Having done more than my fair share of minimalist Game Thread Intros, due to trying to do other things, well, i was thinking of joking here that i'd been optioned to the AAA Game Thread Intro squad. So now that i'm back up, i gotta show i can get the job done, or Chief and ChiTown won't trust me to tow the Game Thread Rubber the next time round in the rotation... And actually i'm doing less today than i'd been doing the last few times. Life is still hecticker than i'd care to admit, and it is in fact my fault, but well, for one day, i thought i'd be able to get stuff done. So, subjects to cogitate upon...
1) I miss Buxton. Not to say i don't like having Granite around. But i still miss Buxton. I guess i should also miss Sano...
2) Did that pitch count? I read all about Rosario playing 7 instead of Polanco batting 7... As well as one of the Dodger announcers saying someone was doing good in the 8 hole, only to have the other correct him that's the 8th spot in the line up. We all make me steaks. Medium rare, if you don't mind.
3) Strangely many of these Dodger players' names sound familiar. I think it was because they were rumored to be in the potential Dozier package. Oh right. Packages. They weren't offering the entire team for him. We might actually have taken that offer... But somehow i doubt we'd have 70 wins at this point even if we had.
4) Books. Anyone read anything good lately? Just thought i'd ask... I keep meaning to read. It's the summer after all, with summer reading lists for everyone and their mother.
5) Success. Sometimes it means winning. Sometimes it just means improvement. And sometimes it just means getting out Dodge. So here's to success, with all 3 ss and 2 cs. But i still hope we win.
Twins
1. Brian Dozier (R ) 2B (4)
2. Zack Granite (L) CF (8)
3. Joe Mauer (L) 1B (3)
4. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B (5)
5. Eddie Rosario (L) LF (7)
6. Max Kepler (L) RF (9)
7. Ehire Adrianza (S) SS (6)
8. Jason Castro (L) C (2)
9. Ervin Santana (R ) P (1) (R )
Dodgers
1. Chris Taylor ( R) LF (7)
2. Corey Seager (L) SS (6)
3. Justin Turner (R ) 3B (5)
4. Cody Bellinger (L) 1B (3)
5. Joc Pederson (L) CF (8)
6. Logan Forsythe ( R) 2B (4)
7. Yasmani Grandal (S) C (2)
8. Yasiel Puig (R ) RF (9)
9. Brock Stewart (L) P (1) ( R)
Weather: It never rains in Sunny California.
And someday i'll write a maximallist game thread intro to make up for the others. Not tonight.