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When I retired a few years ago, I relocated from Texas (too hot and too crowded) to Maine, in part because New Britain was an easy drive and was going to be loaded with future Twins. And then they moved to Chattanooga. Yuck.

I looked up NSFW on Google and found it means "Not Suitale For Work" and that didn't seem to make sense. So I Googled "Basebal NSFW" and I got a long list of websites ofering pictures and videos of people having sex at stadiums. So I don't think that is what you meant by "Ryan Pressley is NSFW" in your list of positive things. What do you mean? Also, who are these guys named ED that you refer to several times?

I agree with you. It's just that sometimes I spend so much time trying to figure out what the author is trying to say that it takes away from the enjoyment of the website.

I won't say anything about watching a video of you at Target Field. Naughty Boy.

Okay.... I Googled "Baseball NSFW" and guess what I found? A list of sites containing sex acts by fans at games. Now I'm really confused. "Pressley is NSFW" was listed under positive things currently happening with the Twins. WOW!!!!

Just a few seconds to review your post before oploading. That's all I ask. And I apologize for the missing "t" in contributor. I also Googled and learned that Pressley is "not safe for work" (NSFW) and I still don't understand what the poster intended.

This request is for everyone who contributes to Twins Daily. I try to read as many of the articles, forums, and blogs as I can because information on the Twins (and all other Minnesota teams) is very difficult to obtain in Maine. I think there may even be a law that prohibits any written discussion of teams other than the Patriots, Bruins, Celtics, and Red Sox. Probably not, but it wouldn't surprise me. Before I begin my request, I will provide some context. I'm old, dammit. I'm not "you kids get off my lawn" old but I am closing in on 71, and not as familiar with the writing shorthand used by texters and twitterers as someone younger. I also spent many years of my work life as an editor of books and magazines. Because of this experience, poor writing is like fingers scraping along a blackboard to me. (For those of you that may not know what a blackboard is, Google it.) And now to my simple requests. Please take a moment to read what you have written before you upload it for all to read. The Twins Daily regular contributors do a pretty good job, but some days even they appear to be in a big rush and upload articles with misspellings and grammatical errors which make the articles difficult to understand. And for those of us who are "non-regular" contribuors, the poor writing is far more frequent. It only takes a moment to review your post to ensure that your meaning is clear. The second item I want to mention is the heavy dosage of acronyms, abbreviations, and what I think of as texting shorthand. Sometimes postings are so inundated with shortcuts that they have the feel of a foreign language. Just this morning, I read in a single post that the Twins had a winning streak between two EDs. Is this a reference to people named Ed? (This term was spelled two different ways in a short span which made it even less clear what was meant.) And I also learned that Pressley is a NSFW. I have no idea what this means either. Another post in the same article mentioned Wilson batting 90th. At first I thought it was his ranking among all catchers. Then I realized it was just a typo (I think). And there were the usual misusages of "there" and "their", "were" and "we're", "your" and "you are". All of these are easily corrected by a quick review. And now I'm going to review this post and edit as needed. Thanks for reading my rant. And turn down that damn hip-wiggling music.

Weren't there two outs? If so, there is no internal clock. You are running full speed at the crack of the bat and you don't stop until either the third base holds you up or you cross home plate. That's basic baseball. Or it used to be before metrics dictated that 43% of those balls would be caught. No need for anyone to be thinking. Just run, Forest, run.

The Twins "owe" Hughes a lot of money for 2018. But that's a sunk cost (unless they can convince another team to take on the contract - and that isn't going to happen) so it should be a non-issue. Is he useful? Keep him. If not, cut him. Not a difficult decision.

As someone who has had both shoulders totally replaced, I can testify to the length and difficulty of the recovery process. I'm four and a half months into my recovery from the most recent surgery. Yesterday, I tried to throw a small pine cone into the woods and came up screaming. Still a long way to go.

Garver's swing on his game winning double made e think of Harmon Killebrew.

Back in the early '80s, a group of us were sent to St. Louis by DoD to do an audit on a defense contractor. One of the younger members asked me if I knew how the arch was built. So I told her that the engineers first built a giant ring. When that was complete, they dug a giant hole that was as wide than the ring and as far across as the diameter of the ring. And lastly, with the help of giant cranes, the ring was placed upright in the hole and dirt dumped into the hole to stabilize the ring. She was very impressed.

I guess I am the only person interested in how he does on the field and not how much he's paid.

That pitch would ebe tough for even the best bunters. It was breaking down and in, and almost hit him in the foot. While I can agree that a passed ball or wild pitch might be a strong possibility, I also think a fast ball down the middle (and easy to bunt) was also highly likely. Baseball is somewhat of a guessing game and I guess the Twins just guessed wrong.

It may just be my meory failing me (I'm old, damn it), but it seems to me that the Twis are promoting minor league pitchers much faster this year. Maybe the front office has been reading all the Twins Daily postings about challenging the young guns.

Yu Darvish is 0-2 with a 5.26 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. I think if he were on the Twins with those statistics, these columns would be filled with negative comments. It's time to forget about Darvish. It didn't happen and probably never would have happened. Let's deal with reality. I am glad to see Romero given a chance and I hope he's allowed to make several starts before any decisions are made. Curtiss might be the anti-Rodney we need closing games. And I like the idea that Gordon and Gonsalves might also be given an opportunity at the major league level soon.

Who votes for President For Twins Rookie Starters? Just other rookies or can all the players vote. Precedent, not president.

Last winter, I advocated for NOT signing any new pitchers, promote the best from the minors, let them take their lumps and see what you have. Instead,five new pitchers were signed (I'm not including Kinley) and, with the exception of Reed, they all have been pretty disappointing. Both Rochester and Chattanooga have several pitchers who could replace current Twins' pitchers and probably not do any worse. I my useless opinion, it's time to experiment.

They need to start teaching him how to swing for the fences and strike out a lot. No more "hit to contact" with the new Twins.

Why trade Romero? Let him take over for Rodney.

That day happened almost 20 years ago when the Twins drafted Joe Mauer. I played high school hockey with his grandfather's brother. I'm pretty sure my athritis appeared that day also.

But he sure swings really hard. ***Sarcasm***

With the shift shown in the article, Morrison should be bunting for doubles. I agree with high heat. Keep bunting until the shift goes away.

Let's try the "glass half full" approach and think of Santana as a strong candidate to be a trade deadline acquisition. While it may be true we don't have a rotation as good as either Cleveland or Houston, it stll is improved over last year.