USAFChief

...played him like a fine Stradivarius on opening night, I did

We'll trust your considerable expertise in this area.

Below you'll find a list of games still in need of a volunteer. NO MORE LEFT!!!!

It's almost time...the 2017 season is here! Which means…GAME THREADS! Like previous years, we're asking game thread fans to help us out by starting game threads. Riverbrian will take care of all the series openers, leaving the rest of us in awe...and responsible for the remaining games. USAFChief and ChiTownTwinsFan will be your points of contact, to volunteer, ask questions, get help, or compliment Chief on his fantastic sense of humor and amazing repertoire of laugh-out-loud "original" material. If you want to help, we ask only a couple things: 1. If you volunteer, please follow through. (Or contact USAFChief AND ChiTownTwinsFan as far in advance as possible so we can arrange for another volunteer.) 2. Have the game thread up at least 2 hours before game time, including lineups. 3. If you can't include the lineups when you post the game thread, come back later and add another post with just the lineups. 4. We like positivity. 5. Funny is great. Innovative is great. But they are not requirements. You are only limited by your imagination. Game thread regulars: step up and help! Newbee’s: get your feet wet, you’ll be great! 6. Length is up to you...but it's not necessary to create an opus. Use the following format for the thread title: (home) Game Thread: Twins vs XXX, 4/1/17 @ 7:10 PM CT (away) Game Thread: Twins @ XXX, 4/1/17 @ 8:10 PM CT 7. Have fun. 8. If you make jokes about old age, expect retaliation. Notes: Lineups are available at several places, just google "Daily MLB lineups" for help. You won't be able to edit your original post, so make sure you have it the way you want in when you hit "post." You also will need to add a second post to add lineups if they're not in your original thread starter. Please do not volunteer in this thread. This thread is for questions, ideas, etc. To volunteer, pick out the game(s) you want, then send one PM to both USAFChief AND ChiTownTwinsFan. You'll hear back from one of us, letting you know the game(s) is yours to do. ____________________ Instructions on getting started with posting a game thread: To start a thread, go into the Twins Talk forum. At the top of all the threads, you'll see a black rectangle that says 'Start new topic.' Click on that and fill it out. Put in the topic title (as indicated in this post above), then fill out the body of the post with your thread start. When you are done, click on the black rectangle that says 'Post new topic.' Voila, done. [incidentally, any time you want to start a discussion topic on something not already in the forums, feel free ... same instructions.] One of the moderators will pin it when they see it go up. Remember to have it up by 2 hours prior to game time. It can go up any time during the day, but at least by then. Also, once you click 'post' you won't be able to edit after an hour from posting ... I think it's an hour. Anyway, your ability to edit times out. If you want to wait until lineups are out before posting and include it in your thread, that's fine. If not, just post the linesups in another post when you see them up. If you want to post links in your thread start, use the 'link' icon. It's to the right of the numbered bullet point thing. So, starting with the 'Bold' font icon , it's the 9th from the left to the right. I think it's supposed to be a chain link, but it's too small for me to tell. Anyway, copy the url you want to link, highlight the word(s) you want to become your link, click on that icon, paste in your url, click 'okay' and done. Of course, you can simply copy and paste your url into your thread, but this makes it all look so nice. (Click on the highlighted 'word(s)' in red and you'll see that it's a link to the comments policy.) If you want to include any video, such as something from youtube, copy the url of the video you want to use, click on the icon 3 from the left on the top row (between the eraser and the font size), on the drop-down menu under BBC code, select 'Media,' paste your url in the large box, then click 'okay.' When you post your thread the video will embed, like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Ao-iNPPUc You can also simple 'bookend' your url with 'media' and '/media' ... but use [brackets] instead of apostrophes. If you want to post images or gifs you find on the internet, find the image/gif you want to use and copy the url. Click on the icon that looks like a photo with a tree in it ... it's just to the right of the 'link' icon ... paste your url, then click 'okay' and done, like this: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/3.gif If you want to post photos from your own files, go to the 'Attach files' underneath your post, and click on 'browse,' choose the file you want off your computer, click on 'Attach this file,' once it shows, click on 'add to post' and you'll have your photo. It's similar to the same way you select your avatar, only there won't be a size limitation. (If the 'Attach this file' thing isn't right below where the text box of your post, use the 'Use Full Editor' click below and follow the same instructions. Make sure your cursor is in the right place when you click on 'Add to Post.') Here is a photo I took of some dolphins 'running' along side a boat I was in: Any other technical 'how do I post this?' questions, send a PM to Chief and ChiTown.

Offense was always this team's biggest question mark...where do the points come from? Mason had a bad game, but overall, they need better shooters. Still and all, it was a good season, and next year looks bright. I'm hoping they stay healthy, in school, the two frosh NY guards help, and they perhaps lose a bench scholarship player to transfer and pick up a useful transfer (similar to Springs). They will start next year ranked.

Concur. He's still got the people who voted for him, and R's are afraid to oppose him.

Concur.

Sano really has lost a few pounds this winter.

I heard Pitino had em out on the court last night, with a tape measure. "Measure this from the rim, Murph." "How far...ten feet." "I think you'll find this is the exact same measurement as the barn back in 'Sota."

I disagree with every word in this post. ML baseball is played at the very edge of human performance. That's both a requirement to succeed at this level of competition, and part of the reason we watch. If Buxton, or any player, backs off from max effort, he's not helping the team. Players get hurt, always have always will, and there is no level of "back off" that will prevent that from happening. Should he also jog to first base every time he makes contact, to avoid hamstring pulls and ankle sprains? Stop stealing bases? Throw at half speed? Play ball, Mr Buxton. Play hard.

All true. Let's hope. Hughes represents a chance for some serious positive regression. Something approximating 2014 would be a pretty welcome sight.

It's easy to write off HRs off Hughes' changeup as "working on a pitch in ST." The problem with that, of course, is that off-speed stuff has been Hughes primary weakness throughout his career, in particular lack of a deceptive change. So, while it's good that he's working on it, it's also concerning that it appears he's not fooling anyone with it.

Jake Bauers...That's Jack Bauer's kid, id'n it?

Hey now...this is a family site.

Coincidentally, that's the treatment opposing offenses give the Twins pitching staff. bah-dum-tschhh

To his heart, or to his stomach?

Kraft mac 'n cheese IS real. Holy cow. It's right there on my plate. Are. Eee. Aye. Ell. Real.

No. Edit: By the way, you spelled teh wrong.

1. Kraft M&C is one of history's greatest leaps forward. Awesomeness in minutes. Add a piece of toast and cold milk. 2. The devil incarnate. How can a runner take a base when the ball isn't in play? A slippery slope to hell, for sure. 3. Seriously?? 4. OK on a grilled cheese. No other possible way to put to good use. 5. Need to see you do the real thing before I answer. Just like Hughes-zee's 16 HRs allowed the other day, spring training don't count. Now, back to my nap.

I'm in.

False. There is a mod forum. I don't see a post from you there. Plenty about you though, if that helps.

Peaked too early. I'm positive.

That's a tough draw too. For UND.

MTSU a tough draw, but can't complain.

Poop.