5 things to think about before the game. Or at least to think about thinking about. 1. Home Opener. I really should have some epic music cued up (or is that queued up?) I'm sure something will suggest itself. 2. The other team. The Mariners. No, not the merry nurse. Neither the Ancient Mariner for those of you who are Coleridge fans or Iron Maiden fans. They were an expansion team in 1977 from just before St. Helens blew. Er... I haven't paid much attention of late to how they are doing nowadays... 3. Our team. The Twins. We aren't playing too badly so far. But modesty and humility are virtues. Besides, i wouldn't want to jinx us. 4. Baseball. It is a game requiring a lot of hand eye coordination, not to mention, bats, gloves, a field with bases and lines. Did i miss anything? 5. Food! I'm hungry. When do we eat? Mariners 0. Marco Gonzales ( L) P 1. Mitch Haniger (R ) RF 2. Ty France (R ) DH 3. Kyle Seager ( L) 3B 4. J. Marmolejos ( L) 1B 5. Dylan Moore (R ) 2B 6. T. Trammell ( L) CF 7. Luis Torrens (R ) C 8. Sam Haggerty ( S ) LF 9. J.P. Crawford ( L) SS Twins 0. Jose Berrios (R ) P 1. Jorge Polanco ( S ) 2B 2. Kyle Garlick (R ) LF 3. Nelson Cruz (R ) DH 4. Byron Buxton (R ) CF 5. Mitch Garver (R ) C 6. Max Kepler ( L) RF 7. Miguel Sano (R ) 1B 8. A. Simmons (R ) SS 9. Luis Arraez ( L) 3B Ps. Will add epic music as i go, but < 2 hours to game time, and i figure folk are getting antsy. And sorry for mispelling Sam's last name. And evidently i am unable to hit a spacebar on a touch screen...