As for likening the off season to a odyssey, i leave that exercise to the reader. Coen Brother quotes get bonus points. Lineups: Twins: 0. Bailey Ober (R) P 1. Luis Arraez (L) 2B 2. Carlos Correa (R) SS 3. Jorge Polanco (S) DH 4. Max Kepler (L) RF 5. Gio Urshela (R) 3B 6. Trevor Larnach (L) LF 7. Gary Sanchez (R) C 8. Miguel Sano (R) 1B 9. Nick Gordon (L) CF Red Stockings: 0. Michael Wacha (R) P 1. E. Hernandez (R) CF 2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 3. X. Bogaerts (R) SS 4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH 5. Alex Verdugo (L) LF 6. Trevor Story (R) 2B 7. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B 8. J. Bradley (L) RF 9. Kevin Plawecki (R) C

When do ten days end? 23rdish?

Yes. According to Bugs Bunny anyway. And he's almost as fast as Buxton.

Pop?

I hope we win. Wouldn't object to more insurance runs either.

Padres have a lead? I hadn't been paying attention.

Serves me right for turning the radio on... Sorry about that.

What i miss? Just turned the radio on...

What i miss?

Yeay! Half an inning clmplete! And we stranded more runners than we let in.

Maybe it isn't as bad as we fear...

Well, maybe not tonight. But eventually

We got this!

What i miss?

And thanks for holding down the fort.

Just like wheel of fish. Psst. Don't pick the box.

Out of rehearsal... I seem to be missing a pitcher's duel?

Sorry i didn't put something more coherent together last night. I watched movies until late, and slept late this morn.

Unrealized hopes game thread intro. I meant to write Twins version of But i have been too lazy, and rehearsal is starting... Without further ado: Mariners: 0. Marco Gonzales (L) P 1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B 2. Ty France (R) 1B 3. Jesse Winker (L) LF 4. Mitch Haniger (R) DH 5. Jarred Kelenic (L) RF 6. Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B 7. Julio Rodriguez (R) CF 8. J.P. Crawford (L) SS 9. Luis Torrens (R) C Twins: 0. Bailey Ober (R) P 1. Byron Buxton (R) CF 2. Carlos Correa (R) SS 3. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B 4. Gio Urshela (R) 3B 5. Miguel Sano (R) 1B 6. Alex Kirilloff (L) LF 7. Gary Sanchez (R) C 8. Ryan Jeffers (R) DH 9. Max Kepler (L) RF Take it away!