6. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. And i'm nothing if not flattering. Wait no... I told that wrong! Meh, my editor will fix that. I been meaning to write Joe Ms go aMuck and take over the thread intro for a while. Now i don't know what to do... 5. A game thread at rest tends to remain at rest until acted on by an outside force. That is why they are better at Target field. Please be impulsive here! 4. Joe Malarki: Hey McCarthy, whatya doin' in that old champaign bottle? Joe McCarthy: Shhh! You'll spoil the surprise! Malarki: Everyone has gone home. Mauer said he has a headache or something. If i had a nickel... Anyway, this place has been empty for a few days now. I'm just cleanin' up a bit, as a few of us Joe shMoes were going to have a picnic. Oh wait. What kind of champaign is that? Citris flavored? Low carb? Get out of there now! Quit hogging the Lime Light. McCarthy: All yours, if you happen to have a towel... 3. Their team: Perennial division favorites these days. I suppose i shouldn't surprised that they are leading the division. If we were in their place would we rub it in our faces? Hope we'd be better than that. 2. Our team: I've lost count of how much bad news we have endured lately. I only got so many fingers. It gives us a chance to see lesser stars shine. 1. Bottom non-Trump news story: Newton discovers gravity. Watch out for falling things. Besides rain, that is. Anyway... Now we hopefully we can figure out which way is up. Cleveland P. Trevor Bauer (R ) 1. Francisco Lindor (S) SS 2. Michael Brantley (L) LF 3. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B 4. Edwin Encarnacion ( R) DH 5. Yonder Alonso (L) 1B 6. Greg Allen (S) RF 7. Jason Kipnis (L) 2B 8. Roberto Perez (R ) C 9. Bradley Zimmer (L) CF Minnesota P. Lance Lynn ( R) 1. Brian Dozier (R ) 2B 2. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 3. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B 4. Logan Morrison (L) 1B 5. Robbie Grossman (S) DH 6. Max Kepler (L) RF 7. Mitch Garver (R ) C 8. Ehire Adrianza (S) SS 9. Ryan LaMarre ( R) CF Weather: 65F light rain, 46% precipitation